Published July 31, 2018 © GPL3+

Remote Air Conditioner Controller with Smartphone

DIY AC remote controller with obniz. You can measure room temperature and control your AC from outside with smartphone.

BeginnerFull instructions provided4 hours1,721

Things used in this project

Hardware components

IR module

obniz IoT Home Kit

LM32DZ

obniz IoT Home Kit

Apple iPhone

any smartphone

Android device

any smartphone

Cambrian Robotics obniz

Story

Step 1: Setting Up obniz

To set up obniz, all you need to do is to follow three steps.

Connect obniz to WiFi.

Connect devices like LED or motors to obniz.

Scan QR code of obniz and start programming. You do not need to install any software.

Step 1

Connect devices as shown below and place it in your house.

Step 2

Write the programs below. Change obniz ID in the example. By clicking "Save&Open,' you can see the temperature.

Step 3

Record your air conditioner signal for ON/OFF.

The example contains comment outed code for IR receiver. Remove the comment out and record your air conditioner's ON/OFF signal. Your signal will be showed in log.

Put the recorded data array into your program.

Use it!

Just open the HTML. You can then control your air conditioner from everywhere in the world!

What Is obniz?

obniz is a cloud-connected IoTdevelopment board. You can program on the web browser of anysmartphone or computer and the command is sent to obniz through the internet via obniz cloud. By connecting the obniz to the cloud through wifi, userscan remotely control devices that are physically connected to obniz.

obniz has 12 IO and WiFi-BLE module. It can be controlled through the APIs – REST or WebSocket API – on obniz cloud. Not only simple IO on/off but also UART, I2C, BLE etc can be used by remotely controlling obniz via internet. All you need to do to connect obniz is to input unique ID by scanning QR code. Complicated processes are done by obniz and its cloud. You can just start programming in HTML, browser and circuit have already been integrated. If you write a program to collect sensor values, you can make a chart of the values easily.

In terms of hardware, every IO can drive up to 1A with overcorrect protection, therefore high current demanding devices such as motors can be directly connected to obniz IO. GPIO and AD can be used on every IO. UART, SPI etc peripherals can be assigned to every IO.Even output voltage 3v/5v can be changed by software. Most electrical parts can be connected directly. Embedded parts such as switch, OLED display, and BLE are ready for use on program.

Program

<!-- HTML Example -->
<html>
<head>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
  <script src="https://obniz.io/js/jquery-3.2.1.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://unpkg.com/obniz@1.6.1/obniz.js"></script>
  
</head>
<body>

<div id="obniz-debug"></div>

<h1 id="temp">Measuring...</h1>
  
<p>
  <button id="on" class="btn btn-primary btn-block">Turn ON</button>
</p>
<p>
  <button id="off" class="btn btn-primary btn-block">Turn OFF</button>
</p>

<script>
  
var obniz = new Obniz("OBNIZ_ID_HERE");

obniz.onconnect = async function () {
  
  //var sensor = obniz.wired('IRSensor', {vcc:0, gnd:3, output: 2});
  //sensor.start(function (arr) {
  //  console.log('detected!!')
  //  console.log(JSON.stringify(arr));
  //})

  // Javascript Example
  var tempsens = obniz.wired("LM35DZ",   { gnd:7 , output:8, vcc:9});
  tempsens.onchange = function(temp){
    $("#temp").text('' + parseInt(temp)+ ' degree')
    obniz.display.clear();
    obniz.display.font('Avenir', 60)
    obniz.display.print('' + parseInt(temp) + '℃')
  };
  
  var infraredLed = obniz.wired('InfraredLED', {anode: 1, cathode: 3});
  
  $("#on").click(function(){
    // your value for ON here.
    infraredLed.send([])
  })
  
  $("#off").click(function(){
   // your value for OFF here
    infraredLed.send([])
  })
}


</script>
</body>
</html>

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obniz developer team

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Remote Air Conditioner Controller with Smartphone

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Story

Step 1: Setting Up obniz

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Use it!

What Is obniz?

Code

Program

Credits

obniz developer team

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Remote Air Conditioner Controller with Smartphone

Remote Air Conditioner Controller with Smartphone

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Story

Step 1: Setting Up obniz

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Use it!

What Is obniz?

Code

Program

Credits

obniz developer team

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