EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 Project Program review Team Ken Lee Mike Rumely Rob Vandermeulen Vladimir Shvets Advisor Dr. VanDeGrift, Dr. Nuxoll Industry Representative Mr. Jason Favors Software Engineer
EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 Overview Introduction Scorecard Plans Issues/Concerns Conclusions
EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 Introduction Motivation: Too bad I can’t turn on the sprinklers to water my plant while I travel The football game is on, I wish I could record it since I have to stay on the trip longer My little goldfish is probably very hungry, I wish I could feed it while I’m away Uzbekistan United States
EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 Introduction Instant messenger controlled wireless Bluetooth system
EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 Introduction Key technologies of Yellowtooth -Bluetooth -Pidgin PIC Microcontroller
EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 Scorecard Previous Month: -Chose type of wireless communication -Find/purchase a particular product for wireless communication -Programming language/instant messaging protocol -Start on Functional Specification Accomplishments: -Chose to use Bluetooth for wireless communication -Purchased “Ice Blue” wireless Bluetooth & PIC module - Decided to use Pidgin for an instant messenger protocol -Completed first versions of functional specification Shortcomings: - none
EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 Plans Continue Design of the main program for the host machine Start familiarization with a Bluetooth/PIC module Start familiarization with a Bluetooth on the host machine Figure out details for the demo of the prototype
EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 Milestones NumberDescriptionOriginal 10/30/05 Previous 10/30/05 Present 11/20/05 1Functional Specs.9509/26/2007 2Project Plan 1.011/1/2007 3Design R. approved11/25/2007
EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 Concerns/Issues Synchronization of Hardware and Program Sending data through Bluetooth port from the computer Sending feedback information back to the machine
EE/CS 480 Fall 2007 Conclusions Instant messenger controlled wireless Bluetooth system -Bluetooth -Pidgin PIC