Home Control System User Manual
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1. 1 Povvering The Home Control System Insert the AC adapter into an outlet and insert the AC adapter plug into the power connector on the Home Control System board The blue power LED will now turn on to indicate the device is successfully powered Warning Do not connect a power adapter that is not rated for the requirements of the Home Control System 2 1 2 Connecting The Home Control System To The Internet Connect on end of a Category 5 or Category 6 Ethernet cable to the Ethernet connector on the Home Control System board Connect the other end of the cable to a network router Press the reset button to ensure the Home Control System server retrieves an IP address 2 1 3 Obtaining Your Home Control System s Unique IP Address Download and install Angry IP Scanner from http www angryip org Run the program to determine the unique IP address of your Home Control System Note The Home Control System must be powered and connected to the Internet to retrieve an IP address 2 2 Downloading And Installing The Android Application This section describes the process for downloading and installing the Home Control System s Android application Step 1 Download and install Apps Installer from the Android Market Tip Apps Installer is a program that can install any apk file on the user s micro SD card Step 2 Connect your Android smart phone to a computer through a USB cable Step 3 Drag and drop the HomeControl apk fil2. Home Control System User Manual ome Control TABLE OF CONTENTS ge PM aa So ABD 1 Selen EE 2 Getting Started A a a a A MK a 2 Using Your Home Control Gvsitem 6 Ree lei En ee 1 EE 11 ri aa a eee eae as 12 en enee En Dimi ime 13 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing your Home Control Systeml The Home Control system allovvs complete control over your household electronics remotely through your Android smart phone or PC vveb brovvser The Home Control System is the ultimate module for your home automation needs This manual contains step by step instructions on hovv to connect your Home Control System for the first time Please read this manual before setting up and using your Home Control System 1 REQUIREMENTS e An Android smart phone or computer with internet access A wired or wireless router e Angry IP Scanner Note this program may be downloaded for free from http vvvvvv angryip org e Home electronics 2 GETTING STARTED This section provides essential information on how to connect your Home Control System Mbed Microcontroller Bluetooth Module DB 9 Connector for X 10 Printed Circuit Board 9 Volt DC Power Connector Infrared LEDs RJ 45 Ethernet Connector Miscellaneous Circuitry 2 1 Setting Up Your Home Control System 2 1
3. e to the micro SD card in your Android smart phone Step 4 Run Apps Installer and choose HomeControl to install the application onto your Android smart phone Once the installation has completed you can run the Home Control System Android application 2 3 Positioning Your Home Control System This section details useful tips when for positioning you Home Control System In order to successfully control televisions cable boxes and DVD players the Home Control System must be positioned in a direct line of sight with these devices Locate the infrared LEDs on the Home Control System Ensure these are pointed directly at your television cable box DVD player etc Note The Home Control System must be positioned within two meters of these devices at all times 2 4 Configuring Your X 10 Device Settings This section describes how to configure each X 10 module to be used with the Home Control System Step 1 Locate the X 10 vvireless transceiver Note the house letter assigned to the device Note Currently only house letters A and B are supported on the Home Control System Step 2 Plug the X 10 vvireless transceiver into an outlet You may also connect any tvvo prong appliance to the X 10 wireless transceiver Step 3 Locate a secondary X 10 module Ensure the house letter is the same as the X 10 wireless transceiver Step 4 Change the unit number to 2 or 3 Step 5 Plug this module into an outlet and connect the de
4. r Home Control System into your web browser s URL box Tip The URL box is usually the top most box on your web browser Step 3 Press enter Your web browser will connect to your Home Control System 3 2 2 Controlling Home Electronics From your Web Browser Controlling your home electronics is as easy and intuitive as using a typical remote control From the main menu select the device you wish to control Your Home Control System application will then enter the sub menu for that device Select the action you wish to perform Mozilla Firefox a kache File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help vn L nttp 192 168 2 5 infrared htmi Most Visited Getting Started a Latest Headlines Elex ftp FireFTP Camosun College Un L Electronics amp Comput http 192 168 2 5 infrared htmi Infrared Mw ovo ver Cable On Off Mute l Channel Up Volume Up Enter Channel Down J Volume Down Back Done EM 1144AM 2 ub 3 3 Controlling Your Home Electronics Controlling your home electronics is as easy and intuitive as using a standard universal remote control Simply select the device you wish to control then select the action you wish to perform Example Turning on your television Step 1 Connect to the Home Control System with either your Android smart phone or web browser Step 2 Select the television b
