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IoT ISBN Verifier with Nokia 5110 Screen

Via Arduino Nano 33 IoT and a PHP web application, check whether you have a particular book in your library before purchasing by using ISBN.

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IoT ISBN Verifier with Nokia 5110 Screen

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino Nano 33 IoT
Arduino Nano 33 IoT
×1
DigitSpace 4X4 Membrane Keypad
×1
SparkFun Nokia 5110 Screen
×1
Breadboard (generic)
Breadboard (generic)
×2
Resistor 1k ohm
Resistor 1k ohm
×5
Jumper Wires
DIYables Jumper Wires
×1

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Hot glue gun (generic)
Hot glue gun (generic)

Story

Read more

Custom parts and enclosures

Fritzing File

Batman.c

Spiderman.c

starwars.c

startrek.c

Schematics

Schematic

Code

IoT_ISBN_Verifier.ino

Arduino
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////  
        //      IoT ISBN Verifier with Nokia 5110 Screen   //
       //                                                //
      //           -------------------------            //
     //              Arduino Nano 33 IoT               //           
    //               by Kutluhan Aktar                // 
   //                                                //
  ////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// Via Arduino Nano 33 IoT and a PHP web application, check whether you have a particular book in your library or not before purchasing by using ISBN.
//
// Register ISBN entries for each book in your library on the web application named ISBN Registration System to gather information about them using Arduino Nano 33 IoT.
//
// For more information:
// https://www.theamplituhedron.com/projects/IoT-ISBN-Verifier-with-Nokia-5110-Screen/
// 
// You can use the mentioned web application in free version on TheAmplituhedron as the host server if you are a subscriber:
// https://www.theamplituhedron.com/dashboard/ISBN-Registration-System/
//
// Connections
// Arduino Nano 33 IoT:           
//                                Nokia 5110 Screen
// D8  --------------------------- SCK (Clk)
// D9  --------------------------- MOSI (Din) 
// D10 --------------------------- DC 
// D11 --------------------------- RST
// D12 --------------------------- CS (CE)
//                                4X4 Membrane KeyPad
// A0  --------------------------- (1)
// A1  --------------------------- (2)
// A2  --------------------------- (3)
// A3  --------------------------- (4)
// A4  --------------------------- (5)
// A5  --------------------------- (6)
// A6  --------------------------- (7)
// A7  --------------------------- (8)


// Include required libraries:
#include <SPI.h>
#include <WiFiNINA.h>
#include <LCD5110_Basic.h>
#include <Keypad.h>

char ssid[] = "[_SSID_]";        // your network SSID (name)
char pass[] = "[_PASSWORD_]";    // your network password (use for WPA, or use as key for WEP)
int keyIndex = 0;            // your network key Index number (needed only for WEP)

int status = WL_IDLE_STATUS;

char server[] = "www.theamplituhedron.com";    // name address for TheAmplituhedron. Change it with your server if you are using a different host server than TheAmplituhedron.
// e.g., char server[] = "192.168.1.22"; // for the localhost

// Define the pathway of the web application. If you are using TheAmplituhedron as the host server for this project as I did, just enter your hedron. Otherwise, enter the pathway on your server.
String application = "/dashboard/ISBN-Registration-System/";

// Define your hedron if you are using TheAmplituhedron as the host server for this project:
String HEDRON = "[_HEDRON_]";

// Initialize the Ethernet client library
WiFiSSLClient client;

// Define screen settings.
LCD5110 myGLCD(8,9,10,11,12);

extern uint8_t SmallFont[];
extern uint8_t MediumNumbers[];
// Define images for the gpaphics screen.
extern uint8_t Batman[];
extern uint8_t Spiderman[];
extern uint8_t starwars[];
extern uint8_t trek[];

// Define keypad settings.
const byte ROWS = 4; //four rows
const byte COLS = 4; //four columns
//define the cymbols on the buttons of the keypads
char hexaKeys[ROWS][COLS] = {
  {'1','2','3','A'},
  {'4','5','6','B'},
  {'7','8','9','C'},
  {'*','0','#','D'}
};
byte rowPins[ROWS] = {A0, A1, A2, A3}; //connect to the row pinouts of the keypad
byte colPins[COLS] = {A4, A5, A6, A7}; //connect to the column pinouts of the keypad

