Automated Parkade
Control System

No microcontroller | no PLC | three hardware stages

This project counts vehicles entering and exiting a parking area using IR sensors, transistor conditioning, cascaded CD40110BE decade counters, common cathode 7-segment displays, and a NE555-driven red warning output. Everything is built from discrete electronic components and documented with local diagrams, component sheets, and simulation notes.

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Circuit Stages

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R900

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R1400

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High-resolution parkade control concept visual from the supplied image folder

Concept Visual Discrete Logic Parkade Layout

High-resolution concept artwork from the supplied image folder. The detailed schematic and reference visuals remain available in the diagrams and archive pages.

Stage 1 IR input and output detector with transistor switching and manual push-button override.

Stage 2 Dual CD40110BE counter chain driving two common cathode displays from 00 to 30.

Stage 3 G-F-E decoder logic with relay-isolated NE555 flashing red warning and reset at 30.

Documents Assignment brief, project partition sheet, and full component purchase list are bundled locally.

System Architecture

How The Circuit Works

The system is built stage by stage: sensor detection creates clean logic pulses, the counter stage tracks the occupancy value, and the status stage translates the count into green, yellow, flashing red, and reset-at-30 output states.

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Input Detection

Two IR sensor paths at the entry and exit points produce the count-up and count-down pulses. In hardware the TCRT5000 module is used; in Proteus the equivalent pair is IREMITTER plus PHOTODIODE.

Counting Logic

The conditioned pulses feed cascaded CD40110BE counters. Carry and borrow chaining allows the design to show vehicle count across two seven-segment displays while staying in pure hardware.

Status Decoding

Stage 3 reads the tens-display outputs g, f, and e. Green covers 00-09, yellow covers 10-19, the 20-29 range switches an isolated NE555 flashing red path, and 30 triggers the reset condition.

Build Discipline

The assignment requires each stage to be designed and tested independently first. That structure is reflected across the diagrams, BOM, tutorials, and PDF documents in this site.

Project Documents

Local PDF Library

The supplied PDFs are wired directly into the site so the brief, purchase sheet, and partition document are available without leaving the project folder.

Document 01

Assignment Brief

The CSS370S project statement describing the submission format, evaluation structure, and staged engineering workflow for the automated control system.

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Document 02

Component Purchase List

Cape Town-focused component pricing sheet covering sensors, ICs, displays, relay hardware, power, and enclosure items for the complete build.

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Document 03

Project Partition

Stage partition sheet summarizing the full simulation, stage 1 detector, stage 2 display logic, and stage 3 LED control structure used throughout the site.

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Visual Assets

Provided Diagrams

The supplied images are used as stage references, full-system schematics, and high-resolution concept views. Click any image to inspect it at full size.

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