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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF CONSTANT MOVING MESSAGE DISPLAY

(NOTICE BOARD)

BY

ADAMU BABA
(2017/HND/EE/ET/015)

DECEMBER 2019.

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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF CONSTANT MOVING MESSAGE DISPLAY
(NOTICE BOARD)

BY

ADAMU BABA
(2017/HND/EE/ET/015)

A POJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTTICAL AND


ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENT OF FOR THE AWARD OF HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, THE
FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC DAMATURU, YOBE STATE.

DECEMBER, 2019.

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DECLARATION

I hereby declare that this project work was undertaken by me and is a record of my own work. It

has not been presented before, in any previous application. References made to published

literature have been duly acknowledged.

ADAMU BABA ____________


Student’s Name Signature Date

The above declaration was confirm by

ENGR. HAMZA ABBA ________________ _______________


Name of Supervisor Signature Date

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APPROVAL PAGE

This project titled “Design and Construction of constant moving message display (notice board)”

meet the regulation governing the award of Higher National Diploma of the Department of

Electrical And Electronic Engineering Technology of the Federal Polytechnic Damaturu, Yobe

State and it is approved for its contribution to acknowledge and literacy progression.

Supervisor

Name: ENGR. HAMZA ABBA

Signature: __________________________

Date: ______________________________

Head of Department

Name: ENGR. DANJUMA KUJE

Signature: __________________________

Date: ______________________________

External Examiner

Name: ENGR. DR. ALIYU MOHAMMED GADAM

Signature: __________________________

Date: ______________________________

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DEDICATION

This work is dedicated to God Almighty who kept me throughout the period of my Engineering

program, also to my beloved parents. To my beloved Family.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I give thanks to Almighty Allah (S.W.T) for giving me strength, power and overseeing my

Project work as a success and to him I say ALHAMDULILLAH.

I hereby acknowledgement the immense contribution of the following toward the success of this

project: - Engr. Hamza Abba, the project supervisor, Engr. Ibrahim M. Harram the project

coordinator, Engr. Danjuma Kuje the HOD.

With a deep sense of appreciation, My father, Musa B. Mohammed and my mother Saadatu

Dauda Suleiman and friends for their immense support toward this period, morally and

financially. Kudos also goes to my mentors Musa B. Mohammed, for always being in my side,

advice and encourage whenever I try to give up. May Allah (S.W.T) reward them abundantly,

Amin.

Finally I will never forget to show my appreciation to all my lecturers of the department

especially Engr. Aishatu Aliyu Garga and Engr. Hamza Abba for given free lecture note

(handout) throughout the period of my studies May Allah (S.W.T) reward u in abundance

ameen.

Oh God it is actually not easy but with your help it is now over after all the hardship, pressure

and hatred I am now confirm Graduate of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technology

(Power And Machine Option).

ALHAMDULILAH

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ABSTRACT

The implementation of a Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) dot matrix moving message display
system which show a text containing 23 characters (i.e., GREAT DEPT. OF ELECT. ENGRG)
is achieved in this work using a PIC16F648A Microcontroller, The microcontroller is
programmed using Assembly language, with MPLAB software and a PIC Programmer .The
LEDs are controlled by signals from the microcontroller and decade counters in a sequential
manner which results in the moving message. In this work, we make use of a 49*8 dot matrix
display made up of 392 low power Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). The connection is done in
such a way that the cathodes of all the LEDs on a particular column are connected together while
the anodes of all the LEDs on a particular row are also connected together. This gives each row
and column a separate line and allows the LEDs on each of these rows or columns to be powered
by the same line. A limiting resistor for the eight (8) output lines of the microcontroller to the
LEDs on the dot matrix is used. and a dynamic display scheme is also employed.. In this system,
the LEDs is not lit continuously but is sequentially lit by scanning in a “vertical strobe” or
“horizontal strobe”. In the vertical strobe mode, information is addressed to the display by
selecting a single row at a time, energizing the appropriate LED(s) in that row and proceeding to
the next row. In the horizontal strobe mode, a single column is chosen at a time The dynamic
display scheme employed in this work helped to improved the brightness of the display and
also save energy consumed by the hardware.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

Cover page………………………………………………………………………………………i

Title page………………………...………………………………….…………………………..ii

Declaration page………………….….…………………………….…………………………...iii

Approval page..…………………………………………………….…………………………...iv

Dedication page…….………….………………………………….…………………………….v

Acknowledgment………………………….……………………………………………………vi

Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………………vii

Table of Content………………………………………………………………………………..viii

List of Figure……………………………………………………………………………………xi

List of table……………………………………………………………………………………..xii

Abbreviation……………………………………………………………………………….…..xiii

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background…………………………………………………………………………………1

