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Smart Study Monitor

Embedded productivity system combining environmental sensing, motion and eye monitoring, and a desktop dashboard for real-time study feedback. Integrates light, sound, temperature, humidity, webcam input, Pomodoro timing, productivity scoring, and CSV data export.

Embedded SystemsSensor IntegrationDesktop Dashboard

Smart Study Monitor

I built the Smart Study Monitor as an embedded productivity system that combines environmental sensors, user monitoring, and a desktop dashboard to give real-time feedback about a study environment.

The system collects information such as ambient light, sound level, temperature, humidity, and motion, then presents the data alongside productivity tools including a Pomodoro timer, webcam monitoring, eye-direction feedback, and an overall productivity score.

Final Dashboard

The desktop interface brings the sensor data and productivity tools together into a single dashboard. Each module updates independently so the user can quickly see whether their study environment is comfortable and distraction-free.

Smart Study Monitor desktop dashboard — Final Smart Study Monitor dashboard showing environmental sensing, audio monitoring, Pomodoro timing, motion and eye tracking, productivity scoring, webcam input, and temperature and humidity data.

System Features

Ambient light monitoring

Audio-level monitoring

Temperature & humidity sensing

Motion detection

Eye-direction feedback

Pomodoro study timer

Overall productivity score

Webcam integration

CSV data export

Real-time desktop dashboard

System Architecture

The project separates physical sensing from the user interface. Sensors connected to the microcontroller measure the surrounding study environment, while the desktop application processes and presents the information in a more useful form.

Sensors
Light, Sound, DHT11, Motion
    │
Microcontroller
Sensor sampling & data transmission
    │
Desktop Application
Visualization, Eye Tracking, Pomodoro
Productivity Scoring, CSV Logging

Hardware Integration

The physical prototype uses multiple sensors to monitor the study environment. I integrated the sensors with a microcontroller and mapped each signal into the software interface.

DHT11 temperature & humidity sensor

Photoresistor / light sensor

Audio sensor

Motion sensing

Microcontroller-based sensor reading

Breadboard prototyping and wiring

Software & Interface

The software layer converts raw sensor readings into understandable study feedback rather than simply displaying numbers. For example, light and audio measurements are translated into qualitative statuses, while the desktop interface combines those readings with timer and monitoring features.

I also added CSV export so study-session data could be saved for later analysis rather than disappearing when the application closes.

Design Goal

The goal was to integrate hardware, data acquisition, computer vision, productivity tools, and a user-facing interface into one system to boost my personal productivity while studying.

What I Learned

This Smart Study Monitor introduced me to integrating multiple sensors into one embedded system, interpreting noisy real-world measurements, and connecting hardware data to a desktop application. It was also my first time working with hardware!

Source Code

Source code and project files are available on GitHub.

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