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Smart Security

Safety often tends to wary people in various part of the world. Whether or not an individual is living in a neighborhood with high or low crime rates, security have always been a main concern. With the rising crime rates, even in area known to be safe, security companies have been trying to attract customer with their innovative features, but not so attractive pricing. Often the price could range anywhere starting at $1,400 for installation and from $23 a month ^[1]. Our project is to provide a solution for people who want a home security system, but not have to pay the huge installation cost and monthly fee.

Abstract

Smart Security is a system targeted for home security that continuously monitors movement, when armed. This system will alert the user wirelessly when it detects motion via text message and flash LEDs on the spot to try and scare off the intruder. The whole process can be control using a web based GUI for arming and disarming the system.

Objectives & Introduction

The Smart Security project communicates with the user using wireless connection to alert them of any movement within the proximity of the sensor. A PIR motion sensor is, connected to a LPC1758 microcontroller board, used as a detector to register any movement. A Wifly module, also attached to the LPC, maintain wireless connection to send and receive commands. The user is able to communicate with the board using a web based GUI, designed with Bootstrap, to arm and disarm the system as he/she please. When armed and motion is detected, the board will send commands to alert user using text messages. To prevent spam, users will receive periodic text messages versus one per motion detected.

Our objectives for the project:

• Interface PIR Sensor with LPC1758 board and register readings
• Use Wifly to communicate between the board and server
• Send alerts in the form of email/text messages when movement is detected
• Setup alarm in the form of flashing LEDs
• Create an interactive user web interface that handles the control of the sensor
• Setup connection between the board and server

Team Members & Responsibilities

• Kevin Deng
  • Interfacing PIR Motion Sensor with LPC1758 Microcontroller
  • Design Web UI
• Nelson Wong
  • Interface Wifly module with LPC1758
  • Wireless communication

Schedule

Parts List & Cost

Design & Implementation

Our project designs are composed of hardware and software, intercommunicating with one another to fulfill the overall process. The main component revolves around the sensor receiving and sending signals depending on the situation to a host server to transfer that signal into a message to the user. Each of these processes does so in a chain scenario where one depends on the other to function.

Hardware Design

Hardware components used in this project:

• LPC1758 MicroController
• Wifly Module
• PIR Motion Sensor
• Battery Pack

LPC1758 MicroController

The LPC1758 is the center of control for our whole project. It connects everything together into a single system to perform necessary operation to make this project function. We have our Wifly module, PIR motion sensor, LEDs, etc. all connected to this LPC to communicate interchangeably. Without this component, this project will not function at all.

Wifly Module

The RX-XV Wifly Module is our communication source between the wireless network and our overall system. The module is connected to our LPC1758 board and program to send and receive data based on events. This component allows us to communicate with the user and receive command from our website to arm and disarm the whole system. This device architecture is a standard TCP/IP platform and can migrate from 802.15.4 without any change.

Wifly Module

Wifly Module Connection

PIR Motion Sensor

The PIR motion sensor is our ‘eye’ for this project. Its main purpose is to detect motion within its proximity and log the result. The PIR is connected to our LPC1758 board and upon detection when armed, it will use the Wifly module to send an alert to the user. This component is very critical because it acts as our surveillance for our security system.

PIR Motion Sensor

PIR Motion Sensor Connection

Battery Pack

Initially the board and the motion sensor pull-up were powered by two separate USB connections. We then interface it with a battery pack to supply the necessary voltage amount to both.

Battery Pack

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