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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Parking Gate Control Using IR


Infrared technology is highlighted because of its increasing presence in mainstream applications, its current and potential usage in disability-related applications, and its advantages over other forms of wireless communication as depicted in Fig. 1, infrared radiation is the region of the electromagnetic spectrum between microwaves and visible light. In infrared communication an LED transmits the infrared signal as bursts of non-visible light. At the receiving end a photodiode or photoreceptor detects and captures the light pulses, which are then processed to retrieve the information they contain. Some of the common applications of infrared technology were listed as shown below:
            Infrared technology offers several important advantages as a form of wireless communication. Advantages and disadvantages of IR are first presented, followed by a comparative listing of radio frequency (RF) advantages and disadvantages.
  1. Augmentative communication devices
  2. Car locking systems
  3. Computers
    a. Mouse          b. Keyboards   c. Floppy disk drives               d. Printers
  4. Emergency response systems
  5. Environmental control systems
    a. Windows     b. Doors          c. Lights          d. Curtains      e. Beds                        f. Radios
  6. Headphones
  7. Home security systems
  8. Navigation systems
  9. Signage
  10. Telephones
  11. TVs, VCRs, CD players, stereos
  12. Toys

IR Advantages:

  1. Low power requirements: therefore ideal for laptops, telephones, personal digital assistants
  2. Low circuitry costs: $2-$5 for the entire coding/decoding circuitry
  3. Simple circuitry: no special or proprietary hardware is required, can be incorporated into the integrated circuit of a product
  4. Higher security: directionality of the beam helps ensure that data isn't leaked or spilled to nearby devices as it's transmitted
  5. Portable
  6. Few international regulatory constraints: IrDA (Infrared Data Association) functional devices will ideally be usable by international travelers, no matter where they may be
  7. High noise immunity: not as likely to have interference from signals from other devices


Wednesday, November 14, 2012

IR Based Home Automation


We are operating the home appliances by using an IR remote which is interfaced with the microcontroller by using various components.
            A 12v power supply is generated and it is supplied to the micro controller by using a transformer. Atmel microcontroller based hardware is used along with real time clock interface. The development involves writing the software code for microcontroller at which the automation can be done. The microcontroller based hardware is chosen to implement this concept. The loads like lights, motors, heaters, power controlling system and also current through the loads can be controlled in this project. We can control all loads at a time from one place (control room) without connecting any physical wire between loads and control room.
Since AC loads are also controlled in this project and the microcontroller cannot handle AC loads, TRIAC is used to control the AC loads. The speed of AC motor can be varied rapidly on and off by TRIAC. The main advantage of using a TRIAC to vary the speed of an AC motor is the TRIAC reduces the energy flow to the motor and TRIAC works very well for alternating currents. Hence, in our module we use the TSOP 1738 IR receiver, MOC 3021 TRIAC, IR remote controller, crystal oscillator and some other related equipment. Crystal oscillator is used to generate a frequency of 11.0592MHz. Two load capacitors of 33 pF are used to eliminate the noise which is occurred in the oscillator. For reset button we used one pull up switch which is connected to reset pin of micro controller. An IR remote control device uses IR light which is invisible light about 950nm wavelength. One biggest problem in using IR light is that there many other sources of it like sun, light bulbs, fire. In order to exclude other sources, IR signal is modulated by some frequency. Receiver has to be tuned for this frequency. Mostly remote controls transmit IR signal using 36 kHz frequency signals. Here in our module we are using TSOP1738 IR receiver which generates the frequency of 38 kHz, exactly matched with our remote controller.
            Thus, we can control (i.e., switch on/off) the home appliances by using an IR remote which is interfaced with microcontroller.
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Friday, November 2, 2012

Low Cost 500W 12V To 220V Inverter Circuit

Using this circuit you can convert the 12V dc in to the 220V Ac. In this circuit 4047 is use to generate the square wave of 50hz and amplify the current and then amplify the voltage by using the step transformer.

How to calculate transformer rating

The basic formula is P=VI and between input output of the transformer we have Power input = Power output. For example if we want a 220W output at 220V then we need 1A at the output. Then at the input we must have at least 18.3V at 12V because: 12V*18.3 = 220v*1
So you have to wind the step up transformer 12v to 220v but input winding must be capable to bear 20A.

Attention: This Circuit is using high voltage that is lethal. Please take appropriate precautions