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Remote control, especially when this no ethernet or Wifi in the outdoor, has
been a very profound things in the past. When I was a child, I always image
that I have an equipment which can control all home appliances. Now, this
becomes a reality,with Arduino and GPRS modules and some other related
modules. And, it is also quite easy, even for the beginners. Here I will step by
step to show you how to remote control your home appliances via the
GPRS/GSM SMS and relays.
At first, let me give a brief introduction about relay to you.
Relays are used where it is necessary to control a circuit by a low-power
signal (with complete electrical isolation between control and controlled
circuits). It acts as a low voltage controlled switch to control high voltage, For
example, if you want to control power of your washer or air conditioner, which
is oftern110v or 220v,by microchip such as AVR or PIC, it is necessary and
safe to make your microchip control the relay first, and then control the power
supply of those device with the relay.
With the GSM SMS, it is possible to control the relay remotely. You can send a
message via phone to control the relay on&off. With this, it will convenient to
control any device wirelessly, especially helpfully on irrigation, smart home,
outdoor remote control etc.
So, lets make such a SMS controlled Relay with Arduino, GPRS/GSM and a
Relay module.
Select the module you need, a Xduino, a GPRS/GSM module and relay
module is essential. The GPRS/GSM and relay in Shield would be more
Convenient if works with Arduino:
The modules I used in this application are as below:
Crowduino
GPRS/GSM Shield
Relay Shield
Notice that the Rated Current of the relay Is important, make sure it
meets your requirements. Otherwise it maybe dangerous. Here, I use a
2A rating current relay, which is enough for my application to control a lamp.
Usually, home appliances consume currents as below
Device Max current(A)
Electric Fan 1
Lamp 2
TV 2
Refrigerator 2
Microwave Oven 8
port), and the other side is SWserial(this side is used as software serial port).
Just as the picture, plug the jumper caps to the Xduino side.
Insert the cathode wire(black one) of power supply to NO3, insert the cathode
wire(orange) of LED to COM3 and tighten the terminal with a screwdriver.
Now, you can control the LED on or off via button 3, it is funny, hah...
Step
8:
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