Automatic Railway Gate Control

[amon mazhara]

Can someone help me to design an automatic railway gate control using a microcontroller like pic16f877

 

[internetuser2k12]

What functions do you want in the program. How do you sense that train is coming or train has gone to close or open the gate?

 

[amon mazhara]

The circuit should just sense the train at a certain distance and give a signal and close the boom gate and then opens it when the train had left

 

[internetuser2k12]

Is your boom gate controlled by a motor? How do you sense the train coming or going?

 

[amon mazhara]

Yes the boom is to be controlled by a motor and the train can be sensed by transmitter and receiver circuits or any other means necessary

 

[internetuser2k12]

If you provide the circuit then I can try to write the code.

 

[amon mazhara]

Here is the project and i need to use the pic16f877
https://www.scribd.com/doc/52309783/AUTOMATIC-RAILWAY-GATE-CONTROL

 

[internetuser2k12]

The code for 8051 is given in the document. Can you translate it for PIC?

Can I use external interrupt to sense the IR signal? How many IR sensor pairs are there?

I think IR output can be given to INT0 interrupt. If a burst of IR is detected on INT0 pin then according to it action can be taken.

Can you use the circuit mentioned here? http://www.8051projects.net/t40251/electronics/ir-led-tsop-1738.htm