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Table of Contents

1. Introdution……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….1
2. Working of the System……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1
3. Drawbacks in the existing system…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2
4. Scope of the project…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3
5. Purpose……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
6. Literature Survey…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4
7. Problem Statement…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7
8. Methodology…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8
9. System Analysis………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10
10. System Architechture…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………22
11. Implementation………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………25
12. Conclusion and Future enhancement…………………………………………………………………………………………………………26
13. Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….27
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INTRODUCTION

Degrees of social status are closely linked to health inequalities. Those with poor health tend to fall into poverty
and the poor tend to have poor health. According to the World Health Organization, within countries those of
lower socioeconomic strata have the worst health outcomes. Health also appears to have a strong social
component linking it to education and access to information. Intelligent pillbox is an automatic medicine vending
machine.

A vending machine is a machine which dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, alcohol, cigarettes, lottery
tickets, cologne, consumer products and even gold and gems to customers automatically, after the customer inserts
currency or credit into the machine. The Medicine Vending Machine as the name suggests is a vending machine
that will dispense the required medicine as per the user’s choice. It provides an all- encompassing solution to an
individual looking for immediate symptomatic relief for trivial health problems. It can also decrease the current
costs of open medicine cabinets. By having an over-the-counter vending machine in the workplace, worksites
without clinics or pharmacies can benefit from increased work efficiency and avoid underperformance of ill
employees. Moreover, it prevents hours wasted waiting in queues at clinics for trivial problems like colds and
headaches. This situation gets especially magnified when a location is suffering from a localized epidemic
orpandemic.

WORKING OF THE SYSTEM

The project is basically wireless data transfer tool which uses national care card to store the data. In the
application we are using RFID tag for person identification instead of cash payment. RFID tagging is an ID
system that uses small radio frequency identification devices for identification and tracking purposes. An RFID
tagging system includes the tag itself, a read/write device, and a host system application for data collection,
processing, and transmission. RFID belongs to a group of technologies referred to as Automatic Identification and
Data Capture (AIDC). AIDC methods automatically identify objects, collect data about them, and enter those data
directly into computer systems with little or no human intervention. RFID methods utilize radio
wavestoaccomplishthis.Atasimplelevel,RFIDsystemsconsistofthreecomponents:anRFIDtagorsmart

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label, an RFID reader, and an antenna. RFID tags contain an integrated circuit and an antenna, which is used to
transmit data to the RFID reader (also called an interrogator). The reader then converts the radio waves to a more
usable form of data. Information collected from the tags is then transferred through a communications interface to
a host computer system, where the data can be stored in a database and analyzed at a latertime.

The users will first insert the national health care card into the system. Then the system will read the card data and
display the prescription and will ask for user’s input. Then the users have to specify the medicine’s name and the
number of tablets. Once the input has been taken, the system will check if the required medicine is available or
not. If it does, system will check the users balance and will dispense the medicine and if the user does not have
required amount it will display a message stating insufficient balance and ask the user to recharge the card.

DRAWBACKS IN EXISTING SYSTEM

The Existing system will accept five rupees coin. There is a slot for coin, which is connected to the
microcontroller. User Interface is used for coin dispense and product dispense. Relay is used to control the dc
motor of 60 RPM for product dispatch. After supplying the AC voltage, the rectifier converts it into DC voltage
and the voltage regulator is used for smooth voltage of a particular value. After the coin is inserted a pulse is
received at the microcontroller which is already being supplied with a fixed DC voltage, the microcontroller then
drives the relay through relay driver and the relay is connected to a switch which is used to select the product, on
selecting the product the relay drives the particular motor connected to that product and then the motor is driven
and the product comesout.
Many kinds of challenges were encountered in the course of making this project in various aspects. One of the
major difficulties encountered was the processing of the coin, i.e., the different types of 5-rupee coins had to be
processed and identified which was a bit tedious. The biggest problem faced by the system was ethicality, the
medicine which was dispensed was not prescribed by the doctor which has led to many problems. Another
challenge encountered was if a fake coin of exact material and same dimensions were made, the vending machine
accepted it and worked properly.

