RFID based Attendance System Project Circuit and Working

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Nowadays, attend system in schools and colleges is generally based on paper. So
sometimes this process causes errors and also takes more time. So this project
uses RFID technology to make a note of every student entering into the classroom
and also to calculate the time resides in the class. In this proposed system, every
student is allotted with an RFID tag. The process of attendance can be done by
placing the card near the RFID reader. This article discusses about what is RFID
technology and attendance system using RFID with an example project.
What is RFID?

RFID Technology
The term RFID (radio frequency identification) is a one type of electronic device
includes a small antenna and a chip. This device is used to transmit the information
like persons, animals, books or any stuff between reader and RFID tag using radio
frequency electromagnetic fields. It is capable of carrying 2k bytes of data. There
are different kinds of RFID systems in the market, which consist of an antenna, a
transponder and a transceiver. Some types of tags can be located close to the RFID
reader and some tags can be located far from the reader. The operating frequency
ranges of these devices mainly include low, mid and high ranges. The low frequency
range is from 30kHz to 500kHz, mid frequency range is from 900kHz to 1500kHz
and high frequency range is 2.4kHz to 2.5kHz.

RFID Based Attendance System

The main concept of this attendance system using RFID is to maintain the
attendance record. Every student is allotted with a particular authorized tag. This
RFID tag can be used to swipe to record the attendance in front of the RFID reader.
Block Diagram of Attendance System
Nowadays, the attendance system in most of the schools and colleges is
documented manually. But, this process takes lots of time. The proposed system
uses a wireless technology (RFID).Every student is provided with an RFID tag, which
includes an inbuilt IC for storing and processing the information. The block diagram
of this project includes a microcontroller, an oscillator circuit, preset circuit, LCD
display and an RFID reader.

Block Diagram of RFID based Attendance System

Microcontroller
The microcontroller used in this project is AT89C52 from the family of 8051. It
includes 40-pins and 4-ports.
Oscillator Circuit
The circuit of the oscillator in connected in between the pins of 18 and 19 of the
microcontroller. It is built with an oscillator with 11.0592 MHz and two 33pF
capacitors.
Preset Circuit
The 9th pin of the AT89S52 is reset pin. The circuit of the preset is built with a 10
capacitor, a 10k resistor and a switch. When the switch is pressed, the reset pin is
connected to the Vcc and the microcontroller becomes reset.

LCD Display
The LCD display consists of 16 pins, where 3 pins are connected to the Vcc and
remaining all are connected to the port-2 of the microcontroller.
RFID Reader
The RFID reader is a one type of module and small in size. It incorporates with any
type of hardware design. It is used to read the information which is stored in the
RFID tags.
Working of Attendance System Circuit
After making all the connections of attendance system, give the power supply to
switch on the circuit. The LCD will displays, please swipe the card. The information
stored in the RFID tag is stated as the ID and attendance of the student. When the
person places the card in front of the RFID reader, it reads the information and
matches with the information stored in the AT89C52 microcontroller. The
microcontroller is preprogrammed with embedded C language.

Circuit Diagram of RFID based Attendance System

If the data in the card match with the RFID reader, then the information will be
displayed on the LCD. This system will make the use of the status button for
regaining the status of students attendance, which is interfaced to the AT89C52
microcontroller. By using this technology, a lot of time can be conserved as all the
information of the student attendance will be directly stored in the database.
Applications of RFID
The applications of the RFID mainly involves in RFID based projects. RFID based
attendance system project is used where authentication is required like educational
institutions, industries, anywhere. In addition to the above discussed project, here
we are giving some more applications of RFID system for the reader for
understanding purposes.

RFID Applications

RFID Technology based Ambulance Flashing Light

Electronic Passport System (EPS) using RFID Technology

RFID ad Arduino based EPS (Electronic Passport System) for Easy Governance

RFID Sensed Device Access using Arduino

Indication of Parking Availability System

RFID Technology based Car Parking Management

Paid Car Parking with RFID technology

Access Control System for Security using RFID Technology

Device Control & Authentication using RFID and PIC Microcontroller

Passport Details using RFID technology

The limitations of this attendance system using RFID is, it is very secure, but there
is a chance of losing the card. By using this card any student can give other
students attendance. If the student is swiped for number of times, there is a chance
of giving attendance for next days.