Implementation of a Data Transmission System using Li-Fi Technology

Abstract

Over the years, the overdependence on Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) for data transmission necessitated the need for an alternate and more reliable means of communication, hence, Light Fidelity (Li-Fi). It involves the use of Light Emitting Diode to transmit data by blinking (i.e. switching them On and Off) at a speed not noticeable to the eye. This paper proposed the development of the Li-Fi system using off the shelf electronic components. The proposed system utilizes an embedded system with dual-core Advanced Virtual RISC (AVR) microcontroller (ATmega16L) interfaced to input/output circuits comprising of the Light Emitting Diode (LED), LM358N Operational Amplifier and a photodiode. Also, by developing a user (Receiver PC) interface using JAVA programming, the sample data (text) transferred was monitored and the speed, efficiency, security and capacity of the system was examined and discovered to be top notch. This would make the system an indispensable means of communication in the nearest future. This data transmission system is different from those in existence because expensive components were not in the design, invariably reducing the overall cost of the implementation.