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SCOPE OF THE PROJECT

An intelligent pillbox system based on IoT has been designed and developed to avail medicine 24/7 in most of the
places where it is not possible to have pharmacy stores like highway, shopping mall, country side area etc.
The main objectives of the purposed system are:

 The system will identity the user with the help national health care card using RFID tag and displays the
user data along with prescription.

 It will promote ethicality, only the medicine which is prescribed by the doctor will bedispensed.

 If the user will not have sufficient balance, the system will ask the user to recharge thecard.

 The system will send a notification to the higher authority if the medicine will getover.

 We can send an emergency notification to the nearest hospital if someone is in danger with the help of
pillbox.

PURPOSE

Medicine plays an important role in human’s life for every situation. The automated medical system is introduced
to reduce the man power time and energy. It is similar to an ATM through which we get the required money at any
time & any place. Medicine is not available Degrees of social status are closely linked to health inequalities.
Those with poor health tend to fall into poverty and the poor tend to have poor health. According to the World
Health Organization, within countries those of lower socioeconomic strata have the worst health outcomes. Health
also appears to have a strong social component linking it to education and access to information. Especially in
developing countries like India where there are innumerable numbers of people who are unable to avail medicines.
This is the biggest advantage of the project. The other advantage would be the use of smart card instead of coins.
The system is fully Raspberry pi and Arduino board. Automated dispensing machines decentralized medication
distribution systems that provide Computer-controlled storage, dispensing and tracking of medications have been
recommended as one potential mechanism to improve efficiency and patient safety and they are now widely used
in many hospitals.

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DETAILED LITERATURE SURVEY

Topic:

Medicine dispensing machine using raspberry pi and arduino

Methodology:

The authors propose a machine designed to provide such healthcare at areas where having a medical store may
not be feasible or possible. It allows the user to select a medicine, pay the required amount after which it verifies
the amount received and dispenses the medicine. The amount is authenticated and identified using an image
processing unit controlled by a Raspberry Pi, a credit card sized controller capable of processing still images.
The payment module and medicine dispensing module are controlled by the Arduino, a microcontroller-based
development board. The communication between the Raspberry Pi and Arduino controllers is serial, through a
USB cable. The machine is powered by a regular power outlet of 230V (alternating current). Due to the physical
and infrastructural limitations in establishing a medical store at remote areas, this machine has been designed to
be a standalone unit, requiring minimum supervision to operate for long periods of time.

Drawback:

Although the proposed system has shown superior performance, still there is a scope for improvement. We
observed that we need to maintain prescription and camera for the purposed system. And one person can take
prescribed medicine more than one time from different system. And there is no provision of maintaining patient
database.

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Topic:

Automated medication dispensing System

Methodology:

In this work a Smart Medicine Dispenser (SMD) prototype is proposed. The main purpose of this system is to
help the patients, primarily seniors, take their medications on time in an easy way without the possibility of
missing pills, and also reduce the risk of over or under dosing accidentally. Not taking medications correctly can
have serious consequences such as delayed recovery, illness and even death. The smart medicine dispenser
(SMD) could solve such problems by informing and alerting the patients to take the appropriate dose at the right
time. Also, it provides direct communication between the patients and the caregivers as it will immediately
notify the caregiver in case the patient missed his/her pill.

Drawback:

The system is limited to one person only. It is only dedicated to elderly; others cannot make use of it.

Topic:

Design and Implementation of Automatic Medicine Dispensingmachine

Methodology:

Medicine distribution for the people in the remote tribal areas is finding tedious task for the Government’s, the
Automatic medicine dispensing machine can aid to resolve the above-mentioned requirement.It is a kind of
computerized medicine storage system which can be easily accessed by the people in emergency without
approaching any pharmacy; the machine can be easy installed in the remote areas like long highways, desert areas,
remote tribal areas and rural areas. It is a microcontroller and motor-based system to dispense the medicines when
accessed by the user through an input event, the data pertaining to the medicine storage can be ascertained from
the remote area and based on that information refilling the machine can be easily done. Basic human parameters
like Blood pressure (BP), Temperature can also be tested through this machine and the specified medicine will be
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Drawback:

The main drawback of this system is ethicality. That is, the medicines which will be dispensed from the system
are not prescribed by the doctor.

