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  Ashraf HZ

  Yep, we have that at our uni as well, usually just to display events and important notices.
  
  Good luck! I'll chip in with additional ideas if I could later.
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  Harshad Italiya

  ash

  Yep, we have that at our uni as well, usually just to display events and important notices.
  
  Good luck! I'll chip in with additional ideas if I could later.

  Thanks Ash..
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  Harshad Italiya

  I want to Connect that Display with the PC which is operated from admin Office so if there is any important news then they have to Write it in the GUI and that GUI will transfer the data to Hardware.. via Serial port...
  
  
  So I also Want to Make that GUI...
  
  CS Guys you can pour your idea for this GUI...
  
  Means Communication Between Hardware and Computer.
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  Mayur Pathak

  Why do we need an IVRS for results and attendance? Attendance can be registered using biometric access machines (say a finger print reader) and results can be communicated to the students using an SMS service. Not only results, you can also convey notices to them using an SMS.
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  Harshad Italiya

  mayurpathak

  Why do we need an IVRS for results and attendance? Attendance can be registered using biometric access machines (say a finger print reader) and results can be communicated to the students using an SMS service. Not only results, you can also convey notices to them using an SMS.

  humm
  
  SMS service is more reliable..
  
  IVRS for Attendance.... this service will be used by parents to know the attendance of their child 😉
  
  Well Mayur nice one SMS can Replace this System...
  
  Thanks for the Suggestion For More ideas
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  Munguti

  Also maybe we can include a video confrencing system whereby students don't have to attend a physical class. The just log on to their respective classes through video confrencing that way you can study anywhere as long as you are connected. Ofcourse physical meeting can be organised when need be.
  This will mean you have to trace class attendance by seeing who is logged on to the confrence.
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  Harshad Italiya

  Munguti

  Also maybe we can include a video confrencing system whereby students don't have to attend a physical class. The just log on to their respective classes through video confrencing that way you can study anywhere as long as you are connected. Ofcourse physical meeting can be organised when need be.
  This will mean you have to trace class attendance by seeing who is logged on to the confrence.

  idea noted
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  Ashraf HZ

  Sorry for my late comments 😔
  
  My group has done a proposal of a project that involved that kind of display system (a bus tracking system), so I'll just focus on that aspect. Its a bit more involved than just a microcontroller though.
  
  At each of the locations of the LED displays there will be a mini-ITX motherboard (we'll call them Control Unit) attached to it. Most commercial LED displays have serial outputs, so this will be connected to the Control Unit. The Control Unit contains a 802.11g module thats connected to the university's existing wireless network.
  
  That way, you can have some flexibility on where the displays can be located, without the need to pull a CAT-5 cable around.
  
  There will be a central XAMPP based server, containing a database, where each of these Control Units get their display information from. Of course, any authorized users (such as admins) can config this database from any location.
  
  The Control Unit will contain a simple Linux based OS. For sure, the mini-ITX its quite an overkill just to control the display, but it is not that expensive (the atom based ones) and can be used for other things.. such as surveillance or stream videos too. In fact, if there is extra budget.. the LED displays can be replaced with LCD monitors. So there is a scalability aspect to it for future upgrading.