Morse Code Translator Using PIC.

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i MORSE CODE TRANSLATOR USING PIC

CHE KU MOHD SAIFULAZWAN BIN CHE KU ALI

This report is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement of the award of Bachelor of Electronic Engineering (Telecommunication Electronics) with Honours

Faculty of Electronics and Computer Engineering Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

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UNIVERSTI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA

FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN ELEKTRONIK DAN KEJURUTERAAN KOMPUTER

BORANG PENGESAHAN STATUS LAPORAN PROJEK SARJANA MUDA II

Tajuk Projek : MORSE CODE TRANSLATOR USING PIC Sesi

Pengajian : 2008/2009

Saya CHE KU MOHD SAIFULAZWAN BIN CHE KU ALI

mengaku membenarkan Laporan Projek Sarjana Muda ini disimpan di Perpustakaan dengan syarat-syarat kegunaan seperti berikut:

1. Laporan adalah hakmilik Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka.

2. Perpustakaan dibenarkan membuat salinan untuk tujuan pengajian sahaja.

3. Perpustakaan dibenarkan membuat salinan laporan ini sebagai bahan pertukaran antara institusi pengajian tinggi.

4. Sila tandakan ( √ ) :

SULIT* (Mengandungi maklumat yang berdarjah keselamatan atau kepentingan Malaysia seperti yang termaktub di dalam AKTA RAHSIA RASMI 1972)

TERHAD* (Mengandungi maklumat terhad yang telah ditentukan oleh organisasi/badan di mana penyelidikan dijalankan)

TIDAK TERHAD

Disahkan oleh:

__________________________ ___________________________________

(TANDATANGAN PENULIS) (COP DAN TANDATANGAN PENYELIA)

Alamat Tetap: 79 Kg. Chepoh, K. Telemong, 21210, K. Terengganu

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“I hereby declare that this report is the result of my own work except for quotes as cited in the references.”

Signature :………..

Author : CHE KU MOHD SAIFULAZWAN BIN CHE KU ALI Date : 30 April 2009

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“I hereby declare that I have read this report and in my opinion this report is sufficient in

terms of the scope and quality for the award of Bachelor of Electronic Engineering

(Telecommunication Electronics) With Honours.”

Signature :………

Supervisor‟s Name : AZAHARI BIN SALLEH Date : 30 April 2009

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Alhamdulillah, thank god for his blessing and for my parents and my family that supported me. I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Azahari Bin Salleh for being a

helpful supervisor. Also to my friends, lecturers and those who have been so supportive upon the completion of this project, thank you very much.

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ABSTRACT

During the first half of 20th century, Morse Code communication using telegraph line serves as dominant communication system in the world. It has been adapted to be used in radio transmission later. However, with the advent of telephones and internet, this communication mode dropped to second place of choice due to difficulties to operate and low data rate. Because of the true reliability of Morse Code communication (using On-Off keying), it has been used for backup communication and also serves when other modes fail. Realizing the need of this communication mode is still exist, this project made to build a Morse Code translator system using PIC. PIC will be implemented in this project to make a simple, easy to use and mobile system that can translate Morse Code into text. The system is aimed to help a Morse Code operator to translate Morse Code sound in real time application and without error.

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ABSTRAK

Komunikasi menggunakan Morse kod melalui sistem telegraf digunakan dengan meluas semasa kurun ke-20. Kemudian, penggunaan radio diaplikasikan dalam penghantaran Morse kod. Bagaimanapun, dengan penciptaan telefon dan Internet, komunikasi dengan cara ini tidak lagi digunakan kerana sukar untuk digunakan dan kadar data yang rendah. Dengan menggunakan teknik “On-Off Keying”, Morse Kod sesuai digunakan sebagai sistem komunikasi sokongan. Menyedari kepentingan ini, projek ini dijalankan untuk menghasilkan pentafsir Morse kod menggunakan PIC. PIC digunakan untuk memudahkan penggunaan, mudah alih dan juga mampu menafsirkan Morse kod ke dalam tulisan abjad. Sistem ini diharapkan dapat membantu pengguna mentafsir Morse kod dengan segera tanpa sebarang kesilapan.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER SUBJECT PAGES

TITLE i

REPORT APPROVAL FORM ii

ADMITTANCE iii

DEDICATION iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT v

ABSTRACT vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS viii

LIST OF FIGURES xii

LIST OF TABLES xv

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xvi

LIST OF APPENDIX xviii

Ι INTRODUCTION 1

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1.2 Problem Statement 2

1.3 Project Objectives 3

1.4 Scope of works 3

1.5 Thesis Outline 3

II THE MORSE CODE & PIC MICROCONTROLLER 4

2.1 Introduction 4

2.2 On-Off Keying 6

2.3 Morse Code Designation 7

2.4 International Morse Code Characters 8

2.5 Code Weighting 10

2.6 Code "Speed" 11

2.7 The "Farnsworth" Method 12

2.8 PIC 12

2.9 Microcontrollers versus Microprocessors 15

2.10 PIC components 15

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III METHODOLOGY 32

3.1 Introduction 32

3.2 Projects‟ Methodology 32

3.3 Circuit Design 35

3.4 Code Writing 36

3.4.1 Learn 37

3.4.2 Listen and decode 38

3.5 Troubleshooting 40

3.6 PIC Programming 40

3.7 Simulation 40

3.8 PCB Design 41

3.9 PCB Fabrication 44

3.10 Assembling & Soldering 44

3.11 Finishing 45

3.12 Testing 46

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IV RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 47

