IOT Asset tracking System Using Android Application

The GPS systems are today’s most well known location tracking systems. Well these systems are
not capable of pinpointing exact locations or locations of an entity within a building or on a
particular floor or room. So here we propose a smart asset tracking system that allows tracking
location of objects, goods, personnel within a building or any facility. Our proposed system
makes use of rf technology along with IOT to achieve this system. The system has the capability
to pinpoint the location of any entity to exact room it is currently located in. The system uses
mini rf circuits to be used as tracking devices. We use tracking microcontroller based circuits to
track those rf circuits. The tracker cuircuits are battery powered circuits to be mounted on
objects/entities. The monitoring circuits are to be placed in individual rooms. Now as soon as any
tracker objects enter any room the tracker circuits come in 2-3 meters range of the monitoring
circuit for that room. The monitoring system now transmits the location of that tracker circuit to
the online system.

INTRODUCTION

Generally, many Places have monitoring cameras to monitor the activity of the working status of
environment, but it has certain drawbacks as the coverage area is small & in a crowded place, a
camera cannot identify the exact staff/student needed, for it needs a human eye to recognize the
presence of the particular staff. In such case, the accuracy and reliability fail. The monitoring
unit needs a lot of monitor screen and manpower for continuous monitoring. Centrex will be
available in many institutions but sometimes nobody will attend the call. Later on, we will move
to location detection method. As we know, many different location detection technologies are
available today, GPS one of the most well known. Now day’s GPS use to locate a vehicle or an
object in the outdoor environment. However, GPS is not suitable for indoor environment because
of its limitations such as reflection or attenuation caused by obstacles, occlusion, etc.

DESCRIPTION
Many embedded systems have substantially different designs according to their functions
and utilities. In this project design, structured modular design concept is adopted and the system
is mainly composed of a single microcontroller, LCD, GSM, RF transmitter, RF receiver, GPS,
android application(base station / Tracking System).
 The microcontroller located at the centre of the block diagram forms the control unit of
the entire project. Embedded within the microcontroller is a program that helps the
microcontroller to take action based on the inputs provided.
Our proposed system makes use of rf technology along with IOT to achieve this system.
The system has the capability to pinpoint the location of any entity to exact room it is currently
located in. The system uses mini rf circuits to be used as tracking devices. We use tracking
microcontroller based circuits to track those rf circuits. The tracker cuircuits are battery powered
circuits to be mounted on objects/entities. The monitoring circuits are to be placed in individual
rooms. Now as soon as any tracker objects enter any room the tracker circuits come in 2-3 meters
range of the monitoring circuit for that room. The monitoring system now transmits the location
of that tracker circuit to the online system.

Renesas (RL78) is 16 bit architecture, it has 64 I/O pin (R5F100LE). It has 11 I/O ports,
64kB ROM, 4kB RAM,1 watch dog timer,I2C protocol, 3 UART’s, 10 bit ADC, 8 Timers, on
chip debug function, high speed on-chip oscillator.

A liquid crystal display (LCD) is a flat panel display, electronic visual display, based on
Liquid Crystal Technology liquid crystal display consists of an array of tiny segments (called
pixels) that can be manipulated to present information. LCDs are used in a wide range of
applications, including computer monitors, television, instrument panels, aircraft cockpit
displays, signage, etc. They are common in consumer devices such as video players, gaming
devices, clocks, watches, calculators, and telephones.

SIM900 is a Tri-band GSM/GPRS engine that works on frequencies EGSM 900 MHz,
DCS 1800 MHz and PCS 1900 MHz SIM900 features GPRS multi-slot class 10/ class 8
(optional) and supports the GPRS coding schemes CS-1, CS-2, CS-3 and CS-4.
AT Commands are used to get information in SIM card. The SIM interface supports the
functionality of the GSM Phase 1 specification and also supports the functionality of the new
GSM Phase 2+ specification for FAST 64 kbps SIM (intended for use with a SIM application
Tool-kit).Both 1.8V and 3.0V SIM Cards are supported. The SIM interface is powered from an
internal regulator in the module having nominal voltage 2.8V. All pins reset as outputs driving
low.
An RF module (radio frequency module) is a (usually) small electronic device used to transmit
and/or receive radio signals between two devices. In an embedded system it is often desirable to
communicate with another device wirelessly. This wireless communication may be accomplished
through optical communication or through radio frequency (RF) communication. For many
applications the medium of choice is RF since it does not require line of sight. RF
communications incorporate a transmitter and/or receiver.

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based navigation system that provides
location and time information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the Earth where
there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. The system provides critical
capabilities to military, civil, and commercial users around the world.
Block Diagram:

COMPONENTS USED
Hardware’s used
 Renesas microcontroller
 LCD
 RF transmitter
 RF receiver
 GPS
 GSM

Software’s used
  Cube suite+
 Renesas flash programmer
 Java
 Android 5.0

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