COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Automatic Noise Sensing System

by

Guballa, Daryl Adrian M.

Submitted to:

Ms. May Florence D. San Pablo

March 8, 2019
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PREFACE

This chapter provides an overview of the project specifications, descriptions, the

objectives the group attained in pursuing the project, and the scope and delimitations of the

device.

The group came up with an idea of creating a device named Noise Sensing Machine.

The proposed project aims to assist librarians in minimizing unnecessary noise inside the library.

The system is designed with an alarm system that triggers when the set noise level is reached.

The system is also designed with a database that allows authorized personnel to access and

control the device.

In creating the project, the group wanted to attain the following objectives:

 To create a system using Arduino for programming and functions;

 To create a program that sets a certain level of noise to be reached;

 To create a warning system once the noise level is reached;

 To create a database system that record the entry of authorized personnel;

 To generate an output with 80% reliability

Due to time constraints, the project is designed to a limit of functions only. The

proposed project is accurate for a certain distance from the noise, being too far would not assure

the user of the reliability of the device in alarming on time. Being said, there is a limited range of

noise level that the device can detect, low or muffled noises might not be able to be detected by

the device.
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INTRODUCTION

Books are sources of information and entertainment. A person can lose oneself while

reading books and may lose track of time such is the power that books hold or any type of

literature. Libraries houses numerous books categorized in different section according to the

reader’s needs. Libraries are where people gather to perform research, study and learn. However,

today, libraries are now a gathering of students that wants to escape the heat or students looking

for a place to sleep; because of these situations, the people who go to the library to study cannot

concentrate on what they’re doing because of the noise of those people who thoughtlessly ignore

the obvious warnings posted within the library. The librarians have to manually press the bell in

order to let people know that they are being too noisy which disrupts their normal duties.

The group wanted to create a machine designed with a system that detects the noise

inside the library and automatically sent out an alarm when the noise reaches the level that is

preset within the project. The project is specifically designed to help minimize the effort of the

librarians in manually pressing the bell whenever an unnecessary noise arises. The project allows

the librarian or any official inside the library to be more productive for the system is designed to

alarm automatically, with that said the librarian can have more time in doing more tasks like

roaming the library, stacking the bookshelves, etc., than staying beside the bell.
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GLOSSARY

Embedded System – these are hardware that can function by itself with the help of the software

installed when manufactured.

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) – is a device used to display texts or images for devices

[ CITATION Mar05 \l 1033 ].

Microcontroller – it is the brain of the system. It is where the programs are stored for embedded

systems.

Noise – as defined by [ CITATION NoA28 \l 1033 ] is “any sound that is undesired or interferes with

one’s hearing of something.”

Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) – identification cards that contains programmed data

within them.

Sensors – hardware devices that are responsible for detecting data from the environment and

sends the data collected to the microcontroller.

USER REQUIREMENTS

The project aims to create an embedded system that can assist the librarians in their

duties in monitoring and minimizing the noise inside the library to help create an environment

suitable for reading, learning and researching.

The system, once activated by the RFID tapped by the authorized personnel in the

system, would be able to detect the unnecessary noise inside the library. Once the system reaches

the pre-set noise level, the system will send out an alarm to let the people inside the vicinity

know that they are noisy.

The system is also designed with a database for users that allows them to activate the

system. The users are classified into two groups, the administrator and the general user. The

administrator has the capability of modifying the range of the noise level within the system by

adjusting the volume of the alarm. However, the general user is only allowed to adjust the

volume of the system alarm.

PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS

This chapter provides the list of the requirements that the user should take into

consideration when using the automated noise sensing machine:

 The project needs to have its own power supply to use.

 The user shall ensure that the system is plugged in so that the system can run.

 The user shall adjust the level of the noise level that the system can detect by pressing on

the keys to the user’s desired level after the system is turned on.

 The system is equipped with an LCD that displays the mode of the system.

 Once the system is on, the system will automatically detect the noise level present inside

the library.

 The user shall adjust the volume of the alarm emitted by the system.
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ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

This chapter provides an overview of the requirements an organization should follow

in using the system.

Any organization when using a structure would want to have a system that they can

only use and no one else except for authorized users. Listed below are the requirements for the

user’s authorization:

 The administration is responsible for disseminating the RFID card that has a programmed

installed in it to authorized employees.

 The users shall authenticate themselves by tapping the RFID card issued to them to

activate the system.

