RFID based smart Attendance Monitoring System Using

IoT
Bajjuri Maneesh,a , Janapati Krishna Chaithanyab,Valupali Sandeep Kumarc,Gangojula
ramu
a,b,c
:Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University.
E-mail*: [email protected].

Abstract
In classrooms, time is wasted in roll calls as it is done manually. In this proposed system,
an authorized student is given an RFID tag. Thus, the data stored in this card is referred to
as the identification/attendance of the person. Once the student places the card in front of
the RFID card reader, it reads the data and verifies it with the data stored in the
microcontroller ESP32. If the data matches, then it displays a message on the LCD
confirming the entry of that student; else displays a message denying the attendance. The
status of a student’s attendance can be retrieved from this system by pressing the status
button interfaced to the microcontroller. Hence, a lot of time is saved as all the students
attendance is directly stored in the data base.

Keywords: Internet of Things; Radio frequency identification; Microcontroller ESP32;

Attendance system

has gained interest recently in computing fields.

RFID involves radio frequencies and microchip
technologies to develop a system that can be
Introduction used to identify, monitor, secure and do object
inventory. It con- sists of a chip that contains
The project’s purpose is to reduce the workload.
unique details which can be used as
To continuously monitor the employee in their
identification when detected by a RFID
working hours and also to monitor their health
Reader.In classrooms, time is wasted in roll
condition using the temperature sensor. A
calls as it is done manually. In this proposed
ESP32, RFID, Temperature sensor and LCD
system, authorized student is given an RFID
display.When a specific RFID is scanned the
tag.However, the tags collision problem affects
attendance of that specific person is recorded
the performance and the accuracy of the
and it is displayed with “Welcome” message.
identification process. In this paper, we propose
Then it is displayed to check the temperature.So
a new anti-collision protocol to reduce the tags
when we check our temperature using the
collisions that take place in RFID based student
temperature sensor on this system the
attendance system.Global Forest Resource
temperature is displayed. All this data is stored
Assessment has stated that nearly 80,000 to
in the form of a graph using ThingSpeak.
160,000 trees are chopped down globally daily
for paper production which leads to
Literature deforestation which in turn contributes to
climate change. Furthermore in any Public
The technology that rightfully favors our Transport System, once the passenger reaches
requirements is the RFID Tech- nology. It is an the destination, the ticket is no longer useful and
automatic data identification and collection is eventually thrown away. To overcome these
technology. Even though it’s not a new one, it
issues, a smart ticketing system to support the
concept of digitalization.

Design

Figure 2 : ESP32 microcontroller

The Raspberry Pi is a tiny computer that can be

used for many different purposes, including
military and surveillance applications. The
Raspberry Pi 4 model B is the most recent
Figure 1: Block diagram of proposed method
addition to the foundation’s lineup. Total
The diagram above shows that the presence number of general-purpose input and output
process is done using RFID technology, in this pins on the Raspberry Pi is 40. On the board,
program each student has a RFID Tag for there are seven zero-volt pins, two 5V pins, two
presence, the student places the RFID Tag next 3V3 pins, and 26 General purpose input output
to the RFID Reader, and the ID result from the pins (0V). Processor present in Pi 4 Model B
RFID reader will be sent to a microcontroller uses 20-25 percent less power and performs
and compare with student data stored in more than 90 percent efficient than the older
memory, memory retains student name data, if version. It includes two tiny ‘High-Definition
student ID data subject student name will be multimedia Interface (HDMI)’ ports with a
displayed on LCD display and if unlisted resolution of 4Kp60. Raspberry pi-4 consists of
student data will be notified via LCD Display 4-pole stereo and audio port. It consists of SD
that unregistered student, using Wi-Fi module card slot which is useful for loading operating
microcontroller can send student presence data system, files and images needed in it. It has
to the cloud via the Internet, data already ‘Universal serial Bus (USB)’-C connector.
installed on the cloud can be viewed in real time Since pi-4 has 64-bit architecture Operating
by teacher, student and even parent, so that should also be of 64 bit which was released by
student presence is monitored anywhere in real the foundation in recent times. The PI-4 B’s
time using Internet of Things (IoT). ‘Graphics processing unit GPU (GPU)’ supports
Blue Ray video playback and 3.0 graphics. It
features four ‘USB’ 3.0 and 2.0 connectors.
Microcontroller ESP32 They can be connected to external devices such
as mouse, keyboards, and other peripherals.
True Gigabit Ethernet is included into the Pi-4-
B, allowing it to send Ethernet frames at a rate
of 1 billion bits per second.