//initialize an instance of class NewKeypad
Keypad customKeypad = Keypad( makeKeymap(hexaKeys), rowPins, colPins, ROWS, COLS); 

// Define the custom key and ISBN variables.
char customKey;
String ISBN;
String Registered = "Not Detected!";

// Define menu options and screens using volatile booleans.
volatile boolean option_A = false;
volatile boolean option_B = false;
volatile boolean option_C = false;
volatile boolean option_D = false;

void setup() {
  // Initiate screen.
  myGLCD.InitLCD();
  myGLCD.setFont(SmallFont);

  Serial.begin(9600);

  // check for the WiFi module:
  if (WiFi.status() == WL_NO_MODULE) { Serial.println("Communication with WiFi module failed!"); myGLCD.print("Connection Failed!", 0, 8); while (true); }
  // attempt to connect to Wifi network:
  while (status != WL_CONNECTED) {
    Serial.print("Attempting to connect to SSID: ");
    Serial.println(ssid);
    myGLCD.print("Waiting...", 0, 8);
    myGLCD.print("Attempting to", 0, 16);
    myGLCD.print("connect to", 0, 24);
    myGLCD.print("WiFi !!!", 0, 32);
    // Connect to WPA/WPA2 network. Change this line if using open or WEP network:
    status = WiFi.begin(ssid, pass);

    // wait 10 seconds for connection:
    delay(10000);
  }
  // Verify connection on both the serial monitor and Nokia 5110 Screen.
  Serial.println("Connected to wifi");
  myGLCD.clrScr();
  myGLCD.print("Connected to", 0, 8);
  myGLCD.print("WiFi!!!", 0, 16);
  delay(2000);
  myGLCD.clrScr();
}

void loop() {

    interface();
  
    change_menu_options();

    // Pressing '*' on the keypad, select the marked option.
    // To exit from the selected option in order to return back to the interface, press '#'.
    if(option_A == true){
      do{
        myGLCD.invertText(true);
        myGLCD.print("A. Search ISBN", 0, 16);
        myGLCD.invertText(false);
        delay(100);
        if(customKey == '*'){
          myGLCD.clrScr();
          while(customKey == '*'){
             myGLCD.print("Enter ISBN:", 0, 0);
             myGLCD.print(ISBN, CENTER, 16);
             myGLCD.print("(*) => SEND", 0, 40);
             // Collect the recently entered key as c tentatively.
             char c = customKeypad.getKey();
             // Define tasks.
             switch(c){
              case '#': // Exit and clear.
                customKey = c; ISBN = ""; myGLCD.clrScr();
              break;
              case '*': // Press '*' to send the entered ISBN to the web application to be interpreted.
                myGLCD.clrScr();
                // Connect to the web application named ISBN Registration System.
                if (client.connect(server, 443)) {
                  Serial.println("connected to server"); // if you get a connection, report back via serial:
                  myGLCD.print("Connected to", 0, 8);
                  myGLCD.print("the server!!!", 0, 16);
                  // Make a HTTP request:
                  client.println("GET " + application + HEDRON + "/?ISBN=" + ISBN + " HTTP/1.1");
                  client.println("Host: www.theamplituhedron.com");
                  client.println("Connection: close");
                  client.println();
                }
                delay(2000); // Wait 2 seconds after searching...
                myGLCD.clrScr();
              break;
             }
             // Update ISBN with the recently entered key.
             if(c && c != '*' && c != '#') ISBN += c;
             // If there are incoming bytes available, get the response from the web application.
             String response = "";
             while (client.available()) { char r = client.read(); response += r; }
             if(response != ""){
               // Split the response string by a pre-defined delimiter in a simple way. '%'(percentage) is defined as the delimiter in this project.
               int delimiter, delimiter_1, delimiter_2, delimiter_3, delimiter_4;
               delimiter = response.indexOf("%");
               delimiter_1 = response.indexOf("%", delimiter + 1);
               delimiter_2 = response.indexOf("%", delimiter_1 +1);
               delimiter_3 = response.indexOf("%", delimiter_2 +1);
               delimiter_4 = response.indexOf("%", delimiter_3 +1);
               // Glean information as substrings.
               String Name = response.substring(delimiter + 1, delimiter_1);
               String Page = response.substring(delimiter_1 + 1, delimiter_2);
               String Author = response.substring(delimiter_2 + 1, delimiter_3);
               Registered = response.substring(delimiter_3 + 1, delimiter_4);
               // Print information.
               Serial.print(Page);
               myGLCD.clrScr();
               myGLCD.print("Information:", 0, 0);
               myGLCD.print(Name, 0, 16);
               myGLCD.print(Page, 0, 32);
               myGLCD.print(Author, 0, 40);
              // Wait 5 seconds to display the book information from the database of the web application.
              delay(5000);
              myGLCD.clrScr();
             }
          }
        }
      }while(option_A == false);
    }