1.2 Statement of the problem……...……………………………………………………………2

1.3 Aim and Objective………………..………………………..………………………………..2

1.4 Significant of the study………………………..…………………………………………....2

1.5 Scope and limitation of the study…………………………………….…………………..…3

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

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2.1 Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………...…4

2.2 Review Of Related Literature…………………………………………………….5

2.3 Gap Identified …………………………….………………………………………..…6

2.4 Author’s Contribution………..…..……………………………………………..……7

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY

3.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….8

3.2 Project Requirement ………………………………………………………………………...8

3.2.1 Hardwire Description………………………………………………………………………8

3.2.2 Software Requirement…………..…………………………………………………………8

3.2.4 REGULATOR……………………………………………………………………………..13

3.3 component procurement

3.3.1 Arduino mega 3270

3.3.2. Resistor……………………………………………………………………………………11

3.3.3. Capacitor………………………………………………………………………………… 11

3.3.4 Regulator………………………………………………………………………………….. 12

3.4 Equipment/material used ……………………………………………………………………13

3.5 Project Design……………………….………………………………………………………13

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3.6 Vero Board Work Or Soldering Work. ………………………….……………………….…13

3.7 Precautions………………………………….…………………….…………………………14

3.8 Assembly & Casing ….……………….…….…………………….…………………………14

CHAPTER FOUR: TESTING METHOD, RESULT AND DISCUSSION

4.1 Introduction ……………………………………………….…………………………………16

4.2 Test Schedule……………….……………………………….……………………………….16

4.3 Result……………………………………...…………………………………….…………...16

4.4 Discussion………………………………………………………………………………...….17

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMURY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 Introduction…………………………………………………………..……………………...18

5.2 Summary………………………………………………………………..……………………18

5.3conclussion ………………………………………………………………..….………………18

5.4 Recommendation…...…………………………………………………….………………….19

Reference …………………………………………………………………….……………...…..20

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LIST OF FIGURE

Figure 3.1 the circuit layout of Arduino mega 3270 …………………………………………10

Figure 3.2 Resistor…………………………………………………………………………….11

Figure 3.3. Capacitor…………………………………………………………………………..11

Figure 3.4. Regulator…………………………………………………………………………..12

Figure 3.5 Circuit Diagram……………………………………….……………………………13

Figure 3.6 Soldering work……………………………………………….……………………..14

Figure 3.7 The Complete project under test………………………………………..…………..15

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LIST OF TABLE

Table 3.1 Arduino Mega 2560 Specifications…….……………………………………………9

Table 4.2. The connections between the LCD 1602……………………………………………16

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LIST OF ABBRVIATION

LED ------ Light Emitting diode

IC -------- Integrated circuit

AC ------- Alternating current

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This project describes the development of a useful and entertaining way to demonstrate the

capability of green power in Atwater Kent to the students and faculty of WPI. We planned to do

soon the vacant wall within newly renovated lounge area. We needed our display to be able to be

capable of being updated frequently with new information, and wanted to have the option of

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expanding its size and capabilities as well. Various technical arenas in the field of

Telecommunication and Embedded Systems are becoming omnipresent in the people (Sarode A,

2012). The use of cell phones has rapidly increased over the last decade and a half up gradation

in networking technologies has encouraged the development and growth of very dense networks.

Notice boards are one of the widely used ones ranging from primary schools to major

organizations to convey messages at large. This in turn leads to a lot of deforestation thus leading

to global warming. Small innovative steps in making use of technology for regular purposes

would have an adverse effect on the environment issues which we are presently concerned about.

It is proposed to design to receive message in display toolkit which can be used from an

authorized mobile phone. The whole process can be described from the transmitter and receiver

section. The BLUETOOTH module receives a message from the authorized mobile phone and

the message is extracted by the microcontroller from the BLUETOOTH module and is displayed

on the MATRIX display board. Serial to parallel communication is used for the entire process

from WIFI module to Microcontroller and from microcontroller to the matrix display. And for

the acknowledgement LED display is used

By using this proposed methodology we can enhance the security system and also make

awareness of the emergency situations and avoid many dangers.

