Hardware implementation of GPRS enabled embedded server for remote access terminal

Wireless Packet Data Networks, such as GPRS, hold great promise for applications that rely on machine to machine (M2M) communication. The rapidly advancing mobile communication technology and the decrease in costs make it possible to incorporate mobile technology into home automation systems. Based on an SMS/GPRS (Short Message Service/General Packet Radio Service) mobile cell module and a microcontroller, a home automation server can be established, Powerful microcontrollers are used as parts of most home and office appliances of today. Integrating web servers to these intelligent devices will aid in controlling them over the Internet and also in creating effective user interfaces in the form of web pages. This paper presents the development of AT modem driver, text based command processing software, output for an Atmel micro-controller to facilitate in sending and receiving data via the cell module. The proposed design is implemented using SMS(commonly known as text messages) and GPRS (Internet based protocol) as the main communication protocol.