Week 11:

Weekly meeting: 07/16 - 07/22 (12:03 - 1:42 )

• Flowcharts need titles on the website to tell them apart

• Proposed Budget (not Expense on Website)

• Actual Expense (all it took to build the project)

• Project Expense (what it took to make the project)

• Testing needs videos linked (embed the videos from Youtube)​

 

​Report: 

• Abstract looked fine

• Page numbers need to be updated in Table Context 

• Multiple figures in report need (a) (b) reference 

• Hardware Development 

• How project was built not the components that were changing

• Changing of components is troubleshooting 

• Section 3.2

  • 3.2.1 - Hardware - physical build of the system

  • 3.2.2 - Sensor - Physical build build for the system

• Troubleshooting - mention that two BLE modules couldn’t be integrated 

• During presentation - 1 slide talking about issue implementing 2 BLEs & mention why we went with hardware approach 

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Next Week Deliverables: 

• Finish report and submit Friday

• Final review of Presentation

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Week 10:

Weekly meeting: 07/11 - 07/15 (12:20 - 1:54 )

Work on manual mode to see if at least 6 timers can be received 

• Report : 

  • ​Changes and revisions needed were written as we talked throughout the meeting

  • Title is BSECT

  • Abstract  

    • Use present/past tense not future

    • Add 2nd paragraph explaining different modes of operation (should not exceed 1pg)

  • Ch1

    • Needs survey questions like proposal 

    • Responsibility table should be here too 

    • Intro

      • ​Survey should like with motivation 

      • In motivation, talk about survey & doesn’t have to be separate header.

    • Project requirements 

    • Pictures don’t have Fig# and some are mislabeled 

    • Fix block diagrams 

    • Table comparison after similar products/ projects 

  • Ch4

    • ​Expenses not budget

    • Expenses (project expenses vs actual expenses)

  • Take out anything pertaining to temperature sensor 

  • Sensors should be italic

  • Solar panel only, don’t need history or different kinds

  • Ch3 - project contribution 

  • Talk about how you did the project (your original contribution)

  • Final design is part of build phase 

  • Ch4

• Revise what parts were used for the project, prototyping should not exceed $500.

Week 9:

Weekly meeting: 07/02 - 07/10 (12:00 - 1:11 )

• Discussed auto mode & BLE connection test issues

  • Proceeding with physical attachment of BH1750 light sensor

• ​Look into hibernation

  • Have it check selected closing time is greater than current time and blinds are in closed position

• ​Report:

  • Survey questions are part of ch1 still

  • Organize report by rubric 

• Test Auto mode

• Work on report

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Week 8:

Weekly meeting: 06/25 - 07/01 (12:30 - 1:10)

• Updated block diagram to new version (looks good)

• Engineering Specifications fixed (looks good)

• Have manual mode go from 0-180 degrees

• Make note of any troubleshooting being done. (how you did something & what you did to fix it.)

• Deliverables: 

  • Make sure data is sending/receiving properly on sensors

  • Incorporate sleep mode into both room and window MCU

  • Manual mode should be fixed and working 

  • Manual/ Custom mode operation should be thoroughly tested

  • Implement new solar panel

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Week 7:

Weekly meeting: 06/18 - 06/24 (12:01 - 12:31)

• Update block diagram to new version 

  • Use Jordan’s diagram (fix diamond boxes to regular boxes) 

• Fix:

  • ​Power Distribution

  • Electromechanical Diagram 

  • Engineering Specifications (charge controller should be taken out) 

  • Engineering Requirements (fix lumens -> lux, and wording of AUTO mode)

  • Update Time/Effort 

• ​Deliverables: 

  • Manual mode should be fixed and working (where UP mode was not working correctly)

  • Manual/ Custom mode operation should be thoroughly tested.

