August 06, 2016

SMS Controlled Heating

Do you ever find yourself arriving home from work to a cold house? With this project from kohleick you can send your heating system an SMS while you are driving home, and arrive to a toasty warm house. The controller runs off an Arduino Uno and custom shields which control timing, temperature measurement and telecommunications. Kohleick has designed the controller to fit unobtrusively into a picture frame. The controller has full functionality including six operating modes, temperature measurement and full SMS control.  Additionally, the heating controller features a phone book which specifies which numbers can send commands to the heating system.

Heating System

This is a great project to develop your maker skills and could potentially help you save big on energy bills. Although it is quite a complicated project, the instructions are well set out and explained. To get started check out the following link.  

If you are looking for an Arduino to use in your connected heating system, why not check out the Freetronics “Eleven” Arduino Compatible Board.

Eleven

The Eleven is just like an Arduino Uno (and 100% compatible), however the Freetronics team have made a number of improvements to the Arduino Uno design such as adding in a prototyping area, using a micro-USB connector and more. These improvements mean that the Eleven is as easy to use as possible and is of the highest quality! To find out more about the fantastic Freetronics Eleven check out the following link.

Already have an SMS enabled heating system? Planning on building your own? Let us know in the comments section below or on Facebook and Twitter.  

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