Dear all,
I am new to this forum. Im a undergraduate in Computer Systems and Networking. We must present a project in this semester. We have decided to do a People counting System. The features I will explain below. Please help us on how to go about this type of design using Microcontrollers, and connect this system to a computer database through a parallel port.
Features:
-The counter will be made by using 2 lasers and 2 sensors.
-It'll be able to increment as people go in one direction, and decrement when gone in the opposite direction.
-We want to be able to set a limit, say ex: we want only 10 people in a room, when the counter counts 10, an Alarm will be sounded to indicate that the limit of 10 that we have initially set is counted.
-We want to connect this device to the computer using a parallel port and get counting numbers into a database for statistical purposes.
This is basically what we want to do. Please let us know how to at least begin this project. We are familiar with PIC programming, desiging Circuits. but we just need some food for thought. Please help us.
Thanks in advance.
I am new to this forum. Im a undergraduate in Computer Systems and Networking. We must present a project in this semester. We have decided to do a People counting System. The features I will explain below. Please help us on how to go about this type of design using Microcontrollers, and connect this system to a computer database through a parallel port.
Features:
-The counter will be made by using 2 lasers and 2 sensors.
-It'll be able to increment as people go in one direction, and decrement when gone in the opposite direction.
-We want to be able to set a limit, say ex: we want only 10 people in a room, when the counter counts 10, an Alarm will be sounded to indicate that the limit of 10 that we have initially set is counted.
-We want to connect this device to the computer using a parallel port and get counting numbers into a database for statistical purposes.
This is basically what we want to do. Please let us know how to at least begin this project. We are familiar with PIC programming, desiging Circuits. but we just need some food for thought. Please help us.
Thanks in advance.