4.
Software Development
4.1 Design of Block Diagram
Figure 1: Autonomous Keropok Lekor Cooking Machine block diagram.
4.2 Specifications
Arduino Uno
Technical Specifications Values
Microcontroller ATmega328P – High Performance, Low Power
8bit AVR family microcontroller
Operating Voltage 5V
Input Voltage (Recommended) 7-12V
Input Voltage Limits 6-20V
Analog Input Pins 6
Digital I/O Pins 14 (of which 6 provide PWM output)
DC Current per I/O Pins 20 mA
DC Current for 3.3V Pin 50 mA
Flash Memory 32 KB of which 0.5kb used by bootloader
SRAM 2 KB
EEPROM 1 KB
Clock Speed 16 MHz
No. Item Specifications
1 Arduino IDE Developers: Arduino
It is used to write and upload programs to Arduino Software OS: Windows
compatible boards. In our project, to program the Language: C++
microcontroller which will control the process
from the data collected from the sensor and time
the system accordingly.
2 Qt Creator Developer: The Qt
A cross-platform integrated development Company, Qt Project
environment for C++, JavaScript, and QML that Software OS: Multi-cross
facilitates GUI application development. In our platform
case, to create a dedicated GUI for the display Language: C++, JavaScript,
panel. and QML
3 MySQL Software OS: Multi-cross
Develop a database that will store data from the platform
temperature sensor and status of cooking process Language: SQL
4.3 Process Flowchart
4.4 Pseudocode
4.4.1 For Stepper Motor
(Tossing tray)
# Define stepper motor pins
step_pin = 3
dir_pin = 4
# Define number of steps to take
num_steps = 200
# Set direction of rotation
digitalWrite(dir_pin, HIGH)
# Loop to take steps
for i in range(num_steps):
# Send pulse to step pin
digitalWrite(step_pin, HIGH)
delay(1)
digitalWrite(step_pin, LOW)
delay(1)
if i== (num_steps/3):
delay(10000)# pause for 10 seconds
# Turn off stepper motor
digitalWrite(step_pin, LOW)
digitalWrite(dir_pin, LOW)
(Conveyor Belt with cutting process)
# Define stepper motor pins
step_pin = 3
dir_pin = 4
# Define number of steps to take
num_steps = 200
# Set direction of rotation
digitalWrite(dir_pin, HIGH)
# Loop to take steps
for i in range(num_steps):
# Send pulse to step pin
digitalWrite(step_pin, HIGH)
delay(1)
digitalWrite(step_pin, LOW)
delay(1)
# Check if the cutting process should start
if i == 150:
# Pause for 3 seconds
delay(3000)
# Start cutting process
cutting_process()
# Start the conveyor belt again
conveyor_belt.rotate(360) # Rotate 360 degrees
# Turn off stepper motor
digitalWrite(step_pin, LOW)
digitalWrite(dir_pin, LOW)
4.4.2 For Thermocouple and sending data to MySQL
# Import thermocouple library
import thermocouple
# Create thermocouple objects
tc1 = thermocouple.Thermocouple(thermocouple.types.K)
tc2 = thermocouple.Thermocouple(thermocouple.types.K)
# Connect to thermocouple 1 & 2
tc1.connect(tc1_pin)
tc2.connect(tc2_pin)
Connect to MySQL database
cnx = mysql.connector.connect(
host="hostname",
user="username",
password="password",
database="dbname")
cursor = cnx.cursor()
# Loop to take data from thermocouples
while True:
# Get temperature from thermocouple 1
temp1 = tc1.temperature
print("Thermocouple 1: ", temp1)
# Get temperature from thermocouple 2
temp2 = tc2.temperature
print("Thermocouple 2: ", temp2)
# Wait for 1 second
delay(1000)
# Close the connection
tc1.close()
tc2.close()
4.4.3 For Heating Element of the tube
# Import the necessary libraries
import heat_tube_library
# Create heat tube objects
ht1 = heat_tube_library.HeatTube()
ht2 = heat_tube_library.HeatTube()
# Set maximum temperatures
ht1.set_max_temp(100) # Max temp for heat tube 1 is 100 degrees Celsius
ht2.set_max_temp(185) # Max temp for heat tube 2 is 185 degrees Celsius
# Connect to heat tubes
ht1.connect(ht1_pin)
ht2.connect(ht2_pin)
# Loop to control heat tubes
while True:
# Get current temperature of heat tube 1
current_temp1 = ht1.get_temp()
# Get current temperature of heat tube 2
current_temp2 = ht2.get_temp()
# Check if heat tube 1 needs to be turned on
if current_temp1 < ht1.get_max_temp():
ht1.turn_on()
else:
ht1.turn_off()
# Check if heat tube 2 needs to be turned on
if current_temp2 < ht2.get_max_temp():
ht2.turn_on()
else:
ht2.turn_off()
# Wait for 1 second
delay(1000)
# Close the connection
ht1.close()
ht2.close()
4.4.4 For Conveyor Belt on Drying section
# Import the necessary libraries
import stepper_motor_library
import time
# Create a stepper motor object
conveyor_belt = stepper_motor_library.StepperMotor()
# Connect to the stepper motor
conveyor_belt.connect(conveyor_belt_pin)
# Set the number of steps per revolution
conveyor_belt.set_steps_per_rev(200)
# Set the speed of the conveyor belt
conveyor_belt.set_speed(10)
# Start the conveyor belt
conveyor_belt.rotate(360) # Rotate 360 degrees
# Wait for 10 seconds for drying process
time.sleep(10)
# Start the conveyor belt again
conveyor_belt.rotate(360) # Rotate 360 degrees
# Stop the conveyor belt
conveyor_belt.stop()
conveyor_belt.close()
