1. Appliace Remote Control
Dr. Veton Kepuska

2. Required Parts Arduino MEGA x1 RF appliance Remote Control x1
Prototyping Shield x1
5V Reed relays x4
1N4001 power diodes or similar x4
PCB-mount male connectors x4
Line-mount female connectors x4
Ribbon cable 10cm x1

3. void loop() { // The raw character read from the serial port byte val; // Integer conversion of channel ID int channel; //Check if a value has been send by the host if (Serial.available()) { val = Serial.read(); // convert ASCII value to binary channel = (int) val-48; if (channel > 0 && channel <= pinCount) { // Pulse the apropriate button pulseOutput(channel); }
//Use pins 5 through 12 as the digital outputs int pinMap[] = {5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}; byte pinCount = sizeof(pinMap)/sizeof(pinMap[0]); // Number of milliseconds to hold the outputs on int buttonPressTime = 250; void setup() { // Open the serial connection to listen for commands from // the host Serial.being(38500); int count = 0; // variable to store currenct array position // Set up the pins as outputs and force them LOW for (count; count < pinCount; count++) { pintMode(outputArray[count], OUTPUT); digitalWrite(outputArray[count], LOW); }

4. void pulseOutput(int channel) { Serial. Print("Ouput "); Serial
void pulseOutput(int channel) { Serial.Print("Ouput "); Serial.Print(channel); Serial.Println(" ON"); digitlaWrite(outputArray[channel - 1], HIGH); delay(buttonPressTime); digitalWrite(outputArray[channel - 1], LOW); Serial.Println(" OFF"); }