Abdullah Sadiq
Published © GPL3+

Lightly; Smarter Lighting

Automate your curtains and add safety to your room, using the Arduino 101, WIZ750SR and Blynk, along with sensors and actuators!

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino 101
Arduino 101
×1
WIZ750SR-TTL-EVB Kit
WIZnet WIZ750SR-TTL-EVB Kit
×1
Seeed Studio Grove Starter Kit for Arduino 101
×1
Jumper wires (generic)
Jumper wires (generic)
×1

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
WIZnet S2E Configuration Tool
WIZnet S2E Configuration Tool
Blynk
Blynk
Hercules

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)

Story

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Custom parts and enclosures

Lightly case

This is just an example model of how I want the enclosure to be, not at all ready to use!

Schematics

Connection Diagram

Wire it up after setting according to this, but take care of the voltages yourself; I won't talk about that.

Code

Lightly: Blynk Code

Arduino
Add your authentication token and upload to the Arduino 101. Once tested and working, adjust values according to your setup.
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Stepper.h>
#include "rgb_lcd.h"
#include <Ethernet.h>
#include <SimpleTimer.h>
#include <BlynkSimpleStream.h>

//Defining Blynk virtual pins
#define vTEMPERATURE_PIN V0
#define vMQ2_PIN V1
#define vLIGHT_PIN V2
#define vEVENTOR_PIN V3
#define vZERGBA_PIN V4
#define vSWITCH_PIN V5
#define vCURTAINSTATE_PIN V6

//The code is written assuming that the curtain is open for the first time, meaning it will only close first
//and then open, and so on...

//Variables you may need to set:
char auth[] = "YourAuthToken";      //You should get this from the Blynk app
float lightThreshold = 20.0;        //Threshold  value which decides whether to open or close the curtain
float mq2Threshold = 45.0;          //Enter the smoke sensor threshold values from 0 to 100 as needed
long lightCounterThreshold = 60000;  //Minimum successive light readings before Lightly decides to open or close the curtains
long interval = 20000;              //The motor will run for at least this time (in milliseconds)
int repetitions = 3;                //Increasing this number increases the time the motor runs in each go
int stepsPerRevolution = 400;       //The steps per revolution for your motor
int motorSpeed = 60;                //Speed of the motor. 60 is a good value for the Grove Stepper Motor for me

//Do not change these variables if you don't know what you're doing
float temperature, mq2Percent, light;   //These hold the sensor values
long previousMillis;                    //Holds the previous reading for the motor running timer
long openCounter, closeCounter;         //Counter telling how many successive readings taken to open or close curtains
bool motorMoving = false;               //Sets the motor as not moving in the start of the program
bool curtainState = false;              //curtainState false means curtain is open and true means closed
int eventorValue, switchValue;          //Variables for the holding widget values
int pinLight = A0;                      //Pin for the light module
int pinTemp = A1;                       //Pin for the temperature module
int pinMq2 = A2;                        //Pin for the gas sensor
int colorR = 255, colorG = 255, colorB = 255;    //Default colour is white for the Grove RGB LCD

//Initializing the LCD and Simpletimer library
rgb_lcd lcd;
SimpleTimer timer;

//Initialize the stepper library on pins 8 to 11
//Try 8,10,9,11 if everything appears ok and you still have issues with the motor. The stepper motor I used wouldn't
//work with the order 8,9,10,11. Browsing the internet about this issue showed that the wires can sometimes not be
//in the expected order. You can read about that here: https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=143276.0
Stepper myStepper(stepsPerRevolution, 8, 10, 9, 11);

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial1.begin(115200);

  delay(1000); // Give the WIZ750SR a second to initialize

  Blynk.begin(Serial1, auth);

  //Setup the timed fuctions
  timer.setInterval(1000L, sendSensorValues);
  timer.setInterval(2000L, displayData);

  lcd.begin(16, 2);

  pinMode(8, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(9, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(10, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(11, OUTPUT);

  lcd.setRGB(colorR, colorG, colorB);
  lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
  lcd.print("    Lightly");
  lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
  lcd.print("Smarter Lighting");

