Cellphone-Controlled-Devices

[Ice Dragon]

Greetings everyone! A Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to all!

I'm coming up with a project "Cellphone-Controlled-Devices".

The idea is by sending a SMS message to a mobile phone connected to a home computer (such as sending "JACUZZI ON") switches an external power on feeding power to a certain appliances (such as jacuzzi or outside light or opens a garage door).

Then sends the device's status back to the sender (such as JACUZZI IS ON, or JACUZZI IS ALREADY ON).

I already programmed the module to receive the SMS messages and by parsing the commands and parameters and by replying back to the sender.

But the question is, does any of you have an idea of a circuit, especifically an ISA interface card, customized and with schematic available, to be able to switch a transistor on as to allow the flow of electricity to a relay. About 10 relays to be exact.

Another aplication of it is monitoring a remote server that once server one is down, a separate computer sends the status to the technical staff and asks if to turn on the backup server (like "SERVER1 DOWN, SWITCH ON BACKUP?"). Then when technical supervisor sends a command like "SERVER2 ON" automatically switches on the backup server. Or automtically siwtches a backup server when server one is down by sending a command like "SERVER2 ON AUTO", which replies "SERVER2 IN AUTOSWITCH".

Just needed some ISA circuit with schematic diagrams. Any ideas or sites?...

Thanks.

[Bph&co]

Hi Ice,

Nice to have you back <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

It is a good idea - but don't you use the parallel port to control the devices.

For the ISA card you might need to make a custom <br />device driver which is not easy.<br />There a lot of ready and tested solutions for that for the LPT.

BR, Alex

[GsMen]

I was wondering if someone (maybee this includes your project Ice Dragon) has schematic or wathever<br />to make a alarm caller for my alarm installation in my shop. So if somebody breaks in the "thing " is going to call me or sms me? This sort of device are for sale, but these are very expensive.

<br />GsMen

[Ice Dragon]

[quote]Originally posted by Bph&Co:<br /><strong>Hi Ice,

Nice to have you back <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

It is a good idea - but don't you use the parallel port to control the devices.

For the ISA card you might need to make a custom <br />device driver which is not easy.<br />There a lot of ready and tested solutions for that for the LPT.

BR, Alex</strong><hr></blockquote>

Hi Alex, it's good to be here again. It's a long vacation might as well use the time wisely.

Yeah, parallel port is much easier that's what I'm telling these student-trainees of mine. (They're 6 all-female graduating ECEs on their 5th year trying to come up with an ISA circuit for practical use. Gals are too young for me though, ages 20 and 21). I'm meeting them again tomorrow.

@GSMen:<br />The setup we're coming up with is using a computer, which could be an old 486-DX laptop, running on Windows 95 connected to at least a Nokia 5110 via a datacable.

Yeah, the setup could work for you. All you need is some simple add-on circuits of motion detector, trip-off switch, or even a photo or infrared detector and a noise detector (used in a simple clap-switch circuit).

Depending of what alarm was set off (if motion detector is set-off, phone sends "MOTION DETECTED", or something like "MOTION DETECTED AT FRONT DOOR", or backdoor or window or wherever.) And alarms can be set remotely by just sending proper keywords to the mobile phone connected to your shop-computer. The computer will only follow commands from a designated mobile number or could also authenticated using a login and a password if the owner is using a different mobile phone.

It's a school thesis project actually but should be useful enough.

Regards to everybody and cheers... <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

<FONT COLOR="#ffff00" SIZE="1">[ 29 December 2001 19:03: Message edited by: Ice Dragon ]</font>

[greenapple]

ice d. good thesis... hope the 6 girls will be able to finish the project... specially with you as their guide... surely they will succeed...

regards

[pilcris]

ice gragon;<br /> maybe i can help you i have lot of i/o boards here using isa slot connection it has 24 i/o ports with instruction manuals and device driver mail or text me for more info.

email : [email protected]<br />mobile: 09173353820

[Bph&co]

[quote]Originally posted by Ice Dragon:<br /><strong>

<br />Yeah, parallel port is much easier that's what I'm telling these student-trainees of mine. (They're 6 all-female graduating ECEs on their 5th year trying to come up with an ISA circuit for practical use. Gals are too young for me though, ages 20 and 21). I'm meeting them again tomorrow.

</strong><hr></blockquote>

Ice belive me - if I was you I can make a VxD for PCMCIA <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Lucky guy !

Best Regards, Alex

[skedone]

ar pc home excutive that is what u are discribing if u want to make the system your self go for it i maid most of it my self here apart from the voice and phone interface as they were only 10 pounds i think as for info on isa cards trie a mag called ellectronik (i think email if wrong)<br />they had a guide on makeing isa and pci card from scratch plus how to make drivers and the pci side of things works perfect as i made one for a friend with radio modual and he loves it

ne way just mail me at [email protected]

as that is my specialty making any thing electrical or repairing them (mainly reversve eng now days)

[skedone]

soory forgot one piece of info do a search for x10 and home exec on net u will find sh*& loads of if on the subject