Implementing Smart Counter to Support Social Distancing

Kamal, N.; Ishak, N.

This paper aims to provide a solution to ease people in the retail industry to comply with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) by implementing Smart Counter in their premises. This system comprises two (2) Infrared (IR) sensors that are connected to Arduino UNO for entrance detection. It will capture the total number of customers or shoppers in and out of the premises. A Digital non-contact Infrared temperature sensor (MLX90614) and APDS-9960 digital RGB, ambient light, gesture, and proximity sensor are also connected to Arduino UNO to capture the temperature of passes customers and at the same time trigger the alarm if they failed to do the temperature screening. These temperature data then are transferred to the ESP8266 server through serial communication and conveyed them to the client at the entrance counter for the owner to monitor the temperature data of each customer entering the premises. If the temperature exceeds 37.5 °C, the alarm will be triggered and preventing the customer from entering the premises. This system has demonstrated that it indeed can help ease the process of complying with the SOP. © 2021 IEEE.