GSM Based Cell Phone Controlled Remote Switching Circuit

Posted by hitman

Now you can control any electrical gadget from any part of the world through your cell phone,
that too without spending a penny for the individual commands. Whether it’s you vehicle, your
basement door, your mansion gate or simply the air conditioner of your house, everything can
now be switched by just a flick of your cell phone button. And mind you, it’s completely fool
proof, meaning no false triggering is possible through any other cell phone signals, it works only
through the owner’s cell phone commands.

The explained circuit must be employed strictly for operating only the following specified
equipment:
All domestic electrical appliances like, lights, fans, motors, TV sets, refrigerators, Air
conditioners, washing machine, porch lights, garage door, house gate, basement gate or entrance,
car ignition, car doors, water heater etc.

However, the above article deals with a system that involves DC control features and therefore is
not suited for controlling AC appliances.

The unit discussed here is a universal device and can be used for operating all types of electrical
gadgets from any part of the globe, just by making a single blank call to the systems number.

The system will faithfully respond to every call made from your cell phone and will alternately
switch the connected load ON and OFF as per your instructions.
The concept is impeccable, as it has been tested by me thoroughly since last three years with
flying results.

Basically the unit employs a very fundamental principle of converting the ringtone of a cell
phone into a command output for operating a relay.
This cell phone acts as a modem and is permanently attached with the internal control circuit of
the unit. The modem cell phone is initially made ready by putting a SIM card inside it and by
configuring the essential assigned numbers into its phone directory.

These assigned numbers are the only numbers to which this modem responds. Therefore you
would want to assign only those numbers through which you may like to make a call to the
“system”.

For safety reasons more than one number is assigned to the modem so that in case one of your
cell phones is out of order or has low battery, you always have the option of using the other cell
phone for triggering the system.

The biggest advantage of the design is that, any cheap NOKIA cell phone can be used here as the
modem and therefore there’s no fear of the modem becoming obsolete.

A simple yet effective cell phone remote control switch details has been discussed here with
complete schematics and step by step tutorial. If you have sufficient prior knowledge of
electronics, you should be making this complete unit within a days time. Let's begin the
discussion.

Basic Concept

The idea here is to use an ordinary NOKIA 1280 cell phone as the modem attached permanently
with a switching circuit.

This entire unit now becomes the receiver unit. The modem cell phone NOKIA1280 is assigned
with desired numbers, for example the owners cell number and a few other numbers of the
owner’s family members.

When the modem cell phone is called through these assigned numbers, the modem ring tone
becomes active and this ring tone is applied to the control circuit and is processed for operating a
relay and the connected load.

Since the modem cell phone needs to be attached permanently inside the switching unit, it needs
to be charged at regular intervals so that it remains functional all the time.

For this, a separate cell phone charger module has also been incorporated along with the
main circuit which keeps the modem cell phone battery always up to date and fully charged.

It is quite obvious that the attached cell phone modem will need a SIM card, which will need to
be maintained as we do for normals cell phone operations.

Let's learn the building process.

You will have first get or procure the following materials or parts for making this unit. I would
suggest not to make the Printed board initially, it would better to first test the working over a
general board and if thing goes then you would want to transfer it over a well designed P-C-B

Bill of Materials

All resistors are 1/4w 5% CFR unless otherwise stated.

R1 = 22k
R2 = 220 OHMS
R3,R11,R12 = 100K
R13 = 100 Ohms
R4,R6,R7,R9 = 4.7K
R5 = 1K,
R8, R10 = 2.2M
C1,C4,C5 = 0.22uF DISC TYPE
C2,C3 = 100uF/25V
T1,T2,T4,T5 = BC 547B
T3 = BC557 B
ALL DIODES = 1N4148
IC1 = 4093
RL1, RL2 = RELAY 12V/300 OHMS SPDT
JACK = 3.5mm AUDIO JACK
CELL PHONE MODEM = NOKIA 1280
Understanding the Schematic Diagram

The above diagram is rather very easy to understand. It may be divided into two main stages, the
lower stage consisting of the transistors is a simple audio amplifier, the upper stage consisting of
IC is the flip flop triggering stage.
When a signal is present at the 3.5mm jack, which might be the input ring-tone from the cell
phone modem, T1, T2 amplifier to some greater level, which is further amplifier by T3, T4 to a
level is becomes sufficient for triggering the relay RL1.
RL1 instantly connects the supply to the input of the flip flop at C5, via its N/O contacts.
Note that RL1 will remain switched ON as long as the ring tone is present and will switch OFF
the moment the ring tone or the signal over the 3.5mm jack is canceled.
C3 makes sure that the relay does not get rattled by any insignificant signals or RFs.
L1 has been installed also for the same reason, that is for eliminating unwanted signals and
making sure that T3, T4responds only to valid ring-tones.

