THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AUTOMATIC QUIZ BUZZER SYSTEM
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Quiz buzzers are used often at places like educational institutions where it is required for game shows and also in live quiz competitions broadcast via television. A quiz buzzer allows any user to press the switch quickly in response to a question posed during competitions that are conducted in schools and colleges. The pressed switch gives a buzzing sound or alarm for some duration of time and the reaction time is very small. Buzzer can also be used in different applications such as enunciator panels; electronic metronome microwave oven and other house hold application.
Conventional systems require human intervention to decide which team has pressed the button and this system can be erroneous and even biased. Another problem arises when two members pressed the button at a negligible interval and it is difficult to guess who has pressed the buzzer first. Here we designed an automatic quiz buzzer system such that when more than one team presses the buzzer, the delay is accurately taken into account and number is displayed. We build the circuit using a microcontroller which scans the input from push buttons and displays the corresponding number on a display device. It is a simple circuit with minimum number of components and sans any complexities. The microcontroller takes into account the time delay between two buttons and the accurate number is displayed. Even though this system is only for 8 teams, more teams can be added by using another set of 8 push buttons.
1.2 AIM AND OBJECTIVE
The aim of this project is to designed and construction of automatic quiz buzzer system such that when more than one team presses the buzzer, the delay is accurately taken into account and number is displayed.
1.3 JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY
The circuit is a simple embedded system with a set of 8 push buttons being the input devices, a micro-controller as the controller and the output devices being a buzzer and a display. The whole operation is carried out by a micro-controller through a program written in C language and dumped inside the micro-controller. When one of the buttons is pressed, the buzzer starts ringing and the corresponding number is displayed on the liquId crystal display.
