IJSTE - International Journal of Science Technology & Engineering | Volume 2 | Issue 09 | March 2016

ISSN (online): 2349-784X

Smart Restaurant Menu Ordering System

Mrs. Anisha Cotta
Assistant professor
Department of Electronics &Telecommunication Engineering
Don Bosco College Of Engineering Fatorda, India

Miss. Naik Trupti Devidas

UG Student
Department of Electronics &Telecommunication Engineering
Don Bosco College Of Engineering Fatorda, India

Miss. Alvira Dias

UG Student
Department of Electronics &Telecommunication Engineering
Don Bosco College Of Engineering Fatorda, India

Miss. Sawant Nidhi Kalidas

UG Student
Department of Electronics &Telecommunication Engineering
Don Bosco College Of Engineering Fatorda, India

Miss.Raikar Ankita Tanaji

UG Student
Department of Electronics &Telecommunication Engineering
Don Bosco College Of Engineering Fatorda, India

Abstract
Traditional method that is commonly been used in hotels is by taking the customers orders and writing it down on a piece of
paper. Many solutions have been proposed for solving this issue. This Project is again one attempt in the same direction. In this
paper we discuss the automation for food ordering system. This system makes use of Bluetooth as a communication device and
TFT LCD touch plus display module compatible with Arduino Mega 2560 as hardware.
Keywords: Arduino Mega 2560, TFT touch plus LCD display module, Bluetooth communication
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I.

INTRODUCTION

Traditional method that is used commonly in hotels is by taking the customers orders and writing it down on a piece of paper
and then giving the order in the kitchen section .The food ordering system is proposed with the use of a handheld device placed
on each table which is used to make an order at the restaurant.
The system uses a TFT touch plus LCD display module which is placed on each customers table for them to make orders.
Order is made by selecting the items displayed on LCD. The order will be sent from the customer section using Bluetooth
communication, and automatically will be displayed on a screen at the kitchen.
The bill will be displayed with table number at the manager/billing section. The project will reduce the time spent on making the
orders and paying the bills, whereby the cost and man power also can be reduced.
II. COMPONENTS USED
TFT Touch Plus Display
This is 3.5 TFT LCD touch screen display module used to order the menu items on each table by the customer and is then sent
to kitchen section.

Fig. 1: 3.5 TFT Touch Plus Display

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Features: Of TFT Touch Plus LCD

Single chip driver for 262,144-color TFT 320RGB x 480-dot graphics (with internal gate and power supply circuits)
Very high resolutions
262,144-color display
Low-power consumption architecture (allowing direct input of interface I/O power supply)
Deep standby mode
8-color mode (Idle Mode)
TFT display storage capacitance: Cst (common VCOM method)
Internal frame memory: 345,600 bytes
It has PCB backplane with power IC, SD card socket and reset button
Supported touch panel
16-bit Parallel bus interface
4-wire resistive touch screen
Arduino Mega 2560 Microcontroller

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. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller;
simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started. The Mega 2560
board is compatible with most shields designed for the Uno and the former boards.

Fig. 2: Arduino Mega 2560 Microcontroller

Features: Of Arduino Mega 2560

Microcontroller
ATmega2560
Operating Voltage
5V
Input Voltage
7-12V
Digital I/O Pins
54(of which 15 provide PWM output)
Analog Input Pins
16
DC Current for 3.3V
50 mA
Flash memory
256 KB of which 8 KB is used by bootloader
SRAM
8KB
EEPROM
4 KB
Clock Speed
16 MHz
HC-05 Bluetooth Module:

HC-05 module is an easy to use Bluetooth SPP (Serial Port Protocol) module, designed for transparent wireless serial connection
setup.

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Fig. 3: HC-05 Bluetooth Module

Features: Of HC-05 Bluetooth Module

Typical -80dBm sensitivity
Up to +4dBm RF transmit power
Low Power 1.8V Operation, 1.8 to 3.6V I/O
PIO control
UART interface with programmable baud rate
With integrated antenna
With edge connector
III. WORKING PRINCIPLE OF LCD

A touch screen is a 2 dimensional sensitive device that is constructed of two sheets of materials separated slightly by a spacer. A
common construction is a sheet of glass providing a stable bottom layer and a sheet of polyethylene (PET) as a flexible top layer.
The two sheets are coated with resistive material; usually a metal compound called Indium Tin Oxide.The ITO is thinly and
uniformly sputtered o to both the glass plate and the PET layer. Tiny bumps called spacer dots are then added to the glass side,on
top of resistive ITO coating ,to keep the PET film from sagging, causing an accidental or false touch.
When the PET film is pressed, the two resistive surfaces meet. The position of this meeting can be read by touch screen
controller circuit.The controller reads the X and Y position many times per second so the user may involve his stylus/ finger
rapidly across the touch screen and data will be captured.

Fig. 4: Touch screen construction

IV. METHODOLOGY
The methodology used will be divided into two parts as system design and system process flow.
System Design
The operation of the whole system can be seen through the block diagram. The Fig. 5 below shows the project block diagram.
3.5 TFT LCD Touch plus display is used as the input and output for the system design

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Fig. 5: Block Diagram of the Transmitter Section

The system uses a tft touch plus lcd module which is placed on each customer s table to make an order. Customer need to
select the menu available on the screen. The completed order will be transmitted to the kitchen section once order button is
pressed and the bill is sent at manager section using Bluetooth communication.
System Process Flow
1.

Transmitter Section

2. Receiver Section

Fig. 6: System process flow at transmitter and receiver section

The system uses a tft touch module which is placed on each table for the customer to make orders. Order is made by selecting
item made available in the menu code on the touch lcd display. Then, the code is decrypted by using arduino mega 2560. Later it
transmits the data via bluetooth communication once order is confirmed.
The processed data is sent to the PC in kitchen section for ordering purpose, and to the manager section for the billing purpose.
This system will be done after the customer completed their orders.
Software Development
The software Arduino IDE was used in embedded C language. The Embedded C language is used to write a source codes for this
arduino mega 2560 which is then will be compiled. When the program can be successfully run no error in the source code, then
the arduino mega will be programmed.
V. CONCLUSION
As a conclusion, this hardware and software of project is successfully functioned as the objectives of the project. This project
helps to solve the problem faced by the restaurant entrepreneur in the attempt to organize the restaurant more efficiently skilled.
It can also be used to reduce the lateness and the error caused on ordering foods by the customers by waiters. By using this
system, the complaints about the services are eliminated.
This project can further be improved using tabs and help in development of more efficient food ordering system.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We are grateful to the Department of Electronics And Telecommunication Engineering, Don Bosco College Of Engineering for
their kind help and support in carrying out with the project.

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REFERENCES
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International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology Smart Ordering System via Bluetooth The project is proposed with the Bluetooth technology as
the communication medium, Peripheral Interface Controller (PIC) ,LCD and key pad
Automated Food Ordering System with Real-Time Customer Feedback This project is proposed with wifi technology using Android mobile,laptop and
broadband modem and wireless medium
3EMenu Card systems for Restaurants by International Journal of Innovative Research in Advanced Engineering The project is proposed with RS-232 cable
as the communication medium , Peripheral Interface Controller (PIC) ,computers
Development of wireless ordering system by international journal of emerging technology The project is proposed with the Zigbee technology as the
communication medium , Arduino UNO,LCD plus touch display
Research article on Improve performance of work of restaurent using PC touch screen The project is proposed with the wifi technology as the
communication medium, touch screen,software center and wifi base station.

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