Hi, I am starting on a project, and I would like to get some help to start with this or get some tips on how to start and where. This is very similar to a so called Pilot-controlled lighting system or PCL but I would like to build and use at home, not for industrial or commercial use and also I would like to use the latest technology to build it.
So the purpose of this design is to use VHF radio (Icom or similar), Use its Push-To-Talk (PTT) button to send signals to a receiver of some kind and get those signals to a controller board which again registers the signals and by some programming/setup it switches on a relay board connected to it to turn on or off the lights.
This means I need an airband (118-136 Mhz) receiver of some brand, can also just be an airband board but with desired frequencies. I need a controller board or a small computer like raspberry pi, beaglebone or arduino uno to use as a controller, and I need an a compatible relay board that can swith on or off some light bulbs (60W-120W) connected to it.
My questions are:
1. Is there any tips on how to do this?
2. What about any previous home projects?
3. Has anybody attempted this before?
4. Can raspberry pi or arduino be used for this? If so, which one is recommended?
5. Do I maybe need an SDR Software-defined-radio for this?
6. Is it possible to just buy an cheap airband receiver board?
Thanks
Edvin
So the purpose of this design is to use VHF radio (Icom or similar), Use its Push-To-Talk (PTT) button to send signals to a receiver of some kind and get those signals to a controller board which again registers the signals and by some programming/setup it switches on a relay board connected to it to turn on or off the lights.
This means I need an airband (118-136 Mhz) receiver of some brand, can also just be an airband board but with desired frequencies. I need a controller board or a small computer like raspberry pi, beaglebone or arduino uno to use as a controller, and I need an a compatible relay board that can swith on or off some light bulbs (60W-120W) connected to it.
My questions are:
1. Is there any tips on how to do this?
2. What about any previous home projects?
3. Has anybody attempted this before?
4. Can raspberry pi or arduino be used for this? If so, which one is recommended?
5. Do I maybe need an SDR Software-defined-radio for this?
6. Is it possible to just buy an cheap airband receiver board?
Thanks
Edvin