FATIN SHAHIRAH BINTI AMANZURIA

HOME SECURITY ALERT SYSTEM USING ARDUINO AND

GSM TECHNOLOGY

FATIN SHAHIRAH BINTI AMANZURIA

Bachelor of Computer Science with Honours

(Network Computing)

2020


GSM TECHNOLOGY


This project is submitted in partial fulfillment of the

requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Computer

Science with Honours

(Network Computing)

Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology

UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK

2020


GSM TECHNOLOGY


Projek ini merupakan salah satu keperluan untuk

Ijazah Sarjana Muda Sains

Komputer dan Teknologi Maklumat (Pengkomputeran Rangkaian)


UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK

2020

FORM B

DECLARATION

I Fatin Shahirah Binti Amanzuria hereby declare that the project Home Security Alert System

Using Arduino and GSM Technology is my original work. I have not copied from any other

student’s work and from any other sources except where due reference or acknowledgement is

not made explicitly in the text, nor has any part had been written for me by another person.

Signature,

Fatin

FATIN SHAHIRAH BINTI AMANZURIA, 55978


University Malaysia Sarawak.

Date: 14th August 2020

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First and foremost, I praise to Allah SWT, the Almighty, for giving me a chance,

determination, and strength to carry on with my Final Year Project. I am using this opportunity

to express my gratitude to everyone who had been supporting me throughout completing this

project from the beginning until the end.

I would like to express my deep gratitude to my supervisor, Madam Azlina Binti

Ahmad Julaihi for her patient guidance, enthusiastic encouragement and always provide

useful suggestions for this project. I would also like to thank the Final Year Project

coordinator, Prof. Wang Yin Chai who had arranged a useful lesson during lectures and Final

year Project workshop. My grateful thanks are also extended to my examiner, Mr Abdul

Rahman Bin Mat who provides constructive comments and feedbacks regarding my Final

Year Project.

Furthermore, thanks to my beloved family who encouraged and helped me at

every stage of my personal and academic life to see this achievement come true. Also, thanks

to all my friends for their support and encouragement throughout my study also for

discussions, suggestions and criticisms. I appreciated all the encouragement and ideas given

especially on the user interface design and the flow of the application. Last but not least,

special thanks the respondents who have to help me in answering the questionnaires which

are very important for me in order to complete my Final Year Project. Thank you for all the

support.

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ABSTRACT

This proposed project is designed to detect unauthorized entry into a house and to

improve the efficiency of the home security alert system. Home Security Alert System Using

Arduino and GSM is a system that combining security system and GSM technology. This

system will allow user and guard a residential to receive a Short Message Service (SMS)

whenever door or windows of the house are forced to open without permission. The

development of this home security system involves both hardware and software components.

The hardware circuit design is built on the Arduino’s board. The software program

developed is used to control all the functions of the system and it is developed using

Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The methodology used to develop the proposed

application in this project is the Rapid Application Development (RAD) model, because

changes can be done easily, and the time taken for project development is short.

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ABSTRAK

Projek yang dicadangkan ini adalah bertujuan mengesan kemasukan tanpa izin ke

dalam rumah dan untuk meningkatkan kecekapan sistem amaran keselamatan rumah.

Sistem Amaran Keselamatan Rumah Menggunakan Arduino Dan GSM adalah sistem yang

menggabungkan sistem keselamatan dan teknologi GSM. Sistem ini akan membolehkan

pengguna dan pengawal keselamatan kediaman menerima Perkhidmatan Pesanan Ringkas

(SMS) setiap kali pintu atau tingkap rumah terpaksa dibuka tanpa izin. Pembangunan sistem

rumah keselamatan ini melibatkan pembinaan fizikal/perkakasan dan perisian. Fizikal litar

direka di atas papan Arduino. Bagi pembangunan pengaturcaraan, perisian pula digunakan

untuk mangawal semua fungsi dalam sistem ini. Pembangunan perisian ini menggunakan

(Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Metodologi yang digunakan untuk

membangunkan permohonan yang dicadangkan dalam projek ini adalah Rapid Model

Pembangunan Aplikasi, kerana perubahan boleh dilakukan dengan mudah, dan masa yang

diambil untuk pembangunan projek adalah pendek.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT i