    if(option_B == true){
      do{
        myGLCD.invertText(true);
        myGLCD.print("B. Registered", 0, 24);
        myGLCD.invertText(false);
        delay(100);
        if(customKey == '*'){
          myGLCD.clrScr();
          while(customKey == '*'){
             myGLCD.print("Registered", 0, 0);
             myGLCD.print("Books:", 0, 8);
             myGLCD.print(Registered, CENTER, 24);
             myGLCD.print("(#) => BACK", 0, 40);
             // Collect the recently entered key as c tentatively.
             char c = customKeypad.getKey();
             // Define tasks.
             if(c == '#'){ customKey = c; Registered = "Expired!"; myGLCD.clrScr(); }
          }
        }
      }while(option_B == false);
    }

    if(option_C == true){
      do{
        myGLCD.invertText(true);
        myGLCD.print("C. Graphics", 0, 32);
        myGLCD.invertText(false);
        delay(100);
        if(customKey == '*'){
          myGLCD.clrScr();
          while(customKey == '*'){
             // Draw graphics.
             myGLCD.clrScr();
             myGLCD.drawBitmap(22, 0, Batman, 40, 20);
             myGLCD.print("BATMAN", CENTER, 40);
             delay(1000);
             for(int i=0;i<2;i++){ myGLCD.invert(true); delay(500); myGLCD.invert(false); delay(500); }
             myGLCD.clrScr();
             myGLCD.drawBitmap(22, 0, Spiderman, 40, 40);
             myGLCD.print("Spider-Man", CENTER, 40);
             delay(1000);
             for(int i=0;i<2;i++){ myGLCD.invert(true); delay(500); myGLCD.invert(false); delay(500); }
             myGLCD.clrScr();
             myGLCD.drawBitmap(22, 0, starwars, 40, 24);
             myGLCD.print("StarWars", CENTER, 40);
             delay(1000);
             for(int i=0;i<2;i++){ myGLCD.invert(true); delay(500); myGLCD.invert(false); delay(500); }
             myGLCD.clrScr();
             myGLCD.drawBitmap(12, 0, trek, 64, 60);
             myGLCD.print("Star Trek", CENTER, 40);
             delay(1000);
             for(int i=0;i<2;i++){ myGLCD.invert(true); delay(500); myGLCD.invert(false); delay(500); }
             // Exit and clear.
             myGLCD.clrScr();
             for(int i=0;i<10;i++){
                myGLCD.print("Graphics", CENTER, 8);
                myGLCD.print("Screen", CENTER, 16);
                myGLCD.print("(#) => BACK", CENTER, 40);
                // Collect the recently entered key as c tentatively.
                char c = customKeypad.getKey();
                // Define tasks.
                if(c == '#'){ customKey = c; }
                delay(500);
             }
             // Clear.
             myGLCD.clrScr();
          }
        }
      }while(option_C == false);
    }