  //Default curtain state is open
  Blynk.virtualWrite(vCURTAINSTATE_PIN, curtainState);
}

void loop()
{
  Blynk.run();
  getSensorData();
  timer.run();
  if (switchValue == 0) {
    openWithLight();
  }
  if (switchValue == 1) {
    openWithEventor();
  }
}

void getSensorData() {
  int B = 3975;
  float resistance;
  int mq2Value = analogRead(pinMq2);
  int val = analogRead(pinTemp);
  int sensorReading = analogRead(pinLight);
  light = map(sensorReading, 0, 1023, 0, 100);
  mq2Percent = (mq2Value / 1023.0) * 100.0;
  resistance = (float)(1023 - val) * 10000 / val;
  temperature = 1 / (log(resistance / 10000) / B + 1 / 298.15) - 273.15;
}

void displayData() {
  if (checkForSmoke() == true) {
    int colorRed = 255;
    int colorGr = 0;
    int colorBl = 0;
    lcd.clear();
    lcd.setRGB(colorRed, colorGr, colorBl);
    lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
    lcd.print("Fire detected!");
    lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
    lcd.print("MQ2: ");
    lcd.print(mq2Percent);
    lcd.print(" %");
  }
  else if (checkForSmoke() == false) {
    lcd.setRGB(colorR, colorG, colorB);
    lcd.clear();
    lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
    lcd.print("Temp: ");
    lcd.print(temperature);
    lcd.print("C");
    lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
    lcd.print("Light: ");
    lcd.print(light);
    lcd.print("%");
  }
}

void displayOpeningCurtains() {
  const int colorR = 255;
  const int colorG = 255;
  const int colorB = 0;
  lcd.setRGB(colorR, colorG, colorB);
  lcd.clear();
  lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
  lcd.print("    Opening");
  lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
  lcd.print("   Curtains!");
}

void displayClosingCurtains() {
  const int colorR = 255;
  const int colorG = 140;
  const int colorB = 0;
  lcd.setRGB(colorR, colorG, colorB);
  lcd.clear();
  lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
  lcd.print("    Closing");
  lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
  lcd.print("   Curtains!");
}

void sendSensorValues() {
  //Sending the sensor values to the Blynk server
  Blynk.virtualWrite(vCURTAINSTATE_PIN, curtainState);
  Blynk.virtualWrite(vTEMPERATURE_PIN, temperature);
  Blynk.virtualWrite(vMQ2_PIN, mq2Percent);
  Blynk.virtualWrite(vLIGHT_PIN, light);
}

bool checkForSmoke() {
  if (mq2Percent > mq2Threshold) {
    return true;
  } else   return false;
}

void motorOpenOrClose() {
  if ((motorMoving == true) && (curtainState == true) && (interval > (millis() - previousMillis))) {
    displayClosingCurtains();
    for (int i = 0; i <= repetitions; i++) {
      myStepper.setSpeed(motorSpeed);
      myStepper.step(-stepsPerRevolution);
    }
  }
  if ((motorMoving == true) && (curtainState == false) && (interval > (millis() - previousMillis))) {
    displayOpeningCurtains();
    for (int i = 0; i <= repetitions; i++) {
      myStepper.setSpeed(motorSpeed);
      myStepper.step(stepsPerRevolution);
    }
  }
}

void openWithEventor() {
  if (curtainState == 0) {
    if ((eventorValue == 0) && (motorMoving == false)) {
      previousMillis = millis();
      motorMoving = true;
      curtainState = true;
    }
  }
  if (curtainState == 1) {
    if ((eventorValue == 1) && (motorMoving == false)) {
      previousMillis = millis();
      motorMoving = true;
      curtainState = false;
    }
  }
  motorOpenOrClose();
  if ((motorMoving == true) && ((millis() - previousMillis) > interval)) {
    myStepper.setSpeed(0);
    myStepper.step(stepsPerRevolution);
    motorMoving = false;
    eventorValue = 2; // Just a random number to wait for the next command. Not exactly needed!
    curtainState != curtainState;
  }
}

