Introduction
With this circuit we can controll up to 8 devices (4 devices in our example project), by sending a specific SMS message with any mobile phone. Its very usefull at the cases that, at the place we have the devices, we have not a wired telephone line. If you have an old ericsson mobile phone and you are not using it, its the time to build some useful with that. The controlling that we can do to the devices, it is ON , OFF or Reset.
Usage of this circuit
With this circuit you can switch-ON , OFF or Restart some Linux servers, ADSL modems, Printers, Door with electric lock, Garage door, House lights, Water pumps, electric sunshade, Block the engine of your car or your motorcycle, at the steal case and much more. The purpose of this circuit is to make the human life better and easier.
The circuit
The hardware of the circuit its very very simple, because the communication port of ericsson mobile its working at the 5 volts with AT commands ( like the modem commands, but for mobile phones).
The firmware of the AT90S2313 (or ATtiny2313) its very complicated because, we have to convert the 'septets' of the phone to 'octets' because the AVR need bytes with 8 bits length ( The 'septet' is 1 byte with 7 bits length and 'octet' is 1 byte with 8 bits length). All this proccess its necessary to decode the message from SMS.
This circuit is working on both AT90S2313 and ATtiny2313 microcontrollers. In case of ATtiny2313 you have to select "External Crystal Oscillator" instead of default "internal RC oscillator" from the "Fuses" tab of your programmer's software. You have to uncheck the "Divide clock by 8 internally".
Schematic of SMS remote control circuit.
When you finish the circuit connect it to the mobile phone, turn on the phone and then power on the circuit, not before . The AVR now its trying to read the message from the 1st memory location of the phone, for that i suggest to delete all SMS messages from the phone before connect it to the circuit. If there is no message to the 1st memory location, the AVR its trying again until you sent any.
The format of the message must be only '1' or '0'. '1' to enable, or '0' to disable the device. The message must have only 8 numbers, '1' or '0' , alone or mixed .
Example: if you send the message 11000100 then you enable, starting from the right, the devices 3,7,8 ('1') and disabling the devices 1,2,4,5,6 ('0') .
If you want to send a new message and you don't want to change some device, must send the same number as the old message.
Example: If you want to enable only the 5th device, you must send a new message like 11010100 to keep the other devices as there are (we send the same message as the old ( 11000100 ) and we change only the 5th bit from '0' to '1' to enable the device ).
- You don't need any Data cable. Connect the AVR's pins direct to T10s connector.
- You don't need any battery for T10s. Take +5V DC from <SMS remote control> board.
- You can remove the <NO> key from T10s and solder an ON-OFF switch in this place. If you put it in ON position, the phone is will power-ON automaticly every time you cut and then apply, the main +12V DC power supply. To add this switch you have to disassemble the T10s.
- The <SMS remote control> board (4 relays version).
- The PDU decode proccess. Take 7 bytes (8bits) and convert them to 8 bytes (8bits) by adding one zero at the start of each byte. The PDU format is use bytes with 7bit length.
Note:
If you want to protect your devices from other person's messages, modify the source code, to read the AVR, your telephone number before execute any message. In the source code i have some part of code, to read the telephone number, the service center number, the date and the time of the received message.
The project its based on the Greek mobile phone network of <Vodafon GR> and i don't know if the SMS message in other country, have the same syntax ( I mean the form of the septets that the GSM receiving from the GSM network ).
After the GSM receive the message, the AVR execute it, delete it from the phone memory, to release the 1st memory location and start again to search for a new message.
Service mode
If you connect the pin7 (PD3) of the AVR to MAX 232 chip and this to computer, you will see at the terminal window software, all the data that the GSM is send to the AVR (Sender's number, service center number, date, time and the AT commands ) . Setup the COM port to 19200 bps 8n1.
Troubleshoot
I have test it only with Greek sim cards and T10s mobile phone. I don't know if this circuit its working fine to other countries or other mobile phone models. You can build the diagnostic circuit that is in the dot frame of the schematic, and to connect the circuit with PC via RS232 port.
When you power-on the circuit and the phone, the AVR it will send the follow commands to the mobile phone:
1) AT+CPMS="ME" (Select the phone memory "ME")
and
2) AT+CMGR=1 (read the received message from memory possition 1)
If the mobile phone will response with:
AT+CMGR=1[CR][CR][LF] (this message its sended when there is no message in the phone memory)
+CMS ERROR: 500[CR][LF]
At this case the AVR it will send again the commands 1 & 2
If the mobile phone will response with:
AT+CMGR=1[CR][CR][LF] (this message its sended when a new message arrive in the phone memory)
+CMGR: 0,,26[CR][LF]
0791039624910000240C91xxxxxxxxxxxx00003001205151302108B1180C068BC162[CR][LF]
OK[CR][LF]
(xxxxxxxxxxxx is the phone number of the sender)
the AVR will decode the septets message to octets, execute it (arm or disarm the relays) and send the command
AT+CMGD=1 (delete the received message from memory possition 1)
to delete the message from the phone memory.
You can see the voltage of the PortB with any voltmeter if you have +5 or 0v voltage, to check if the command you send, for example"11001010", its executed.
Instructions
- Reset command: Added a reset command. By sending the letter "r" or "R" , the AVR will disarm for 2 seconds the specific relay and then it will arm it again, until rext received SMS. It is perfect to reset ADSL modems, WiFi Access points, linux servers e.t.c.
- Transmition bytes to PC: The transmition pin has changed. Now the pin7 (PD3) is sending the data to PC, to see if the circuit is working propperly. The serial data communication has changed to 19200bps 8 none 1 .
- Problem with unrecognized characters: Now if you send SMS to T10s with any different character than "1" , "0", "r" and "R" , the AVR it will ignore it. At the previous versions (up to V2.0) when received any unknown character, the specific relay was went to <disarm> state.
- Send response message: is removed because the cell phone provider is inform you for free, if SMS is delivered (this service in lot of countries is free). You must send only up to 8 numbers '1' , '0' , 'r' and 'R' . For example 110r101R .
- Plug 'n' play: now you can connect the SMSRC (SMS Remote Control) circuit with T10s mobile phone, power them ON both and then send any command '1' or '0' from some other mobile phone to the T10s of the circuit. The AVR will read the message and execute it and change the relay state.
Source Code:
Download the source code and hex file of SMSremote control v2.2
The pduspy.exe it's a software that you can controll the SMS memory of the smartcard or the SMS memory of the ericsson mobile phone via RS232 serial port of PC computer. For that, you need to buy (or to build your own) one data-cable to connect the phone with PC computer.