4.1 Introduction 47

4.2 Circuit Diagram 47

4.3 Bill of Materials 49

4.4 Parts of the Circuit 50

4.5 Components 53

4.6 Operation (Signal Flow) 59

V CONCLUSION 63

5.1 Conclusion 63

5.2 Suggestions and Recommendations 64

REFERENCES 65

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LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE PAGE

Figure 2.1 First wired telegraph 5

Figure 2.2 SOS Message 5

Figure 2.3 Carrier waveform 6

Figure 2.4 Digital form 6

Figure 2.5 International Morse Code 8

Figure 2.6 Simplified Model of a Memory Unit 16

Figure 2.7 Simplified CPU with 3 Registers 17

Figure 2.8 Connecting Memory and CPU Using Bus 18

Figure 2.9 Simplified Input-Output Units 19

Figure 2.10 Serial Unit used to Send Data 20

Figure 2.11 Timer Unit 21

Figure 2.12 Watchdog Unit 22

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xiii Figure 2.14 Physical Configuration of The Interior of a Microcontroller 23

Figure 2.15 Microcontroller Outline 25

Figure 3.1 Project‟s Flow Chart 34

Figure 3.2 Block Diagram of the System 35

Figure 3.3 Circuit Diagram 36

Figure 3.4 Operation Flow of The Program 37

Figure 3.5 Flow Chart 37

Figure 3.6 Position Multiplier 39

Figure 3.7 Flow Chart for Listen and Decode Parts 39

Figure 3.8 Circuit Diagram 41

Figure 3.9 Proteus ARES Drawing 42

Figure 3.10 Output Layout 42

Figure 3.11 Final PCB Layout 43

Figure 3.12 Printed PCB layout 43

Figure 3.13 Picture of The Finished PCB (Soldered) 45

Figure 3.14 Picture of The Finished Product 46

Figure 4.1 The Circuit Diagram 48

Figure 4.2 Bill of Materials 49

Figure 4.3 Parts of The Circuit 50

Figure 4.4 Diagram of Power Supply Section 51

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Figure 4.6 Diagram of Discriminator Section 53

Figure 4.7 Figure of LM7805 54

Figure 4.8 Diagram of LF353 55

Figure 4.9 LM567 Internal Circuits 55

Figure 4.10 A Picture of LMB162ABC 57

Figure 4.11 PCB 58

Figure 4.12 Signal Flow Diagram 59

Figure 4.13 State Flow Diagram 61

Figure 4.14 Initial State of The Program 61

Figure 4.15 Code Speed Display 62

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LIST OF TABLES

TABLE PAGE

2.1 Special Characters 10 2.2 Additional Morse Code Characters 11

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LIST OF ABBREVIATION

PIC - Programmable Interface Controller ADC - Analog To Digital Converter MCU - Microcontroller Unit

AC - Alternating Current DC - Direct Current US - United States

ITU - International Telecommunication Union ARRL - American Relay Radio League

SOS - Save Our Souls PC - Personal Computer OOK - On-Off Keying

CPU - Central Processor Unit I/O - Input / Output

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xvii LCD - Liquid Crystal Display

PCB - Printed Circuit Board IC - Integrated Circuit LED - Light Emitting Diode TV - Television

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LIST OF APPENDIX

NO TITLE PAGE

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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Project Background

The telecommunication technology nowadays is growing very fast. New invention of transmission systems has been developed to cater for high-speed data communication. However, for some countries, many nature disasters have taken place frequently. This lead to destruction of many telecommunication properties where it does disabled the new telecommunication systems. The telecommunication systems that we use nowadays are very dependant of installation like trunk cables, transmission line pylons and transmitter towers. This has make the system broke down and no service is available when massive disaster strikes.

A disaster is hard to be predicted and be prepared for. As for backup communication, Morse Code transmission modes using radio waves has been continued to be used when all other communication is not possible. The key of the reliability of Morse is its simplicity and dependability. The On-Off keying it implemented has made it the most reliable mode. However, only a few people understand the sound of short beep and long beep used in Morse Code. This will be a problem when a Morse Code message to be received in event of disaster.

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2 The aim of this project is to help people to get the message in the Morse code signal. The input of the system will be a Morse Code sound (beeps and spaces). The use of PIC will be implemented in the system to make it small, light and mobile.