void openWithLight() {
  if (light >= lightThreshold) {
    if (curtainState == 1) {
      openCounter++;
    }
  }
  else {
    openCounter = 0;
  }
  if (light < lightThreshold) {
    if (curtainState == 0) {
      closeCounter++;
    }
  }
  else {
    closeCounter = 0;
  }
  if ((closeCounter > lightCounterThreshold) && (motorMoving == false)) {
    previousMillis = millis();
    motorMoving = true;
    curtainState = true;
  }
  if ((openCounter > lightCounterThreshold) && (motorMoving == false)) {
    previousMillis = millis();
    motorMoving = true;
    curtainState = false;
  }
  motorOpenOrClose();
  if ((motorMoving == true) && ((millis() - previousMillis) > interval)) {
    myStepper.setSpeed(0);
    myStepper.step(stepsPerRevolution);
    motorMoving = false;
    curtainState != curtainState;
    openCounter = 0;
    closeCounter = 0;
  }
}

BLYNK_WRITE(vZERGBA_PIN) {
  colorR = param[0].asInt();
  colorG = param[1].asInt();
  colorB = param[2].asInt();
  lcd.setRGB(colorR, colorG, colorB);
}

BLYNK_WRITE(vEVENTOR_PIN) {
  //Use the Eventor widget to check if it's time to do a task
  eventorValue =  param.asInt(); // 0 to 1
}

BLYNK_WRITE(vSWITCH_PIN) {
  //Default is Light control
  switchValue =  param.asInt(); // 0 to 1
}

Lightly: TCP Server Code

Arduino
Upload this code and wire according to the connection diagram if you want to use the WIZ750SR as TCP Server
#include <SimpleTimer.h>
#include <Stepper.h>
#include "rgb_lcd.h"
#include <Wire.h>

//The code is written assuming that the curtain is open for the first time, meaning it will only close first
//and then open, and so on...

//Variables you may need to set:
float lightThreshold = 20.0;        //Threshold  value which decides whether to open or close the curtain
float mq2Threshold = 45.0;          //Enter the smoke sensor threshold values from 0 to 100 as needed
long lightCounterThreshold = 60000;  //Minimum successive light readings before Lightly decides to open or close the curtains
long interval = 20000;              //The motor will run for at least this time (in milliseconds)
int repetitions = 3;                //Increasing this number increases the time the motor runs in each go
int stepsPerRevolution = 400;       //The steps per revolution for your motor
int motorSpeed = 60;                //Speed of the motor. 60 is a good value for the Grove Stepper Motor for me

//Do not change these variables if you don't know what you're doing
String input;
float temperature, mq2Percent, light;   //These hold the sensor values
long previousMillis;                    //Holds the previous reading for the motor running timer
long openCounter, closeCounter;         //Counter telling how many successive readings taken to open or close curtains
bool motorMoving = false;               //Sets the motor as not moving in the start of the program
bool curtainState = false;              //curtainState false means curtain is open and true means closed
int pinLight = A0;                      //Pin for the light module
int pinTemp = A1;                       //Pin for the temperature module
int pinMq2 = A2;                        //Pin for the gas sensor
int colorR = 255, colorG = 255, colorB = 255;    //Default colour is white for the Grove RGB LCD

//Initializing the LCD and Simpletimer library
rgb_lcd lcd;
SimpleTimer timer;

//Initialize the stepper library on pins 8 to 11
//Try 8,10,9,11 if everything appears ok and you still have issues with the motor. The stepper motor I used wouldn't
//work with the order 8,9,10,11. Browsing the internet about this issue showed that the wires can sometimes not be
//in the expected order. You can read about that here: https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=143276.0
Stepper myStepper(stepsPerRevolution, 8, 10, 9, 11);

