HOME AUTOMATION USING POWER LINE CARRIER TECHNOLOGY

Presented by:
VIGNESH C DSP 3st sem 10MT61DS22

CONTENT
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. INTRODUCTION GSM PLC GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SYSTEM X10 Technology Microcontroller MAX232 Power Line Carrier Modem Communication between Transmitter and Receiver ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES APPLICATIONS CONCLUSION REFERENCE
CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

INTRODUCTION
As we all need an affordable smart system that can make our life easier, more comfortable, offer more safety. GSM based home automation system is one such system Two main techniques applied in the system are: -GSM -PLC

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

GSM
GSM is the most popular and widely used digital mobile telephony
system in the world. It is now used by over 1.5 billion people all over the world.

Second generation (2G) cell phone system.

GSM uses narrowband Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) for voice and Short Messaging Service (SMS).

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

PLC
Power Line Communication or Power Line Carrier (PLC) is
basically a technology that enables narrow or broad band speeds through power lines by varies advanced modulation technology . This technology doesnt require extra cabling. It only uses the existing power cable in the house .

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE SYSTEM

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

X10 Technology
X10 is an international and open industry communication standard protocol used to communicate among electronic devices for home automation. With X10, electronic devices that plugged into the wall socket can communicate with each other.

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

X10 Protocol
X10 protocol is the language used for the control units to communicate with each other. Fig shows an example of X10 signal. Basic X10 message consists of 13bits separated into 4 parts: -first 4bits are start code which is 1110. -second 4bits are house code. -next 4bits are either unit code or function code depends on the last code. -last bit will decide the preceding 4bit are unit code or function code.
CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

Example of Binary 1 and 0 X10 Codes

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

Microcontroller

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

Microcontroller
In this project, PIC16F877 and PIC16F628 are chosen to operate

in master and slave units respectively.

They are chosen based on the properties needed such as number of input and output pin, RAM capacity, number of

internal timer, and etc for construction of circuits.

The main purpose of implementing microcontroller is to detect zero-crossings and the 120kHz X10 data bursts on the 50Hz AC

electrical line.

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

PIC16F877A
PIC16F877A is chosen to be used in the master unit mainly
because more I/O port is needed compared to slave units. There are five I/O port in PIC16f877A including port A, B, C,

D, and E. It can communicate with GSM modem with pin 25

(TX) and pin 26 (RX) which is bit 6 and 7 of Port C.

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

PIC16F628
PIC16F628 is chosen as the slave units microcontroller due to its

less complexity compared to PIC16F877.

It is also a low cost with high performance CMOS microcontroller. It has enhanced the core features. 8-level deep stack. Multiple internal and external interrupt sources. A total of 35 instruction sets are available (reduced instruction set)

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

MAX232

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

MAX232

MAX232 is an integrated circuit (IC) that translates signals from an RS232 serial port to signals suitable for digital logic circuit.
CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

Power Line Carrier Modem

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

Power Line Carrier Modem

There are a few types of power line carrier modem available
in the market such as: -TDA5051A (Philips).

-ST7537HS1 (ST Microelectronics).

-LM1893 (National Semiconductor)

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

TDA5051A
TDA5051A is one of the most popular PLC

modem IC in the market .

TDA5051A is a 16 pin integrated modem. It uses minimum 600 baud and maximum

1200 baud data transmission rate.

A single 5V supply is needed to operate this modem IC.

Works in full duplex mode.

Pin Diagram of TDA5051A is as shown.
CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

Block diagram of TDA5051A

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

Communication between Transmitter and Receiver

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

Photo of the Testing Circuit

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

Input Waveform at Transmitter and Output Waveform at Receiver

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

ADVANTAGES
The technique is inexpensive .

Easy to setup.
A printer or any other device that doesnt need to be directly connected to a computer.

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

DISADVANTAGES
Data transmission rate is slow 50kbps to 350kbps.
The older wiring can affect performance. The performance can be impacted by home power.

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS
FSK power line modem works better than ASK in the sense of stabilization because the carrier has -constant amplitude. -it is immunity to non-linearities. -immunity to adjacent channel interference and -it has the ability to work in small SNR environments.

The data transmission rate can be increased by using INTELON

power packet technology of about 14Mbps.

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

CONCLUSION
The power line communication system for home automation

has been successfully studied.

However, there is error occur in the system due to the sensitivity of the PLC modem and the disturbance in the

electrical line.
The main purpose of implementing power line

communication is because it doesnt require installing new

wiring system because the data can be transmitted through

existing power line system.

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

REFERENCE
IEEE paper on Design of a Wireless Sensor Network Based Monitoring System for Home Automation by Jun Zhang, Guangming Song, Hui Wang and Tianhua Meng; Archnet. (2010). Power Line Carrier Modem. Retrieved August 2, 2010, from http://www.archnetco.com/english/product/PLM01.htm. Serasidis Vasilis. (2006). SMS Remote Control. Retrieved June 14, 2010, from http://www.serasidis.gr/circuits/smscontrol/smscontroller.ht m.
CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

Thank you

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

ANY QUESTIONS

CET DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING