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Research Article Volume 7 Issue No.4

Coin Based Mobile Charger using MATLAB

Kazim Iqbal1, Zeeshan Nasir2, Shubhan Sharma3, Umar Jahanzeb4, Meena Kohli5
BE Student1, 2, 3, 4, Assistant Professor5
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
MIET, Jammu, India

Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to provide a design for a mobile charging system which works on coin detection phenomenon. This
system will be very useful for the travellers with the requirement of charging their mobile phones immediately. This system can
be provided at public places like the bus stops, railway stations. . A 32-bit microcontroller LPC2148 is used for the programming
purpose. In this system image processing is used to detect the coin. MATLAB software is used for image processing technique.
When a coin is placed in the system, a camera is used to take a photograph of the coin. When the coin is recognised and matched
with the inputs stored in the microcontroller with the help of the MATLAB software, the system starts to charge the mobile
phone. It charges the phone according to the coin inserted for a fixed amount of time. It does not charge the phone from dead to
full charge instantly but the charging can be continued by inserting more coins.

Keywords: Mobile Phones, Battery Charger, Microcontroller, Image processing

I. INTRODUCTION high speed flash memory ranging from 32 kB to 512 kB. A

128-bit wide memory interface and unique accelerator
Mobile phones have become an integral part of the present architecture enable 32-bit code execution at the maximum
generation’s life. It has become an important tool that is used clock rate. In this project it is responsible for all the important
widely by a large population. A Mobile phone runs on a activities. It controls the charging time of the phone connected
battery which needs to be charged. It could be a headache in to the system. Based upon the MATLAB codes the
several parts of the world where the grid power is not available microcontroller further decides whether the phone connected is
for few hours to several hours on a daily basis. In the event of to be charged or not. The result is then displayed on the LCD.
unpredictable current supply, to design a system which can be
placed at public places to charge the mobile phones can be 3.2 Coin Based Mobile Charger
very useful, as a person does not have to worry about getting The basic block diagram of the mobile battery charger is given
home for charging the mobile phone. In this system the coin in Figure 1.
detection is done by image processing technique. The type of
image processing technique used in this system is edge
detection. When a coin is placed its photograph is taken by the
camera and then it is processed based on the edge detection
method. When the coin is matched with any one of the saved
photographs, the charging starts immediately for a fixed
amount of time based on the value of the coin

II. COMPONENTS USED

 ARM7 LPC2148 ISP circuit.

 Web Cam Figure.1. Block diagram for coin based mobile charger
 LPC2148 IC
 16 pin IC Base. 3.2.1. Input Stage
 General Purpose PCBs. The mobile battery charger starts charging a mobile connected
 Bug strip. to it, when a coin is inserted at the coin insertion slot at the
 10 K Potentiometer. input stage. The detection of coin is done with the help of
 20x4 LCD. webcam. If a wrong coin is inserted in the slot, it will be
 Connecting wires. rejected. Using MATLAB codes the microcontroller will
detect whether the coin is one, two, five or ten rupee. If the
 L293D IC.
coin inserted in the slot is acceptable, the charging system will
 Power Adapter.
start charging the mobile battery for a specific period
controlled by the software of the microcontroller.
III. ARCHITECTURE
3.2.2. Controller
3.1 Micro-controller
This section acts according to the input signal. Coin accepted
The LPC2148 microcontroller is based on a 32-bit
or rejected is based on the edge value of the coin. When the
ARM7TDMI-SCPU with real-time emulation and embedded
routine completes, it indicates charge complete message
trace support that combines microcontroller with embedded
through LCD display.

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3.2.3 Output and Display
The LCD displays all the information to the customer as and
when required. When the mobile battery is connected, it
displays” Insert Coin”. While charging it displays “Charging”
and at the end of charging cycle it displays “Charge
completed”. For charging continuously the coin has to be
inserted when the display shows “Charge Completed”.
IV. SOFTWARE SPECIFICATION
MATLAB
It is the software which is used for coin detection in this
system. It avoids the coin duplication also.
Figure.2. Image taken by the webcam
Keil µ Vision
The µ Vision IDE from Keil combines project management,
make facilities, source code editing, program debugging, and
complete simulation in one powerful environment. The µ
Vision development platform is easy-to-use and helping you
quickly create embedded programs that work. The µ Vision
editor and debugger are integrated in a single application that
provides a seamless embedded project development
environment.
Flash Magic
Once we complete the programming in Keil. We need to
download the program into microcontroller. For downloading
the program the Flash Magic is used.
V. CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
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VI. CONCLUSION
In this work a novel method of charging mobile phones with
coin detection using image processing method has been
designed for commuters and travellers who need to charge
their mobile phones immediately. This charging system can be
placed at public places for immediate use.
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