International Journal of Latest Research in Engineering and Technology (IJLRET)

ISSN: 2454-5031
www.ijlret.com Volume 2 Issue 1 January 2016 PP 10-14

Low cost Solution for Temperature and Humidity monitoring and

control System using Touch Screen Technology
Ashish Sharma1, Gaurav Tiwari2, Durvijay Singh3
1

(B.Tech, Electronics Engineering)

(B.Tech, Electronics & Communication Engineering)
3
(B.Tech, Electrical Engineering)

ABSTRACT : The objective of the work describes the observation and construction of low cost solution for
temperature and humidity monitor and control using touch screen and character LCD Display for industrial,
laboratory and house-hold uses. In this paper a low cost embedded system based temperature and humidity
monitor and control is built using AVR ATmega16 Microcontroller, Resistive Touch Screen and DHT11
(Temperature and Humidity Sensor). This model is purely electronics with high sensitivity and less error
probability.
KEYWORDS -Touch Screen, AVR Microcontroller, Temperature Control, Humidity Control, DHT11,
Temperature Sensor, Humidity Sensor, Temperature Monitoring

I.

INTRODUCTION

Now days temperature and humidity monitor and control systems and touch screen technology is widely used
separately. So this paper is about how to interface touch screen technology with temperature and humidity
sensor to provide a low cost solution for industrial, laboratory and house-hold uses. An AVR ATmega16
microcontroller is implemented and a DHT11 sensor circuit and resistive touch screen is interfaced to it as per
the proposed design. The controlling part of the device is done by a relay circuit which interfaces the A.C. mains
with the controller circuit.

II.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED MODEL

The proposed model is as follows:

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WORKING PROCEDURE OF THE MODEL
The model works as similar to an embedded circuit. The circuit works with a standard +5V D.C. power
supply with reference to ground. A sensor module interfaced with microcontroller circuit continuously read the
actual temperature and relative humidity of the environment and these values are sent to the display unit for the
LCD displays first row. On the other side, a resistive touch screen is used to set the desired values of
temperature and relative humidity manually and these values are sent to the display unit for the LCD displays
second row as well used for the control section to control the overall process. If there is no manual values are
set, then it will display only current temperature and relative humidity of the environment. The model works as
a real time device. The microcontroller working frequency is 12 MHz, which is clocked by external crystal.

IV.

SENSOR MODULE

The proposed sensor module named DHT11 digital temperature and humidity sensor is a composite sensor
contains a calibrated digital signal output of the temperature and humidity. Application of a dedicated digital
modules collection technology and the temperature and humidity sensing technology, to ensure that the product
has high reliability and excellent long-term stability. The sensor includes a resistive sense of wet components
and an NTC temperature measurement devices, and connected with a high-performance 8-bit microcontroller.

Each DHT11 element is strictly calibrated in the laboratory that is extremely accurate on humidity calibration.
The calibration coefficients are stored as programmers in the OTP memory, which are used by the sensors
internal signal detecting process. The single-wire serial interface makes system integration quick and easy. Its
small size, low power consumption and up-to-20 meter signal transmission making it the best choice for various
applications, including those most demanding ones. The component is 4-pin single row pin package.

User host (MCU) to send a signal, DHT11 converted from low-power mode to high-speed mode, until the host
began to signal the end of the DHT11 send a response signal to send 40bit data, and trigger a letter collection.
The signal is sent as shown.

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V.

RESISTIVE TOUCH SCREEN

Resistive touchscreen is touch-sensitive computer displays composed of two flexible sheets coated with
a resistive material and separated by an air gap or microdots. There are two different types of metallic layers.
The first type is called Matrix, in which striped electrodes on substrates such as glass or plastic face each other.
The second type is called Analogue which consists of transparent electrodes without any patterning facing each
other. As of 2011 analogue offered lowered production costs. When contact is made to the surface of the
touchscreen, the two sheets are pressed together. On these two sheets there are horizontal and vertical lines that,
when pushed together, register the precise location of the touch. Because the touchscreen senses input from
contact with nearly any object (finger, stylus/pen, palm) resistive touchscreens are a type of "passive"
technology.

VI.

CHARACTERISTICS AND OBSERVATION

The characteristic of the proposed work was estimated as per its working in all possible temperature
conditions. There was very little difference between the theoretically predicted working strategies with the
actually observed working model done. The model worked with more stability and linearity with all the sensors
in tandem with each other. No critical error has been noticed in the working model.

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VII.

CONCLUSION

In this work, the low cost solution of temperature and humidity monitor using touch screen technology with
controller construction has been discussed, designed and constructed to work in a real time environment. The
method to increase the stability of its working was discussed and it is found to be assertive. There was very little
difference between the theoretically predicted working strategies with the actually observed working model
done.

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VIII.
REFERENCES
[1] Resistive Touch Screen- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistive_touchscreen
[2] ATMEL- Short Notes www.atmel.com
[3] Sensor Interfacing- http://www.engineersgarage.com/contribution/microcontroller-based-lpg-gas-detectorusing-gsm-module
[4] Sensor Interfacing- http://www.engineersgarage.com/contribution/smart-home-automation-using-avr

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ashish Sharma has completed his B.Tech with Electronics Engineering in 2009 andworking
in R&D department till now. His research interests include Embedded Systems, Automation
&Robotics.

Gaurav Tiwari has completed his B.Tech with Electronics& Communication Engineering
in 2014 andworking in R&D department till now. His research interests include Embedded
Systems, Automation and Software Development.

Durvijay Singh has completed his B.Tech withElectrical Engineering in 2014 andworking
in R&D department till now. His research interests include Embedded Systems, Hardware
Design and Software Development.

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