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The biggest problem involving constant moving message display is not utilizing them for your

business or organization. If zoning allows them and traffic counts indicate digital displays would

work in attracting more business to your location than cost, then there’s a problem if you don’t

consider their many possibilities.

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For those wise people already using digital signs, a common problem is under-utilizing the

technology. LED’s overtook incandescent bulb technology years ago, yet there are still

companies operating the old bulb-type units at great cost. Another problem is not utilizing full-

color technology. Now that prices of full-color displays have dropped to former one-color price

ranges, many people limit their potential for impact of sign communications by continuing to

broadcast their messages in the monochrome world.

1.3 AIM OF THE PROJECT

The aim of this project is to design and construct an electronic notice board which can replace

conventional notice boards.

1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The proposed project has many upcoming applications in educational institutions and

organizations, crime prevention, traffic management, railways, advertisements etc. Been user

friendly, long range and faster means of conveying information are major bolsters for this

application.

1.5 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

The project can be applied in areas such as subways, buses and bus station, train and train

station, shopping malls, schools, conference hall, road highways, colleges and hospital for

displaying all useful institutional information for visitors and this application are also used in

industry for displaying notices or useful information are giving to employees.

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CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 INTRODUCTION

This chapter, Contains a review of theories, previous studies, methods, work done by other

authors or previous students project relevant to the topic and their implications to the project

carried out.

2.2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

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In the mid-1990s, cost-effective traffic light lamps using LEDs were developed. Prior to this,

traffic lights were designed using incandescent or halogen light bulbs. Unlike the incandescent-

based lamps, which use a single large bulb, the LED based lamps consist of an array of LED ele-

ments, arranged in various patterns. When viewed from a distance, the array appears as a

continuous light source. A wireless system was designed wherein the display board need not be

reprogrammed to display a new mes- sage. This paper was aimed to develop a mobile sign board

which makes the user to change the scrolling message using SMS service instantaneously. The

user can update it even from a remote distant. Once read, the SMS is deleted making entry for

next incoming SMS (Gupta H, Shukla P, Nagwekar A.2013). One of the main interesting

applications that have led the use of embedded system in communication is the public addressing

system. The audio or video systems like public announcement system, CCTV and programmable

sign boards are generally hardwired and hard to enlarge. These limitations can be trounced by the

use of wireless interface such as GSM. Currently LED message scrolling displays are attracting

many researchers in the com- munity (Ketkar PU, Tayade KP, 2013). A LED scrolling message

display system using Android application was designed. This system used Bluetooth technology

to communicate from Android phone to LED display board (Sooxma Technology, 2010).

Message displaying system using LED has become a significant part of many applications

concentrating on brightness and power saving concept. The low power consumption and longer

life span of LED ensures that the number of applications using them will increase further in near

future. This message displaying system uses 5 mm LED and microcontroller M68HC11. This

system can display 8 alphanumeric characters in one time whereby the arrangement of LEDs is

using matrix display with less connection needed. Multiplexing and matrix addressing method is

applied to control the turn on and off of LED in that particular time (Bin Zohedi FN, 2007).

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Because of less maintenance, the wireless com- munication is identified as a perfect solution for

home

network, and its great demand can be recognized in data transfer using mobile applications. A

simple GSM technology to receive and display the messages was used in (Kumar P, Bharadwaj

V, 2012). Looking into the present trend of information transfer, it is seen that vital notice take

time to be displayed on the displaying boards. The advancement in the technologies related to

wireless communication has led to the emer- gence of several engineering designs to aid the

human requirements. Kamboj and Abrol6 presents a combina- tion of wireless technology with

LED display boards to overcome the difficulties faced by the existing message display modules

using any wired entries like computer, keyboard or less distance remote control. The message is

sent through a cell-phone which is accepted by the GSM module SIM 300 (master). Number

authentica- tion is done by AT89S52 microcontroller and the stored numbers in EEPROM is

compared with the incoming number. The message will be valid only after the incom- ing cell

phone number is validated. Authentication result is displayed on LCD. Further the same SMS is

itself sent by GSM module (master) to multiple LED display boards which are connected via

different GSM modules (slaves). In (Kamboj R, Abrol P. 2013), a system to display the message

received by the cell or a modem was proposed. Microcontroller controls the system using

authentication and attention (AT) com- mands. This system is easy, robust to use in normal life

by any-one at any place. A LED display control system can also be designed using advanced

reduced instruction set computer machines and field programmable gate array(D alwadi DC,

