📘 Attendance System

📝 Project Description

The Attendance System is a web-based application developed to streamline and automate student attendance tracking for professors. The system integrates with an Arduino fingerprint scanner, enabling seamless and secure attendance verification.

Key Features:

• Fingerprint-based student verification via Arduino.
• Real-time updates using SignalR.
• Attendance record filtering (by date/week).
• Excel export functionality.
• Subject and student management through an intuitive dashboard.

Tech Stack:

• Backend: ASP.NET Core
• Database: Entity Framework Core (SQL Server)
• Real-time Communication: SignalR
• Hardware: Arduino with fingerprint sensor

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👥 Team Members

Name	Role
Edon Berisha	Full Stack Developer & Project Lead
Alban Rrahmani	Hardware Engineer, Full-Stack Developer
Petrit Rexha	Backend Developer, Data Analyst
Leutrim Istrefi	Node.js Developer

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⚙️ How to Set Up

🔧 Prerequisites

Software Requirements:

• .NET 6 SDK or later
• Visual Studio or VS Code
• SQL Server
• Arduino IDE (for hardware setup)

Hardware Requirements:

• Arduino board with fingerprint sensor module

Dependencies: Install the required NuGet packages:

dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore
dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools
dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
dotnet add package ClosedXML
dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR

🔧 Setup Instructions (Detailed)

1. Clone the Repository:

git clone https://github.com/edonberishaa/AttendanceSystem.git
cd AttendanceSystem