WIRELESS NOTICE BOARD BASED ONARDUINO AND GSM

TECHNOLOGY

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

award of Bachelor of Engineering degree in
Electronics and Communication Engineering
by

FATIN KISHO E (39130128)

RAJA MANIKANDAN P(39130365)

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION

ENGINEERINGSCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERING

SATHYABAMA
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

(DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY)

Accredited with Grade “A” by NAAC

JEPPIAAR NAGAR, RAJIV GANDHI SALAI, CHENNAI - 600

APRIL 2023

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 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION
ENGINEERING

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that this Project Report is the bonafide work of Fatin Kisho E
(39130128) and Raja Manikandan P (39130365) who carried out the project entitled
“WIRELESS NOTICE BOARD BASED ON ARDUINO AND GSM
TECHNOLOGY “under the supervision of Dr.S.Barani.M.E., Ph.D.

Internal Guide
Dr.S. Barani M.E., Ph.D.

Dr.T. Ravi M.E., Ph.D.

Head of the Department

Submitted for Viva voce Examination held on 27.04.23

Internal Examiner External Examiner

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 DECLARATION

This is to certify that this Project Report is the bonafide work of Fatin

Kisho E (39130128) and Raja Manikandan P(39130365) , hereby declare that

the Project Report entitled “WIRELESS NOTICE BOARD BASED ON

ARDUINO AND GSM TECHNOLOGY” is done under the guidance of Dr.S.

BARANI is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of

Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication

Engineering.

DATE: 27.04.23

PLACE: CHENNAI

SIGNATURE OF THE CANDIDATES

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We are pleased to acknowledge my sincere thanks to Board of Management of

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY for their kind

encouragement in doing this project and for completing it successfully. I am grateful to them.

We convey my profound gratitude to Dr. N.M. NANDHITHA, M.E., Ph.D., Prof. & Dean,
School of Electrical and Electronics and Dr. T. RAVI, M.E., Ph.D., Head of the Department of
Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sathyabama University for having been a
constant source of support and encouragement for the completion of the project.

We consider my self-most fortunate and immensely privileged to have worked under the
guidance of Dr. S BARANI M.E., Ph.D. Department of Electronics and Communication
Engineering to complete this project successfully.

We express heartfelt thanks to all teaching and non-teaching staff members of the
department of Electronics and Communication Engineering who are helpful in many ways
for the completion of the project.

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 ABSTRACT

The project deals with an interesting and innovative manner of displaying messages
on an electronic display board using wireless technology. Notice boards are one of the
basic things in any organisation or public utility places likes hospitals, airports, bus stations,
railway stations, shopping malls and parks. It is time consuming and tedious process to
manually write down the different notices every now and then. To overcome the problem,
the idea of wireless digital display board has been proposed in this paper. The key
objective of this project is to develop a notice board that receives and displays messages
from an authentic user from anywhere in the world using GSM technology. The SIM card
loaded in the GSM module fitted with the wireless display board receives messages from
authorised user having a mobile phone. The received message is then displayed on the
wireless notice board making the whole process easy and fast. Thus the authentic users
can send messages from any corner of the world to be displayed on the notice board using
GSM technology.

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 CONTENTS

CHAPTER TITLE PAGE

NO NO.
ABSTRACT V
LIST OF FIGURES vii
1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 OBJECTIVE 2
1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT 2
2 LITERATURE SURVEY 3
2.1 LITERATURE REVIEW 3
3 SYSTEM ANALYSIS 7
3.1 EXISTING SYSTEM 7
3.2 PROPOSED SYSTEM 8
4 REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION 10
4.1 FEATURES 10
4.2 HARDWARE COMPONENTS 10
4.3 SOFTWARE COMPONENTS 10
5 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED SYSTEM 12
5.1 GSM MODULE 12
5.1.1 GSM ARCHITECTURE 13
5.1.2 GSM WORKING PRINCIPLE 14
5.2 ARDUINO UNO R3 15
5.2.1 ARDUINO ARCHITECTURE 16
5.3 LED 18
5.4 POWER SUPPLY 19
5.5 EMBEDDED C 20
6 IMPLEMENTATION OF SYSTEM 22
6.1 APPLICTIONS 22
6.2 ADVANTAGES 23
7 CONCERNS AND STANDARDS 24
7.1 CONCERNCS 24
7.2 STANDARDS 25
8 RESULTS 26
9 CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORKS 27
REFERENCES 29
APPENDIX 30
A. SOURCE CODE 30

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 LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE TITLE PAGE.

