Microcontroller : AVR IEEE INSPEC Accessing Number :
Milk is commonly consumed by people of all age group. Also, India is the largest producer and consumer of milk. To meet the growing demand of milk has been adultered to decrease the quality and increase the quantity for economic value. This becomes a series concern to the diary firms who buy milk from thousands of different milk suppliers. Therefore it is essential that the milk should be tested for purity before consumption.. For this we introduce this system. In this system there is a microcontroller, IR transmitter, IR receiver, GSM, buzzer & LCD.
Milk can be tested by an optical method. This method works on the principle that Infra Red absorbs foreign contaminants in milk at a characteristic wavelength of 1530 nm. The level of absorption is directly proportional to the quantity of foreign contaminants present in milk. If their reading value is larger than threshold value of constituents in milk, there is a warning message is send to the corresponding authority and also displayed in LCD screen.
The main objectives of the project are: 1. High quality milk 2. Easy to implement Outcome of the project: 1. Embedded system 2. Microcontroller Atmega32 3. Embedded C 4. Problem analysis 5. Circuit design 6. PCB layout design 7. Soldering 8. Integration 9. Testing 10. Trouble shooting
Block diagram
Block Diagram Explanation 1. AVR Microcontroller AVR is the microcontroller used in this project. The major heart of this project is AVR microcontroller, it has more features like 16bit timer, 10-bit ADC, USART, SPI, I2C, 256 bytes of EEPROM memory, and 32kbytes of flash program memory, then at last its speed of program execution is about to 1 LCD LCD DRIVER
AT MEGA32
BUZZER
GSM
MAX232 OSCILLATOR
RESET SIGNAL CONDITIONING MILK IR SOURCE IR DETECTOR microsecond or 10 MIPS (10 Million Instructions per second), etc. However, compare to other microcontroller it is fast and very ease to program in C language because of huge support can gain from the manufacturer for programming. The special IDE offered by the manufacture, it is named as AVR Studio IDE for it code generation purpose.
2. IR Sensors
An infrared sensor is an electronic instrument that is used to sense certain characteristics of its surroundings by either emitting and/or detecting infrared radiation. It is also capable of measuring heat of an object and detecting motion. Infrared waves are not visible to the human eye.
3. LCD Module A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat panel display, electronic visual display that uses the light modulating properties of liquid crystals. Liquid crystals do not emit light directly. The most common application of liquid crystal technology is in liquid crystal displays (LCDs). A liquid crystal display consists of an array of tiny segments (called pixels) that can be manipulated to present information. The LCD screen is more energy efficient and can be disposed of more safely than a CRT. Its low electrical power consumption enables it to be used in battery-powered electronic equipment. 4. MAX232 (Voltage Level Converter) The MAX232 is an IC that converts signals from an RS-232 serial port to signals suitable for use in TTL compatible digital logic circuits. The MAX232 is a dual driver/receiver and typically converts the RX, TX, CTS and RTS signals. The drivers provide RS-232 voltage level outputs (approx. 7.5 V) from a single + 5 V supply via on-chip charge pumps and external capacitors. The receivers reduce RS- 232 inputs (which may be as high as 25 V), to standard 5 V TTL levels. 5. GSM Modem A GSM modem is a specialized type of modem which accepts a SIM card, and operates over a subscription to a mobile operator, just like a mobile phone. From the mobile operator perspective, a GSM modem looks just like a mobile phone. When a GSM modem is connected to a computer, this allows the computer to use the GSM modem to communicate over the mobile network.
A GSM modem can be a dedicated modem device with a serial, USB or it can be a mobile phone that provides GSM modem capabilities. A GSM modem exposes an interface that allows applications such as SMS to send and receive messages over the modem interface. The mobile operator charges for this message sending and receiving as if it was performed directly on a mobile phone. To perform these tasks, a GSM modem must support an extended AT command set for sending/receiving SMS messages. 6. Crystal Oscillator A crystal oscillator is an electronic oscillator circuit that uses the mechanical resonance of a vibrating crystal of piezoelectric material to create an electrical signal with a very precise frequency. This frequency is commonly used to keep track of time, to provide a stable clock signal for microcontrollers. The most common type of piezoelectric resonator used is the quartz crystal, so oscillator circuits incorporating them became known as crystal oscillators. 7. Buzzer A buzzer or beeper is an audio signaling device, which may be mechanical, electromechanical, or piezoelectric. Typical uses of buzzers and beepers include alarm devices, timers and confirmation of user input such as a mouse click or keystroke. 8. Reset Function Reset is used for putting the microcontroller into a 'known' condition. That practically means that microcontroller can behave rather inaccurately under certain undesirable conditions. In order to continue its proper functioning it has to be reset, meaning all registers would be placed in a starting position. Reset is not only used when microcontroller doesn't behave the way we want it to, but can also be used when trying out a device as an interrupt in program execution, or to get a microcontroller ready when loading a program.
9. Power Supply A power supply is a device that supplies electric power to an electrical load. The term is most commonly applied to electric power converters that convert one form of electrical energy to another, though it may also refer to devices that convert another form of energy (mechanical, chemical, solar) to electrical energy. A regulated power supply is one that controls the output voltage or current to a specific value; the controlled value is held nearly constant despite variations in either load current or the voltage supplied by the power supply's energy source. 10. Step down Transformers Step down transformers are designed to reduce electrical voltage. Their primary voltage is greater than their secondary voltage. This kind of transformer "steps down" the voltage applied to it. Step down transformers convert electrical voltage from one level or phase configuration usually down to a lower level. 11. Rectifier A rectifier is an electrical device that converts alternating current (AC), which periodically reverses direction, to direct current (DC), which flows in only one direction. The process is known as rectification. Physically, rectifiers take a number of forms, including vacuum tube diodes, mercury-arc valves, copper and selenium oxide rectifiers, semiconductor diodes, silicon-controlled rectifiers and other silicon-based semiconductor switches. 12. Filters Electronic filters are analog circuits which perform signal processing functions, specifically to remove unwanted frequency components from the signal, to enhance wanted ones, or both. The most common types of electronic filters are linear filters, regardless of other aspects of their design. 13. Regulator A regulator is a device which has the function of maintaining a designated characteristic. It performs the activity of managing or maintaining a range of values in a machine. The measurable property of a device is managed closely by specified conditions or an advance set value; or it can be a variable according to a predetermined arrangement scheme. We are using LM7812 & lm7805 regulators.