INTERACTIVE INTELLIGENT SHOPPING TROLLEY USING

RFID AND ZIGBEE TECHNOLOGY

Dr.M.Chiranjivi A.Durga rao
Associate professor Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Hyderabad Institute of Technology and
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Management
Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Hyderabad, India
Management
Hyderabad, India [email protected]
[email protected] m

R.Nikhil raj
Electrical and Electronics Engineering S.Hukesh
Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Management Hyderabad Institute of Technology and
Hyderabad, India Management
[email protected] Hyderabad, India

[email protected]

B.Chiranjeevi rao
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Hyderabad Institute of Technology and
Management
Hyderabad, India
chirubhogadi793@gmail.
Abstract: the system which can be used in shopping malls to
solve the problem mentioned above.
The "Smart Shopping Trolley Using RFID and
Zigbee" project aims to revolutionize the shopping
experience by introducing a technologically ZIGBEE is a PAN technology based on the IEEE
advanced shopping cart. This innovative cart is 802.15.4 standard. Unlike Bluetooth or wireless USB
equipped with Radio-Frequency Identification devices, ZIGBEE devices have the ability to form a
(RFID) and Zigbee communication, creating a mesh network between nodes. Meshing is a type of
seamless and efficient shopping process.RFID daisy chaining from one device to another. This
technology allows customers to simply place items technique allows the short range of an individual
node to be expanded and multiplied, covering a
with RFID tags into the cart. The system
much larger area.
automatically identifies and records the items,
eliminating the need for manual scanning and To implement this project we are using
checkout queues. As shoppers move through the microcontroller, RFID, ALCD (16x2), wireless
store, the Zigbee communication system keeps track communication will be done by using ZIGBEE. An
of their cart's contents, ensuring accurate billing. embedded system will be placed on trolleys in the
mall. It will consist of RFID reader. All the items in
Keywords: Power supply, PIC Microcontroller, the mall will be equipped with RFID tags. When
RFID, Zigbee transmitter and receiver, LCD person put any item in the trolley its code will be
displayAbstract—The "Smart Shopping Trolley detected and the price of that item will be stored in
Using RFID and Zigbee" project aims to memory. As we put the items the costs will get added
revolutionize the shopping experience by to total. Thus the billing will be done at the trolley
introducing a technologically advanced shopping itself. Item name and its cost will be displayed on
cart. This innovative cart is equipped with Radio- LCD. For detecting different items RFID reader will
Frequency Identification (RFID) and Zigbee be used. LCD used will be 16X2 alphanumeric
communication, creating a seamless and efficient displays. It will be used to display item names, item
shopping process.RFID technology allows cost etc.
customers to simply place items with RFID tags
into the cart. The system automatically identifies
and records the items, eliminating the need for
manual scanning and checkout queues. As The Microcontroller is programmed using Embedded
shoppers move through the store, the Zigbee C language which provides effective environment for
communication system keeps track of their cart's performing the task of the project. Express PCB
contents, ensuring accurate billing. software is extracted to design the circuit boards.

