Arduino RC Switch

This Arduino project uses an ethernet shield with a WebSocket server implementation to operate low cost 315 MHz / 433 MHz remote control devices (e.g. power outlet sockets) with a web client. A mobile phone client written with PhoneGap and jQuery Mobile is included (currently for Android).

Requirements

Hardware:

• Arduino (tested with Arduino Uno and Arduino Leonardo)
• Arduino Ethernet Shield
• a 315/433MHz AM transmitter

Arduino libraries:

• rc-switch Arduino library: https://code.google.com/p/rc-switch
• Websocket Server for Arduino: https://github.com/ejeklint/ArduinoWebsocketServer

Mobile client:

• Android SDK
• Node.js: http://www.nodejs.org/
• Phonegap: http://www.phonegap.com
• (optional) Aptana Studio to open the mobile client workspace: http://www.aptana.com

Installation

Arduino:

• Install the rc-switch and Websocket libraries into the "libraries" folder of your Arduino IDE
• Load the "ArduinoWsServer.ino" into the Arduino IDE, change the IP address (if necessary)
• Compile the file and program the Arduino

Mobile client:

• Install the Android SDK
• Install the Node.js Javascript runtime
• Install Phonegap
• Go to the "RCSwitchMobileClient" folder and compile the Android app with "phonegap build android"
• The compile APK will be compiled to "platforms/android/ant-build"
• Install the APK on your mobile phone

For more information on how to use Phonegap or the Android SDK please refer to the Phonegap documentation.

Known bugs / ToDos

• After running for several days, the Arduino needs to be restarted
• Type B and C are currently not implemented in the mobile client
• Some Android versions seem to have a faulty Websocket client implementation
• Internationalisation of the mobile client (currently only german)
• The "Desktop Client" is mainly just a very simple test on how to use a websocket to control the Arduino

Help

Your help is highly appreciated in any way (graphics, code clean up, other clients, ...). Just fork the repository and send a pull-request after your changes.

License

This project is provided under the MIT license. See LICENSE.md for more information.

(c)2014 Tim "Octoate" Riemann