GSM remote control project
posted May 28th 2008 8:13am by Will O'Brienfiled under: cellphones hacks, classic hacks

It’s been a while since we’d seen any new SMS/GSM/serial remote interface projects. [Emanuele] sent in his version of a project to do just that. It uses a PIC16F84 and will send or receive commands. A pair of relays provide options for controlling whatever you want to hook it up to. You’ll need a login, but he’s released the full schematics and firmware. He developed this to find uses for old phones, but an alternative is to pick up a cheap calling card cell and dedicate it to a project like this. This seems like a great way to add an out of band alarm system to your house/car/robotic minion.





Nicely done. Only problem that I see, is that this is very similar to devices being used to detonate IED’s in Afghanistan and Iraq. Whatever your position on the conflicts there are, I personally would be very uncomfortable at the idea of lending technical assistance to those involved with terrorist activities. Just a though.
Posted at 1:01 pm on May 28th, 2008 by varient6