NO. NO.
3.1 Block diagram of existed system 7

3.2 Block diagram of proposed system 9

4.1 Working of proposed System 11

5.1 Gsm module 12

5.2 Gsm module Architecture 13

5.3 Arduino uno 15

5.4 Arduino uno Architecture 17

5.5 LED 18

5.6 Power supply unit 19

5.7 Arduino uno interconnecting with gsm 19

8.1 Final module output 26

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 CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) – an open, digital cellular

technology, first deployed in Finland in December 1991 is the most widely used wireless
digital communication technology. As of 2017, it has become the global standard for mobile
communications – with over 90% market share, operating in over 219 countries and
territories. Digital advertisements have become popular nowadays as shopping malls, super
markets, airports use digital display boards. From every small institution to big organisation,
messages are displayed on digital boards. Over the last two decades the use of cell phones
has been rapidly increasing. Mobile phones and the related technologies have become one
of the most important things in this modern era. This drastic use of mobile phones gave the
interesting idea of sending and receiving messages and the displaying themon digital board.
The SMS (Short Message Service) facility in mobile handset enables us to send and receive
messages all around the world by virtue of International roaming feature. The main aim of
this project is to replace the conventional notice boards by wireless digital displays driven by
GSM technology. The authenticated user on the sending end sends SMS (notice to be
displayed on the board) using his mobile handset to the SIM card loaded in the GSM module
(attached to the wireless notice board), which receives the message and passes it to the
microcontroller in the arduino nano for storage and then displays the received SMS on the
wireless digital board. The SIM card at the receiving end in the GSM module receives only
those messages whose initial character is * and finalis ‘#’. The device can be used anywhere
irrespective of the place of deployment provided mobile network connectivity is available.

Now-a-days advertisement is going digital. The big shops and the shopping centers
use digital displays now. Also, in trains and buses the information like platform number, ticket
information is displayed in digital boards. People are now adapted to the idea of the world at
its fingertips. The use mobile phones have increased dramatically over years. Control and
communication has become important in all the parts of the world. Notice boards are one of

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the widely used ones ranging from primary schools to major organizations to convey
messages at large.

In this modern world Mobile Phones and the related technologies are becoming more and
more prevalent. Various technical arenas in the field of Telecommunication and Embedded
Systems are becoming omnipresent in the people. The use of cell phones has rapidly
increased over the last decade and a half. Upgradation in networking technologies has
encouraged the development and growth of very dense networks. Now-a-days the general
mass prefer communicating while on the move therefore landlines usage has been drastically
reduced.

1.1 OBJECTIVE

The main objective is to design an automatic self-enabled highly reliable electronic notice
board, a display connected to a server system should continuously listen for theincoming call
from client or user process it and display it on the LCD/LED screen message displayed
should be updated every time the user sends new data only authenticated people should be
able to able to access the server.

1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT

Notice boards are one of the basic things in any organisation or public utility places likes
hospitals, airports, bus stations, railway stations, shopping malls and parks.

It is time consuming and tedious process to manually write down the different notices
every now and then.

To overcome the problem, the idea of wireless digital display board has been proposed.

GSM technology aims in reducing the complexity for sending a message by

incorporating SMS (Short Message Service) technology.

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 CHAPTER 2

LITERATURE SURVEY

Neeraj Khera , Divya Shukla, Shambhavi Awasthi (2019) The development of simple
and low cost Android based wireless notice board is presented. The proposed system uses
eitherBluetooth or Wi-Fi based wireless serial data communication. For this purpose Android
based application programs for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi communication between Android based
personal digital assistant devices and remote wireless display board are used. At receiver
end, a low cost microcontroller board (Arduino Uno) is programmed to receive and display
messages in any of the above communication mode. Using the developed system, two
different applications for displaying messages on a remote digital notice board and wireless
person calling has been implemented. The developed system will therefore aims in wirelessly
sharing the information with intended users and alsohelps in saving the time and the cost for
paper and printing hardware.

Mr.P. Blalakrishna, T. Harini, E. Kanaka Jyothi (2021) Notice board is the primary
thing any institution, any Organization and public places like Bus stations, Railway stations
and Parks. But day-to-day work of sticking various notices is a hectic process which
demands a separate person to take care of this display. So, to avoid this burden, this paper
is proposed with an advanced hi-tch wireless notice board. It is built around a microcontroller
(AT mega 2560) which provides all the functionality of the display and wireless control.
The notice board has built with GSM technology and has extra features by the usage of
mobile application. By using mobile application, we can prevent accessing of any
unauthenticated users, falls subscribers and provides high Security. The notice sends
through SMS by incorporating GSM module facilitate the communication of displaying
message on the notice board via user’s mobile phone. In the present scenario, by using GSM
technology, Certain users are fixed to send the message and there is difficult in adding new
users but we Have used mobile app which helps in inserting and deleting user’s identity
according to the circumstances. This smart notice board is useful in real time applications
and information canbe given through our finger tips. It saves more time and reduces the cost
of printing. It has advantages of low power consumption and low cost