RFID
Figure 3: RFID tag

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) refers to

a wireless system made up of two parts: tags and
readers. The reader is a device with one or more
notes that emit radio waves and receive signals Figure 4: Human temperature sensor
from the RFID marker. Markers, who use radio
The MLX90614 is a Contactless Infrared (IR)
waves to convey their identity and other
Digital Temperature Sensor sensor that can be
information to nearby readers, can do nothing or
used to measure the temperature of an object
work. Passive RFID tags are powered by the
from -70 ° C to 382.2 ° C. MLX90614 is an
reader and do not have a battery. Active RFID
infrared thermometer for non-touch temperature
tags are powered by batteries.RFID tags can
measurements. Both the sensitive IR thermopile
store a variety of information from one serial
detector chip and the ASIC signal conditioning
number to several data pages. Textbooks can be
are integrated into the same TO-39 can.
carried by hand, or they can be attached to a pole
Included in the MLX90614 are a low-volume
or up. Learning systems can also be built into
amplifier, a 17-bit ADC and a powerful DSP
cabinet,room,or building.RFID tags: also
unit thus achieving high accuracy and
known as transponders (sender / responder), are
thermometer adjustment.The thermometer
attached to objects to be counted or identified.
comes to the factory measured by the digital
Markers can be active or inactive. The active
output of the SMBus which provides full access
tags are those partially or fully battery-powered,
to a moderate temperature range with a total
able to communicate with other markers, and
temperature range of 0.02 ° C. The user can set
can initiate their own conversation with the
the digital output to pulse frequency range
marker reader. On the other hand, idle tags do
(PWM). As a standard, 10-bit PWM is designed
not require any internal power source but are
to continuously transmit an average temperature
supported by the marker reader. The markers
of 20 to 120 ° C, with an output output of 0.14 °
mainly include a folded antenna and a
C.
microchip, with the main purpose of storing
data.Reader: also known as a transceiver
(transmitter / receiver) built-in radio frequency LCD display
interface (RFI) module and control unit. Its main
functions are to activate the tags, to set the
contact sequence of tags, and to transfer data
between application software and tags.

Human Temperature Sensor

Figure 5: LCD Display

The word LCD stands for liquid crystal display.

It is a single type of electronic display module
used in a wide range of applications such as
various circuits and devices such as mobile
phones, calculators, computers, TV sets, etc.
These indicators are preferred for multi-segment
diodes that emit light and seven segments. The
main benefits of using this module are
inexpensive; easy to set, animation, and no
limitations for displaying custom characters,
specials and even animation, etc.

Transformer

Figure 6: Transformer Figure 7: Flowchart of proposed mode

The transformer is utilised in RFID-based The ESP32 Wi-Fi Module will collect the RFID
attendance systems to scale down the ac voltage. CARD / keychain UID for multiple users and
Essentially, this system is connected directly to the send it online to the website. RFID CARD
housing authority power supply, which provides 220 registration is done on the server using any MF-
RC522 RFID Module available in the market.
V ac, but it does not operate at that voltage.
Card / keychain verification will be performed
With the help of this step-down
on the web server, while the Card UID is
transformer, which has two main and secondary transmitted via WiFi. The Smart RFID system
windings, these voltages are reduced to 12 V ac. was successfully designed, developed and tested
Bridge Rectifier: This RFID-based attendance system in this study. The results of the new system
is made up of devices that are not powered by development innovations proved to be reliable
electricity. As a result, using this bridge rectifier, to support the management system towards the
which comprises four diodes, these voltages are field of education in the use of RFID technology
inverted into dc. All electronics components in this and microcontroller boards. It can be considered
RFID-based attendance system are powered by a 5V a successful implementation.
dc voltage regulator. As a result, the output of the
bridge rectifier is controlled from 12V dc to 12V dc. Results and Discussion

Implementation
 Through the proposed IoT based smart
attendance system using RFID the existing
manual system of registering the attendance can
be transformed into an efficient and error-free
attendance management system. By employing
this system information can be conveyed
without a hitch. The proposed system will be of
great help in schools, colleges and any
organizations to monitor their students or
employees. Although there are different
methods of managing the student’s or
employee’s attendance, the proposed system is
easy to handle and very convenient for any
organization. The proposed system is time-
saving, user-friendly.Participation can be easily
stored and recovered. The high identificationand
verification speed is also an advantage of the
system. This system can be applied with future
work not only in the small industry but also in
large industries.This study is considered the
Figure 8: Result of prototype model basic phase for several future types of research
and the following operations can be carried out
Finally, we have completed the IoT Based RFID
to improve the performance of this algorithm.
Attendance System Using ESP32 with a
Website and Database. The results of the •Make a wireless connection between ESP and
system’s development proved to be reliable in PC.
supporting the attendance management system
for an academic sector using RFID technology •Design an online database attendance system.
and a microcontroller board. It qualifies as a
successful implementation. •Add another input like a fingerprint and face
detection.
Discussion
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