Trivedi N.2011). According to module structure characteristics of the Red, Green, Blue (RGB)

three colours LED display and the dynamic scanning display of the LED display. This system

supports texts and pictures to display with full colour LED screen and a remote data

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transmission. A microcontroller based display system with the size of six 32×32 dot matrix

Chinese characters by a dynamic scan mode is discussed in(S ong Y, Feng Y,2011). The system

can be divided into two small display screens which can display 24 Chinese characters. The

display contents and scrolling speed can be adjusted according to user requirements. LED

display notice board is an economical solution for displaying messages with various changing

effects and can be applicable in shops, restaurants, pharmacies, etc. These boards can be large

LED panels or LED dot matrix displays which could be in mono, bi, and multicolour. The power

consumption of these boards is less. This can dis- play static and dynamic messages(W

imalasena H.(2013).

2.3 GAP IDENTIFIED

In this project work, the author constructed a constant moving message display. Hence though

the system is versatile it is not cost effective and somehow complex considering the construction

of constant moving message display, using microcontroller.

2.4 AUTHOR’S CONTRIBUTION

The contribution towards gap identified in the literature review is use of a constant moving

message display and also the constant moving message display, using microcontroller.

Moreover, this project was made to operate normally.

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CHAPTER THREE

DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND REQUIREMENT

3.1 INTRUDUCTION

This chapter contains information on the material used, method selected and the realization

process (the stage by stage procedure for constructing the system).

3.2 PROJECT REQUIREMENT

The following component/material are required for the construction work:

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3.2.1 HARDWARE

 Led
 Atmega3270
 Resistor
 Capacitor
 Voltage regulator

3.2.2 SOFTWARE

 Arduino IDE Software

3.3 COMPONENT PROCUREMENT

To commence the system construction, all necessary components required were first obtained

from the market. Some of the components that needed to be tested to make sure they are well

functioning before using them are being tested and found satisfactory.

3.3.1 ARDUINO MEGA 3270:

According to the Arduino website (http://www.arduino.cc/), “Arduino is an open-source

electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s

intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in creating interactive objects or

environments”. In simple terms, the Arduino is a tiny computer system that can be programmed

with instructions to interact with various forms of input and output.

There are different kinds of Arduino boards varying in physical size, the number of input and

output pins, memory space, and purchase price.

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This project will incorporate an LED, a keypad, a fingerprint sensor, and a real time clock which

in total will require 23 digital pins. The LED and real time clock must be powered with at least

5V to work optimally, the code for the program will exceed a thousand lines meaning the board

must be embedded with a microcontroller with large flash memory to run the sketches and

finally, a lot of “String” variables will be used to hold values like candidate/delegate name,

phone number, voting pins and so on. This also implies a need to have a lot of memory available

called SRAM

The decision to use the Arduino Mega 3270 board was justified as it has the following

specifications.

Table 3.1 Arduino Mega 3270 specifications

Processing speeds 16MHZ

Digital pins 54

Operating voltage 5V

Analog pins 16

Flash memory 248KB

EEPROM 4KB

SRAM 8KB

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Figure 3.1 the circuit layout of Arduino mega 3270 (retrieved from www.fritzing.org)

3.3.2. RESISTOR

Resistor is an electronic component that opposed the flow of an electric current in to a circuit, it

can be group in to a passive electrical component. For the sake of this work we use for resistors

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in which three are fix, having 10kΩ, 4.7kΩ and 1.5kΩ and the other one is variable resistor in

which his resistance to flow of electricity can varied, having a value of variation 10kΩ.

Figure 3.2 Resistor

3.3.3. CAPACITOR

Capacitor is also an electrical component which can store and release electrical energy, it can be

polarize and non -polarize but the polarized one is use for our construction. It is connected in

parallel with variable resistor to provide balance, stability and delay to the control circuit.

Figure 3.3. Capacitor

3.3.4 REGULATOR

Regulator is a device that automatically controls the flow of voltage in to the circuit, for this

work i use 7805 and 7812 for control circuit and relay operation respectively.
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Figure 3.4. Regulator

3.4 EQUIPMENT/MATERIAL USED

 Soldering iron

 Lead wax

 Connecting wire

 Multi-meter

3.5 PROJECT DESIGN

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The project design was carried out using Proteus software. The system circuit diagram is as

shown below

Figure 3.5 Circuit Diagram

3.6 SOLDERING

After the components arrangement and testing on the breadboard, they are now being transferred

to a Vero board for soldering using all the necessary equipment and following all necessary

precaution. Figure 3.6 shown layout of the main system circuit being soldered on the Vero board.