Topic:

Real time healthcare monitoring and tracking system using GSM/GPStechnology

Methodology:

Health monitoring systems have rapidly evolved recently, and smart systems have been proposed to monitor
patient current health conditions, the project focuses on monitoring the patient’s blood pressure, and his body
temperature. This paper proposes a system architecture for smart healthcare based on GSM and GPS technologies.
The objective of this work is providing an effective application for Real Time Health Monitoring and Tracking.
The system will track, trace, monitor patients and facilitate taking care of their health; so efficient medical services
could be provided at appropriate time. By Using specific sensors, the data will be captured and compared with a
configurable threshold via microcontroller which is defined by a specialized doctor who follows the patient; in any
case of emergency a short message service (SMS) will be sent to the Doctor’s mobile number along with the
measured values through GSMmodule.

Drawback:

The problem that could arise in the system is fluctuation in sensor reading. If the sensor reading is not precise it
will display wrong reading and hence dispenses wrong medicine.
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PROBLEM STATEMENT

The problem which is addressed in the project is unavailability of medicines after office hours,
specially at night. Intelligent pillbox can ensure the availability of medicines anytime,anywhere.

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METHODOLOGY

Objectives of the proposedsystem

• The system will dispense the medicines as per theprescription.

• The RFID card reader will be used inputsensor.

• User needs to carry out the identification process to access thesystem.

• The input will be provided by the user through the keypad. The medicine dispensing function is fully
controlled by the motordrivers.

• The user can then pick up the medicine from theoutlet.

• The process will be fully automatic with least manual support. (Most of the procedure has been carried
out on its, user just have to give the input and take the dispensed medicine. All the features are
automated that’s why it is called as intelligentsystem)

• The main objective of the project is to develop a system to deliver medicine24x7.

Advantages of the proposed system

• It is very much portable that it can be installed in very lessarea.

• No Individual person needed formaintenance.
• Easy to use and Provides 24/7 medicinefacility.
• Since online transaction involved no fear ofrobbery.
• Since disease name and relevant medicine will be stored in the database, the user will have to mention
the diseasename.
• The dispenser will dispense the medicine automatically for thatdisease.

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Drawbacks of the proposedsystem

• IoT based intelligent pillbox will not work without power supply. So without power medicines will not
be dispensed from themachine.
• Intelligent pillbox will only deliver tablets but no sirup or liquidmedicines.

Methodology of the proposedsystem

• User Authentication: User authentication is a process that allows a device to verify the identity of
someone who connects to a network resource. The user has to insert their card and enter password. If the
password is correct the system will accept the transaction or else, it will display the appropriate error
message.

Medicine Dispensing: Once the authentication process has been carried out, user will select the medicine
and pillbox will dispense it.

• Database Updating: Once the medicine has been dispensed the balance and database will be updated.
User’s database will be updated with current balance and number of pills dispensed. Stock database will
be updated with current stockvalue.

• Inventory Control: Controlling the inventory of drugs is critical to functioning of machine. If the
medicine gets over, the system will send notification to refillit.

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SYSTEM ANALYSIS

What is systemanalysis?

Analysis is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts to gain a better
understanding of it. Analysts in the field of engineering look at requirements, structures, mechanisms, and
systems dimensions. Analysis is an exploratoryactivity.

The Analysis Phase is where the project lifecycle begins. The Analysis Phase is where you break
down the deliverables in the high-level Project Charter into the more detailed business requirements. The
AnalysisPhaseisalsothepartoftheprojectwhereyouidentifytheoveralldirectionthattheprojectwilltake
throughthecreationoftheproject strategydocuments.

Gathering requirements is the main attraction of the Analysis Phase. The process of gathering
requirements is usually more than simply asking the users what they need and writing their answers down.
Depending on the complexity of the application, the process for gathering requirements has a clearly defined
process of its own. This process consists of a group of repeatable processes that utilize certain techniques to
capture, document, communicate, and manage requirements.