5. ransceiver Module Lamp Module Appliance Module Maximum Number X 256 10 Modules Supported Web Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome Brovvsers Supported Android Android v2 1 or higher Operating Systems N ACKNOVVLEDGEMENTS Home Control would like to thank the following people for their guidance and encouragement e Mel Dundas e Wayne Mayes Gurbinder Dhade e Kelly Holmquist e Alan Duncan e Kate Wellburn e Tristan Nixon e The rest of the Electronics Engineering Technology department Home Control is e Matthew Bardutz e Auran Gill e Andrew Hopewell e lan Scott Contact camosun hsc gmail com
6. rom the main menu select the device you vvish to control Your Home Control System application vvill then enter the sub menu for that device Select the action you vvish to perform Kaf 12 05 PM a Ml 12 07 PM Control Android App Lights ON Lights OFF Lamps ON Lamps OFF Dim Lamps Brighten Lamps Stereo ON Stereo OFF 62 3 2 The VVeb Site User nterface This section is designed to familiarize you vvith the Home Control System s vveb site The vveb site user interface provides a secondary interface to control your home electronics The vveb site is accessed by entering the unique IP address of your Home Control System into any web brovvser B Home Control Mozilla Firefe File Edit Vievv History Bookmarks Tools Help pc Le 1 http 192 16825 Most Visited Getting Started a Latest Headlines Elex ftp FireFTP Camosun College Un Electronics amp Comput Home Control VVelcome to the Home Control VVebserver Click one of the links belovv Infrared X 10 Bluetooth mm n n 11 43AM a Lu 2 yakla 10 12 2010 3 2 1 Connecting To The Home Control System From Your Web Browser This section describes how to connect to the Home Control System with your computer s web browser Currently Microsoft Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers are supported Step 1 Open your web browser Step 2 Type the unigue IP address of you
7. sired two prong appliance to the secondary module Note Dimming features are only available on the X 10 modules marked Lamp Module Warning Only lamps should be connected to the Lamp Module This feature may damage other home electronics Do not connect lamps using CFL bulbs to the X 10 modules 3 USING YOUR HOME CONTROL SYSTEM This section illustrates how to operate your Home Control System 3 1 The Android Application User interface This section is designed to familiarize you vvith the Home Control System s Android Application The Android application user interface is the primary interface for controlling your home electronics After dovvnloading and installation the application may be run the same vvay as other android applications BM e 8 39 PM BM 63 12 04 PM R Home Control Welcome to the Home Co Cable Box X 10 A X 10 B Bluetooth Go Back 3 1 1 Connecting To The Home Control System From Your Android Smart Phone Step 1 Open the Home Control System Android application This is titled Home Control Step 2 Enter the unique IP address of your Home Control System into the text box seen in the image above Step 3 Press the connect button Your Android smart phone will now connect to your Home Control System web server 3 1 2 Controlling Home Electronics From you Android Smart Phone Controlling your home electronics is as easy and intuitive as using a typical remote control F
8. utton Step 3 Select the On Off button Your television will now turn on Example Turning on a lamp Step 1 Connect to the Home Control System with either your Android smart phone or web browser Step 2 Select the X 10 button Step 3 Select the lamp you wish to control Step 4 Select the On button Your lamp will now turn on 4 TROUBLESHOOTING This section vvill describe basic troubleshooting step for a variety of cases 4 1 1 Case 1 Symptom Your Home Control System power LED will not turn on Solution Ensure your Home Control System is connected to a power supply 4 1 2 Case 2 Symptom Your Home Control System is unable to obtain an IP address Solution Ensure your Home control System is connected to a router 4 1 3 Case 3 Symptom Your Home Control System will not receive commands from the Android application or web site interfaces Solution Press the reset button located on the top of the Home Control System microcontroller 4 1 4 Case 4 Symptom Your Home Control System will control lamps and stereos but not televisions and cable boxes Solution Ensure your Home Control System is within 2 meters of your television DVD player etc 5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS This section details some of the technical specifications of the Home Control System Consult these details when determining the applicable peripherals and power supplies SD Card Type Micro SD SD Card Size 128MB to 4GB X 10 Module Type T
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