ABSTRACT ii

ABSTRAK iii

LIST OF FIGURES viii

LIST OF TABLES x

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Introduction/Background 1

1.2 Problem Statement 2

1.3 Scope 3

1.4 Aim & Objectives 4

1.5 Brief Methodology 4

1.6 The significance of the project 7

1.7 Project Schedule 7

1.8 Expected Outcome 9

1.9 Project Report Outline 10

1.9.1 Chapter 1: Introduction 10

1.9.2 Chapter 2: Literature Review 10

1.9.3 Chapter 3: Requirement Analysis and Design 10

1.9.4 Chapter 4: Implementation and Testing 11

1.9.5 Chapter 5: Conclusion and Future Work 11

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1.10 Summary 11

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 12

2.1 Introduction 12

2.2 Related Works 12

2.3 Review on existing systems 13

2.3.1 IOT based Smart Home Security System with Alert and Door Access 14

Control using Smart Phone

2.3.2 Smart Home Security System Using Object Recognition and PIR Sensor 15

2.3.3 Smart Surveillance System Using PIR Sensor Network and GSM 16

2.4 Comparison between existing systems and propose system 18

2.4.1 Comparison of features and functionalities 18

2.5 Proposed system 20

2.6 Review of Tools and Technologies 21

2.6.1 Hardware 21

2.6.2 Languages 21

2.7 Summary 22

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CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY / REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS & DESIGN 23

3.1 Introduction 23

3.2 Rapid Application Development (RAD) 24

3.2.1 Requirement Analysis 25

3.2.2 Prototype Cycle 42

3.2.3 Testing 43

3.2.4 Deployment 44

3.3 Summary 44

CHAPTER 4: IMPLEMENTATION AND TESTING 45

4.1 Introduction 45

4.2 Implementation Tools 45

4.3 Hardware Configuration 46

4.3.1 Arduino Uno 46

4.3.2 Motion Sensor 47

4.3.3 Vibration Sensor 48

4.3.4 GSM Module 49

4.4 Execution Process 51

4.5 Software Installation and Configuration 52

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4.6 Testing 59

4.6.1 Output Function Testing 60

4.6.2 Alert Notification Function Testing 60

4.6.3 Prototype Testing and result 60

4.7 Complete Circuit Testing 62

4.8 Conclusion 64

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORK

5.1 Introduction 65

5.2 Project Achievement 65

5.3 Limitations of Project 65

5.4 Future Work 67

5.5 Conclusion 67

Reference 68

Appendix A 71

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1.1: Rapid Application Development (RAD) Model (Ralph Stair, 2017) 5

Figure 1.2: Gantt Chart 7

Figure 1.3: Project Schedule 7

Figure 2.1: Block Diagram of the system 13

Figure 2.2: Flowchart of the system 14

Figure 2.2(a)(b): System Architecture 16

Figure 2.4: Flowchart of the system 17

Figure 3.1: Rapid Application Development (RAD) Model 21

Figure 3.2: The frequency of guard doing the patrol in residential 24

Figure 3.3: The percentage of security sensor been implemented 24

Figure 3.4: Percentage that home security systems need be secured by motion sensor

and vibration sensor 25

Figure 3.5: Summary of responses according to selected questions 26

Figure 3.6: Arduino Uno Board 28

Figure 3.7: PIR Motion Sensor 29

Figure 3.8: Vibration Sensor 30

Figure 3.9: GSM Module 31

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Figure 3.10: Jumper wires 32

Figure 3.11: Sequence Diagram 35

Figure 3.12: Block diagram of the proposed system 36

Figure 3.13: Design planning on the system 37

Figure 3.14: Flowchart of the proposed system 38

Figure 3.15: Detection alert for user’s phone 39

Figure 3.16: Detection alert for guard’s phone 40

Figure 4.1: Arduino Uno Board 46

Figure 4.2: Motion Sensor 47

Figure 4.3: Motion’s Connection 48

Figure 4.4: Vibration Sensor 48

Figure 4.5: Vibration Sensor’s connection 49

Figure 4.6: GSM module 50

Figure 4.7: Showing that the LCD are connected properly 50

Figure 4.8: Flowchart of execution process 51

Figure 4.9: Download (IDE) 53

Figure 4.20: Telephone Notification Alert Message 60

Figure 4.21: Prototype Testing 61

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 2.1: Comparison on Features and Functionalities between 19

