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4<br />

iv. Zigbee<br />

Arduino Uno is a device that acts similarly to a microcontroller unit. In this<br />

project, Arduino is the perfect microcontroller due to its high performance and special<br />

features. The Arduino Uno is an open-source electronic prototyping platform based on<br />

flexible, easy-to-use hardware and s<strong>of</strong>tware. Further explanation on this unit is discussed<br />

in chapter 2 and 3. The sensing circuit <strong>system</strong> consists <strong>of</strong> Liquefied Petroleum Gas<br />

(LPG) sensor, MQ 6 and alcohol <strong>gas</strong> sensor, MQ 3. These sensors are used to detect the<br />

presence <strong>of</strong> specified <strong>gas</strong> in the surroundings area. The output <strong>system</strong> consists <strong>of</strong> LEDs,<br />

buzzer and exhaust fan. Zigbee or xbee will transfer sensor data read from Arduino port<br />

to a computer in a <strong>wireless</strong> connection.<br />

The s<strong>of</strong>tware design are divided into three parts that are:<br />

i. Arduino programming<br />

ii. Zigbee programming<br />

iii. LABVIEW design<br />

Arduino s<strong>of</strong>tware is used to write the programming for the Arduino board<br />

microcontroller. On the other hand, X-CTU is used to program zigbee in order for the<br />

data to be transferred. Meanwhile, the LABVIEW Graphical User Interface (GUI) is<br />

used to monitor the level <strong>of</strong> <strong>gas</strong> concentration.

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