Control System for Smart House Characterization Students Yossi Lempert Natan Keren Instructor Konstantin Sinyuk

Main Goals Learn the Home Wireless Control project platform Learn the ZigBee protocol and PICDEM-Z development kit and their limitations Implement Access Point – End Point connection via ZigBee protocol Adapt an existing CAN module to PICDEM-Z board

Block Diagram End point Access Point Access Point Controller

ZigBee Future to replace Bluetooth Designed for home automation Low power Cheap Smaller than Bluetooth Lower than Bluetooth transfer rates – 20, 40, 250 KB/sec vs. 750 KB/sec.

Project Inputs Controller Functions: Monitors the system Operates the AP and EP Implementation: Web interface Connected to AP via CAN channel

Project Outputs  Controllers Monitors system ’ s status and response above operations

Components End Point: PICDEM-Z board ZigBee protocol stack 2.4 GHz RF transceiver 64 KB flash memory PIC18LF4620 microcontroller Access Point: PICDEM-Z board CAN 2.0B peripheral interface The CAN connection maximum transfer rate is 1MB/sec

Components Cont. Controller PC Web interface USB to CAN adapter

Schedule : Learning the HWC project Learning the ZigBee protocol Learning the PICDEM-Z development kit Mid-semester presentation