1.2 Problem Statement

A Morse Code operator need to listen to the beep of the received signal to get information from it. They have to distinguish the timing of each beep that will eventually form a letter or a number from a group of characters. For a competent Morse Code operator, the sound of dit (short beep) and dah (long beep) can be directly translated into messages by using their ears. However, it took a lot of practice to master the receiving skill and memorize all the codes. A long message can be a problem to the receiving party to translate. A piece of paper and pen may help them to record the received messages. However, it takes a lot of time and effort to do so and it is not practical.

Nowadays, the Morse Code is a rarely used and not many person can do the translation. However, as a backup communication system, somebody has to be able translate the Morse Code. I came up with this project to help user to discern information directly from the sound of Morse Code.

An operator must learn how to translate a series of dots and dashes into messages. Among difficulties faced by Morse Code operator was to remember codes. It also requires a lot of effort and time to discern information from codes. Furthermore, data lost may result from mistranslated or untranslated codes as human errors always happened while translating Morse Code. After a quick study, it has been discovered that the code translator using computer software has already being used. However, it is bulky & costly because we need to use computer to use it. It also consumes more power.

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3 1.3 Project Objectives

In this project, the main goal is to develop a system capable of translating Morse code sound to text. PIC Microcontroller will be used in the system. It will add the value to this design because it is lightweight, small and use little power. The most suitable technique to translate Morse Code will be investigated and implemented in the system. 1.4 Scope of works

The scope of works for this project including:

i. Undergoing further study and understanding the communication using Morse Code.

ii. Studying and experimenting the technique to translate Morse Code. iii. Designing the system using PIC using suitable methods.

1.5 Thesis Outline

In this part, the summary or overview for each chapter is discussed. The introduction of this project is outlined in Chapter I where it contains problem statement, objectives of the project and project scope methodology. Literature research and review is discussed in Chapter II such as basics of Morse code and PIC Microcontroller . Chapter III discuss the methodology and process involved in the project. The flowchart showing the flow of this project is outlined here to show step by step plan to achieve the goal of this project. Result and discussion of the project is covered in chapter IV. All the findings and result analysis is discussed in this chapter. Finally, in chapter V the conclusion for the project is made and few enhancements is suggested for further improvements the system itself.

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CHAPTER 2

THE MORSE CODE & PIC MICROCONTROLLER

2.1 Introduction

In this chapter, various aspects related to the study of the proposed project will be discussed. Past projects and thesis which were related to the proposed project would be referred. Besides that, this chapter will show the actual concept of Morse Code communication and the various related aspect. The study on PIC microcontroller also will be included as well.

Morse code was invented by an American, Samuel Morse (179 1-1872). Before the invention of the telegraph, messages that had to be sent over long distances were usually carried by messenger. These messages were delivered only using the fastest available horse could travel.

In 1830, the first long distance telegraphic device was made by Joseph Henry (1797- 1878) and Samuel Morse invented a telegraph system for sending messages using electricity. Messages were sent by tapping out a special code for each letter in the form

of long or short signals. We will refer to them as „dots‟ (short signals) and „dashes‟ (long) although they were originally called „dits‟ and „dahs‟. The code was converted

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Figure 2.1 First wired telegraph [6]

In 1844, Morse demonstrated the telegraph to the US Congress using the

message, “What hath God wrought” a quotation from the Bible.

In 1851, an international conference in Berlin established an international version which is still in use today. We are probably familiar with the SOS that is used as distress message which is shown below.

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6 2.2 On-Off Keying

Morse code is transmitted using a mode called On-Off keying. The on-off means

that the carrier is present at “ON” state while it vanished at “OFF” state. An example for

a transmitted wave for letter “K” is as shown below.

Figure 2.3 Carrier waveform [6]

To decode messages that contained in the wave, the user have to assume the waveform as digital form.

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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Project Background

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The aim of this project is to help people to get the message in the Morse code signal. The input of the system will be a Morse Code sound (beeps and spaces). The use of PIC will be implemented in the system to make it small, light and mobile.

1.2 Problem Statement

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1.3 Project Objectives

1.4 Scope of works

The scope of works for this project including:

i. Undergoing further study and understanding the communication using Morse Code.

ii. Studying and experimenting the technique to translate Morse Code. iii. Designing the system using PIC using suitable methods.

1.5 Thesis Outline

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CHAPTER 2

THE MORSE CODE & PIC MICROCONTROLLER

2.1 Introduction

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Figure 2.1 First wired telegraph [6]

In 1844, Morse demonstrated the telegraph to the US Congress using the message, “What hath God wrought” a quotation from the Bible.

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2.2 On-Off Keying

Morse code is transmitted using a mode called On-Off keying. The on-off means that the carrier is present at “ON” state while it vanished at “OFF” state. An example for a transmitted wave for letter “K” is as shown below.

Figure 2.3 Carrier waveform [6]

To decode messages that contained in the wave, the user have to assume the waveform as digital form.

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