Existing Systems and Proposed System

Table 3.1: Hardware Requirements 29

Table 3.2: Software Requirements 35

Table 4.1: Complete Circuit Testing 62

Table 5.1: Objective Achievement 66

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction/Background

A home is the castle, the sanctuary, the heaven of safety and it is one of the biggest

investments ever make. Keeping it safe and secure is a dominant priority of many

homeowners. Living in modern times can be a scary and stressful thing. Bad guys with

malicious intent, and the crimes they commit, are everywhere. Imagine feel exhausted going

to sleep at night with no sense of security or coming home after a long day of work to house

that has been burglarized and having the thought of someone breaking into the house that

possibly harming the family run through the mind. Besides, people also keep their precious

properties which sometimes not only precious in term of price, but they may have

sentimental values that cannot be replaced if it is lost or stolen. Protection of home is very

important in today’s world for households because of quite high crime rates. According to

Safewise (2017), security system means something is secured through a system of

internetworking components and devices. All home security systems work on the same

basic principle which securing entry points with sensors such as doors and windows as well

as interior space with motion detectors.

The home security alert system is designed to detect unauthorized entry into a house.

To improve the efficiency of the home security alert system, this thesis is to purpose a

system with combining security system and GSM technology. This system will allow user

and guard a residential to receive a Short Message Service (SMS) whenever door or

windows of the house are forced to open without permission. The sensor used for this

system is Arduino. Arduino is an open-source platform that’s composed of very simple and

easy-to-use both hardware and software (Adeel Javed, 2016). Arduino consists of physical

programmable circuit board which is known as microcontroller and a piece of software, or

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IDE (Integrated Development Environment) that runs on computer, used to write and

upload computer code to the physical board (Ben, 2011). Arduino’s board is bundled up

with starter kits which include a wide variety of inputs, outputs, resistors, wires and

breadboards. The Arduino that will be used in this system are PIR motion sensor, vibration

sensor and GSM module.

1.2 Problem Statement

Nowadays, even though there are lots of home securities system out there towards

protecting house from intrusion, but still there is not much guarantee that the house be safe.

Today in the twenty-first century where digitization and sophistication of technology have

become prominent, and the number of burglaries is growing at an ever-increasing rate,

people use the various kind of security system in home zone to protect from intruder. A

good lock for doors and windows is just not sufficient. According to (Maxphi, 2016), there

are many different home security systems in the market depending on their applications.

The security of every house should be upgraded to the next proper level.

Furthermore, even though there is many of Closed-Circuit TV (CCTV) in the house,

the thief still can escape. Application of security system for home do not mean anything if

the user is not alert when sensors are triggered. Basic security system implementation only

allowing the user alerted if they are still inside the house or if the user is away from the

home,

the security system installed becomes less helpful as no person will be alerted. Plus,

when there is any intrusion occurs when the user is far away from their house, probably

they don’t know to whose they should ask for help around that residential because it may

be troublesome to people around or to neighborhoods.

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Hence, a combination of home security alert system has been designed to send an

alert message to the owner of the house and to the guard or security forces nearby in an

attempt to get rid of the theft taking place. The system is designed by interfacing sensor

modules using 3 alerting system via SMS and embedded the motion sensor and vibration

sensor to every doors and windows detect the motion in the house. Residents and guard of

a residential will receive a Short Message Service (SMS) whenever door or window of the

house is forced to open without permission or intrusion in the absence of owner in real time.

So, the user will feel more secure and both user and guard are able to respond earlier when

an intruder is detected in the house.

1.3 Scope

The scope of the project listed as following:

i. The main target group for this project is particularly for residents which stay in

bungalow house that need security system to protect from intruder and thief especially when

the owner is not around.

ii. This system will detect any motion and vibrations from the door or window.

iii. User and guard of a residential will get the notification through Short Message

Service (SMS).

