CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
BLOCK DIAGRAM
FLEX SENSOR
ADC
MICROCONTROLLER
SPEECH PROCESSOR
ADVANTAGES AND APPLICATION
CONCLUSION
REFERENCE
INTRODUCTION
Glove-based systems represent one of the most important efforts
aimed at acquiring hand movement data.
Generally dumb people use sign language for communication but
they find difficulty in communicating with others who do not
understand sign language.
It is based on the need of developing an electronic device that can
translate sign language into speech in order to make the
communication take place between the mute communities with the
general public possible, a Wireless data gloves is used which is
normal cloth driving gloves fitted with flex sensors along the length
of each finger and the thumb.
Mute people can use the gloves to perform hand gesture and it will
be converted into speech so that normal people can understand
their expression.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
USER
GESTURE
FLEX
SENSOR
ADC
MICRO-
CONTROLLER
SPEECH
PROCESSOR
FLEX SENSOR
In this project data glove is implemented to capture the
hand gestures of a user. The data glove is fitted with flex
sensors along the length of each finger and the thumb.
The Flex Sensor patented technology is based on resistive
carbon thick elements.
When the substrate is bent, the sensor produces a resistance
output correlated to the bend radius-the smaller the radius,
the higher the resistance value.
Flex sensors are normally attached to the glove using needle
and thread. They require a 5-volt input and output between
0 and 5 V, the resistivity varying with the sensors degree of
bend and the voltage output changing accordingly.
The sensors connect to the device via three pin connectors
(ground, live, and output).
The device can activate the sensors from sleep mode,
enabling them to power down when not in use and greatly
decreasing power consumption.
The flex sensor pictured below changes resistance when
bent. It will only change, the resistance increases to 30- 40
kilo ohms at 90 degrees. The sensor measures inch wide,
4-1/2 inches long and 0.19 inches.

Fig : Basic Flex sensor Circuit
Fig . Sign Language
ADC(ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER)
The flex sensors output a stream of data that varies
with degree of bend.
The analog outputs from the sensors are then fed to the
ADC(analog to digital converter).
It processes the signals and perform analog to digital
signal conversion.
The resulting digital signal is encoded and transmitted
through microcontroller.

Features
Compatible with MCS-51 Products
8K Bytes of In-System Programmable (ISP) Flash Memory
Endurance: 1000 Write/Erase Cycles
4.0V to 5.5V Operating Range
Fully Static Operation: 0 Hz to 33 MHz
Three-level Program Memory Lock
256 x 8-bit Internal RAM
32 Programmable I/O Lines
Three 16-bit Timer/Counters
Eight Interrupt Sources
Full Duplex UART Serial Channel
Low-power Idle and Power-down Modes
Interrupt Recovery from Power-down Mode
Watchdog Timer
Dual Data Pointer
Power-off Flag
Description
The AT89S52 is a low-power, high-performance CMOS 8-bit
microcontroller with 8K bytes of in-system programmable
Flash memory.
The device is manufactured using Atmels high density non-
volatile memory technology and is compatible with the
industry-standard 80C51 instruction set and pin out.
The Atmel AT89S52 is a powerful microcontroller which
provides a highly-flexible and cost-effective solution to
many embedded control applications.
Pin Configurations
LCD DISPLAY
LCD screen consists of two lines with 16 characters each.
Each character consists of 5x7 dot matrix.
Contrast on display depends on the power supply voltage and
whether messages are displayed in one or two lines.
For that reason, variable voltage 0-Vdd is applied on pin
marked as Vee.
Trimmer potentiometer is usually used for that purpose.
Some versions of displays have built in backlight (blue or
green diodes).
When used during operating, a resistor for current limitation
should be used (like with any LE diode).

FIG:LCD DISPLAY
FEATURES

Operating voltage: 2.4V~12V
Low power and high noise immunity CMOS technology
Low standby current
Capable of decoding 12 bits of information
Binary address setting
Received codes are checked 3 times
Address/Data number combination
HT12D: 8 address bits and 4 data bits
Built-in oscillator needs only 5% resistor
Valid transmission indicator
Easy interface with an RF or an infrared transmission medium
Minimal external components
Pair with Holteks 2
12
series of encoders
SPEECH PROCESSOR
FEATURES

Operating Voltage Range: 3V ~ 6.5V.
Single Chip, High Quality Audio/Voice Recording & Playback
Solution.
No External ICs Required.
Minimum External Components.
User Friendly, Easy to Use Operation.
Programming & Development Systems Not Required.
Powerful 16-Bits Digital Audio Processor.
Non-volatile Flash Memory Technology.
No Battery Backup Required.

External Reset pin.
Powerful Power Management Unit
Very Low Standby Current: 1uA
Low Power-Down Current: 15uA
Supports Power-Down Mode for Power Saving.
Built-in Audio-Recording Microphone Amplifier.
No External OPAMP or BJT Required.
Easy to PCB layout.
Configurable analog interface.
Differential-ended MIC pre-amp for Low Noise.
High Quality Line Receiver.
High Quality Analog to Digital and PWM module.
Resolution up to 16-bits.
Simple And Direct User Interface.
OPERATION
To start using the board, we need to provide +3v to +6v DC to the
board and connect a speaker to board. Ideally +5v will be just fine
as we use with our controllers.
If no external audio is connected to line in stereo pin, onboard MIC
will automatically be used for recording.
Power on the board now.
Put the SW(REC mode switch) to record mode. The record mode is
indicated by a RED LED. If LED is off means the board is in play
mode. Move it to either side to switch between PLAY and RECORD
mode.
Press the switch to record and the RED LED will be glowing due to
that.
Press the switch to record and the RED LED will be glowing due to
that.
Now let us check what we recorded. Put REC mode switch to PLAY
mode , RED LED will go off indicating play mode .Press SW to play
back the recorded message.
FIG:PIN CONFIGURATION
Advantages
Low cost
Compact systems
Flexible to users
It takes less power to operate system

Applications
Physically challenged persons
Conveying information related Operations
CONCLUSION
Sign language is a useful tool to ease the communication between
the deaf or mute community and the normal people.
Yet there is a communication barrier between these communities
with normal people.
This project aims to lower the communication gap between the
deaf or mute community and the normal world.
This project was meant to be a prototype to check the feasibility
of recognizing sign language using sensor gloves.
With this project the deaf or mute people can use the gloves to
perform sign language and it will be converted in to speech so
that normal people can easily understand.
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