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Keywords: Remote Monitoring, Remote Control, This paper will discuss a solution to
GSM, SMS, Smart Home provide control and monitor other hardware
devices from a remote location.
1. Introduction
2. Methodology
People always want to be in control. They
need real-time information whenever they need. The GSM system is selected as the
With the advance of technology, mobile phone is communication medium. The main reason to
no longer a luxuries item. It's easily available and choose GSM system is the wide coverage of the
posses by most population of our country system. The GSM system is also wireless, this
provide the element of mobility. The system can be
The popular communication technology setup in area where wiring is impossible or for
use today are SMS, WAP, MMS, GPRS, 3G. temporary / field usage.
Among these, SMS is most widely use. Partly
because it is supported in all modem mobile A single system can .serve many user at
equipment, another reason is the low usage cost. the same time without the need to add another set
of equipment like Interactive Voice Response
SMS is commonly use for the purpose of (IVR) system. The SMS only need a few seconds
data retrieval I enquiry. Base on a query SMS, the to enter the system. While IVR system need to play
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voice and wait for response from the user with the TABLE 1
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phone connected. GSM provider in Malaysia
Modem mobile phone that able to store I GSM I GSM I Net- I Fre- I
SMS in the phone and allow the message to be Operator Network cy;
selected and resent later. This allows SMS with
appropriate command message to he store and send Maxis Maxis
as needed. Communicat
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A micro-controller board is built to control Telekom I TMTouch 1502-13 1 GSM
and interface to hardware devices that need to be Malaysia I 1800
control and monitor.
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A micro-controller hoard (MCB) is build
using PIC 16F84A micro-controller by Microchip The mobile phone that connected to the
[7] [8]. The PIC micro-controller is selected system is inserted with a prepaid GSM SlM Card.
because of it provides FLASH memory to store A prepaid GSM SIM Card is easily available and
program and RAM. This is also a low-cost device. provide low operation cost. The phone number is
The main purpose of this hoard is to provide determine by the SIM Card.
control and feedback to other hardware devices that
need to he control. Some examples of these devices To control the system using SMS, we send
are lights, switches, fans, alarms, sensors, and a SMS to the phone number of the system. When
household electrical appliances. the system receive the SMS, it will check if the
sender is allowed to control the system. Then it
The MCB currently have 6 output (relays) check the SMS message for valid commands.
and 2 input (switches). The number of output and
input can he added as required. The MCB also have Example of the command are LIGHT 1
a RS232 link to the computer running SMS OFF, MUSIC ON, MUSIC ALBUM 1012.
Gateway Interface main program.
The above command will instruct the
system to turn LIGHT 1 off, turn on the speaker
Figure 1 show the basic component and and play music album 1012 that store in the
connection of the SMS Gateway Interface. system.
3. Result
FIGURE 2
SMS Gateway Smart Home Demo System Block A SMS t w k minimum 7.5 second to reach
Diagram the system. Overall response is under IO seconds,
unless there is a GSM network problem. This is
calculate base on the time took when we press send
button on another mobile phone and the time that
SMS reach the system ME. A good GSM network
provider should he choose for the system.
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4. Conclusion
GSM 07.07 Digital cellular
The low operation cost of the system will telecommunications system (Phase 2+);
make it suitable to own by personal or any agency AT Command set for GSM Mobile
that require remote control and monitor their Equipmenf (ME). European
property / operation. Telecommunications Standards Institute
(ETSI).
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