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==Sunrise Based Alarm Clock==
https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3283/Paper41.pdf
Sunrise Based Alarm Clock
Satnam Singh1, Shruti Khatri1, Shubham Verma1 and Mandeep Kaur1
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Sharda University, Greater Noida, India.
Abstract
As the name implies, the purpose of an automatic night lamp is to turn on or off the light
without the need of human interventions. In the recent papers, the authors have designed and
developed a system that stimulates the sunrise using RTC. The project aims to maximize the
health benefits of waking up naturally, as waking up abruptly because of alarm noise can cause
higher blood pressure and heart rate. Unlike smartphones or traditional alarm clocks that rely
solely on sound to wake you up, this project aims to mimic the coming of dawn with ever-
increasing amounts of light.
Keywords
RTC Module, Sunlight, Melatonin, Alarm, Sunrise Based Alarm Clock, RTC based Alarm
Clock.1
1. Introduction
Alarms are very important and essential part of our life weather it in personal life or in industrial life.
They are used from ages and first they were used in mechanical types using sound as their main way to
wake up a person later in this industry there were alarms which wake up you by vibration and sometimes
little electric shocks, these were the various types in which electronics or mechanics used to play role in
waking up a person, these methods sometimes seem useful sometimes not as a person needs a motivation
to wake up as a routine in daily basis, making alarms in daily life make sure you wake up in correct time
and go to your work or desired destination on time nowadays alarms are also used as remainders[1] to
remind you of a certain task, alarms are also a cause of irritation in some persons the alarm causes
headache for some persons and some persons do not wake up even in the sound of alarm these persons
are sometimes tired and sometimes creature of habit, and when a person snooze his/her alarm to get
sometime for sleep there begins a habit of procrastination in the starting of the day. In the early ages
when there was no alarm people use to sleep in the presence of nature and this build their habit to wakeup
at the time of sunrise this waking up was defined as a circadian rhythm by scientists and when a person
creates a habit of waking in such a natural way the body programs itself to wakeup about that time, even
these days when we see movies and other types of documentaries a person wakes up and opens his
window letting the sunlight come in the room which wakes everyone else in the room this also has a
scientific explanation later explained in the project, In today’s era there are alarm which make nature’s
sound to make you feel like you are a round nature and these sounds i.e. the chirping of birds the sound
of waterfall the slow sound of blowing wind and leaves pushed by the gushes of wind make you feels
like you are in nature and this types of sounds help to elevate our mood and we wake up in a good mood.
Each and every person wakes up to his/her convenience or cause and sometimes some persons creates
their own way to wake up someone, sometimes a prank and in odd times when a person is in negligence
of the cause they need to wake up like when as a kid our mother used to wake up by slowly speaking our
name and the irony here is this would be also a alarm for human body, in some mischievous adults, as a
prank they use to throw water over their face, tickle their feet or ears, sometimes these methods leads to
serios injury to the person itself and to the person it is applied to also. So they should not be used as a
practice. Making a alarm is easy sometimes a alarm is mads using microprocessors and sometimes there
are mechanical alarms, the mechanical alarm clock uses time and triggers a lever which releases a pre-
tensioned mechanism which rings a bell or triggers some sound making elements.
ACI’22: Workshop on Advances in Computation Intelligence, its Concepts & Applications at ISIC 2022, May 17-19, Savannah, United States
*Corresponding author
EMAIL: 2019005093.shubham @ug.sharda.ac.in (Shubham Verma)
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When an alarm is made using microprocessors[7-10] as a DIY[11] then there are required some technical
skills there are many platforms on which we can build a alarm clock, there are also a way to make an
android application which takes input as time and when time matches the time as the time set by user the
alarm rings, some alarms uses brightness control systems[12-14], when a alarm are made using
microprocessors like Arduino uno, Arduino r3, Arduino nano, raspberry pi, other programmable
electronic boards then they require integration of other equipment like a RTC Module, these module can
store time in themselves as long as one year is left alone until its battery dies, these RTC are also used in
CPU to store time when the computer shuts down and when the computer starts the CPU fetches time
from the RTC, alarm can also be used by making LDRs these are the light dependent resistors the
resistors shows conductance in presence of light and shows resistance in absence of light this makes
them useful not only in alarms but also in automatic street light[15-16] projects where the same
mechanism is applied.
