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9 - A Carrier-current System for domestIc Remote Control
9.3 RECEIVER
9.3.1 Instructions for use
Whereas there is only one transmitter in a house, there are several receivers, each located
near the blind to be controlled. All receivers are identical, and, provided they are set to the
same house code as the transmitter, they receive the same commands at the same time.
Thus, when the operator presses the CLOSE button of the transmitter, all blinds will close si-
multaneously.
In addition to the remote control, each blind must be controlled locally. Each receiver has a
pushbutton for this purpose that allows the blind to be cycled through the following states:
OPEN, STOP, CLOSE, STOP, OPEN... in a circular manner.
9.3.2 Electronic circuitry
The main blocks of the electronic circuit are:
The power supply, that provides the power for the rest of the circuit
The microcontroller, that controls the global working, decodes the X10 frames, and
coordinates the motion of the blinds
The filter and detector, that select the carrier frequency while rejecting the interference, and
produce a logic signal that is true when the carrier is present
The relays and their drivers, that switch the blind motors on and off, and select the direction
of the motion (open or close)
The receiver must be designed to take the following constraints into account:
It must be small, to be easily installed where needed, with an acceptable appearance and
size
It must be cheap
These constraints preclude the use of a transformer for the power supply, because it is both
bulky and expensive. For this reason, the power is drawn directly from the power line through
a capacitor. This is a cheap method, but it cannot provide a high current, to keep the capacitor
size and cost within reasonable limits.
This will lead to a careful design of the circuit to minimize power consumption. The filter uses
a single-transistor stage, with high load resistors to save power. The relays are of the locking
type, that is, they have two coils each: one to switch the relay in one direction, the other to
switch it in the other. Once switched, the relays do not current to flow continuously through the
coils. Thus, a short pulse of current (40 mA during 5 ms) suffices to trip the relay. The required
power is stored in the filtering capacitor of the power supply, and the frequency of the switch-
ings is limited by software so as to allow the capacitor to recharge between two pulses. With
a main capacitor value of 220 and since in most cases two relays must be switched at the
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