A Security System for Kindergarten School Using RFID Technology

An RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) based security and access control system is proposed in this paper. Recently, a crime against children is increasing in higher rate and it is high time to offer a safety system for the school going children. In this work, our aim is to build a security system to keep the student secure. This system provides a unique identification number that is RFID card. Generally, the RFID card will be scanned in an RFID reader. RFID reader will send data to Arduino where the database program is previously set. Arduino programs are written in C language. If anyone remains absent after school starts, the GSM module will send an automated SMS to his or her parents. Students may need to leave school for an emergency case. Then he/she can take special permission from the administration. There is a button set for the administration to open the gate immediately for this reason. Parents will be provided RFID card from the school authority. Because student card won’t work for the second time in a day. So parents will have to scan their card after school to receive their children. And their card will only work after school. Hence, the risks of any occurrence are reduced and ensured the safety of the student.


Introduction
Nowadays, security systems play a vital role in blocks unknown user entry into a secured area, which may contain both physical and intellectual property, without being recognized.There are various automatic identification technologies such as a barcode, magnetic stripe and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) used in the security system.RFID is a rising technology and one of the most promptly growing segments of today's automatic recognition data collection.RFID technology offers admirable performance over other automatic recognition systems.
The system shown in this paper uses an RFID tag which includes an integrated circuit that is used for accumulating, preparing unique information, modulating and demodulating the radio frequency signal being transmitted.A Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) technology is to contact a security personnel via Short Message Service (SMS) in order to strengthen the safety.RFID based security system grants access to only recognized persons to a secured area [1].
Over the past few years, an innovative idea "Internet of Things (IoT)" which was first introduced by Kelvin Ashton in the year 1998, has gained huge attention in the academic and industrial sector.In recent years, scientists severely used the term "Internet of Things" to introduce to the general idea of things, especially the objects that are readable, recognizable, locatable, addressable, and controllable via the Internet-whether via RFID, wireless LAN, wide-area network, or other means.Radio frequency identification (RFID) is an automatic identification system which consists of readers and tags, which is said by John Wiley and Sons in 2003.Every RFID tag contains a unique identification number (ID) and a reader identifies an object through successive communications with the tag attached to it [2] [3] [4].
A wireless non-contact system is used by RFID.For transmission of data from a tag attached to an object, this type of system uses radio-frequency electromagnetic fields.The system designed in this project is implemented around an Ardunio which can help to avoid a human requirement in monitoring and keeping of record at the entrance of a secured area.This system establishes secured access control and record keeping.
Here, a security system is used for Kindergarten school where the gate will be opened automatically by using the correct RFID tag and count the attendance automatically.And if anyone is absent in the school, parents will be informed automatically through SMS by using GSM Module system.The system emphasized more of safety than the security of the school.RFID scanners scan the RFID card and pass the correct one.Then, the Servo motor opens the gate automatically by programming.If any student is late, then he can get access to the campus within a certain period of time by showing exact cause of being late by getting special permission from the administration.But if any student comes after that time or remains absent that day, then their parents will be informed by an automated SMS with GSM module system.If anyone wants to go home before school time ends, then he/she should have to show proper reason so that the administration can help him/her and inform his/her parents.And after school time, the gate will be opened automatically [5].The simple block diagram of this project is shown in Figure 1.Journal of Computer and Communications

RFID Based Security System
In present days, because of the higher rate of kidnapping parents are worried about their children.Moreover, parents are having long working hours, so they simply do not have as much time to spend on their children.Recently in our country Police found the body of a missing school student in Kashimpur area of Gazipur.His name was Saidur Rahman and he was 13 years old, went missing on September 8, 2017.He was a student of local Dhanshiri School [6].It is also occurring internationally.A 10-year-old boy who went missing after his mother dropped him off at school Monday morning at École Viscount Alexander, Canada [7].Here RFID (Radio-frequency identification) based security system has been used for Kindergarten school.Because RFID is an automatic identification system.Like a barcode or the magnetic strip on a credit card, an RFID tag provides a unique identification code that can be read by a scanning device.Radio waves used in RFID to communicate with readers.After these waves reader converts them into digital data that identifies the object that contains the tag (Figure 2).This paper shows an RFID based Kindergarten school security system using Arduino UNO R3, Grove 125 kHz RFID reader, RFID tag, Arduino GPRS shield, Accessory Shield, Servomotor etc.

