Description
. Wireless control to turn on/off lights. I built this system during one of my summer holiday with my friend, Robert Antal. We designed, built and programmed a system that is composed of two parts: the receiver and the transmitter. The receiver, which is built around the PIC16F628 microcontroller catches the signal from the transmitter and commands the lights. The transmitter is built around the PIC12F510 microcontroller. The communication takes place through an infrared link.
Note:
The main challenge of this project was to find a way to supply the receiver circuit encapsulated in the wall, when both circuits are closed, using just the three wires usually available at the wall switch level. Another challenge was to find such design that fit in the standard holes for wall switches.
First edition – testing the concept
1. The prototype of the remote is built around PIC12F510 Microchip microcontroller.
– the remote can send two different codes, one for each pushbutton
– the code was especially designed to be received by PIC16F628 USART hardware module