An automatic night lamp using a microprocessor is a counterfeit light source that is incorporated into a
standard computerized clock. It is planned to wake an individual at a chose time gradually. When there
is darkness, the human body secretes a hormone called Melatonin which is responsible for feeling
sleepy and the gland responsible for secreting this hormone is enigmatic pineal gland which functions
in response to the darkness. Melatonin hormone gradually gets released into the stream of blood,
reaching different parts of the body, signaling the body to sleep. As soon as the body gets exposed to
the light, it stops secreting this hormone that helps you wake up naturally. The proposed system
stimulates the sunrise with the help of a pre-coded circuit that will get triggered when the code will
receive the time from an RTC, which will be the average time of sunrise.
2. Literature Table
Table 1
Literature Survey
Objectives Software/Hardware Algorithm/Metho Result (Accuracy Finding/Achievement
Requirements/Program dology/ or Any other
ming Techniques/Mode parameter)
ls
Night 1.Microphone 1.Sound trigger to -- When the use will clap
Lamp [1]. 2.Amplifier on/off or use the reset button
3. Monostable 2. Reset button to the night lamp will
4.Transistor on/off turn on or off
5.LED according to its
present state
Energy Diode, BC 547, LDR, 1)LDR Based Case 1: Heavy Extremely affordable
Conservati Relay, Voltage switching traffic =216 watt in light of the fact
on [2]. regulator, Motion 2) Adaptive per month that it is an
sensor, Bulb , Resistor, Brightening of Case 2: Light exceptionally modest
Adapter., LM 358 light traffic =2100 unit financial plan
per month for all project. In this way,
lights it can play a
significant guideline
to save energy
utilization.
Automatic LED,8255, resistors, The Timer IC -- The result is the
Night LDR, Buzzer, result goes low Buzzer will be
Lamp capacitors, IC 555 and when light falls functioning
[3]. Transistor NPN. on the LDR and according to the
the clock IC result timer IC555, which
goes high when takes input from
LDR.
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the LDR was put
in dull
Energy 1. LDR [3] Voltage: The sunlight will -- Energy Conservation
Conservati DC 3-5V, 5mm,1.8 give the input to is achieved through
on [4]. gm. 2. Arduino Uno LDR for it is day the proposed model
[5] 22 pins, operating or not, if night the
voltage 6-20V 3. Arduino will tell
LEDs [6] 5 mm , IR sensor to
operating voltage 5V brighten or lower
4. IR obstacle the brightness of
avoidance sensor, the lamp
Range 2-30cm, Angle according to the
35 5. Resistors [25] traffic on the
100-ohm, 220-ohm. street.
[4] Voltage: DC 3-5V
Preservatio The lighting-control Simulation of It showed the Additional testing is
n of growth device consists of two sunrise to sunset implementing the required to more
of aquatic primary components: system improved precisely determine
agriculture. an electronic power the aquatic life mean time to circuit
[5]. control circuit and a thus improving failure, the
mechanical or the livestock for performance of the
electronic timer to agriculture of circuit with
activate and deactivate aquatic life. components that
that circuit. The circuit change the activation
includes 20 solid-state and deactivation
electronic components, times, and the effects
two fuses, and an AC that various lamp
transformer. loads may have on
circuit performance.
Model a -- 1.Visual: dawn -- Sound and actual
more mirrored utilizing cautions completely
compelling bedside light utilitarian.
and 2.Physical: 1.One visual caution
wonderful vibrating functional
morning wristbands – Successful at
timer for 3.Audio: bells waking client
the hearing with two pitch 2.Time keeping
impaired choices precision
[6]. exceptionally poor
– Postponed by
roughly 2 seconds
each moment
– Outside oscillator
started meddling
with LCD after harm
to circuit board
happened during
testing
3. Literature Review
In the survey, LDR is used as their main sensor for working of the project, here the drawback is that the
LDR needs a threshold amount of light for its working, also the morning alarm clock will be placed
inside a room. So, if the room is already dark with no windows, the system would fail [2][3][4].
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The system needs mechanical or electronic timer to activate and deactivate that circuit which is not
possible as the person is already in sleep [1][5]. The system flickers the lights in the lamp which tells a
deaf person that its time of morning, here due to flickering the chances of confusion to the person and
the life of the system decreases [6].
