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Smart Alarm Clock using Weather Information and Arduino

날씨 정보와 아두이노를 이용한 스마트 알람 시계

  • Heo, Gyeongyong (Department of Electronic Engineering, Dong-eui University) ;
  • Kim, Koang Hoon (Department of Electronic Engineering, Dong-eui University)
  • Received : 2019.07.04
  • Accepted : 2019.08.01
  • Published : 2019.08.31
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Abstract

It is not easy to keep time promises in the complex daily lives. Especially, the increase in the number of vehicles causes traffic congestion in commuting time, which results in the delayed arrival and varies greatly depending on the weather conditions. In this paper, proposed is a smart alarm clock that automatically adjusts the alarm time according to weather conditions and suggests ways to deal with traffic congestion. The proposed smart alarm clock is designed to operate the functions of a normal alarm clock using touch functionality. In addition, it is designed to find weather information using open API and to automatically change alarm time to prepare for expected time delay. The proposed design was implemented based on Arduino Mega2560 and a touch TFT-LCD. WiFi module for internet connection, RTC module for clock function and MP3 player module for alarm sound playback were used together. The proposed design has been filed as a patent and is currently under review.

현대인의 복잡한 일상생활에서 시간 약속을 지키는 일은 쉽지 않다. 특히 차량의 증가는 출근 시간 교통 체증을 유발하여 지각으로 이어지고 이는 기상 상황에 따라 많은 변화를 보인다. 이 논문에서는 기상 상황에 따라 알람 시간을 자동으로 변경하여 교통 체증에 대비할 수 있도록 해주는 스마트 알람 시계를 제안한다. 제안하는 스마트 알람 시계는 일반적인 알람 시계의 기능을 터치를 통해 조작할 수 있도록 설계하였다. 여기에 오픈 API를 사용하여 날씨 정보를 알아내고 이를 활용하여 자동으로 알람 시간을 변경함으로써 예상되는 시간 지연에 대비할 수 있도록 하였다. 제안하는 설계는 아두이노 메가2560과 터치 TFT-LCD를 바탕으로 구현하였으며 인터넷 연결을 위한 WiFi 모듈, 시계 기능을 위한 RTC 모듈, 알람 소리 재생을 위해 MP3 플레이어 모듈 등이 함께 사용되었다. 제안하는 설계는 특허로 출원되어 현재 심사가 진행 중이다.

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