Software Requirement Specification

A Software Requirements Specification (SRS) – a requirements specification for a software system

– is a complete description of the behavior of a system to be developed. In addition to a description of the
softwarefunctions,theSRSalso containsnon-functionalrequirements.Softwarerequirementsareasub-field of
software engineering that deals with the elicitation, analysis, specification, and validation of requirements
forsoftware.

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FunctionalRequirement

 Device should do minimal computations on its own.

 Device should dispense medicineautomatically.

 Device should be able to read prescriptions on itsown.

 Device should be able to check the stock.

Non FunctionalRequirement

 The RFID is used to store medicinePrescription.

 Medicine expiry date will be saved for expirymanagement.

HardwareComponents

 GSM Module
 Wi-FiModule

 Keypadmodule

 LCD Display

 Motor

 Relay

 PCBBoard

 Fixed VoltageRegulator

 Variable VoltageRegulator

 Spring
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Software Requirements

 EmbeddedC
 ArduinoSoftware

Hardware ComponentDescription
The most common set of requirements defined by any operating system or software application is the physical
computer resources, also known as hardware, a hardware requirements list is often accompanied by a hardware
compatibility list (HCL), especially in case of operating systems. An HCL lists tested, compatible, and
sometimes incompatible hardware devices for a particular operating system or application. The requirements of
the system are:

ArduinoMega

The Arduino Mega 2560 is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega2560. It has 54 digital input/output
pins 16 analog inputs, 4 UARTs (hardware serial ports), a 16 MHz crystal oscillator, a USB connection, a power
jack, an ICSP header, and a reset button.

General pin functions (Figure 4.5.1):

 LED: There is a built-in LED driven by digital pin 13. When the pin is HIGH value, the LED is on,
when the pin is LOW, it'soff.

 VIN: The input voltage to the Arduino board when it's using an external power source (as opposed to 5
volts from the USB connection or other regulated power source). You can supply voltage through this
pin, or, if supplying voltage via the power jack, access it through thispin.

 5V: This pin outputs a regulated 5V from the regulator on the board. The board can be supplied with
power either from the DC power jack (7 - 20V), the USB connector (5V), or the VIN pin of the board (7-
20V). Supplying voltage via the 5V or 3.3V pins bypasses the regulator, and can damage theboard.

 3.3V: A 3.3-volt supply generated by the on-board regulator. Maximum current draw is 50mA.

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 Reset: Typically used to add a reset button to shields which block the one on theboard.

Fig 4.5.1 Arduino Mega Board

LCD

A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses
the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals. Liquid crystals do not emit light directly, instead using
a backlight or reflector to produce images in color or monochrome. LCDs are available to display arbitrary
images (as in a general-purpose computer display) or fixed images with low information content, which can be
displayed or hidden, such as preset words, digits, and seven-segment displays, as in a digital clock. They use the
same basic technology, except that arbitrary images are made up of a large number of small pixels, while other
displays have largerelements.

LCDs can either be normally on (positive) or off (negative), depending on the polarizer arrangement.
For example, a character positive LCD with a backlight will have black lettering on a background that is the
color of the backlight, and a character negative LCD will have a black background with the letters being of the
same color as the backlight. Optical filters are added to white on blue LCDs to give them their characteristic
appearance. LCD’s consumes less amount of power compared to CRT and LED and consist of some microwatts
for display in comparison to some mill watts for LED’s. LCDs are of low cost and provides excellent contrast.
LCD’s are thinner and lighter when compared to cathode ray tube andLED.
A 20x4 LCD display as shown in the figure 4.5.2 is very basic module and is very commonly used in
various devices and circuits. Preferred over seven segments and other multi segment LEDs. A 20x4
LCD means it can display 16 characters per line and there are 2 such lines. This LCD has two registers, namely,
Command andData.
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Fig 4.5.2 LCD Display

GSM

The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is a standard developed by the European
Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to describe the protocols for second-generation (2G)
digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets. It was first deployed in
Finland in December 1991.By the mid-2010s, it became a global standard for mobile communications achieving
over 90% market share, and operating in over 193 countries andterritories.

GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) is a digital mobile network that is widely used by
mobile phone users in Europe and other parts of the world. GSM digitizes and compresses data, then sends it
down a channel with two other streams of user data, each in its own time slot.

There are various cell sizes in a GSM system such as macro, micro, Pico and umbrella cells. Each cell
varies as per the implementation domain. There are five different cell sizes in a GSM network macro, micro,
Pico and umbrella cells. The coverage area of each cell varies according to the implementation environment. A
GSM modem is a device which can be either a mobile phone or a modem device which can be used to make a
computer or any other processor communicate over a network. A GSM modem requires a SIM card to be
operated and operates over a network range subscribed by the network operator. It can be connected to a
computer through serial, USB or Bluetooth connection.

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Fig 4.5.3 GSM Module

RFID

A radio frequency identification reader (RFID reader) is a device used to gather information from an RFID tag,
which is used to track individual objects. Radio waves are used to transfer data from the tag to a reader.

RFID is a technology similar in theory to bar codes. However, the RFID tag does not have to be scanned
directly, nor does it require line-of-sight to a reader. The RFID tag it must be within the range of an RFID
reader, which ranges from 3 to 300 feet, in order to be read. RFID technology allows several items to be quickly
scanned and enables fast identification of a particular product, even when it is surrounded by several other
items.

Fig 4.5.4 RFID Module

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Wi-FiModule

The ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module is a self contained SOC with integrated TCP/IP protocol stack that can give
Arduino microcontroller access to your Wi-Fi network. ESP8266 is Wi-Fi enabled system on chip (SoC)
module developed by Espress if system. It is mostly used for development of IoT (Internet of Things) embedded
applications. It employs a 32-bit RISC CPU based on the Tensilica Xtensa L106 running at 80 MHz (or
overclocked to 160 MHz). It has a 64 KB boot ROM, 64 KB instruction RAM and 96 KB data RAM. External
flash memory can be accessed through SPI. ESP8266 module is low cost standalone wireless transceiver that
can be used for end-point IoT developments. To communicate with the ESP8266 module, microcontroller needs
to use set of AT commands. Microcontroller communicates with ESP8266-01 module using UART having
specified Baudrate.

Pin description:

3V3: - 3.3 V Power Pin.

GND: - Ground Pin.

RST: - Active Low ResetPin.

EN: - Active High EnablePin.

TX: - Serial Transmit Pin of UART.

RX: - Serial Receive Pin of UART.

The ESP8266 WiFi Module (figure 4.9) is a self-contained SoC with integrated TCP/IP protocol stack that can
give access to your WiFi network (or the device can act as an access point). One useful feature of Uno WiFi is
support for OTA (over-the-air) programming, either for transfer of Arduino sketches or WiFi firmware.

Fig 4.5.5 Wi-Fi Modle

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DCMotor

A DC motor is any of a class of rotary electrical machines that converts direct current electrical energy into
mechanical energy. The most common types rely on the forces produced by magnetic fields. Nearly all types of
DC motors have some internal mechanism, either electromechanical or electronic, to periodically change the
direction of current flow in part of the motor.

DC motors were the first form of motor widely used, as they could be powered from existing direct-
current lighting power distribution systems. A DC motor's speed can be controlled over a wide range, using
either a variable supply voltage or by changing the strength of current in its field windings. Small DC motors
are used in tools, toys, and appliances. The universal motor can operate on direct current but is a
lightweight brushed motor used for portable power tools and appliances. Larger DC motors are currently used in
propulsion of electric vehicles, elevator and hoists, and in drives for steel rolling mills. The advent of power
electronics has made replacement of DC motors with AC motors possible in manyapplications.