4. Proposed System
To solve these problems, we build a system in which the idea is, our body feels sleepy if there is a dark
and cold atmosphere. When there is dark, our body secretes a chemical called Melatonin which is
responsible for feeling sleepy. When you get exposed to the light, your body stops secreting this
chemical which helps you wake up naturally.
In our system we are trying to stimulate sunrise to do the same function. Our device will work on a pre-
coded circuit [7-9] that will get triggered when the code will receive the time from a RTC [10-11] which
will be the average time of a sunrise. For a backup, if the user doesn’t want to wake up at that time,
he/she can set an alarm.
By doing this, the user can wake up without the buzzing sound of the alarm that we casually use.Our
system helps you to wake up naturally without getting irritated and in the long run there are proven
health benefits of waking up naturally. Some of them are:
1) They tend to feel more rested and relaxed without feeling lazy throughout the day.
2) They report a better overall mood and outlook.
3) They make healthier choices more often.
If we try to make the circuit connected to an API which can tell the sunrise and sunset time, there will
be more precise wakening as the outdoor sun and the indoor lamp will be in sync.
5. System Specifications
A. Software Platform
a) Arduino.exe
B. Hardware Platform
5.1 Arduino Uno
In Fig.1 Arduino Uno is shown, Arduino UNO is a minimal expense, adaptable, and simple to-utilize
programmable open-source microcontroller board that can be incorporated into an assortment of
electronic activities. This board can be interfaced with other Arduino board, Arduino shields, Raspberry
Pi board and can handle transfers, LEDs, servos, and motors as a result.
Figure 1: Arduino Uno
5.2 RTC Module
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In Fig. RTC module is shown, RTC is an electronic gadget as an Integrated Chip (IC) accessible in
different bundling choices. The motivation behind a RTC or a constant clock is to give exact time and
date which can be utilized for different applications.
Figure 2: RTC Module
5.3 LED Lights
In Fig.3 Led is shown, A light-transmitting diode is a semiconductor light source that emanates light
when current moves through it. Electrons in the semiconductor recombine with electron openings,
delivering energy as photons.
Figure 3: LED
6. Working Procedure
Step 1: Start.
Step 2: Fetch time from the RTC Module.
Step 3: Stimulate Sunrise Via LEDs by slightly brightening the lights.
Step 4: After the full sunrise if user did not wake up then start audio alarm.
Step 5: Manual power off for audio alarm.
Step 6: Stop.
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Figure 4: Working of alarm
In Fig 4. The working of the alarm is shown, The alarm is set to wake a person at a fixed time slowly.
When there is darkness, the human body secretes a hormone called Melatonin which is responsible for
feeling sleepy and the gland responsible for secreting this hormone is enigmatic pineal gland which
functions in response to the darkness. Melatonin hormone gradually gets released into the stream of
blood, reaching different parts of the body, signaling the body to sleep. As soon as the body gets exposed
to the light, it stops secreting this hormone that helps you wake up naturally. The proposed system
stimulates the sunrise with the help of a pre-coded circuit that will get triggered when the code will
receive the time from an RTC, which will be the average time of sunrise.
Fig.5 shows circuit graph of the proposed framework, Fig. 6 represent the state the system is in off state
i.e. when the time is past the alarm set time, and Fig. 7 shows the system in on state i.e when the time
exceeds the set alarm time.
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Figure 5: Circuit Diagram
Figure 6: Off-State System
Figure 7: On-State System
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Figure 8: LED Brightness Level from low to high (Transition from 1 to 4)
In Fig.8 the grid of image shown are the brightness level of the LEDs. When the time hit the alarm time
set in the code the led starts at 0 brightness level (1) and the brightness level increases w.r.t to time ((2)
to (3) to (4)). This proves the working of the system.
Figure 9: System implemented in window
Fig.9 shows how the system will look when implemented in real world using spiral led strip and diffused
window sheild.
7. Future Scope
For a backup, if the user doesn’t wake up at the time, he/she can set an alarm that will be voice-
dependent. Also, the lamp will make the sound in accordance with the weather conditions (weather
API) in that area. For example, if there is raining outside, the alarm will wake you up with the sound of
rain. If the weather is sunny, the sound of birds chirping can be played. This will help the user to develop
better sleep patterns.
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