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1.4 Aim & Objectives

The following objectives are outlined to achieve the project aim:

i. To design and develop a system for intruder detector at home zone.

ii. To provide a real time alert notification if any intrusion occurs through SMS to

the user and guard whenever door or window of the house is forced to open without

permission or intrusion.

iii. To display a report to a guard that shows the information which house the

intrusion occurs through SMS.

1.5 Brief Methodology

The methodology chosen to develop the proposed application is using Rapid

Application Development (RAD) model. By using iterative development process, Rapid

Application Development model can be adaptive to changes in requirements with minimal

development time where the development stages are repeated as required. RAD is chosen

for this project, because it is a flexible method, plus easily adapt to the changing requirement

of the user. Furthermore, it can help developer to improve the application by collecting

feedback from users, develop a higher quality application within a shorter time, as the

project schedule of this project is less than one year (Idesis, 2017).

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Figure 1.1: Rapid Application Development (RAD) Model (Ralph Stair, 2017)

In the analysis and quick design phase, all the preliminary requirements needed to

develop this project that is suitable by gathering information from any sources. The

requirements gained will then be analyzed by querying and gathering information from

users. Developer will more understand the requirement needed for this project with the

collected information. Therefore, the process of analyzing information and design will

continue. This phase will also cover the analysis of the current method and the proposed

application as well as the design of the proposed application.

Second phase is the prototype cycle. There are three steps in this phase that will keep

iterate if there are changes required. These three steps are developing, demonstrate and

refine. The development stage will be carried out when the analysis phase is done. At this

stage, the prototype is developed rapidly following the wireframe that has been outlined.

Then after the completion of the development stage, it will enter the next stage which is

demonstration stage. In this stage, the prototype will be demonstrated to the stakeholder to

ensure that the prototype meets the design goals. If the demonstrated prototype does not

meet stakeholder’s expectation and requirement, then it will undergo the next stage which

is the refining stage. At this stage, the prototype will be refined in terms of interface design,

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concepts, and features if there are any changes required. Then it will be demonstrated again

to check if it has meet stakeholder’s expectation after the prototype is being re-developed

based on the new requirement. The process of demonstration, refinement and development

keep iterate until user and developer satisfied with the final prototype.

After the stakeholders satisfied with the proposed prototype before implemented in

the real world, the project will then be tested thoroughly in the testing phase. In this phase,

the proposed application will be validated and verified to meet the technical requirements

that guided throughout the design and development phase. The product soon will be tested

for its functionalities as well as for the errors. This phase is to fully test the final prototype

to ensure the application function as expected. Next, after completed all the testing, the

application will be deployed to a user environment and the maintenance of this application

will take place in this phase.

1.6 The significance of the project

This project will attain benefits to the society, especially for the home residents. The

purposed of this project is allowing user and guard a residential to be notified through SMS

if the sensor detects any motion or vibration of the door or window. This system consists of

wireless sensor network and SMS notification as the main medium for user to get the alert

from the system. Thus, the user and guard will be alert to their surrounding home residential

even they are away. This project is using wireless sensor network based on Arduino.

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1.7 Project Schedule

Project schedule is used as progression guidance for the project. Figure 1.2 and

Figure 1.3 shows the Gantt Chart as a timeline progress of the project for Semester 1 and

Semester 2.

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Figure 1.2: Gantt Chart

Figure 1.3: Project Schedule

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1.8 Expected Outcome

At the end of the project, the motion and vibration sensor will detect a movement of

intruder or whenever door or windows are forced to open without permission. The

notification SMS will be sending through user and guard’s phone device by using GSM

module. Through SMS notification, a guard will receive the display of report that shows the

information of the house to know which house the intrusion occurs. The programming

language is used to program the Arduino which are contains Passive Infrared (PIR) motion

sensor, vibration sensor and GSM module. PIR sensors allow you to sense motion, almost

always used to detect whether a human has moved in or out of the sensors range. This

system is very accessible by the user.

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