Control Home Appliances From Your Smarthphone With Blynk ...

Introduction: Control Home Appliances From Your Smarthphone With Blynk App and Raspberry Pi

In this project, we are going to learn how to use Blynk app and Raspberry Pi 3 in order to control home appliance (Coffee maker,Lamp,Window curtain and more...).

Hardware components :

• Raspberry Pi 3

• Relay

• Lamp

• Breadboard

• Wires

Software apps :

• Blynk App

Step 1: Install Operating System in Pi

You can skip this step if you have installed the OS already in the Pi.If yes then go to step 2 or else look the complete OS installing instructions in this link that I uploaded.

https://www.instructables.com/id/Build-Your-Own-PC-With-Raspberry/

NOTE: You can also use your Smartphone or a PC to remote connect to your Raspberry Pi in this link that I uploaded :

https://www.instructables.com/id/Lets-Use-IOSWindows-As-a-Monitor-of-Raspberry-Pi/

Step 2: Blynk's Configuration

To setup Blynk App,you should follow the steps below :

• Download the Blynk app on your smartphone and create an account.

• Create a new project, select from the list your hardware (Raspberry Pi 3).

• Select connection type (Wifi,Bluetooth...).

• Add a widget to your control panel by clicking on the plus icon on the top right.

• Select the Button widget,and double tap on it to edit its settings.

• Install Node.js library on Linux( For that I advice you to watch the video or follow this link:

http://help.blynk.cc/how-to-connect-different-hardware-with-blynk/raspberry-pi/how-to-install-nodejs-library-on-linux ).

Note : Authentication key is send to your email.

Step 3: Watch the Video for More Details

All the Blynk App configuration is shown in video.

Hope you will like this toturial.

Thanks:)

Step 4: Schematic

Kindly follow the steps bellow :

• Connect the Raspberry's Vcc to the Relay's Vcc.

• Connect the Raspberry's GND to the Relay's GND.

• Connect the Raspberry's GPIOx to the Relay's IN.