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 Kruthika Simha, Shreya, Chethan Kumar, Parinitha C, Shashidhar Tantry(2016) As
technology improves, efficient, financially affordable and highly productive output becomes
an absolute necessity, and this leads us to be more inclined towards using automated control
systems. Human intervention, although it offers variety, adaptability and interactivity, could
lead to errors, as it is a natural and inevitable result of this variability. Hence,
automation of a system is an accepted means to minimize human error and its impact.
Applying this to the situation under scrutiny now, the traditional methods ofwriting/ typing the
notice on paper, and having a man/woman deliver the notice to the respective groups, or
having him/her paste the notice on the notice board, is prone to errors. The person delivering
could deliver it to the wrong group, or tamper with the information being sent, etc.

Sayidul Morsalin, Abdur Rahman (2015) This paper elucidates a wireless digital
noticing system to provide information in an innovative and smart way. The proposed notice
board is a multiuser password-protected SMSbased system fabricated with an LCD. The
communication and information transfer between the authentic user and the LCD display unit
is done via GSM to ensure remote display facilities, so any notice can be displayed on the
electronic board from the user’s mobile SMS from distant places. To ensure system flexibility,
a multiuser noticing and displaying system has been implemented in the system which can
display several notices simultaneously. In addition, the user also can print any notice which is
of concern to them. The total system is designed with simple logic with a robust algorithm
and fabricated with a PIC midrange microcontroller, LCD, GSM module and other
commercially available electronic devices to ensure efficiency and reliability with less cost.

S. Arulmurugan, S. Anitha, A. Priyanga, S. Sangeethapriya at (2016) Notice boards

is commonly used in variety of institutions which we come across in a daily basis. Inthe
present generation the advertisement notice boards are being managed manually. This
process is difficult to involve in order putting a notices on the notice board. This waste a lot of
things likepaper printer ink, manpower and also brings the loss of time. In this paper we have
proposeda system through wireless transmit notices on a notice board using Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi can
pass information for about 100meter distance Wi-Fi data rate has 1 or 2 Mbps. It
accesses numerous point and to support network interfaces. It also makes the system
compatible with more than one wireless technology. This paper describes the Wi-Fi based
LCD display

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 Bhumi Merai, Rohit jain, Ruby Mishra at (2015) Notice board is primary thing in any
institution or organization or public utility places like bus stops, railway stations or parks.But
sending various notices day to day is a tedious process. This project deals with advanced
notice board. It presents an SMS based notice board incorporating the widely used GSM to
facilitate the communication of displaying message on notice board via user’s mobile phone.
Its operation is based on microcontroller AT89c52 programmed in assembly language. A
SIM300 GSM modem with a SIM card is interfaced to the ports of the microcontroller with the
help of AT commands. When the user sends a SMS via a registerednumber from his mobile
phone, it is received by SIM300 GSM modem at the receivers end. SIM300 is duly interfaced
to the microcontroller. The messaged is thus fetched into the microcontroller. It is further
displayed on an electronic notice board which equipped with LCD display interfaced to
microprocessor powered by a regulated power supply from mains. This project is our
experiment.

Anushree S P, Divyashree v Bhat, Moonish G A, Venkatesh U C (2014) Many state-

of- the-art and cutting-edge universities in the world rely on wooden notice boardhanging on
the wall to display announcements. The overreliance of this practice in a university is still not
enough to pass relevant information around as many problems are encountered. We
consider the case study of professional Colleges, where information is a vital key for knowing
the updates of the campus. The goal of this paper is to provide the access to notices and
articles quickly not only within the college premises, also wherever and whenever they need
to know. Also it looks at the development of the existing notice boards, making it run by the
internet access or by local area network (LAN) so as to increase the rate at which relevant
information is being disseminated to the public with no location restriction. The major strength
of the Electronic Notice Board developed, which is an online web application is that, its
usability is fully capable of passing relevant notices and announcements, and keeping the
users updated from time to time. The user is kept updatedeach time the E-Notice Board is
uploaded based on their preferences with respect to the departments and categories
through a SMS. Also the users can view the notices and articles anytime and from
anywhere by opening the web application E-Notice Board which is available online and this
makes our project highly efficient and effective.

