Block Diagram

Electricity Meter
An electricity meter or energy meter is a device that measures the amount of electric energy consumed by a residence, business, or an electrically powered device Electricity meters are typically calibrated in billing units, the most common one being the kilowatt hour [kWh]. Periodic readings of electricity meters establishes billing cycles and energy used during a cycle. Periodic readings of electricity meters establishes billing cycles and energy used during a cycle.

ARM Microcontroller
ARM was named as Acorn RISC Machine at the time of its manufacturing for the first time. Later ARM is renamed as Advanced RISC Machine. ARM Processor follows RISC & It is based on Von Neumann architecture.

ARM Microcontroller
Features/Specification of ARM Controller :
The clock frequency of ARM is 800Mhz. Register length of ARM processor is 32 bit 3 stage pipe line. 2 types of request interrupts . Power supply:5V

ARM has many good properties compared to its size.

Small Area (few square millimeters). Consumes Low Power. Its Fast.

GSM Module
A GSM modem is a specialized type of modem which accepts a SIM card, and operates over a subscription to a mobile operator, just like a mobile phone.
Also they have IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number similar to mobile phones for their identification.

From the mobile operator perspective, a GSM modem looks just like a mobile phone.

GSM Module
Operations that can be performed using GSM modem:
Receive, send or delete SMS messages in a SIM. Make, Receive, or reject a voice call. Read, add, search phonebook entries of the SIM. We can monitor the signal strength in particular locality.

Features of GSM modems:

Support wide range of frequencies (from 850 MHZ to 1900 MHZ for different classification of GSM networks). Supports integration with RS232 cable. Can be interfaced to system using USB cables. Input voltage varies from 5v to 30v. Very less weight in few grams. Provided with SIM holder and SMA antenna connector.

GSM Module
Interfacing GSM Module With Micro Controller & Computer
A GSM Modem can be interfaced to a micro controller using serial ports by using a RS-232 Cable.

A GSM Modem can be interfaced to a computer using Universal Serial Bus(USB) port with a USB cable directly.

RS-232
RS-232 is a standard communication protocol for linking to allow serial data exchange. MAX232 IC is used to convert the TTL/CMOS logic levels to RS232 logic levels during serial communication of microcontrollers with other serial peripheral devices.

In this project, RS-232 is used to transfer data from microcontroller to the GSM modem.

LCD
A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat panel display, electronic visual display, or video display that uses the light modulating properties of liquid crystals

LCDs are used in a wide range of applications including computer monitors, televisions, instrument panels, aircraft cockpit displays In this LCD is used to display the micro controller data.