System Design
This Whole project based on RFID technology.So it consists of two part.One is hardware and another is software.In the hardware part, many components are used such as RFID reader and tag, Arduino UNO, GSM Module etc.In the software part, a program based on the C language is used.Here the block diagram of our project is described in Figure 3.
This project aims at providing a secure authentication system based on RFID tags that allow the only student with authorized RFID tags to access school premises.The tag contains an integrated circuit that is used to store, process the data and then modulate and demodulate the RF signals which are being transmitted.So as soon as a student brings the RFID card before the reader, the card is scanned and card data is compared with registered student's data.Here LCD display is used to show "Name of Student, ID Number, Class Level, and section"

1) Hardware Design
The hardware of the system mainly comprises RFID Tag, RFID Reader, Arduino UNO, LCD Display, Buzzer, Servomotor, GSM Module, Tactile Button and power supply.

2) RFID Tag
An RFID tag is an electronic tag that transfers data with an RFID reader over radio waves.Maximum RFID tags are consists of at least two main parts.First one is an antenna, which used to receive radio frequency (RF) waves.And the Journal of Computer and Communications Two types of RFID Reader are available, Such as Active and Passive.Active RFID systems are battery-powered.These types of systems continuously transmit their own signal.Active RFID tags can precisely trace the real-time location of assets.Active tags maintain a longer reading capability than passive tags, but they are too expensive.No internal power source is required in the passive RFID system as they are powered by electromagnetic energy transfer from an RFID reader.The passive RFID systems economical for many industries due to lower price point per tag.RFID card is distributed by school authority among every students and parent.Identification number of every RFID tag is unique.For the entrance in the school, every student must carry this card for scanning (Table 1).

3) RFID Reader
The RFID reader used to compile data from an RFID tag to trace individual objects.Transmission of data from the tag to a reader is done by using radio wave.The direct scan is not needed for RFID tag.For successful reading, RFID tag must be within the ranges from 3 to 300 feet of an RFID reader.Fast identification of a specific product is enabled by RFID technology, even when it is surrounded by other items (Figure 5).
When student scans their RFID card to the scanner, the scanner reads the tag number.It passes authorize people and blocks unauthorized people.The reader reads the students RFID card once a day before school starts.After school starts student card won't work anymore.The ATmega328P is used in microcontroller board of Arduino Uno.This board contains 14 digital input/output pins, 6 analog inputs, a USB connection, a power jack, a 16 MHz quartz crystal, an ICSP header, and a reset button.To use this device we connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it with an AC-to-DC adapter or battery [8].

4) Arduino UNO Journal of Computer and Communications
"Uno" means one in Italian.Uno was chosen to name the release of Arduino Software (IDE) 1.0.The first board in a series of USB Arduino and the reference model for the Arduino platform boards is the Uno board (Figure 6).

5) GSM Module
The international standard for mobile telephones is GSM.GSM stands for Global System for Mobile Communications.As it is a second-generation cellular network, it also referred to as 2G.For internet access purpose GPRS is used, and for the Arduino to request or serve web pages (Figure 7).

6) Software Design
Here the program for our project is loaded previously in the Arduino.C language is used as our program language.

Implementation of the Proposed Project
The implementation of Security system has been implemented in Arduino Uno.
The complete hardware unit of the system is shown in Figure 8 & Figure 9.This

Conclusion & Future Work
This whole project is designed for the safety of the school going students.The system is more secure than any past security system.The authority of the school provides a unique identification number among every student.They can enter the school by scanning their own card and the data will be recorded in the administration.If anyone remains absent, an automated SMS will be sent by the database system to his or her guardian.The administrator has the power to open the gate by pressing a special button which is set previously in the administration.Parents will have to get their child after the school by pressing their RFID card which is provided before.
This project can be modified and also some new features can be added.If anyone wants to modify this project in future, then he can just use the GPRS function of GSM module to store data in the cloud database.It can be made more secure by adding a CCTV camera on it.If anyone wants to avoid RFID technology, then he can use a fingerprint scanner or face recognition.This project is not only for school security, but can be also used in different commercial space.

Figure 1 .
Figure 1.Simple block diagram of RFID based security system.

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Figure 3. Block diagram of the proposed RFID based security system.

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Figure 4. Circuit diagram of RFID based security system.

Figure 8 .
Figure 8. Front view of the hardware unit of our proposed security system.

Figure 9 .
Figure 9. Top view of the hardware unit of our proposed security system.

Table 1 .
Comparison of active and passive RFID tags.