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AUTOMATED GATE PASS SYSTEM.

ADETOLA OLANREWAJU .O LEADS CITY UNIVERSITY. 11/28/2011

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Table of content CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION * Statement of the problem * Rationale of the study * Scope of the Study * Research Methodology CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW *The Standard Parallel Port * Description of the parallel port * Parallel Port Addressing * Electronic Components CHAPTER 3. SUCCESS CRITERIA * Success Criteria * Scope and objectives * Proposed system * Benefits of the proposed system *Functional Requirements * Non-functional Requirements *User Responsibilities *Reliabilities *System recovery and backup strategies

CHAPTER 4. *Implementation

IMPLEMENTATION

* Graphical User Interface

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* User Training *System Conversion CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES.

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION The coming of automatic programming equipment eventually brought about operation of most electromechanical equipment becoming completely automatic. The Automated Gate Pass System [AGPS] is a system that aims to replace the manual gate pass system used at the Leads City University with an automatic system which has the capability of handling gate usage and operation with little or no human intervention. The Automated Gate Pass System places emphasis on improved security, efficiency, eases of gate operation and maintenance of accurate records

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The current gate pass system used at the leads City University is manual resulting in a lot of inefficiency and unaccountability as concerning managing the gate. Manual gate pass system are not only inconsistent in maintaining security say for a production plant, but also cumbersome in record keeping as records may not be traced at times.

RATIONALE OF THE STUDY The summary of the main objectives is as follows: * The system drastically reduces the presence of security guards who are usually inefficient. * This improves efficiency of the security system in the organization. * The system keeps up to date information about gate usage. * The system also reduces on the number of illegitimate people entering the organization premises. Entrance is restricted to authorized personnel only.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY This exclusively analyzed the existing manual gate system used by the Leads City University and came up with an efficient and effective Automated Gate Pass System to control the usage of the gate for security and accountability purposes. The project is in two parts: the software which includes the server and the client and the hardware, which includes the model and its connection to the parallel port.

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Collection of vital data to help me with the system analysis and design was acquired through the following activities: Constant consultation with the project supervisor on how best to go about developing the system and the LCU Electrical department. Interviews with relevant officials from LCU who are responsible for the usage of the gate such as security department, dean of student and the transport department. Review of literature and documentation on similar projects from the LCU and other libraries, encyclopedia etc. Browsing the internet for any information concerning the system under consideration.

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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW

THE STANDARD PARALLEL PORT The parallel port is used to generally manage printers. However, since this port has a group of inputs and digital outputs, it can be used in making practical experimental reading of data and controlling of devices. This work seeks to describe how the standard parallel port operates in interfacing the computer and the system model.

TYPES OF PARALLEL PORTS Newer Parallel Ports are standardized under the IEEE 1284 standard first released in1994.This standard defines 5 modes of operation which are as follows, 1. Compatibility Mode. 2. Nibble Mode.(Protocol not Described in this Document) 3. Byte Mode.(Protocol not Described in this Document) 4. EPP Mode (Enhanced Parallel Port). 5. ECP Mode (Extended Capabilities Port). All the input and outputs use transistor logic (TTL) signal levels, where a low (logic 0) is equivalent to 0 volts and a high (login 1) is equivalent to a voltage of 5 volts.

INPUT OUTPUT PORTS The input output ports constitute the means for which the microprocessor of a computer communicates with its environment. The personal computer can address up to 64k ports of input output. This project will allow the input of up to 9 bits or the output of 12 bits at any one given time. The parallel port is commonly found on the back of the computer as a D-Type 25 Pin female connector. This project makes use of the standard parallel port LPT1).The port is composed of: 4 control lines,
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5 status lines and 8 data lines, The remaining 8 pins are grounded.

Figure 2.0: A 25- way female D-Type connector (printers parallel port)

Figure 2.0: A 25- way female D-Type connector

ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS RELAYS Two twelve volts relays are used to interface the motors and the parallel port of the computer. The twelve volts relays are used in the movements segment. The relay contains two contacts, one normally open and the other normally closed. When coils of the relay are energized, they will generate a magnetic field which will reverse the initial state of the contacts, that is, the contact, which was normally open, becomes closed and that which was normally closed becomes open rotating the motor in one direction. The change in directions of the motor rotation is done by reversing connection of the other two relays. Address Notes3BCh-3BFhUsual address for the parallel port378h-37Fh usual address for the LPT1278h-27Fh usual address for the LPT2
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DIODES The diodes are used to suck any remaining current in the coil when the relay is off. This protects the motor from any damage which might be caused due to counteracting currents when power flows in the opposite direction with the sending of a new signal.

RECTIFIER The rectifier will be used in converting an alternating current (AC), which flows back and forth in a circuit, to direct current (DC), which flows only in one direction. It will also permit current to pass in only one direction, effectively blocking its flow in the other direction, is inserted into the circuit for the purpose. TRANSFORMER The step down transformer is used to reduce the voltage from 240 volts to twelve (12) volts to accommodate the relays which will be used. SOLID STATE RELAYS Two solid state relays are used to control the two voltages that is, voltage from the computer and the voltage used on the control IC. The voltage coming from the computer which is five volts can be used to move the motor because the voltage required is 12 volts.

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CHAPTER 3 SUCCESS CRITERIA

SUCCESS CRITERIA Success criterion is establishing the circumstances under which the work would be considered successful. An outline of the functional and non-functional requirements of the system is given herein.

SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES EXISTING SYSTEM There are a few existing gate systems which are only mechanized and use remote controls. But these systems are insecure because in a situation where a remote control is a stolen or lost, it is not easy to prevent someone using the stolen remote control from opening the gate. The only solution is to either change the system or intensify security (by deploying security guards who should keep track of who enters or leaves the premises) which would result in incurring unnecessary expenses. The current gates pass system used at the leads City University is solely manual and has no provision for the maintenance of an accurate and consistent record of gate usage, and it has no capabilities for keeping track of the number of people who enter or leave the premises. The current system is completely handled or managed by security guards and thus security is compromised since these guards can easily be manipulated.

LIMITATIONS OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM The limitations of the existing system include the following: It is very costly to maintain. It involves the use of security guards, thus management incurs some cost to pay security guards. At each gate there are at least two guards. There is inconsistent and inaccuracy in the maintenance of records on gate usage. Guards are the ones who are responsible for the maintenance of record. Records are kept in log books. These records can easily be entered incorrectly.
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It is very insecure. Human beings are used as a mode of security at the gate and it is a known fact that human beings are open systems by nature, thus it is easy to bribe a security guard. The opening and closing of the gate has is done physically which makes it cumbersome.

PROPOSED SYSTEM The proposed system accomplished the following objectives: Replace the physical handling of the gate with software that can do the same task efficiently and effectively. Maintain accurate and consistent records on gate usage.

BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED SYSTEM The benefits of the proposed system are: Gate opening and closing, which involves the opening of the gate once a legitimate user swabs a valid card in the card reader. This replaces the physical handling of the gate with software that can do the same task efficiently and effectively. Accurate maintenance of accurate and consistent records on gate usage. The AGPS aim is to improve consistence and accuracy of records on gate usage. The system keeps an accurate log of who enters or leaves the premises and when. It will also keep a record of the number of people who enters or leaves the premises on a particular day. Improved efficiency and effectiveness as well as flexibility of operation. The system also reduces on the number of illegitimate people entering the organization premises. Entrance is restricted to authorized personnel only. Improved security. Humans are open systems which are affected by their environment, thus if security guards are to be given sole responsibility for the handling of gate then definitely security will be compromised. AGPS is a stable system which drastically improves security. The system will provide a 24hour service security. In cases where a card is lost or stolen it is very easy to prevent anyone using the stolen card from entering the premises. If a person tries to use the stolen card to enter the premises the alarm is raised or rung instead of opening the gate.
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CHAPTER4 IMPLEMENTATION

IMPLEMENTATION This section gives the details of the activities that took place to convert from the old system to the current system. Among the activities included in this implementation include: i. Installation of the necessary software and hardware on which the system can run. This also includes a server class machine to act as a central store of information. Software installation was carried out as shown in the installation manual. ii. System conversion in which a parallel arrangement was recommended. This approach enables the user to operate the new system and the old system in parallel until the new system is proved beyond doubt that it is reliable and that at least a good number of users are comfortable with the systems output.

Among the interesting features of the program include the following modules. Logon module: The code in this module was used to create the logon of the program. It includes part of the code that was used to check if another user is logged on to the system using the same account details.

Graphical User Interface (GUI) The Visual Studio Platform for creating rich Windows applications and graphics include the System. Windows Forms (SWF).The SWF contains classes for creating Windows-based applications that take full advantage of the rich user interface features available in the Microsoft Windows operating system. In this Visual Basic there is a class called form and many other controls that can be added to applications to create user interfaces. The AGPS GUI unit is a combination of a number of tools blended with animations and background pictures. Some tools that link the user to the code include Labels, Combo boxes, Buttons, Group boxes, List boxes, Tabs, Tab controls, Textboxes.

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SYSTEM CONVERSION The system was implemented via a Parallel conversion approach. The new system runs alongside the old system. The advantage of using this approach instead of the others is that it allows users to fall back to the old system in case of a system failure or crash. The disadvantage of this kind of approach is that users dont really put in much effort to make the new system work because they know that there is a fall back system.

CONCLUSION AND REFERENCES

CONCLUSION The Automated Gate Pass System has been a very demanding project but there is anticipation that it will save as a base for more research in Electronic and Programming. The author of the project embanked on attempting to design, develop and implement an indigenous Automated Gate Pass System, which can easily be used in any Organization in which security is of higher consideration. From the analysis of system testing results, the author recommends that the project has been successfully completed because most of the objectives as stated in the project report have been fulfilled. The AGPS: Replaces physical handling of the gate with software that can do the same task efficiently and effectively. Improves consistence and accuracy of records on gate usage. The system will keep an accurate log of who enters or leaves the premises and when. It will also keep a record of the number of people who enters or leaves the premises on a particular day. Improved efficiency and effectiveness as well as flexibility of operation. Reduces on the number of illegitimate people entering the organization premises. Entrance will be restricted to authorized personnel only. Improves security. Humans are open systems which are affected by their environment, thus if security guards are to be given sole responsibility for the handling of gate then definitely security will be compromised. AGPS will be as table system which drastically improves security.

RECOMMENDATIONS To ensure the smooth running and maximum utilization of the system, the author recommends the following:
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The system should be continually improved to meet the changing needs of the users of the systemic. Since the security features being used are very basic and that it is easy for a man in the middle to intercept the data, I recommend that the leads City University comes up with security features that cater for the security of information on the network as it is passed from one computer to the other. This might include the use of encryption techniques. The system should be enhanced to allow one-way traffic only.

REFERENCES No book was used for reference as the University has no material on parallel port programming. The following sites where visited Pogromming the Parallel Port in Visual Basic, www.aaroncake.net Programming Tools and Libraries, www.softcircuits.com MSDN library, www.msdn.microsoft.com ftp://ftp.rmii.com/pub2/hisys/parport http://www.rmii.com/~hisys/parport.htmlx. http://nyx10.cs.du.edu:8001/~zstewart/parport.html www.conaito.com www.logix4u.net www.rentron.com www.southwest.com.au/~jfuller/sio5.html

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