Jaydeep Raiyani1 Mr. Dharmisht Dalsaniya at (2014) in his document gives Basic
instructions for Digital signage system using Wi-Fi. This gives basic introduction how to

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operate with Digital Display wirelessly. In recent days we have digital signage system which
basically needs to change their contents using pen drive or using internet but this gives
introduction How to play with digital signage system wirelessly and enjoy good
advertisement.

Vinod B. Jadhav, Tejas S. Nagwanshi, Yogesh P. Patil, Deepak R. Patil at (2016)

had propose a remotely send notice to Digital Monitor from authorized PC on Raspberry pi
card. A Wi-Fi is using for Data transmission. At any time we can add or remove or alter the
text according to our requirement. A transmitter authorized PC is used for sending a notices.
At receiving end Wi-Fi is connected to raspberry pi. When an authorized user sends a notice
from his system, it is received by receiver. Wireless is a popular technology that allows an
electronic device to exchange data wirelessly over a computer network, including highspeed
wireless connections. The data is received from authenticated user.

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 CHAPTER 3

SYSTEM ANALYSIS

3.1 EXISTING SYSTEM

Below points indicate the existing methodology,In this project we use mobile phone totext the
message to be display on the LCD display. Whenever user wants to display the message,
user sends the message using his mobile defining the message to the number of the
subscriber identity module (SIM) which is inserted in the GSM. The GSM module receives
the message. AT(Attention) commands are serially transfer to the GSM from Arduino and
then in return the GSM modem transmit the store message through COM port. The Arduino
validates the message and then display the message in the LCD display board. Various time
division multiplexing techniques have been suggested to make the display boards function
efficiently.
In the existing system the messages(notice) are displayed on the black board or white board.
Sometimes it may erase due to improper writing and improper management. Boards are has
to regularly maintained or else it may get damaged. The Writing in the board are somewhat
difficult and hand may pain of writing more things and it not may be attractive to see for the
peoples.

Fig.3.1 Block diagram of existed system

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3.2 PROPOSED SYSTEM

In this proposed project, arduino is used to control the whole process, GSM module (SIM
900A) to receive the message sent from the authenticated mobile handset and LCD (16*2) to
display the received SMS below shows the block diagram of wireless notice board using
GSM technology.The wireless GSM technology used in the proposed project to display
messages on the notice board is efficient, reliable, and faster with minimal errors. It is cost
effective system, requires very little maintenance, and is easy to handle and use. It fills the
role of conventional and old notice boards that require papers to write the messages. This
time consuming and tedious work has been replaced by wireless digital display board. From
small institutions to big organizations, the digital notice board is gaining popularity.

• Firstly interface GSM module and arduino Mega 2560 by connecting receiver, transmitter,
ground pins of GSM module to transmitter, receiver and ground pins of arduino
mega2560respectively.

• Provide power supply to all the components. With the help of arduinoIDE, execute the
program Load the program into arduino mega 2560 controller using USB cable.Insert the
SIM into SIM slot in GSM module.

• Send an SMS to the GSM module using mobile app. Now you can observe the same
message on the output display board.

• Sending messages from any of the remote area to the distant located Electronic-notice
board using GSM.

• For sending the text message from remote area we need to interface the mobile phone
with GSM.

• For developing some of GSM based applications we need to have some commons
peripherals including GSM MODEM., SIM, Arduino board, LED, power supply and
connecting wires.

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Fig.3.2 Block diagram of proposed system

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 CHAPTER 4

REQUIREMENT SPECIFICATION

4.1 FEATURES

User friendly: Messages are only to be typed on a mobile or a computer, which in turn are
displayed wirelessly on the display unit.

Eliminates use of printers: Since we don’t use papers to display information, printers are also
of no use in this system.
Faster means of transferring information: There is no delay in transmission of information.
Messages are displayed in a matter of seconds after typing.
Long Range: As long as we have the required network A GSM modem is a specific type of
modem which accepts a SIM card. Itoperates over a subscription to a mobile operator, just
like a mobile phone. From the mobile operator perspective, a GSM modem looks just like a
mobile phone. A GSM modem exposes an interface that allows applications such as Now
SMS for sending and receiving messages over the modem interface. At the time you
install your GSM modem, or when connecting your GSM mobile phone to the computer, be
sure about installing the appropriate Windows modem driver from the device manufacturer.
The Now SMS & MMS gateway can concurrently support various multiple modems, provided
that your computer hardware has the accessible communications port resources. Coverage
we can send messages from any part of the world.

