Design Implementation Of A Microcontroller Based External Facility Access Control System

In order to solve the College of Engineering and Computer Science facility access problem, an automated system that provides exterior doors with a time schedule and allows authorized users to gain access to the facility after hours was developed. A microcontroller based system has been designed to interface with a personal computer. The system designed within this thesis can be used as a starting point for multiple facility access control systems. This thesis will describe the design, integration, test, and final delivery of a facility access system that incorporates the Texas Instruments MSP430 microcontroller, a magnetic card swipe reader, and software developed in Microsoft Visual Basic .Net to provide a reliable and robust system for the College of Engineering and Computers Sciences needs.

Author dc:creator

• Fulbright, Thomas

Contributors dc:contributor

• Richie, Samuel

• Access Control
• MSP430
• Microcontroller
• Computer Engineering
• Engineering

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

CFE0000484

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:stars.library.ucf.edu:etd-1319