FINGER-PRINT BASED ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE
- 1. SYED HASHIM COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FINGER PRINT ELECTRONICS VOTING MACHINE Major Project By MD SHAKIR RAHMA (14565A0401) BINTU KUMAR (13561A0425) MARPU FRANCIS (12561A0403) Under the Guidance of ER. ZIAUL HAQUE Assistant Professor Department of ECE
- 2. INTRODUCTION This project is designed for electronic voting machine by using the fingerprint identification method. Here voters thumb impressions are used for identifying the voters. During voting when the voter keeps his/her thumb in the scanner, the system will check whether it matches with pre stored impressions in the database. If it matches then system will allow the voter to poll his vote and otherwise prevent the voter from polling.
- 3. ARM 7TDMI LPC2148 16 X 2 LCD Finger Print Module Crystal Oscillator Power Supply MAX 232 EEPROM Switches buzzer
- 4. The FPBVM uses the following components: 1) ARM 7TDMI LPC2148 2) Fingerprint module-R303a 3) EEPROM(24C08A) 4) LCD display. 5) Keypad 6) MAX 232 7) Resistors 8) Capacitors 9) Crystal oscillator COMPONENTS
- 5. ARM 7TDMI LPC2148 LPC2148 arm processor is used for controlling. ARM processor is used because of its extra features when compared to microcontroller. It controls LCD and finger print module. It receives input commands from switches and control finger print module when to receive the data, performs comparison , gives command to LCD to display messages to direct the users to use it properly and also displays the results.
- 6. 16-bit/32-bit ARM7TDMI-S microcontroller in a tiny LQFP64 package. 8 kB to 40 kB of on-chip static RAM and 32 kB to 512 kB of on-chip flash memory. 128-bit wide interface/accelerator enables high-speed 60 MHz operation.
- 7. Power Supply Step Down Transformer Bridge Rectifier Filter Circuit Regulator Section Power supply to All sections
- 8. Finger Print Module R303a The fingerprint scanner used here is NITGEN company based which is the leading manufacturer of FIM(Finger identification Module) The methodology involves of storing the fingerprint images as database and during voting the input image is matched using the database
- 9. MAX 232 MAX- Maxim company, 232- series number. It is 16-pin IC known as voltage converter or line convertor. It converts the RS-232 levels of the fingerprint scanner to the TTL voltage levels. We can connect two devices at a time to the MAX-232.
- 10. LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY(LCD) The LCD display is used to display the messages during the action. Here a 16x2 display is used, each character is made of 5x7 dot matrix. Displays have built in backlight(blue or green diodes)
- 11. BUZZER A buzzer or beeper is a signaling device, usually electronic typically used in automobiles, household appliances such as a microwave oven, or game shows. The word "buzzer" comes from the rasping noise that buzzers made when they were electromechanical devices, operated from stepped-down AC line voltage at 50 or 60 cycles
- 12. EEPROM EEPROM- Electrically Erasable Programmed Read Only Memory. It is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices to store small amounts of data that must be saved when power is removed. EEPROM can be independently read, erased and re- written. We used 24C08A EEPROM.
- 13. Why only Fingerprint ? • Every person in this universe has unique fingerprint. • Fingerprints are unique i.e. everyone is born with one, which states that fingerprints can be used for unique identification. • Fingerprint scanner is a device for computer Security featuring superior performance, accuracy, durability based on unique NITGEN Fingerprint Biometric Technology. • Fingerprints tech is widely used in banking, authentication etc… • Reliable and trusted Hence we opted for fingerprint technology in our project.
- 14. Security Accuracy : 97 % will return correct results 100 % Deny intruders Template is created for every fingerprint i.e. Encrypted data Image is discarded i.e. cannot reconstruct the fingerprint from data Several sensors to detect fake fingerprints Cannot steal from previous user • Latent print residue (will be ignored) Cannot use cut off finger • Temperature • Pulse • Heartbeat sensors • Blood flow
- 15. ADVANTAGES Cost effective Low power consumption It is economical Less manpower required Time conscious, as less time required for voting and counting Avoids invalid voting. Saves transportation cost due to its compact size. Convenient on the part of voter.
- 16. LIMITATIONS The limitations of this projects are: The collection of fingerprints of all the voters is little difficult. Only fingerprints of the voters is identified instead of identifying the persons
- 17. FUTURE SCOPE Number of candidates could be increased. It could be interfaced with printer to get the hard copy of the result almost instantly from the machine itself. Once the result is on the server it could be relayed on the network to various offices of the election conducting authority.
- 18. CONCLUSION This project can be used for voting since it overcome all the draw backs of ordinary voting machine. It provide additional security. Its main advantage is that since fingerprints of every person is unique and hence this system completely reduces the chance of invalid votes. The system can be manufactured simply as well as cheap.