Keywords: Power supply, PIC

Microcontroller, RFID, Zigbee transmitter and LITERATURE SURVEY
receiver, LCD display.
As per our knowledge only few papers were found
in the literature for the automated shopping trolley
for supermarket using RFID. The automated
INTRODUCTION shopping trolley for supermarket billing system
implemented by Sainath (2014), exploited barcode
Purchasing and Shopping at big malls is becoming for billing of products, where customer scans the
daily activity in metro cities. We can see big rush at product using barcode technology. The bill will be
these malls on holidays and weekends. This crowd forwarded to the central billing system where
becomes huge when there are special offers and customer will pay them by showing unique id. The
discount. People purchase different items and put limitation of barcode scanning requires line of
them in trolley. After total purchase one need to go sight for scanning and it should be fixed within its
to billing counter for payments. At billing counter, boundary. Cash register lines optimization system
the cashier prepares the bill using bar code reader using RFID technology by Budic (2014),
which is very time-consuming process and results in developed a system for shopping using RFID. The
long queue at billing counter. Our aim is to develop RFID is employed for scanning products and the
information is stored in the database which could trolley and transferred to the android mobile of the
be paid online or in a central bill. It also uses web user via Bluetooth. Every customer can’t be
application to maintain entire shopping details. It expected to have a smart phone and Bluetooth can
requires maintenance of web application server. have connectivity issues and range is less.
No necessary steps have been taken for the Automated smart trolley with smart billing using
products that are accidentally dropped into the Arduino by Suganya (2016), developed a model of
trolley by the customer. IOT based intelligent automatic shopping with Arduino and an android
trolley for shopping mall by Dhavale Shraddha application which again requires network to be
(2016), applied RFID technology for billing connected always. Android operated mobiles may
during purchase in shopping malls and IOT is or may not be present with every customer.
used for bill management by means of ESP Network instability leads to delay in the billing.
module. The payment details will be sent to the RFID enabled smart billing system by Vanitha
server by which central billing unit will deal with Sheeba and Brindha Rajkumari (2015), did a
customer’s payment. The ESP module will be concept model consists of RFID and ZigBee
working as a short distance Wi-Fi chip for which transmits generated bill to the server and
wireless communication. But there is a drawback then the bill is collected by the worker in the bill
which includes constraints such as distance and counter by identifying customers. But this again
interference. Server will be busy if customers are will lead to queue for billing since only bill
high and internet connectivity should be stable for generation is alone automated by scanning using
finishing the process. Smart shopping trolley using RFID. Our idea has a stable and simple billing
RFID by KomalAmbekar (2015), implemented process of making payment in the trolley itself.
smart way of shopping trolley with RFID and Since it avoids the requirement of Wi-Fi, ZigBee,
ZigBee by which bill is generated by scan of ESP module and others which is used above. It
products in the reader and bill transmitted to can be paid using customer card or the ATM card.
central billing department by which bill can be Above concepts doesn’t ensure security and theft
paid at the counter which is a major difficulty for of products either intentionally or accidentally.
the customer. Smart shopping cart with customer- We used door by which products cannot be
oriented service by Hsin-Han Chiang (2016), dropped without scanning by the customer. We
accomplished a concept of automated shopping also have used separate IR sensor to avoid the
trolley with automated billing where they used accidental dropping of products. To make it more
face recognition for customer authentication. It is effective we used code logic which correlates the
not a simple process as face recognition of IR count and RF count in the microcontroller. For
customers during shopping hours will not be easy security we installed password authentication
and accurate as malls can be crowded. Many feature by which each customer possesses unique
errors are possible while using recognition for card with unique password. Barcode technology is
authentication. Smart RFID based Interactive replaced by RFID in our system which gives fast
Kiosk Cart using wireless sensor node by and accurate scanning of products..
Narayana Swamy (2016), applied RFID for
automated shopping. They used dedicated website IMPLEMENTATION
for billing maintenance and for user interaction.
Every user with the unique id access the
webserver for the bill payment and invoice
information. Internet service is mandatory in this
type of service. So the process may fail due to
internet instability and server error problems may
also occur due to high load. Shopping and
automatic billing using RFID technology by
Vinutha (2014), has an automatic billing with
server end. This scans products by radio frequency
identification and then the bill is generated at the
server end which is then communicated to the
customer. This requires server maintenance and
Fig 1:Block diagram of trolley section
internet connectivity both for the customer and
shopkeeper. Smart shopping cart with automatic
billing and Bluetooth proposed by Prateek Aryan
(2014), is a process where billing is done in a
 4. Related work:

The short introduction of distinct modules used in

this undertaking is mentioned below:

4.1 PIC Microcontroller:

Fig 2:Block diagram of billing section

The RFID reader is interfaced with the

microcontroller and RFID tag is attached to each and
every good package. When the goods are placed in
the trolley the RFID tags attached to the goods are
decoded by the RFID reader interfaced to the
microcontroller and the information is stored and
displayed on LCD.
Fig: PIC Microcontroller
The system automatically sends the selected good
number along with cost onto the PC of billing
counter using wireless zigbee. In this project we are
using LCD instead of PC. The 16f72 micro controller is powerful (200
nanosecond instruction execution) yet easy-to-
The proposed system consists of two sections: program (only 35 single word instructions) CMOS
FLASH-based 8-bit microcontroller.
(i) Trolley section (user).
4.2 RFID Reader:
(ii) Billing section.

The Trolley section consists of RFID module, Zigbee

module, LCD display and microcontroller. The input
module is the RFID reader which gives the
information of the goods when it decodes the RFID
tag of the good, this information is displayed on the
LCD along with cost details. The output modules are
LCD. The RFID reader continuously checks the
placing of the goods package inside the trolley or
removing from the trolley using RFID tag attached to This module directly connects to any microcontroller
it and these details along with the cost is UART or through a RS232 converter to PC. It gives
automatically uploads onto the PC section or billing UART/Wiegand26 output. This RFID Reader
counter section. Module works with any 125 KHz RFIDtags.

The monitoring or billing section mainly connected An RFID system consists of three components: an
with the computer at the bill counter consists of antenna and transceiver (often combined into one
zigbee and PC. The details of selected items along reader) and a transponder (the tag). The antenna uses
with costs are automatically fed as input to the PC radio frequency waves to transmit a signal that
using zigbee module and displayed on to the monitor activates the transponder. When activated, the tag
of PC. transmits data back to the antenna. The data is used
to notify a programmable logic controller that an a new-generation multichannel embedded wireless
action should occur. The action could be as simple as data transmission module. Its wireless working
raising an access gate or as complicated as frequency band is 433.4-473.0MHz, multiple
interfacing with a database to carry out a monetary channels can be set, with the stepping of 400 KHz,
transaction. and there are totally 100 channels. The maximum
transmitting power of module is 100mW (20dBm),
the receiving sensitivity is -117dBm at baud rate of
4.3 LCD Display: 5,000bps in the air, and the communication distance
is 1,000m in open space.
One of the most common units attached to a micro
controller is an LCD display. Some of the most 5.Results:
common LCD’s connected to the many The Smart Shopping Trolley using RFID and
microcontrollers are 16x2 displays. This ability Zigbee system implemented using the PIC
sixteen characters per line by 2 traces via 2 lines,
Microcontroller. The PIC Microcontroller is
respectively.
powered by a 5V adapter. This smart
shopping trolley will send the total product
details and bill into the billing section
through ZIGBEE wireless technology.

The present model gives an Integrating

characteristic of all the hardware aspects
which has been used and developed in it with
PIC Microcontroller. The Presence of each
Fig4: 16*2 LCD Display and every module has been reasoned out and
positioned very carefully. Hence the
contributing to the excellent working unit for
Smart Shopping Trolley using RFID and
Zigbee using Embedded C device has been
designed perfectly. Secondly, using notably
superior IC’s like PIC microcontroller
operating device technological know-how
with the assist of growing technology. Thus,
the assignment has been efficiently designed
and tested.
4.4 ZigBee transmitter and receiver:
This smart trolley able to upload the total
product names and total bill of the trolley into
the billing section through zigbee technology.
This system will able to monitor the product
details and total bill amount on LCD module.

6.ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

Fig:hc-12 zigbee module We would like to thank all the authors of

distinctive lookup papers referred in the
HC-12 wireless serial port communication module is
course of writing this paper. It used to be Trolley with Automatic Billing
very know-how gaining and beneficial for the System", 2020 4th International Conference
further research to be performed in future. on Electronics Communication and
Aerospace Technology (ICECA), pp. 1614-
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