Fig 4.5.6 DC Motor

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PerforatedBoard

Perfboard is a material for prototyping electronic circuits (also called DOT PCB). It is a thin, rigid sheet with
holes pre-drilled at standard intervals across a grid, usually a square grid of 0.1 inches (2.54 mm) spacing. These
holes are ringed by round or square copper pads, though bare boards are also available. Inexpensive perfboard
may have pads on only one side of the board, while better quality perfboard can have pads on both sides (plate-
through holes). Since each pad is electrically isolated, the builder makes all connections with either wire wrap or
miniature point to point wiring techniques. Discrete components are soldered to the prototype board such
as resistors, capacitors, and integrated circuits. The substrate is typically made of paper laminated with
phenolicresin (such as FR-2) or a fiberglass-reinforced epoxylaminate.

We use perforated board (figure 4.5.7) as a power supply for different component. Different levels are
created by using Header pins. In this perforated board we have 12V,5V,3.5V and ground along with 7805 IC
used as voltage regulator. For Accelerometer we supply 5V to VCC and ground connections. For Buzzer
(CC1212AN) and fire sensor we supply 5v to VCC and Ground connections.12V ,5V and ground supply for
different components.

Figure 4.5.7 Perforated Board

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Software Requirements Description

Software Requirements is a field within software engineering that deals with establishing the needs of
stakeholders that are to be solved by software. The IEEE Standard Glossary of Software Engineering
Terminology defines a requirement as:

 A condition or capability needed by a user to solve a problem or achieve anobjective.

 A condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a system or system component to satisfy a
contract, standard, specification, or other formally imposeddocument.

Some of the important Software requirements required in our project are:

Arduino IDE

The Arduino integrated development environment (IDE) (figure 4.4.1) is a cross-platform application
for Windows, macOS, Linux that is written in the programming language Java. It is used to write and upload
programs to Arduino compatible boards, but also, with the help of 3rd party cores, other vendor development
boards. The Arduino IDE supports the languages C and C++ using special rules of code structuring. It is an
official Arduino software, making code compilation too easy that even a common person with no prior technical
knowledge can get their feet wet with the learning process. The main code, also known as a sketch, created on
the IDE platform will ultimately generate a Hex File which is then transferred and uploaded in the controller on
the board. The main code, also known as a sketch, created on the IDE platform will ultimately generate a Hex
File which is then transferred and uploaded in the controller on theboard.

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Figure 4.6.1 Arduino IDE

The IDE environment is mainly distributed into three sections:

 Menu Bar

 Text Editor

 OutputPane

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EmbeddedC

Embedded C is an extension to C programming language that provides support for developing efficient
programs for embedded devices. It is not a part of the C language. C is the most widely used programming
language for embedded processors/controllers. Assembly is also used but mainly to implement those portions of
the code where very high timing accuracy, code size efficiency, etc. are primerequirements.

Arduino IDE (Integrated development Environment) is fully developed into functionality of full of
libraries, as long as programming the Arduino UNO in Embedded C language is possible because Arduino IDE
can compile both Arduino code as well as AVR standard code.

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SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

A system architecture is a conceptual model that defines the structure, behavior and more views of a system.
An architecture description is a formal description and representation of a system, organized in a way that
supports reasoning about the structures and behaviors of the system.

The system has microcontroller Arduino mega which is an 8-bit RISK microcontroller board which
controls the functionality of all the component in the system. The system is connected with the hardware
components like RFID module, Keypad module, LCD module, GSM module, Wi-Fi module and Dispenser.

A block diagram is a diagram of a system in which the principal parts or functions are represented by
blocks connected by lines that show the relationships of the blocks.[1] They are heavily used in engineering
in hardware design,electronic design, software design, and process flowdiagrams.

Block diagrams are typically used for higher level, less detailed descriptions that are intended to clarify
overall concepts without concern for the details of implementation. Contrast this with the schematicdiagrams
and layout diagrams used in electrical engineering, which show the implementation details of electrical
components and physicalconstruction.

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FlowChart
A flowchart is a type of diagram that represents an algorithm, workflow or process. Flowchart can also be defined
as a diagrammatic representation of an algorithm (step by step approach to solve a task).

The flowchart shows the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their order by connecting the boxes with arrows.
This diagrammatic representation illustrates a solution model to a given problem. Flowcharts are used in
analysing, designing, documenting or managing a process or program in various fields.