4.2 HARDWARE COMPONENTS

• GSM module

• Arduino UNO

• LED

4.3 SOFTWARE COMPONENTS

• EMBEDDED C

• ARDUINO IDE

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Fig.4.1 Working of proposed system

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DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED SYSTEM

5.1 GSM Module

A GSM modem is a specific type of modem which accepts a SIM card. It operates
over a subscription to a mobile operator, just like a mobile phone. From the mobile
operator perspective, a GSM modem looks just like a mobile phone. A GSM modem
exposes an interface that allows applications such as Now SMS for sending and
receiving messages over the modem interface. At the time you install your GSM
modem, or when connecting your GSM mobile phone to the computer, be sure about
installing the appropriate Windows modem driver from the device manufacturer. The
Now SMS & MMS gateway can concurrently support various multiple modems,
provided that your computer hardware has the accessible communications port
resources.

Fig.5.1 Gsm module

GSM is a mobile communication modem; it is stands for global system for mobile
communication (GSM). The idea of GSM was developed at Bell Laboratories in 1970. It
is widely used mobile communication system in the world. GSM is an open and digital
cellular technology used for transmitting mobile voice and data services operates at the
850MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz and 1900MHz frequency bands.

GSM system was developed as a digital system using time division multiple access
(TDMA) technique for communication purpose. A GSM digitizes and reduces the data,
then sends it down through a channel with two different streams of client data, each in

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its own particular time slot. The digital system has an ability to carry 64 kbps to 120
Mbps of data rates.

There are various cell sizes in a GSM system such as macro, micro, pico and umbrella
cells. Each cell varies as per the implementation domain. There are five different cell
sizes in a GSM network macro, micro, pico and umbrella cells. The coverage area of
each cell varies according to the implementation environment.

5.1.1 GSM ARCHITECTURE

A GSM network consists of the following components:

• A Mobile Station:It is the mobile phone which consists of the transceiver, the display
and the processor and is controlled by a SIM card operating over the network.
• Base Station Subsystem:It acts as an interface between the mobile station and the
network subsystem. It consists of the Base Transceiver Station which contains the
radio transceivers and handles the protocols for communication with mobiles. It also
consists of the Base Station Controller which controls the Base Transceiver station
and acts as a interface between the mobile station and mobile switching centre.
• Network Subsystem:It provides the basic network connection to the mobile stations.
The basic part of the Network Subsystem is the Mobile Service Switching Centre
which provides access to different networks like ISDN, PSTN etc. It also consists of
the Home Location Register and the Visitor Location Register which provides the call
routing and roaming capabilities of GSM. It also contains the Equipment Identity
Register which maintains an account of all the mobile equipments wherein each
mobile is identified by its own IMEI number. IMEI stands for International Mobile
Equipment Identity.

Fig.5.2 Gsm module architecture

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5.1.2 GSM MODEM WORKING PRINCIPLE

A GSM modem is a device which can be either a mobile phone or a modem device
which can be used to make a computer or any other processor communicate over a
network. A GSM modem requires a SIM card to be operated and operates over a
network range subscribed by the network operator. It can be connected to a computer
through serial, USB or Bluetooth connection.

A GSM modem can also be a standard GSM mobile phone with the appropriate cable
and software driver to connect to a serial port or USB port on your computer. GSM
modem is usually preferable to a GSM mobile phone. The GSM modem has wide
range of applications in transaction terminals, supply chain management, security
applications, weather stations and GPRS mode remote data logging.

Some GSM Modems also has GPRS feature that allows transmission of data over TCP/
IP (internet).To transmit data using GSM Modem, there are various methods that can be
used, such as:

• SMS
• CSD or HSCSD
• GPRS / UMTS
• AT commands with a GSM/GPRS MODEM or mobile phone can be used to access
following information and services:
• Information and configuration pertaining to mobile device or MODEM and SIM card.
• SMS services.
• MMS services.
• Fax services.
• Data and Voice link over mobile network.

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5.2 Arduino UNO

An Arduino is actually a microcontroller based kit which can be either used directly by
purchasing from the vendor or can be made at home using the components, owing to
its open source hardware feature. It is basically used in communications and in
controlling or operating many devices. It was founded by Massimo Banzi and David
Cuartielles in 2005.

The Arduino Uno is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328. 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.

Fig.5.3 Arduino uno

The Uno is the latest in a series of USB Arduino boards, and the reference model for
the Arduino platform; for a comparison with previous versions.

