Gabi Zuniga
Published © GPL3+

Smart Vent System

Smart Vent System will help you save energy by heating or cooling only the rooms that you need.

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Smart Vent System

Things used in this project

Hardware components

ARTIK 10
Samsung ARTIK 10
×1
Photon
Particle Photon
×1
Amazon Echo
Amazon Alexa Amazon Echo
×1
PIR Motion Sensor (generic)
PIR Motion Sensor (generic)
×1
Grove Temperature Sensor
×1
Grove - Button
×1
L9110 Dual Channel Motor Driver Module
×1
LED (generic)
LED (generic)
×1
Resistor 10k ohm
Resistor 10k ohm
×1
Jumper wires (generic)
Jumper wires (generic)
×1
Solderless Breadboard Half Size
Solderless Breadboard Half Size
×1
Android device
Android device
×1

Software apps and online services

ARTIK Cloud for IoT
Samsung ARTIK Cloud for IoT
Node-RED
Node-RED
Arduino Web Editor
Arduino Web Editor
Android Studio
Android Studio

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Schematics

Circuit Diagram

Vent Controller Schematics

Code

Arduino Sketch

C/C++
#include "MQTT/MQTT.h"
#include <math.h>


boolean bVentStatus = false;            // true when vent is open; false when close
boolean bMotionDetected = false;        // true when motion has been detected
int countSinceMotionDetected = 0;       // counts since motion detected to send no motion event
int counter = 0;                        // loop count

// PIN DEFINITIONS

#define OPEN_VENT_PIN           1
#define CLOSE_VENT_PIN          0
#define PIR_MOTION_SENSOR       4
#define RED_LED                 3
#define BUTTON_PIN              5
#define BOARD_LED               7

// MQTT Configuration and Callbacks

byte server[] = { 10, 0, 0, 45 };
void callback(char* topic, byte* payload, unsigned int length);
MQTT client(server, 1883, callback);

void callback(char* topic, byte* payload, unsigned int length) {
    char p[length + 1];
    memcpy(p, payload, length);
    p[length] = NULL;
    String message(p);

    if (message.equals("open")) {
        openVent();
    }
    else if (message.equals("close")) {
        closeVent();
    }
}


// INITIALIZATION

void setup() {
    RGB.control(true);                // Enable on board Photon color LED

    pinMode(RED_LED, OUTPUT);
    pinMode(BOARD_LED, OUTPUT);
    pinMode(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT);

    pinMode(CLOSE_VENT_PIN, OUTPUT);
    digitalWrite(CLOSE_VENT_PIN, HIGH);
  
    pinMode(OPEN_VENT_PIN, OUTPUT);
    digitalWrite(OPEN_VENT_PIN, HIGH);

    pinMode(PIR_MOTION_SENSOR, INPUT);
  
    client.connect(System.deviceID());
    if (client.isConnected()) {
        client.subscribe("office-vent");    // subscribe to vent actions
    }
}


// ARDUINO LOOP

void loop() {
    counter++;

    handleMantualControl();

    if (client.isConnected()) {
        client.loop();

        handleTemp();
        handleMotion();
    }

    delay(600);
}


// handleMantualControl
// if button is pressed then toggle between opening and closing vent
// update on board led color to green when open and red when closed

void handleMantualControl() {
    int state = digitalRead(BUTTON_PIN);

    boolean action = false;
    if (state == HIGH) {
        digitalWrite(BOARD_LED, HIGH);
        if (!action) {
            if (bVentStatus) {
                closeVent();
            } else {
                openVent();
            }       
        }
        action = true;
    } else {
        digitalWrite(BOARD_LED, LOW); 
        action = false;
    }
}

// handleTemp
// publish temperature to MQTT channel

void handleTemp() {
    // publish temp
    char tempBuffer[32];

    if (counter % 500 == 0) {
        float temp = readTemp();
        sprintf(tempBuffer,"%2.2f", temp);
        client.publish("office-vent-temp", tempBuffer);
    }
}

// handleMotion
// When motion is detected then turn on led
// publish motion event to MQTT
// after period of inactivity send no motion event (false)

void handleMotion() {
    int motion = digitalRead(PIR_MOTION_SENSOR);
    if (motion == HIGH) {
        bMotionDetected = true;
    }
    digitalWrite(RED_LED, motion); 
    
    if (counter % 10 == 0 && bMotionDetected) {
        client.publish("office-vent-motion", "true");
        bMotionDetected = false;
        countSinceMotionDetected = 0;
    }
    
    countSinceMotionDetected++;
    if (countSinceMotionDetected % 2000 == 0) {
        client.publish("office-vent-motion", "false");
    }
}


// openVent
// Open vent and send MQTT notification

void openVent() {
    if (!bVentStatus) {
        // set to green once opened
        RGB.color(0, 255, 0);
        digitalWrite(OPEN_VENT_PIN, LOW);               
        delay(300);
        digitalWrite(OPEN_VENT_PIN, HIGH);
        bVentStatus = true;
        client.publish("office-vent-state", "open");
    }
}

// closeVent
// Close vent and send MQTT notification

void closeVent() {
    if (bVentStatus) {
        // set to red once closed
        RGB.color(255, 0, 0);
        digitalWrite(CLOSE_VENT_PIN, LOW);               
        delay(300);
        digitalWrite(CLOSE_VENT_PIN, HIGH);
        bVentStatus = false;
        client.publish("office-vent-state", "closed");
    } 
}


// readTemp
// Temperature calculation helper

float readTemp() {
    int a;
    float temperature;
    int B=3975;                  //B value of the thermistor
    float resistance;
  
    a=analogRead(3);
    resistance=(float)(4300-a)*10000/a; //get the resistance of the sensor
    temperature=1/(log(resistance/10000)/B+1/298.15)-273.15;//convert to temperature via datasheet
    return temperature;
}

Android App

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Credits

Gabi Zuniga

Gabi Zuniga

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