Winner Project Details

2007

ZTECH SECURITY & HOME AUTOMATION The project is designed for big organizations and provides a very high level of security. The system is designed for ALICO and HSBC Bank. They were facing the security issues, Employees in these organization do the over time and the supervisor have to stay there, when the employees get over with their work he will switch off the lights or at the starting of the day he has to switch on the lights or other electronic appliances. If the supervisor forgot to switch off the electricity appliances or he needs to go home early the electricity remain opened. As they both organizations deal with cash so security was the big problem and they always need to be alert to see if there are some illegal activity is going on. After analyzing their problems it has been proposed a system which is use to automate the all home/office security processes. It will be used to monitor unwanted activities through attached security device an that device will be PIR motion detectors, Glass break sensors etc. and inform the user using SMS services and alarms. The purpose of this system is that Monitor the user’s property when he is not present there using security cameras an it has the feature for the user to track passed activities, it will also provide event logs by accessing web base reports, tracking current status of the system from anywhere in the world using pocket Pc’s, laptops and other devices. It will also provide the facility to the user to manage important home/office features like controlling curtains, controlling door/ gates etc. it also provides features to the user to manage electricity appliances automatically. Developer has used RUP methodology in developing this system. Unit Testing has been done for the development of this system. Design Patterns are used; Software Engineering Principles are applied in this system. VB.Net is used as a Language tool, and Ms Access is used for Data Base.

TOPIC BACKGROUND This project is developed for multinational organizations which keeps large amount of money in their office and want 100% security. Their main requirements were they wanted a system that could alert them when burglary takes place at the time when office is closed. These organizations are very big and have many employees; most of the employees do overtime and stay at office for late nights. Supervisor is responsible to switch off the electric lights, other appliances and lock the office after everyone leaves but the main problem was this supervisor had to stay with employees for long time until they finish their work, so Z-Technologies proposed this system to these organizations that can solve out their problems. Now supervisor can monitor the employees from their houses using live web cams, turn off lights and doors when everyone is gone.

PROJECT SCOPE The system being developed will focus an automating security and electronic appliances for homes and offices. This involves providing the feature of tracking the status of appliances and manipulating them accordingly. It also involves monitoring and remotely the security related events. The scope is also consists of sending remote messages to the user by any means. The proposed security and home/office automation system will also focus on user remote system connectivity so that it can be manage by the user when he/she is outside. It also comes in boundary of the system, to detect unwanted motions through different intruder devices and maintain passed activities and event logs. The system will target on controlling other home and office processes which are being perform manually, controlling doors can be one of those processes and also will target on modern connectivity technologies to minimize the failure chance. The proposed system will also subject on controlling home and office electricity flow remotely from different locations.

OBJECTIVE OF SYSTEM The main objective of the system is to automate all home/office and security processes. It is an objective of the proposed security system to monitor unwanted intruder activities through attached security device i.e. PIR motion detectors, Glass-break sensors and etc and inform the user on real time using SMS services and alarms. The objective of the system is to enable the user to monitor his property when he is not present there using security cameras and also to provide facility to the user to track passed activities and events logs by accessing web-based reports, tracking current status of the system from anywhere in the world using pocket paces, laptops and other devices is also a part of an objective of the system. An objective of the proposed system is also to enable user to manage other important home/office features like i.e. controlling curtains, controlling door/gates and etc. Providing feature to the user to manage electricity appliances automatically when he/she is outside using timer settings also comes under the boundary of an objective of the proposed system.

FUNCATIONALITY OF SYSTEM MAIN FUNCTIONALITY:

CORE: •

Online real-time house watch through security cameras (Online).

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Wireless Connectivity.

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Real-time picture capture from remote location (Online).

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Timer to automatically switching (on/off) electronic appliances.

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Control Door Locks (Cellular, PDA, PC).

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Control room curtains (Cellular, PDA, and PC).

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Video/Audio recording when system is triggered.

ENHANCED: Username and Password authentication required to access your online account. Finger-print verification to unlock doors.

SPECIAL FEATURES: •

Track Events & Passed Activities (Online).

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Track Current Status (Online).

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Real-time alerts on cellular through SMS (short messaging service), emails or alert call on phone.