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Arduino is an open-source platform used for building electronics projects. Arduino
consists of both a Physical programmable circuit board (often referred to as a
microcontroller ) and apiece of software ,or IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
that runs on your computer ,used to write and upload computer code to the physical
board. The Arduino platform has become quite popular with people just starting out with
electronics, and for good reason. Unlike most previous programmable circuits
board ,the arduino does not need a separate piece of hardware (called a programmer)
in order to load code into the board – you can simply use a USB cable . Finally, Arduino
provides a standard form factor that breaks out the functions of the micro-controller into
a more accessible package.

5.2.1 ARDUINO ARCHITECTURE

Arduino’s processor basically uses the Harvard architecture where the program code
and program data have separate memory. It consists of two memories- Program
memory and the data memory.The code is stored in the flash program memory,
whereas the data is stored in the data memory. The Atmega328 has 32 KB of flash
memory for storing code (of which 0.5 KB is used for the bootloader), 2 KB of SRAM
and 1 KB of EEPROM and operates with a clock speed of 16MHz.

The most important advantage with Arduino is the programs can be directly loaded to
the device without requiring any hardware programmer to burn the program. This is
done because of the presence of the 0.5KB of Bootloader which allows the program to
be burned into the circuit. All we have to do is to download the Arduino software and
writing the code.

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Fig.5.4 Arduino uno architecture

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5.3. LED

LED Display (light-emitting diode display) is a screen display technology that uses a
panel of LEDs as the light source. Currently, a large number of electronic devices, both
small and large, use LED display as a screen and as an interaction medium between
the user and the system. Modern electronic devices such as mobile phones, TVs,
tablets, computer monitors, laptops screens, etc., use a LED display to display their
output.

LED Display is one of the main screen displays that are being commercially used. The
biggest advantage of the LED display is its efficient and low-energy consumption, which
is especially needed for handhelds and chargeable devices such as mobile phones and
tablets. An LED display consists of a number of LED panels that, in turn, consist of
several LEDs. LEDs have numerous advantages over other light-emitting sources that
can be used alternatively. Aside from being power efficient, LEDs produce more
brilliance and greater light intensity. LED Display is different from the vacuum
fluorescent display used in some consumer electronics such as car stereos,
videocassette recorders, etc., and, hence, these two should not be confused with each
other.

Fig.5.5 LED

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5.4 Power supply

Power Supply With maximum allowable transients of 10mv, the power supply should be
of +5V., the voltage (VL) at pin 3 should be adjusted properly to accomplish a
suitable dissimilarity for the display. From a live circuit, a module should not be
inserted or uninvolved. The ground terminal of the power supply should be secluded
properly so that no voltage is induced in it. The module must be secluded from the
other circuits, hence that stray voltages are not induced that could cause a flickering
display.

Fig 5.6 Power Supply unit

Fig.5.7 Arduino uno interconnecting with gsm

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5.5 EMBEDDED C

Embedded C is a set of language extensions for the C Programming languageby

the C Standards committeeto address commonality issues that exist between C
extensions for different embedded systems. Historically, embedded C programming
requires nonstandard extensions to the C language in order to support exotic features
such as fixed-point arithmetic, multiple distinct memory banks, and basic I/Ooperations.

In 2008, the C Standards Committee extended the C language to address these

issues by providing a common standard for all implementations to adhere to. It includes
a number of features not available in normal C, such as, fixed-point arithmetic, named
address spaces, and basic I/O hardware addressing.

Embedded C uses most of the syntax and semantics of standard C, e.g., main()
function, variable definition, data type declaration, conditional statements (if, switch,
case), loops (while, for), functions, arrays and strings, structures and union, bit
operations, macros, etc. A Technical Report was published in 2004 and a second
revision in 2006. It is small and simpler to learn, understand, program and debug.

Compared to assembly language, C code written is more reliable and scalable,

more portable between different platforms. C compilers are available for almost all
embedded devices in use today, and there is a large pool of experienced C
programmers.
Unlike assembly, C has advantage of processor-independence and is not
specific to any particular microprocessor/microcontrolleror any system. This makes it
convenient for a user to develop programs that can run on most of the systems.

As C combines functionality of assembly language and features of high level

languages, C is treated as a ‘middle-level computer language’ or ‘high level assembly
language’. It is fairly efficient. It supports access to I/O and provides ease of
management of large embedded projects.

Java is also used in many embedded systems but Java programs require the Java

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Virtual Machine (JVM), which consumes a lot of resources. Hence it is not used for

smaller embedded devices. Other High-level programming languagelike Pascal,

FORTRAN also provide some of the advantages.

