Development of A Web-Based Attendance System Using Raspberry Pi

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DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED ATTENDANCE SYSTEM

USING RASPBERRY PI
A Thesis
Presented to the Faculty of the School of Engineering
Marinduque State College
Tanza, Boac, Marinduque
In partial Fulfillment
of the requirements for the Degree
Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering
MARIA LUISA LABAGUIS

CHRISTIAN T. MANUBA
May 2019
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DEDICATION
This thesis project is humbly dedicated to
Our family,
Our classmates,
Our friends,
Our relatives,
For their constant love, encouragement and support
And above all, to our Almighty God
-Luisa & Christian

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The researchers would like to extend their sincerest gratitude and appreciation for the
people who contributed a lot for the success of the study:
Engr. Teodoro M. Ricamara, their thesis adviser, for his valuable guidance and support he
had given during the study;
Engr. Joybelle Buenaventura, Engr. Maria Althea R. Casia, and Mr. Edgardo Laririt,
members of the panel, for their skills and comments that made the developers stive and persevere
in making the project better.
To Ms. Claudine T. Manuba for her valuable lessons in programming she imparted.
To their parents who were always there to support financially and morally.
To their classmates and friends for their motivations and encouragements.
To all those who helped and contributed to this study.
And above all, to God Almighty.
The Researchers
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ABSTRACT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preliminaries Pages
Title page i
Dedication ii
Acknowledgement iii
Abstract iv
Table of contents v
List of tables viii
List of figures ix
Chapter 1: Problems and its Background
Introduction 1
Background of the study 3
Statement of the problem 4
Significance of the study 5
Scope and Limitations
Chapter 2: Review of Related Literatures and Studies
Review of related literatures 7
Conceptual Framework of the Developed system 15

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Definition of terms 17
Chapter 3: Methodology
Project design 18
Project development 22
Hardware Aesthetics and Construction 23
Software development and Simulations 26
Operation and Testing Procedures 27
Data gathering Procedure 28
Evaluation Procedure 29
Evaluation System 30
Chapter 4: Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data
Project Description 32
Result and Discussions 42
Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendations
Summary 49
Conclusion 49
Recommendation 50
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Bibliography 51
Appendices
Appendix A: Source Code 54
Appendix B: Evaluation Result of the Evaluators 68
Appendix C: MSC Seng Evaluation tool 71
Appendix D: User Manual 77
Appendix E: Project Gantt Chart 78
Curriculum Vitae 79
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LIST OF TABLES
No. Name Page
Table 1Numerical and descriptive Rating for the Evaluation 31
Table 2 Summarized description and operation of the system 40
Table 3Accuracy of the System in Registration of Information of the Students 42
Table 4Accuracy of the System in Recording Log Entry Information
in the Database 43
Table 5Accuracy of the System in Monitoring user time logs 44
Table 6Overall Accuracy of the GUI Embedded Raspberry PI 3B
Attendance System 44
Table 7Functionality of the System to Produce a Printout Report 45
Table 8Acceptability of the system using MSC School of Engineering
Evaluation tool 47
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LIST OF FIGURES
No. Name Page
Figure 1 Conceptual Framework of the Developed System 15
Figure 2 Block diagram of the Web-based GUI Attendance System using
Raspberry Pi 3b 18
Figure 3 Flow chart of the attendance Registry 19
Figure 4 Flow chart of the logging in/out 20
Figure 5 RPi router 21
Figure 6 Project development Divisions and Process 22
Figure 7 Raspberry Pi 3 Model B 23
Figure 8 Secure Digital (SD) card 24
Figure 9 Power Adaptor 25
Figure 10 Computer monitor 25
Figure 11 Smartphone 26
Figure 12 Complete setup of the developed prototype 33
Figure 13 Web Structure 33
Figure 14 Screenshot of the System's Index page 35
Figure 15 Screenshot of the Student’s Registration Page 36
Figure 16 Screenshot of the Student Login Page 36
Figure 17 Sample Student’s Page 37
Figure 18 Admin’s Log in Page 37
Figure 19 Screenshot of the Admin’s Monitoring Page 38

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Figure 20 Sample Printout 39
Figure 21 Sample printout of the records of all CE students 46
Figure 22 Sample printout of the Records of all CpE Students 47
Figure 23 Sample printout of the Record of all 5th year students 47

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i

DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED ATTENDANCE SYSTEM

MARIA LUISA LABAGUIS

This thesis project is humbly dedicated to

For their constant love, encouragement and support

And above all, to our Almighty God

-Luisa & Christian

people who contributed a lot for the success of the study:

had given during the study;

in making the project better.

To their classmates and friends for their motivations and encouragements.

To all those who helped and contributed to this study.

And above all, to God Almighty.

List of tables viii

Chapter 1: Problems and its Background

Background of the study 3

Statement of the problem 4

Significance of the study 5

Scope and Limitations

Chapter 2: Review of Related Literatures and Studies

Review of related literatures 7

Conceptual Framework of the Developed system 15

Hardware Aesthetics and Construction 23

Software development and Simulations 26

Operation and Testing Procedures 27

Data gathering Procedure 28

Chapter 4: Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data

Result and Discussions 42

Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendations

Appendix A: Source Code 54

Appendix B: Evaluation Result of the Evaluators 68

Appendix C: MSC Seng Evaluation tool 71

Appendix D: User Manual 77

Appendix E: Project Gantt Chart 78

No. Name Page

Table 1Numerical and descriptive Rating for the Evaluation 31

Table 2 Summarized description and operation of the system 40

Table 3Accuracy of the System in Registration of Information of the Students 42

Table 4Accuracy of the System in Recording Log Entry Information

Table 5Accuracy of the System in Monitoring user time logs 44

Table 6Overall Accuracy of the GUI Embedded Raspberry PI 3B

Table 7Functionality of the System to Produce a Printout Report 45

Table 8Acceptability of the system using MSC School of Engineering

No. Name Page

Figure 1 Conceptual Framework of the Developed System 15

Figure 2 Block diagram of the Web-based GUI Attendance System using

Figure 3 Flow chart of the attendance Registry 19

Figure 4 Flow chart of the logging in/out 20

Figure 5 RPi router 21

Figure 6 Project development Divisions and Process 22

Figure 7 Raspberry Pi 3 Model B 23

Figure 8 Secure Digital (SD) card 24

Figure 9 Power Adaptor 25

Figure 10 Computer monitor 25

Figure 12 Complete setup of the developed prototype 33

Figure 13 Web Structure 33

Figure 14 Screenshot of the System's Index page 35

Figure 15 Screenshot of the Student’s Registration Page 36