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial1.begin(115200);

  delay(1000); // Give the WIZ750SR a second to initialize

  //Setup the timed fuctions
  timer.setInterval(1000L, sendSensorValues);
  timer.setInterval(2000L, displayData);

  lcd.begin(16, 2);

  pinMode(8, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(9, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(10, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(11, OUTPUT);

  lcd.setRGB(colorR, colorG, colorB);
  lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
  lcd.print("    Lightly");
  lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
  lcd.print("Smarter Lighting");
  delay(2000);
}

void loop()
{
  getSensorData();
  timer.run();
  openWithLight();
  checkForChangingVariables();
}

void getSensorData() {
  int B = 3975;
  float resistance;
  int mq2Value = analogRead(pinMq2);
  int val = analogRead(pinTemp);
  int sensorReading = analogRead(pinLight);
  light = map(sensorReading, 0, 1023, 0, 100);
  mq2Percent = (mq2Value / 1023.0) * 100.0;
  resistance = (float)(1023 - val) * 10000 / val;
  temperature = 1 / (log(resistance / 10000) / B + 1 / 298.15) - 273.15;
}

void displayData() {
  if (checkForSmoke() == true) {
    int colorRed = 255;
    int colorGr = 0;
    int colorBl = 0;
    lcd.clear();
    lcd.setRGB(colorRed, colorGr, colorBl);
    lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
    lcd.print("Fire detected!");
    lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
    lcd.print("MQ2: ");
    lcd.print(mq2Percent);
    lcd.print(" %");
  }
  else if (checkForSmoke() == false) {
    lcd.setRGB(colorR, colorG, colorB);
    lcd.clear();
    lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
    lcd.print("Temp: ");
    lcd.print(temperature);
    lcd.print("C");
    lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
    lcd.print("Light: ");
    lcd.print(light);
    lcd.print("%");
  }
}

void displayOpeningCurtains() {
  const int colorR = 255;
  const int colorG = 255;
  const int colorB = 0;
  lcd.setRGB(colorR, colorG, colorB);
  lcd.clear();
  lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
  lcd.print("    Opening");
  lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
  lcd.print("   Curtains!");
}

void displayClosingCurtains() {
  const int colorR = 255;
  const int colorG = 140;
  const int colorB = 0;
  lcd.setRGB(colorR, colorG, colorB);
  lcd.clear();
  lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
  lcd.print("    Closing");
  lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
  lcd.print("   Curtains!");
}

void sendSensorValues() {
  Serial1.println();
  Serial1.print("Temperature: ");
  Serial1.print(temperature);
  Serial1.println(" C");
  Serial1.print("Smoke: ");
  Serial1.print(mq2Percent);
  Serial1.println("%");
  Serial1.print("Light: ");
  Serial1.println(light);
  Serial1.print("Curtain State: ");
  if (curtainState == true) {
    Serial1.println("Opened");
  }
  if (curtainState == false) {
    Serial1.println("Closed");
  }
}

bool checkForSmoke() {
  if (mq2Percent > mq2Threshold) {
    return true;
  } else   return false;
}

void motorOpenOrClose() {
  if ((motorMoving == true) && (curtainState == true) && (interval > (millis() - previousMillis))) {
    displayClosingCurtains();
    for (int i = 0; i <= repetitions; i++) {
      myStepper.setSpeed(motorSpeed);
      myStepper.step(-stepsPerRevolution);
    }
  }
  if ((motorMoving == true) && (curtainState == false) && (interval > (millis() - previousMillis))) {
    displayOpeningCurtains();
    for (int i = 0; i <= repetitions; i++) {
      myStepper.setSpeed(motorSpeed);
      myStepper.step(stepsPerRevolution);
    }
  }
}

void openWithLight() {
  if (light >= lightThreshold) {
    if (curtainState == 1) {
      openCounter++;
    }
  }
  else {
    openCounter = 0;
  }
  if (light < lightThreshold) {
    if (curtainState == 0) {
      closeCounter++;
    }
  }
  else {
    closeCounter = 0;
  }
  if ((closeCounter > lightCounterThreshold) && (motorMoving == false)) {
    previousMillis = millis();
    motorMoving = true;
    curtainState = true;
  }
  if ((openCounter > lightCounterThreshold) && (motorMoving == false)) {
    previousMillis = millis();
    motorMoving = true;
    curtainState = false;
  }
  motorOpenOrClose();
  if ((motorMoving == true) && ((millis() - previousMillis) > interval)) {
    myStepper.setSpeed(0);
    myStepper.step(stepsPerRevolution);
    motorMoving = false;
    curtainState != curtainState;
    openCounter = 0;
    closeCounter = 0;
  }
}