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 CHAPTER-6

IMPLEMENTATION OF SYSTEM

6.1 APPLICATION

• GSM based Electronic notice board can be widely used for multitude of
applications including educational sector, traffic control, banks, public
advertisements, stock exchanges etc.
• Educational Institutions and Organization: Currently we rely on putting up
papers on noticeboard to inform people of events.
• This method can be discarded by using wireless notice boards to
display information in real time.
• Crime Prevention: Display board put up on roads will display tips on public
security, accident prevention, information on criminals on the run. The board
will help flash messages such as vehicle thefts as andwhen they occur.
• Managing Traffic: In metropolitan cities we frequently come across traffic
jams. One way to avoid this would be inform people beforehand to take
alternative routes. A wireless notice board serves well for this purpose.
• Advertisement: In shopping malls we get to hear the offers on various
products from time to time.
• Instead we continuously display the information regarding the products and
related offers on electronic display boards.
• Railways Station: Instead of announcing the delay in arrival of trainswe can
display the information.
• SMS Gateway ie. to send and receive SMS
• Telemetric to collect data from remote terminals
• Call-back service for VOIP
• SMS application, SMS solution, or SMS programme
• Automatic reloading of prepaid account with STK API
• Machine to machine communication
• Sending SMS from PC
• Automating business process
• Vehicle tracking with cell broadcast feature or with integrated GPS terminal

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6.2 ADVANTAGES:

• Easy to maintain.
• More attractive.
• Time consuming and tedious work has been replaced by wireless digital
• The wordings in the board are not static it may erases due to some improper
management, but the proposed system rectifies.
• Boards has to maintained regularly or else sometimes crack might happen in the
board could be overcome by LED

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 CHAPTER 7

CONCERNS AND STANDARDS

7.1 CONCERNS

Nowadays conveying messages at large using notice boards are widely used
ones ranging from schools to organizations. We know the significance of notice
boards in public areas like bus stands, railway stations, airports, and banks, etc. But
day to day changing these boards is a very difficult task and a waste of time. At
present, all electronic boards are designed with a wired system. The major drawback
of designing these boards is; not flexible and cannot be located anywhere due to
messy wire. To overcome this problem, a wireless board is designed to display the
latest information. This article gives you an overview of how to design a wireless
electronic notice board using GSM technology. This notice board displays the
information on LCD display whatever you sent from the mobile.

7.2 STANDARDS

GSM- GSM is the most widely accepted standard in telecommunications and it is implemented
globally. GSM is a circuit-switched system that divides each 200 kHz channel into eight 25 kHz
time-slots. GSM operates on the mobile communication bands 900 MHz and 1800 MHz. GSM
makes use of narrowband Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) technique for transmitting
signals. GSM was developed using digital technology. It has an ability to carry 64 kbps to 120
Mbps of data rates.

EMBEDDED C- Embedded C programming plays a key role in performing specific function by

the processor. In day-to-day life we used many electronic devices such as mobile phone,
washing machine, digital camera, etc. These all device working is based on microcontroller that
are programmed by embedded C.

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 CHAPTER-8

RESULT

When an sms sent through mobile app or phone, it will display in the lcd. For
this to happen, the program written in Arduino IDE is loaded to the Arduino board.
Scrolling function in LED is used to scroll the message from either right to left or left
to right. LED boards available in different sizes 16,2&16,4 etc.

Fig.8.1 Final Output

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 CHAPTER-9

CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORKS

9.1 CONCLUSION

The prototype of the GSM based electronic notice board is designed successfully. It
can be easily integrated with all general purpose display board and thus proving its
mobility. The system accepts the message to be displayed in the form of Short
Message Service (SMS), stores it, checks for its validation and then displays it on the
display unit if it from an authorized user. This system supports only one message
at a time. This limitation can be tackled by use of higher end microcontroller and
extended RAM. The proposed system can be efficiently used for transfer of message
instantly in the campus.

Now a days every advertisement is going to be digital. The big shops and shopping
centers are using the digital moving displays now. In Railway station and bus stands
everything from ticket information to platform number etc is displayed on digital moving
displays. But in these displays if they want to change the message they have to go to
the place of the display and connect the display to PC or laptop. Suppose the same
message is to be displayed in main centers of cities to display critical messages then
we have to go there with a laptop and change the message by connecting it to the
display board.

This project can be used mainly for police or army to display something crucial within a
matter of seconds So keeping this in mind we are designing a new display system
which we can access remotely, thus utilising GSM technology. This project is a remote
notice board with modem connected to it, so if the user wants to display some
messages, he will send the messages in SMS format. The modem in the display
system will receive the message and update the display according to the message. For
every message received, the system will check for the source number and if the source
number incorrect the controller will display the message. The outcome of this project is
an embedded system providing wireless transmission from one point to the other via a
GSM network.

