SMS Voting System Project

We come across areas where we need to gather votes from a wide range of
people through an SMS. This system is widely used in large scale dance, singing
as well as other type of public voting competitions.

Here we propose a system to handle this voting process using a microcontroller.

Our system is designed to get casted votes using a GSM modem and transfer the
data to a microcontroller for further processing. User casted votes are first received
by the GSM modem. This data along with votes is sent to the microcontroller.

The microcontroller now decodes the voting data. It considers only one vote from
every unique phone number. Multiple voting is not allowed. The microcontroller
counts every unique vote and displays the results of voting process on an LCD
display.

Block Diagram:
Hardware Specifications

 8051 series Microcontroller

 GSM modem

 LCD

 Diodes

 Transformer

 LED

 Voltage Regulator

 Crystal
Software Specifications

 Keil µVision IDE

 MC Programming Language: Embedded C

GSM Modem

The SIM900 is a complete Quad-band GSM/GPRS solution in

a SMT module which can be embedded in the customer
applications. Featuring an industry-standard interface, the
SIM900 delivers GSM/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900MHz
performance for voice, SMS, Data, and Fax in a small form
factor and with low power consumption. With a tiny
configuration of 24mm x 24mm x 3 mm, SIM900 can fit
almost all the space requirements in your M2M application,
especially for slim and compact demand of design.