Design and Implementation of a GSM based Electronic Appliances Monitoring and Controlling System

This paper presents a GSM based electronic appliances monitoring and controlling system. This enables individuals to connect their home or office electronic appliances to the developed system which in turn enables them to remotely monitor and control these appliances though a Short Message Service (SMS). In remotely controlling the connected electronic appliances, users can determine the status of the electronic appliances remotely and decide whether to either switch any of the connected electronic appliances on or off. The uniqueness of the approach introduced is further revealed in the way the GSM module of the developed system was integrated with the PIC16F877Amicrocontroller to give a single and more compact system. Also, the SMS format used in monitoring and controlling the connected electronic appliances allows users to control their electronic appliances from anywhere provided there is a GSM network; hence, distance was not a barrier. The SMS format used is not lengthy and is simple to understand which makes it attractive to its users. The performance of the developed system was evaluated by connecting twelve (12) electronic appliances with it and the developed system shows the capability to remotely monitor and control them. Keywords: Electronic Appliances Control, Remote Home Automation, Mobile Phone, Micro- Controller, Short Message Service (SMS), PIC16F877A, Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)