void checkForChangingVariables() {
  input = Serial1.readString();
  if (input == "lightThreshold") {
    Serial1.println();
    Serial1.print("'lightThreshold' value is: ");
    Serial1.println(lightThreshold);
    Serial1.print("Please enter the new value from 1 to 100: ");
    lightThreshold = 0.0;
    while (lightThreshold == 0.0) {
      lightThreshold = Serial1.parseFloat();
    }
    Serial1.println();
    Serial1.print("New 'lightThreshold' value is: ");
    Serial1.println(lightThreshold);
    Serial1.println();
  }
  if (input == "mq2Threshold") {
    Serial1.println();
    Serial1.print("'mq2Threshold' value is: ");
    Serial1.println(mq2Threshold);
    Serial1.print("Please enter the new value from 1 to 100: ");
    mq2Threshold = 0.0;
    while (mq2Threshold == 0.0) {
      mq2Threshold = Serial1.parseFloat();
    }
    Serial1.println();
    Serial1.print("New 'mq2Threshold' value is: ");
    Serial1.println(mq2Threshold);
    Serial1.println();
  }
  if (input == "lightCounterThreshold") {
    Serial1.println();
    Serial1.print("'lightCounterThreshold' value is: ");
    Serial1.println(lightCounterThreshold);
    Serial1.print("Please enter the new value: ");
    lightCounterThreshold = 0;
    while (lightCounterThreshold == 0) {
      lightCounterThreshold = Serial1.parseInt();
    }
    Serial1.println();
    Serial1.print("New 'lightCounterThreshold' value is: ");
    Serial1.println(lightCounterThreshold);
    Serial1.println();
  }
  if (input == "interval") {
    Serial1.println();
    Serial1.print("'interval' value is: ");
    Serial1.println(interval);
    Serial1.print("Please enter the new value: ");
    interval = 0;
    while (interval == 0) {
      interval = Serial1.parseInt();
    }
    Serial1.println();
    Serial1.print("New 'interval' value is: ");
    Serial1.println(interval);
    Serial1.println();
  }
  if (input == "repetitions") {
    Serial1.println();
    Serial1.print("'repetitions' value is: ");
    Serial1.println(repetitions);
    Serial1.print("Please enter the new value (at least 1): ");
    repetitions = 0;
    while (repetitions == 0) {
      repetitions = Serial1.parseInt();
    }
    Serial1.println();
    Serial1.print("New 'repetitions' value is: ");
    Serial1.println(repetitions);
    Serial1.println();
  }
  if (input == "stepsPerRevolution") {
    Serial1.println();
    Serial1.print("'stepsPerRevolution' value is: ");
    Serial1.println(stepsPerRevolution);
    Serial1.print("Please enter the new value: ");
    stepsPerRevolution = 0;
    while (stepsPerRevolution == 0) {
      stepsPerRevolution = Serial1.parseInt();
    }
    Serial1.println();
    Serial1.print("New 'stepsPerRevolution' value is: ");
    Serial1.println(stepsPerRevolution);
    Serial1.println();
  }
  if (input == "motorSpeed") {
    Serial1.println();
    Serial1.print("'motorSpeed' value is: ");
    Serial1.println(motorSpeed);
    Serial1.print("Please enter the new value: ");
    motorSpeed = 0;
    while (motorSpeed == 0) {
      motorSpeed = Serial1.parseInt();
    }
    Serial1.println();
    Serial1.print("New 'motorSpeed' value is: ");
    Serial1.println(motorSpeed);
    Serial1.println();
  }
}

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Abdullah Sadiq

Abdullah Sadiq

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