SMS Control
October 3, 2009admin No Comments »Im really excited about this new robot feature : SMS control.
www.bladox.com sells this unit called Turbo lite 2 for 49 euro.
I had one for a while without knowing what to do with it, but when Marvin began to take shape I thought why not implement the SMS controller in Marvin?
In short the features are : 2+2 opto-isolated I/O, 13 digital I/O (4 can be used as ADC inputs).
This unit can send you a SMS about levels on ADC input. Send Alarm SMS at a preset ADC level (nice for Battery-low warning). Send status SMS for all in-outputs.
And the really cool feature is that you can send SMS to the unit and control all ouputs and ask for status on all inputs.
I have hooked the unit directly to my motherboard by connecting the Opto-isolated output to the on/off input on the motherboard. The Turbo lite 2 has a command called BTN for Button on all outputs, that means it will simulate a momentary button. Thats just perfect for the power on/off of the motherboard.
Picture this : you leave your robot at home alone and after some hours you get a SMS telling you that your kid has arrived from school (the PIR sensor is activated).
Later you get a message saying that the battery is low. You send a message back that sets the motherboard in standby to save power.
If you have some good ideas then please send them to me.
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