    if(option_D == true){
      do{
        myGLCD.invertText(true);
        myGLCD.print("D. Sleep", 0, 40);
        myGLCD.invertText(false);
        delay(100);
        if(customKey == '*'){
          // Activate the sleep mode in 10 seconds.
          myGLCD.clrScr();
          myGLCD.print("Entering", CENTER, 0);
          myGLCD.print("Sleep Mode", CENTER, 8);
          myGLCD.print("in", CENTER, 16);
          myGLCD.print("Seconds", CENTER, 40);
          // Print remaining seconds.
          myGLCD.setFont(MediumNumbers);
          for (int s=10; s>=0; s--){ myGLCD.printNumI(s, CENTER, 24, 2, '0'); delay(1000); }
          myGLCD.enableSleep();
          while(customKey == '*'){
             // Collect the recently entered key as c tentatively.
             char c = customKeypad.getKey();
             // Define tasks.
             if(c == '#'){ customKey = c; myGLCD.disableSleep(); myGLCD.setFont(SmallFont); }
          }
        }
      }while(option_D == false);
    }
}

void interface(){
    // Define options.
    myGLCD.print("Menu Options :", 0, 0);
    myGLCD.print("A. Search ISBN", 0, 16);
    myGLCD.print("B. Registered", 0, 24);
    myGLCD.print("C. Graphics", 0, 32);
    myGLCD.print("D. Sleep", 0, 40);

}

void change_menu_options(){
  // Get the recently entered custom key.
  customKey = customKeypad.getKey();
  // Define conditions for each option.
  if(customKey){
    switch(customKey){
      case 'A':
      option_A = true;
      option_B = false;
      option_C = false;
      option_D = false;
      break;
      case 'B':
      option_A = false;
      option_B = true;
      option_C = false;
      option_D = false;
      break;
      case 'C':
      option_A = false;
      option_B = false;
      option_C = true;
      option_D = false;
      break;
      case 'D':
      option_A = false;
      option_B = false;
      option_C = false;
      option_D = true;
      break;

    }
  }
}

ISBN_Registration_Class.php

PHP
<?php

class ISBN_Info{
	
	public $conn, $database_table;
	
	public function defineUser($conn, $database_table){
		$this->conn = $conn;
		$this->database_table = $database_table;
	}
	
	public function saveNewBook($isbn, $name, $page, $author){
		$Name = $name;
		$Author = $author;
		$Page = $page;
		$ISBN = $isbn;
		
		if(!empty($Name) || !empty($Author) || !empty($Page) || !empty($ISBN)){
			if(strlen($Name) < 150 || strlen($Author) < 100 || strlen($Page) < 6 || strlen($ISBN) < 50){
				$sql = "INSERT INTO `$this->database_table` (`isbn`, `name`, `author`, `page`) VALUES ('$ISBN', '$Name', '$Author', '$Page')";
				mysqli_query($this->conn, $sql);
            
			}
		}
	}
	
	public function writeBooks(){
	   $sql = "SELECT * FROM `$this->database_table` ORDER BY `id` DESC";
	   $result = mysqli_query($this->conn, $sql);
	   $check = mysqli_num_rows($result);
	   if($check < 1){
		   echo '
		     <tr>
			   <td>No Entry!</td>
			   <td>No Entry!</td>
			   <td>No Entry!</td>
			   <td>No Entry!</td>
			   <td>No Entry!</td>
			 <tr>
		   ';
	   }else{
		   while($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)){
			   echo '
			     <tr>
				   <td>'.$row["isbn"].'</td>
				   <td>'.$row["name"].'</td>
				   <td>'.$row["page"].'</td>
				   <td>'.$row["author"].'</td>
				   <td><button onclick="Delete('."'".$row["isbn"]."'".')">Delete X</button></td>
				 </tr>
			   ';
		   }
	   }
	}
	
	public function deleteEntry($ISBN){
		$sql = "DELETE FROM `$this->database_table` WHERE isbn='$ISBN'";
		mysqli_query($this->conn, $sql);
		
		exit();
	}
	
	public function arduino_response($ISBN){
		$sql = "SELECT * FROM `$this->database_table` WHERE isbn = '$ISBN'";
		$result = mysqli_query($this->conn, $sql);
		$check = mysqli_num_rows($result);
		if($check > 0){
			if($row = mysqli_fetch_assoc($result)){
				$response = '%'.$row["name"].'%'.$row["page"].'%'.$row["author"].'%'.$row["id"].'%';
				echo $response;
			}
		}else{
			echo '%Not Found!%Not Found!%Not Found!%Not Found!%';
		}
		
		exit();
	}
}

?>

ISBN_Registration_Index.php

PHP
<?php

require_once "ISBN_Registration_Class.php";