WIRELESS INTERNET CONNECTIVITY Wireless technology is improving all the time, but at present, there are two types of wireless internet connections, satellite and GPRS. This system has a feature of wireless connectivity using GPRS technology which means ZTECH security system never goes down with landline phone connection when they get dead as it doesn’t use it for connectivity.

SWITCH ON/OFF ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE (DESKTOP/WEB BASED) This system have many special features controlling the electricity of the building is one of the feature which enables the user to control the electronic appliances of his/her building from within the building boundary or anywhere in the world using web based system.

TIMER TO AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING (ON/OFF) ELECTRONIC APPLIANCES Timer feature automatically switch on or switch off the electricity of the building on the set time. User can change its time and set it according to his need. User doesn’t have to go physically outside and open the lights, now simply set the required time and the system will switch on and off the electric flow itself.

EFFICIENT MOTION DETECTORS Designed motion detector can measure objects as close as 15 cm to the detector and as far away as 6 m. The short minimum target distance allows objects to get closer to the detector, which reduces stray reflections. Motion detector is specially interfaced with serial communication port to give excellent out and receive immediate signal response when motion is detected.

AUTOMATIC ALERT THROUGH SMS Emails can be sent on alarm or other critical events. Notifies the following events on a camera by camera basic: ¾ Alarm ¾ Activity ¾ Camera fail ¾ Power up Access to Mail Server via Ethernet or Dial-up is required for these features. Short Messages Service texts (SMS) can also be sent to a specified mobile phone number, via an SMS capable modem.

LOUD ALARM TO ALERT ABOUT DANGER When any unwanted activity is detected by the system, it immediate activates a loud alarm siren to alert the user and people around about the danger.

LIVE STREAMING VIDEOS OF HOUSE THROUGH ONLINE SECURITY CAMERAS Special feature of live streaming videos enable the user to view live online web cam location to remote location from anywhere in the world. Now when unwanted activity is detected at user’s premises user can simply log onto the website and view live videos of every area of the building.

CAPTURES PICTURES OF REMOTE LOCATION User can capture pictures of remote location from anywhere in the world using his/her cellular, laptop or PDA. Now whenever user is informed about the burglary, he/she may go on the website view the remote web cameras and if he/she finds anyone in camera. User can capture pictures for evidence.

CONTROL ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS Now user can control his/her door locks using his cellular. If anyone arrives and gives bell, User may check on the gate camera and if she/he knows the person. He/She can open the door from the cell phone.

CONTROL ROOM CURTAINS BY CELLULAR, PDA, AND PC This system has a feature to control the curtains of the room using cellular. Now opening and closing the curtains of room is on your fingertip. User doesn’t need to go physically and open/close curtains.

TRACK EVENTS & PASSED ACTIVITIES (ONLINE) System keeps record of passed events and activities, now user can maintain logs of all activities to improve security. User can get complete report by simply logging onto the website.

TRACK CURRENT STATUS (ONLINE) User can track current status of the system online from any location using cellular, laptops or PDA and know how system is working when he/she is not at home/office.

SOFTWARE / HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS Software Requirements

Required

Cost

.Net Framework 2.0

YES

0.0

Microsoft Visual Studio.net 2005

YES

2500

Microsoft Office +Visio

YES

1600

Oracle 9i

YES

9000

Macromedia Flash MX

YES

1500

Microsoft Internet Information Server

YES

0.0

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

YES

0.0

Rational Rose

YES

1500

Microsoft Windows XP

YES

1000

Microsoft Project

YES

1600

Total Software Cost

18700

Hardware Requirements

Required

Cost

Pentium IV 1.8 GHZ Processor

YES

15,000

256 MB Ram Memory

YES

3500

CD-ROM

YES

1000

Laser Printer

YES

5000

40 GB Hard Drive

YES

1500

Monitor + Mouse + Keyboard

YES

5600

Relay

YES

1200

Parallel female connector

YES

50

Serial female connector

YES

35

PIR motion sensor

YES

2500

Other Hardware

Circuit board

YES

Total Hardware Cost

150___ 35535_

Other Additional Costs Stationary

YES

3000

VB.NET CD

YES

3500

Internet Service Charges

YES

6400

Cost of transportation

YES

2000 ______

Total Cost of Additional Accessories

Total project cost will be = Software Cost + Hardware = 18700 + 35535+14900=69135

14900

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