L1 is a buzzer coil, as used in piezo electric buzzers, or may be hand made by winding 1000
turns of 36SWG super enameled wire over a small ferrite core, size and shape does not matter.

Image of L1, inside a buzzer

The period for which RL1 remains switched ON will have no consequence on the flip flop
operation, the flip flop will switch ON and OFF in response to every subsequent missed call
made from the owners cell phone.

The section comprising the IC 7805 is battery charger section, which needs to be connected to
the battery charger input of the cell phone. The charger will keep the cell phone battery always
charged so that it remains functional all the time.
 The above circuit has been thoroughly tested and confirmed by me, so if you make everything as
shown in the above diagram, it should start working immediately.

How to Assign Numbers Inside the MODEM CELL PHONE

It's very easy. Just follow the following steps.

Save the names and the numbers which are important and through which you want the above
unit to be operated.
Next select a particular name-->--press scroll right-->--"contact details" will be displayed-->--
press options-->--scroll down-->-- select "assign tone"-->--select a ring tone which has a
sustained, non-breaking tune-->-- do OK.
Repeat this for all the desired numbers.
Now go to settings, go to tone settings and select "empty", press OK. That means now you have
switched OFF the default ringtone and no ringtone will be audible for any numbers other than the
above assigned ones. So you can be rest assured that the system will not respond to wrong
numbers or any unknown numbers. It will respond to only the calls made from the assigned
numbers.

How to Power the Unit

The circuit needs to be powered through a DC12V/500mA or 1 Amp SMPS adapter. The load
may be any electrical appliance like lights, fans, AC, fridge or anything that you may like to
switch using this system.

WARNING AND DISCLAIMER – THE PROPOSED DEVICE MUST BE USED FOR

OPERATING ONLY THE COMMON HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND
PARAMETERS. THE PROPOSED CELL PHONE OPERATED SWITCH MUST
NEVER BE USED FOR ANY OTHER INTENTIONS OR PURPOSE WHATSOEVER,
AND THE AUTHOR TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSSES THAT
MIGHT OCCUR IN CASE THE UNIT IS USED FOR OPERATING ANYTHING ELSE
OTHER THAN WHAT'S BEEN SPECIFIED IN THE ABOVE ARTICLE.

Making a Cell Phone Controlled Remote Bell Circuit

Posted by Swagatam Majumdar

The following circuit of a cell phone controlled remote bell can be used for ringing bells or alarm
devices using your personal cell phone. The unit incorporates an attached cheap cell phone as the
modem for executing the proposed functions.

The explained circuit can be used in schools for ringing bells using a cell phone from anywhere
irrespective of the distance. Thus the use of this type of cell phone controlled remote bell can
eliminate the need of running for the bell switch on every class period intervals.
The peon would be able to do his other scheduled work and ring the bell from any position inside
the school premise or even from outside, in fact from any corner of the world.

Looking at the circuit diagram, we see a pretty straightforward configuration using only
transistors.

Transistors T1 and T2 form a high gain looped audio amplifier. As can be seen the input signal
needs to be derived from a modem cell phone's head phone socket.

A suitably selected ringtone starts playing on the cell phone when called from the users personal
cell phone.

The ringtone passes through the headphone connection to the base of T1 via C1, R13.

The preamplifier consisting of T1 and T2 amplifies the signal to reasonable levels and feeds it to
the T3 via C2 for further amplification.

T3 boosts the ringtone level to much higher levels, however this signal is still not powerful
enough for driving a relay, therefore it is yet further amplified by T4, until finally the drive
becomes just suitable for activating the relay.

The relay stays activated only until the incoming cell phone remains connected, on
disconnecting the call the relay also disconnects.

The relay contacts may be integrated with a conventional GONG type of bell for the specified
actions.

The modem cell phone can be of any type, however it must have the feature of assigning unique
ringtones to each specific contact names as per the users preferences.

Here the owners number should be first stored/saved in the modem, then this particular contact
name inside the modem should be assigned with a particular continuous type of ringtone.

Next, the default ringtone should be set to "empty".

That's it, the modem cell phone now becomes foolproof and responds to only the
owners assigned number.

More than 1 number can be assigned in fact 99 numbers can be assigned which become the
unique members of the modem phone book, such that the modem responds only to these
numbers, it won't respond to any other unknown or wrong numbers.

Ideally a NOKIA 1280 may be used here as the modem.

INVENTED BY - "SWAGATAM"

Parts List

R1 = 22k
R2 = 220 Ohms,
R3 = 100K,
R4,R6,R7 = 4K7
R5 = 1K
R13 = 100 ohms,
T1, T2,T4 = BC547
T3 = BC557,
C1 = 0.22uF
C2,C3 = 100uF/25v
L1 = 100 mH coil, simply a piezo buzzer coil will do.
diode = 1N4007
Relay = 12V/SPDT
Modem = NOKIA 1280