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This system not only eliminates the shortcomings of the previous methods used to
inform the masses but also is a reliable and fast medium for data transmission. Apart
from the wide applications already mentioned, it has wide scope for further
enhancements in the field of embedded systems where telecommunication is a vital
part of the system and thereby holds the power to change the face of present
communication systems’

9.2 FUTURE WORKS

Temperature display during periods wherein no message buffers are empty is one
such theoretical improvement that is well possible. Another very interesting and
significant improvement would be to accommodate multiple receiver MODEMS at
different positions in the geographical area carrying duplicate SIM cards. Multilingual
display can be another added variation in the project we can able to store messages
for long time by using SD memory card.
• A larger out door LED screen should be used which can display both
text and graphics and can withstand all weather conditions, thus, can be
used outside buildings. This will also accommodate more characters.
• External EEPROM should be incorporated into the system; this will
enable the storage of more number of messages
• Future models can be designed to use dual SIM cards in order to safeguard
against network failures and disruptions.
• Incorporation of a surveillance camera on the screen as a security major
against theft and vandalism.
• The slow switching speed of the relay used in the switching circuit in the PSU
defeats our aim of using the battery as a standby. The syste switches OFF
completely and then ON again during the switching process which should not
be so. To overcome this, a device that switches faster,e.g. a transistor should
be used to design the switching circuit. This will improve system performance
and reliability

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 APPENDIX
A. SOUREC CODE:
#include <SPI.h> //SPI.h must be included as DMD is written by SPI (the IDE
complains otherwise)
#include <DMD.h>
#include <TimerOne.h>
#include "SystemFont5x7.h"
#include "Arial_black_16.h"
#include <EEPROM.h>

//*123456789012#
//Fire up the DMD library as dmd
#define DISPLAYS_ACROSS 2
#define DISPLAYS_DOWN 1
DMD dmd(DISPLAYS_ACROSS, DISPLAYS_DOWN);
//number max of characters in your message
#define max_char 100
char message[max_char]; // stores you message
char mess[max_char]; // stores you message

//char mess[max_char];
char r_char; // reads each character
byte index = 0; // defines the position into your array
int i;
char inputString[100]; // a string to hold incoming data
int str,stp;
/*
Interrupt handler for Timer1 (TimerOne) driven DMD refresh scanning, this gets
called at the period set in Timer1.initialize();
*/
void ScanDMD()
{
dmd.scanDisplayBySPI();
}

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void setup(void)
{
//initialize TimerOne's interrupt/CPU usage used to scan and refresh the display
Timer1.initialize( 1000 ); //period in microseconds to call ScanDMD. Anything
longer than 5000 (5s) and you can see flicker.
Timer1.attachInterrupt( ScanDMD ); //attach the Timer1 interrupt to ScanDMD which
goes to dmd.scanDisplayBySPI()

//clear/init the DMD pixels held in RAM

dmd.clearScreen( true ); //true is normal (all pixels off), false is negative (all pixels on)

Serial.begin(9600);
Serial.println("SCROLLING DISPLAY");
delay(1000);
Serial.flush();
int j;

for(j=0;j<100;j++)
message[j]= EEPROM.read(j);

void loop(void)
{
//check if serial is avaible an before reading a new message delete's the old message

if(Serial.available())
{
for(i=0; i<99; i++){
// message[i] = '\0';
mess[i] = '\0';

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 }
//resests the index
index=0;
}

//while is reading the message

while(Serial.available() > 0){
//the message can have up to 100 characters
dmd.clearScreen( true );
if(index < (max_char-1))
{
r_char = Serial.read(); // Reads a character
mess[index] = r_char; // Stores the character in message array
index++; // Increment position
// message[index] = '\0'; // Delete the last position

int i;

for(i=0;i<100;i++)
{
if(mess[i]=='*')
{
str=i;
}
if(mess[i]=='#')
{
stp=i;
}
}

if(stp>0)
{

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 for(i=0; i<99; i++){
message[i] = '\0';
}

for(i=(str+1);i<stp;i++)
message[i-1]=mess[i];

str=0;
stp=0;

for(i=0;i<100;i++)
EEPROM.write(i,message[i]);

//prepares the display to print our message

dmd.selectFont(Arial_Black_16);

Serial.println(message);
dmd.drawMarquee(message ,strlen(message)+10,(32*DISPLAYS_ACROSS)-1,1);
// Serial.print('*');
//Serial.print(message);
//Serial.println('#');
long start=millis();
long timer=start;
boolean ret=false;
while(!ret)
{
if ((timer+60) < millis()) {

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timer=millis();
}
}

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