ABSTRACT
Microcontroller has actually revolutionized the world economy as virtually every facet of life is benefiting in one way or the other on the great impact of Microcontroller today.Meanwhile,the technology of Microcontroller has gone long way of which monitoring and interfacing of real world devices to Microcontroller systems can not be left out. There is the need for this because virtually every home now has a Microcontroller .This project covers the steps involved in the development of control software that is able to monitor as well display Calendar in a digital manner and the development of the hardware involved for the interfacing.This project has a good explanation of the Microcontroller port pin layout and how to interface devices using the port. There is a detailed explanation of the pin layout and functions and how the interface can be programmed to send and receive data from the port using visual Basic, c++, java language, With this technology, you can easily monitor and display time, date, month, year .
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page…………………………………………………………… i
Certification……………………………………………………..Ii
Approval Page……………………………………………………iii
Dedication…………………………………………………………iv
Acknowledgment………………………………………………. V
Table of Content……………………………………………….vii
List of Figures……………………………………………………xi
List of Tables……………………………………………………..xii
Abstract……………………………………………………………vi
CHAPTER ONE
AN OVERVIEW OF THE SYSTEM
Aims and Objectives……………… 14
1.2 Project Specification…………………………………… 15
1.3 Overall System Description/block Diagram…… 16
1.4 Organisation of the Project…………………………. 17
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction…………………………………………………. 18
2.3 Real-time Computing and Control…………… 18
2.4 Control Systems…………………………. 19
2.4 Implementation Techniques/Design……….… 20
CHAPTER THREE
DESCRIPTION OF MAJOR COMPONENTS
3.1 Information Gathering ………………………….. 21
3.2 Data Analysis …………………………..22
3.3 System Flowchart …………………………………………23
3.4 Power Supply …………………………………24
3.5 Capacitors ………………………………………..25
3.6 Voltage Regulators ………………………………26
Transistors………………………………………….27
Resistors …………………………………………..28
Diode…………………………………………………29
CHAPTER FOUR
SYSTEM DESIGN
4.1Theory of Design……………………… 30
4.2 Hardware System Specification…………….30
4.3 Port Interface…………………………………………31
4.4 Control Software Design…………………….35
4.4 Requirements…………….48
4.5 Design and Implementation………………………………….54
CHAPTER FIVE
SYSTEM TESTING, INTEGRATION AND PACKAGING
5.1 Test Specifications … … … … … … … … 55
5.2 Test Equipments and Software … … … … … … 56
5.3 System Testing
5.3.1 LED Array Refresh Time Requirements … … … 57
5.3.2 Command/Response Requirements … … … 58
5.4 Power Supply Test
5.4.1Integration Testing and Performance Test….59
5.4.3 System Packaging……………………………………60
CHAPTER SIX
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
6.1 Summary of Achievements………………………...……… 61
6.2 Problems Encountered and Solutions………………62
6.3 Recommendation…………………………………………….…63
References
Bibliography
Appendix A: List of Components
Appendix B:Cost Analysis of Components
Appendix C:Circiut Components Layout
Appendix D: Circiut Wiring Schedule
Appendix E: Full Circiut Design and Wiring Diagram
Appendix F: Source Code Listing
Appendix G: Project Package Photograph
Appendix H: Microcomputer Minimum
Specification Required
Appendix E: Project Users Guide