$DBServerName = "[_Sever_Name_]";
$DBUserName = "[_User_Name_]";
$DBPassword = "[_Password_]";
$DBName = "[_Database_Name_]";

$conn = mysqli_connect($DBServerName, $DBUserName, $DBPassword, $DBName);

$database_table = "[_Database_Table_Name_]";

$user = new ISBN_Info();
$user->defineUser($conn, $database_table);

if(isset($_GET['ISBN']) && !empty($_GET['ISBN'])){
	$user->arduino_response($_GET['ISBN']);
}

if(isset($_POST['ISBN']) && isset($_POST['name']) && isset($_POST['page']) && isset($_POST['author'])){
	$ISBN = strip_tags($_POST['ISBN']);
	$name = strip_tags($_POST['name']);
	$page = strip_tags($_POST['page']);
	$author = strip_tags($_POST['author']);
	
	$user->saveNewBook($ISBN, $name, $page, $author);
}

if(isset($_GET['delete'])){
	$user->deleteEntry($_GET['delete']);
}

?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>

<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="theme-color" content="#ff5c33">
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="#ff5c33">
<!-- Title -->
<title>ISBN Registration</title>
<!-- Favicon -->
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="36x36" href="icon.png">
<link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="48x48" href="icon.png">
<!-- Stylesheet -->
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="ISBN_Registration_Style.css"></link>
<!-- Font -->
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Bangers&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
<!-- jQuery -->
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js"></script>

</head>
<body>

<div class="create">
<form method="POST" action="">
<h2>New Entry</h2>
<label>ISBN: </label><input type="text" name="ISBN" placeholder="Enter ISBN..."></input><br><br>
<label>Name: </label><input type="text" name="name" placeholder="Enter name..."></input><br><br>
<label>Page: </label><input type="text" name="page" placeholder="Enter page number..."></input><br><br>
<label>Author: </label><input type="text" name="author" placeholder="Enter author..."></input>
<button type="submit" name="submit">Create +</button>
</form>
</div>

<div class="books">
<table>
  <tr>
    <th>ISBN</th>
    <th>Name</th>
    <th>Page</th>
    <th>Author</th>
    <th>Delete</th>
  </tr>
  
<?php $user->writeBooks(); ?>

</table>
</div>


<script>
  function Delete(ISBN){
	  if(ISBN != ""){
		  $.ajax({
			  url: '?delete=' + ISBN,
			  type: 'GET',
			  success: () => { window.location = window.location.href; }
		  });
	  }
  }
</script>

</body>
</html>

ISBN_Registration_Style.css

CSS
html{background-color:#eb2e00;font-family: 'Bangers', cursive;}
button, input, label, h2{font-family: 'Bangers', cursive;color:white;}
h2{font-size:30px;text-align:center;}
input[type="text"]{width:60%;color:slategrey;}

.create{display:block;background-color:#002699;background:linear-gradient(45deg, #ff5c33, #002699);margin:auto;margin-top:50px;width:70%;height:auto;border:2px solid white;border-radius:20px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;}
.create button{display:block;width:60%;margin:auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;background-color:slategrey;border:none;outline:none;font-size:20px;border-radius:15px;}
.create button:hover{background-color:#cccccc;cursor:pointer;}

.books{display:block;background-color:#2E3033;margin:auto;margin-top:20px;width:95%;}
.books table{border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;}
.books table, .books tr, .books th, .books td{border:2px solid white;color:white;font-size:20px;}
.books th{color:#F3D060;background-color:#A5282C;}
.books button{margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;background-color:#A5282C;border:none;border-radius:5px;cursor:pointer;outline:none;font-size:20px;}
.books button:hover{background-color:white;color:#A5282C;}

Credits

Kutluhan Aktar

Kutluhan Aktar

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AI & Full-Stack Developer | @EdgeImpulse | @Particle | Maker | Independent Researcher

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