Introduction: Arduino Internet Controlled Desk Lamp

By Bruce is on fire
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This is a little project I did to control my desk lamp over the internet.

Step 1: What You'll Need

A linux web-server with PHP, an arduino, a relay and some other components.

Step 2: Upload Your Code to the Arduino

Upload the following code to your arduino:

void setup(){
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop()
{
  if (Serial.available() > 0) {

    char inByte = Serial.read();
    if(inByte == '1'){
      digitalWrite(13,HIGH);
    }
    else if(inByte == '0'){
      digitalWrite(13,LOW);
    }
  }
}

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Step 3: The Circuit

Connect everything as shown in the image.
Connect the base of the transistor to the pin used in the code I used pin 13

Connect your light bulb in series with switching contacts of the relay.

And connect your arduino to your server.

Step 4: The Webpage

php_serial.class.php = Serial library

example.php = The code
make sure you put the path of your arduino on the following line:
$serial->deviceSet("/dev/ttyUSB0");


Upload this two files to your server in the same directory.


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Step 5: Test It

Make sure your permissions are right
go to your terminal and type: ls -l /dev/ttyUSB0
then you'll should get a response like:  crw-rw-rw- 1 root .............
otherwise you have to set the permissions type: chmod 666 /dev/ttyUSB0

Browse to the example page.

Normally you should be able to control your lights.


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