Attendance System Using Raspberry Pi

Abstract

In today’s world, consistency of student’s attendance if of huge need. Attendance is a major factor in every student’s life because if the attendance is not up-to the mark, the student’s name will enter the detention list and will also the academic record. The conventional means of attendance is by calling out the names of students and marking the status in the attendance sheet. This can cause number of errors like false attendance of a student or students not able to hear when the teacher calls out their name. These issues may become severe if the strength of the class increases. It takes time as well. The conventional method uses pen-paper method, it will also lead to wastage of paper and thus harm our nature. It will also lead to difficulty in managing huge number of records to generate reports. This project proposes an attendance system that uses Raspberry Pi and a fingerprint sensor to automate the attendance tracking process for students or employees. The system records the fingerprint image and compares it to the database of fingerprints that were previously registered. Upon successful verification, the system marks the attendance of the individual. The proposed solution eliminates the need for paper-based registers and is more dependable and secure than conventional attendance systems. The project links the fingerprint sensor to the Raspberry Pi via its GPIO pins and Python programming language for software development. The system creates reports for further analysis and stores the attendance data in a database. The interface of the system is simple to use and can be customized for different organizations with varying requirements. This system can be implemented in various educational institutions and organizations to ensure efficient and reliable attendance management. Regardless of the class size, it will be implemented efficiently.