The Figure 5.2.2 shows the flow of project.

 At first the national health card needs to bescanned.

 Then it will ask the user to enter thepassword.

 If the user is authorised then the system will display the prescription of that user i.e. the list of
medicines.

 User can enter the number of medicinesrequired.

 If the medicine is greater than mentioned in the prescription then the system will ask the user to
consult thedoctor.

 If not, it will check for the available balance for the required number ofmedicines.

 If balance is available then the payment will be deduced from thecard.

 It will dispense themedicine

 If the balance is not their then it will display insufficientbalance.

 Database will be updated.

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5.2.2 Flow of control

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IMPLEMENTATION

Steps involved in assembling all the devices and software requirements are as follows:

Step 1: Configuring the Programmable Devices

A software module for each programmable device which are Arduino Mega, GSM module SIM 800C-Shield,
Flame Sensor, Flex Sensor, and IR Sensor is set on Arduino IDE. All the programmable devices are
programmed in Arduino IDE using embedded C. This program should also have the functionality to
communicate with the SIM 800C GSM module where the cell number of the user admin (concerned authority)
and patient should be mentioned. SIM 800C GSM module should be set with a SIM card in it and it should
configure as a GSMmodule.
Step 2: Setting up code in Arduino Mega:
The RFID module code should be dumped to the Arduino Mega board which is installed in the patient section.
Inthesameway,theLCDmodulecodeshouldbedumpedtotheArduinoMegaboardwhichisinstalledinthe server
section. The program for the Arduino may be kept in any folder but the path of the file should be mentioned at
arduino.cc, so that the program runs automatically on the startup and Arduino could act as a micro-controller.
Step 3: Integrating the hardware modules
Arduino Mega would be connected to RFID reader, Wi-fi, LCD and relay.
Step 4: Connecting the SIM800C-Shield GSM module with Arduino
Signals from the Arduino Mega are sent to the GSM Modem SIM 800C-Shield.
Step 5: Powering up all the devices
In the proposed system, the main device that will be directly connected to the power source is Arduino Mega.
Arduino needs to be connected with a 5v-2.5v power supply. The SIM 900A draws a good amount of power, so
it needs a power supply adopter of 7v~12v to be functional. The voltage of the router depends on its model but it
is generally 12v.

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CONCLUSION AND FUTURE ENHANCEMENT

Conclusion

The pillbox offers a flexible and simple solution for extending basic healthcare to all places, at a very moderate
cost. The machine will dispense prescribed medicine. The machine adds an intelligent medicine unit, which sends
a refill notification message to the nearest pharmacy when the number of medicine strips decrease below a certain
level. The intelligent pillbox is technically feasible to all the peoples. It will be very helpful and it gives ease of
access. It is sales person-less service which will be based on RFID. It is important to consider how the technology
may affect quality of medication delivery and use.

Some enhancement in the system could be made in futurelike

 Implementation of system using NFC card: Currently we are implementing the system RFID card and we
could use NFC cardinstead.
 Delivery of OTC medicine and first aid along with prescribedmedication.
 In current system only prescribed medicines are dispensed but in future user can dispense medicine which
does not require prescription like medicines that relieve aches, pains, and itches and firstaid.

 The pillbox will accept coin payment. Currently, the payment is being carried out using smart card and those
who don’t have it can’t purchase medicine from the pillbox. But in future cash accepting module will be
implemented which will use to concept of image processing from the reorganization of thecoin

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

 Bhagya Shree S R, Chandra Shekar P, ‘Automated Medication Dispensing System’, 2015IEEE.

 KahtanAziz , ‘Real-Time Healthcare Monitoring and Tracking System using GSM/GPS Technologies’,
August 2016IEEE.

 Mahaveer Penna, ’Design and Implementation of Automatic Medicine Dispensing machine’, May 2017
IEEE.

 Vishal Tank, Sushmita Warrier, ‘Medicine Dispensing Machine Using Raspberry Pi and Arduino Controller
‘, March 2017IEEE.

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