%0 Journal Article %1 noauthororeditor %A Kelvin, Ukoima Nkalo %A Agwu, Ekwe Ogbonnaya %A Stanley, Ezeonye Chinonso %D 2018 %J International Journal of Research Publication %K (RFID) GSM Liquid Microcontroller Radio crystal display frequency identification module %N 100315201875 %P 14 %R 100315201875.pdf %T Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Based Attendance System with Short Message Service (SMS) Backup %V 3 %X In this paper, we seek to address means of automatically registering students, recording attendance, saving students’ data on the personal computer (PC) as well as backing this data via the global system for mobile communication (GSM) and finally making a decision on the eligibility of a student to sit for an examination course. Owing to the challenges of the manual method of taking attendance in Nigerian universities and colleges especially in the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, an automated attendance system needs to be adopted. The challenges include difficulty in keeping the attendance list over a long period of time, unnecessary time wastage during writing and signing attendance, improper documentation, students forgetting to write or sign the attendance paper, lecturers forgetting the attendance list in the classroom, students writing or signing illegally for an absentee amongst others. A modular approach was utilized in the design. The design has four major parts: input section (RFID tag and RFID reader), control section, power section and display unit. All simulations were performed using the PROTEUS software. Results obtained show that when a student who enters a classroom swipes the RFID tag near the reader that is connected externally to microcontroller based embedded system, the system grants access to a registered student and stores the attendance information on a PC database. An SMS containing the same details is sent to mobile phone for data backup through the GSM SIM 900 Modem. The design was successfully tested and implemented.

@article{noauthororeditor, abstract = {In this paper, we seek to address means of automatically registering students, recording attendance, saving students’ data on the personal computer (PC) as well as backing this data via the global system for mobile communication (GSM) and finally making a decision on the eligibility of a student to sit for an examination course. Owing to the challenges of the manual method of taking attendance in Nigerian universities and colleges especially in the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, an automated attendance system needs to be adopted. The challenges include difficulty in keeping the attendance list over a long period of time, unnecessary time wastage during writing and signing attendance, improper documentation, students forgetting to write or sign the attendance paper, lecturers forgetting the attendance list in the classroom, students writing or signing illegally for an absentee amongst others. A modular approach was utilized in the design. The design has four major parts: input section (RFID tag and RFID reader), control section, power section and display unit. All simulations were performed using the PROTEUS software. Results obtained show that when a student who enters a classroom swipes the RFID tag near the reader that is connected externally to microcontroller based embedded system, the system grants access to a registered student and stores the attendance information on a PC database. An SMS containing the same details is sent to mobile phone for data backup through the GSM SIM 900 Modem. The design was successfully tested and implemented.}, added-at = {2018-05-14T23:13:45.000+0200}, author = {Kelvin, Ukoima Nkalo and Agwu, Ekwe Ogbonnaya and Stanley, Ezeonye Chinonso}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/25c5c4bf55ee9a6e2d3d19be73af9e3e7/ijrp}, doi = {100315201875.pdf}, interhash = {bbf2c1df6af10dd68278cee8b0564010}, intrahash = {5c5c4bf55ee9a6e2d3d19be73af9e3e7}, journal = {International Journal of Research Publication}, keywords = {(RFID) GSM Liquid Microcontroller Radio crystal display frequency identification module}, language = {English}, month = {April 2018}, number = 100315201875, pages = 14, timestamp = {2018-05-14T23:13:45.000+0200}, title = {Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Based Attendance System with Short Message Service (SMS) Backup}, volume = 3, year = 2018 }