Security › Fingerprint access › Lock override Convenience › notification of mail › Indicator lights
Project Specs › Physical Case › Security › Mail Detection › Contact Project Planning › Management › Facilities › Budget › Timeline › Risk Evaluation › Impact › Intended Use of Final Product
Stephanie Matt Hassan Jimmie Lyn Della
Broun Hall › Green Room › Senior Design Lab Team Member’s Homes
National Instruments Donation Quantity Unit PriceTotal NI sbRIO $1, NI 9694 RIO Mezzanine Card1149$ NI CB-50LP189$89.00 LabVIEW Academic Suite51559$7, $9, Single SECO Cost Total General $30 Final Mailbox Frame$66.47 FingerPrint Scanner$ Dot Matrix Display$26.56 Lock$ NI sbRIO system$2, $2, SECO Development Costs Total General components$30 Prototype Mailbox Frame$28.46 Final Mailbox Frame$66.47 FingerPrint Scanner$ Dot Matrix Display$ Lock$78.88 NI Singleboard RIO$0.00 $ $ $2, $2,482.00
Component failure Electric shock Mechanical damage to person Weight damage to property or person Sentience and the end of humanity
Economic – increased prices Social - distrust Ethical – biometric security › IEEE biometric standards › HIPAA › Privacy Act
Material Dimensions Component › Slot › Scanner › Lock › User interface
Material Dimensions Component › Slot › Scanner › Lock › User interface
Fingerprint Scanner 3 buttons: › Registration › Authentication › Deletion Scan failed/success notice after each scan Serial commands ensure proper setup
Locking Mechanism Two ways to unlock the mailbox Door: 1) Fingerprint Authentication 2) Override Mechanism
Locking Override: Push button switch that gets triggered by a key
2 Circuits across the mailbox slit Mounted on 2 wires, the Black wire is the ground the RED one is the voltage source
Allows user to register fingerprint and address without a computer › Dot matrix display to enter characters › Registration button doubles as a select button › Scans through alphabet and numbers to enter
Once an has been registered a confirmation is sent User starts receiving s whenever a piece of mail is placed in the mailbox