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Figure 3.6 Soldering work

3.7 PRECAUTIONS

The following precaution were taken during the soldering

 Never touch the element of the soldering iron at 400˚C.

 Hold were to be heated with clamps.

 Keep the cleaning sponge wet during use.

 Always return the soldering iron to its stand when not in use. Never put it down on the

work bench.

 Turn unit off and unplug when not in use.

3.8 ASSEMBLY AND CASING

The completed work was tested before assembling them. This was necessary since

microcontroller is a voltage sensitive component that gets damaged easily. The aim was to make

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sure that all the LED on the display panel or board was lighting correctly. The link to the

microcontroller ports was also confirmed. When the output from the power supply was

connected to Vcc terminals, the LED started displaying. The whole assemblage was carefully

fitted on an aluminum sheet, screwed tightly and cased as shown on figure

Figure 3.7 The Complete project under test

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CHAPTER FOUR
TEST, RESULT AND DISCUSSION
4.1INTRODUCTION

This chapter presents the different test carried out with the corresponding results obtained as well

as a brief discussion on the results.

4.2 TEST SCHEDULE

Table 4.1 test schedule, test method and expected results.

S/N Test Method Expected Result

1 Transformer test using multi-meter. Transformer was tested: the both terminal

are working properly.

2 LED test using multi-meter. LED was tested; the terminals are working

properly.

3 Microcontroller (IC) is test. Microcontroller was tested after uploading

the programs code.

4 Overall project test after ON the project Project working properly.

4.3 RESULTS

Here, the results of the various tests conducted are outlined.

1. Microcontroller test: the result after uploading was satisfactory.

2. LED test: the result of the LED test was working satisfactory.

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3. Transformer test: the result of the transformer test was satisfactory.

4. Overall project test: the result obtained from the system test was found to be satisfactory.

4.4 DISCUSSION OF RESULT

The result of the tests performed above suggested that the system sub-units are effectively design

and when coupled will give a satisfactory result as with regards the system as a whole. From the

test conducted and result obtained, it was found that the system is short circuit and open circuit

free.

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CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 INTRODUCTION

This chapter covers the summery, conclusion and recommendation on this project. Possible

suggestions to the challenge encountered in this project are also outlined.

5.2 SUMMARY

In this project all the loop holes in the existing product. This project proposes an idea to develop

a sign board in which the messages are continuously running, where it empowers the user to

change the messages using SMS instantaneously and also desk bound device such as PC or

laptop. It has a dual system in terms of changing message display. It uses dual power supply such

as solar power and Alternative Current (AC) power which creates the ability to work at any

situation. The new design includes a motion detector which switches off the system

automatically after working hours and will switch on automatically if any motion is sensed by

the motion detector after the programmed.

5.3 CONCLUSION

A Moving Message Display system has been designed, analyzed and implemented. The

completed system was able to display the message of text containing 23 characters (i.e., DEPT.

OF ELECT. ENGRG) The system would be found useful in applications which require

information to be displayed in a legible and intelligible form such as in Restaurants, Banks,

Museums, etc. Its benefits cannot be over- emphasized in these days of technological

advancements.

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5.4 RECOMMENDATION

This system design could be further improved. On this ground, the following recommendations

could be considered. A solar panel could be added to outdoor models to provide constant power

supply to the system, and a Radio frequency transmitter and receiver module could be added to

the system to send the information to be displayed wirelessly from a remote computer.

5.4 REFERENCES

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journal of Students Research in Technology and Management.; 1(3):278–91.

Ketkar PU, Tayade KP, Kulkarni AP,Tugnayat RM, (2013). GSM Mobile Phone Based LED

Scrolling Message Display System. International Journal of Scientific Engineering and

Technology.; 2(3):149–55.

Sooxma Technology (2010). Android Controlled Scrolling LED Message Display. Hyderabad,

India.

B in Zohedi FN, (2007). Wireless electronic notice board. Faculty of Electrical & Electronics

Engineering, University Malaysia Pahang;.

K umar P, Bharadwaj V, Pal K, Rathor NR, Mishra A (2012). GSM based e-Notice Board:

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K amboj R, Abrol P, (2013). Design and development of GSM based multiple LED display

boards. International Journal of Computer Applications.; 71(18):40–6.

D alwadi DC, Trivedi N, Kasundra A (2011). Wireless notice board our real-time solution.

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W imalasena H. LED Notice Board; (2013).

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