 The user can see if the RFID used will be accepted by the system through the LED

display or otherwise.
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SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

Figure 1–System Architecture

The system has a 12 Volts (V) supply because of the requirements of the amplifier

used yet the microcontroller only needs 5 V. To remedy this is to use a voltage regulator in order

to meet the demands of the needed supplies of the components. An RFID module is used in order

to access the system and an authorized personnel can only do so. A database for authorized

personnel are recorded every access of the system. The LCD module will then display the menu

where the user can turn on or off the sound detection sensor, adjust the intensity off the back

light of the LCD and also adjust the sound of the speaker when it can detect noise. The sound

detection sensor is basically a microphone which is responsible for triggering the audio speakers.

As the sound reaches the range of detection, the ringing sound from the speaker will depend on

how long the noise is detected.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION

8.1 The system shall only be accessed by an Administrator for it to turn on and do

modifications.

8.2 The range of noise to be detected should be adjusted by the Administrator

depending on the amount of people in the library.

8.3 A database of authorized personnel should be operational for editing like viewing,

blocking of other authorized personnel and granting access to new personnel.

8.4 The system should be operational depending on the time when the library is open.
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SYSTEM MODELS

9.1 Activity Model of the Speaker Operation

Figure 2- Activity Model

Figure 2 is the representation of the activity model on how the speaker operates. The

RFID modules acts as the authorization authenticator of the system, once the user is

authenticated the RFID will be saved. The user now will be able to access the system. The next

box in the diagram is on how the speaker works, the sound sensor captures the analog noise

once passed through the sensor it will be converted to digital sound, after being converted, the

digitalized sound will be processed in the microcontroller to be generated as an output through

the speakers.
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APPENDIX: DATA SHEET

10.1 Sound Detection Sensor

The sound sensor module provides an easy way to detect sound and is generally used

for detecting sound intensity. This module can be used for security, switch, and monitoring

applications. Its accuracy can be easily adjusted for the convenience of usage. It uses a

microphone which supplies the input to an amplifier, peak detector and buffer. When the sensor

detects a sound, it processes an output signal voltage which is sent to a microcontroller then

performs necessary processing.

The Arduino Uno is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328

(datasheet). It has 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs), 6

analog inputs, a 16 MHz crystal oscillator, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP

header, and a reset button. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller;

simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or

battery to get started. The Uno differs from all preceding boards in that it does not use the FTDI

USB-to-serial driver chip. Instead, it features the Atmega8U2 programmed as a USB-to-serial

converter. "Uno" means one in Italian and is named to mark the upcoming release of Arduino

1.0. The Uno and version 1.0 will be the reference versions of Arduino, moving forward.
 10.3 LCD (16x2)

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screen is an electronic display module and find a wide

range of applications. A 16x2 LCD display is very basic module and is very commonly used in

various devices and circuits. These modules are preferred over seven segments and other multi

segment LEDs. The reasons being: LCDs are economical; easily programmable; have no

limitation of displaying special & even custom characters (unlike in seven

segments), animations and so on.

A 16x2 LCD means it can display 16 characters per line and there are 2 such lines. In

this LCD each character is displayed in 5x7 pixel matrix. This LCD has two registers, namely,

Command and Data.

The command register stores the command instructions given to the LCD. A

command is an instruction given to LCD to do a predefined task like initializing it, clearing its
screen, setting the cursor position, controlling display etc. The data register stores the data to be

displayed on the LCD.

10.4 RC522 RFID Module 13.56MHz

The MFRC522 is a highly integrated reader/writer IC for contactless communication

at 13.56 MHz. The MFRC522 reader supports ISO/IEC 14443 A/MIFARE mode.

The MFRC522’s internal transmitter is able to drive a reader/writer antenna designed

to communicate with ISO/IEC 14443 A/MIFARE cards and transponders without additional

active circuitry. The receiver module provides a robust and efficient implementation for

demodulating and decoding signals from ISO/IEC 14443 A/MIFARE compatible cards and

transponders. The digital module manages the complete ISO/IEC 14443 A framing and error

detection (parity and CRC) functionality.

Features:
 MFRC522 chip based board  Read Range: Approximately 3cm

 Operating frequency: 13.56MHz with supplied card and fob

 Supply Voltage: 3.3V  SPI Interface

 Current: 13-26mA  Max Data Transfer Rate: 10Mbit / s

 Dimensions: 60mm × 39mm