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Week 6:

Weekly meeting: 06/11 - 06/17 (12:01 - 12:52)

• Fix Home Page to include: motivation/ need for choosing the project, followed by explanation of the project

• In Engineering Specifications:

  • In power Module, include:

    • Boost Converter 

    • Solar Power charger

• ​​Sensors:

  • What’s the range: Voltage, Current, Light requirements for project

• ​References:

  • ​Should be updated

  • Take out -> report references 

  • Separate the references by Proposal / Built phases of report

• ​App chart: 

  • Current Time -> should be rectangle 

  • Modes Selected -> should be rectangle 

• ​Deliverables: 

  • Update website with above

  • Jordan/ Vasyl

    • Test manual/ custom mode with motor and blinds

    • Combine motor code/ main code

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Week 5:

Weekly meeting: 06/04 - 06/10 (12:10 - 1:11)

• Home page

  • ​Needs catchy phrase to get audience attention 

  • Few paragraphs of need and motivation for the project

  • Have pictures of how blinds will look as completed product

• Phone App diagram

  • Fix: AUTO mode (still has current time variable)

• ​External Sensor

  • Look into adding button to turn off device

• ​Flowchart

  • Counter should not be 60k 

  • Look into interrupts to wake up from 20 min timer

  • AUTO can be combined to single function

• ​Engineering Requirements:

  • replace : Lumens -> Lux

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Week 4:

Weekly meeting: 05/28 – 06/03 (12:01 – 1:32)​

• Flowcharts need to be modified

  • Default_Auto -> Default_AUTO_MODE

  • Fix if else statements in charts, where is condition is met, the program goes to next task

  • Timer_Mode Taken out and included in AUTO_MODE

• Room Sensor

  • Use 1 sensor, no need to use 2

• Mechanism to manually open blinds is not needed

  • Should document it as future improvement

• App:

  • Fix CUSTOM string to send 1 input at a time

  • Save/ process variables time, modes, custom

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Week 3:

Weekly meeting: 05/21 - 05/27 (12:02 - 12:59)​

• Fix:

  • Update software flow charts

  • Custom table

    • Make sure it is clear that the user needs to specify start and end times, as well as specific degrees the blinds should be at.

  • Deliverables:

    • app should be done 

    • Ambient circuit should be assembled and tested.

    • Issue with motor adjusting the blinds for a max of 30 degree should be resolved

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Week: 2

Weekly meeting: 05/14 - 05/20 (12:01 - 12:49)

• Fix:

  • Engineering requirements 

    • Fix wording: consistently —> periodic adjustments (15-30 min)

    • Remove: “time” from Custom mode and remove bulletin. 

  • Put table of responsibilities as separate tab on website 

  • Title for budget should be “Project Expenses” and no table heading

    • in project expenses tab: have proposed expenses vs actual expenses 

  • Weekly meeting: have white background & larger font. 

  • Blog should only have 1 post per person for each week, not multiple =.

  • Deliverables:

    • app should be 90% done (custom mode) 

    • sensors should be working/ taking measurements 

    • look for battery to use for main and secondary microcontroller  

    • Trim blinds 

    • have motor attached to housing

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Week: 1

Weekly Meeting:  05/07 - 05/13 (12:02 - 1:01)

• Website format is similar as before: meeting effort, progress log

• Charts will stay the same as design phase of project, with suggested modifications

• Temperature sensor will be taken out

• Website should be up and running / everything posted on it

• Flow charts should be redone and posted by next week

• Requirements should be updated

  • Keep solar panel as low LVL

  • Take temperature sensor out

  • Put delay of blinds movement to: 15-30min

• Arduino should read increments, not constantly

• Have user input lumens value

  • Think of range: 500-2000 lumens

• Combine rechargeable battery with solar panel 

• Charge from level to priority level in engineering requirements 

• Or write a footnote on bottom of engineering requirements what each priority LVL is

  • High - without it, project will not be successful 

  • Low - without it, project will be successful 

• Ambient light sensor should be in middle of room sending data through Bluetooth/ RF