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Hello,
I have designed an aoutomatic irrigation system in which the pump gets turned on or off based on the moisture content of the soil.
Now, i also want to control the pump through sms or call. I cant use any GSM sheild ans they are not available here nor can i order from abroad...GSM modems are available though....i need detailed help about the interfacing and codes....

Thank You!

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Have you datasheets of the available GSM -modems?

To they talk TTL-level rs232?

Another option is to connect the backlight signal from a phone to an Arduino (analog?) in pin - GND connected too of course-  so that when it receives an SMS some action will start.
Drawbacks:
= You can only define one action but that might be enough...
= Everyone can call the number..

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I am yet to buy the GSM modem; it is a USB GPRS modem that is used to connect to internet using sim.
Could u kindly elaborate on the backlight signal?

Can i use the motherboard of a phone instead of a GPRS modem which has a built in GPRS modem? If so then how?

Thanks.

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Another option is to connect the backlight signal from a phone to an Arduino (analog?) in pin - GND connected too of course-  so that when it receives an SMS some action will start.

There are relay kits avaliable for doing this using a photo diode. If you watch your cell phone, the display will probably randomly light it self up to preclude the phone from being used for ugly purposes.

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Could someone please tell me how to do it with a GSM modem...

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Connect the GSM modem to the Serial port of the Arduino. Depending on the GSM modem you can poll it if there are messages availabale, of some others might make a line HIGH to indicate something is arriving.

How it is done exactly is written in the manual / datasheet. Modems tend to differ slightly...

Google for "AT commands GSM Arduino" to see examples how it could be done,

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The GSM modem that are available are of the USB type; so how can it be connected? Thanks

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You can't connect USB devise to arduino w/o special shield.
But you can make connection to GSM phone , search Atmel's application note AVR323.

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Thanks a lot! The Application note seems to be really helpful. I will go through it and will definitely ask for help if i need any...
 It says that i can use any phone except Nokia phones that uses F or M-bus. Ho do i check that?

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I cant use any GSM sheild ans they are not available here nor can i order from abroad...

Have a look at these.  http://www.libelium.com/squidbee/index.php?title=New_GPRS_module_for_Arduino_(Hilo_-_Sagem)

There is are a lot of posts on Arduino and other forums about using this unit, from sending texts to networking.
Check with Google.

You can buy them at http://www.cooking-hacks.com/index.php/arduino-gprs-module.html (and probably elsewhere)

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Thanks a lot...but i can't buy any sheild...

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Hello, i have the phone shown in the link available: http://www.cpkb.org/wiki/Nokia_1680_classic_pinout
now i can connect the rx tx pins of the arduino Mega2560 board to the corresponding rx, tx of the phone...what to do after that if u want to turn on a motor by a phone call. Thanks!

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Must read this stuff.....

http://abishaisingh.wordpress.com/2012/06/03/gsm-modem-sim-300-sending-text-sms-arduino/

it might be useful...