1. VUMC Soil Worm Activity Monitor
Mohd Fakhrurrazi Mohd Salleh (EE)
Suhaili Harun (EE)
Amani Rafie (CompE)
Saiful Azlan Adanan (BME)
November 11, 2004

2. There are two possible design layouts
Software approach
Computer captures the video directly
Hardware
Using an interface (video recorder)
Include current method how they measure the worm movement (counting)

3. Design 1

4. Advantages of Design 1
More convenient
Less Hardware
Faster

5. Disadvantages of Design 1
Not practical to our project
Very expensive (up to $100,000) for the software
No data backup

6. Design 2

7. Advantages of Design 2 Inexpensive
Data backup on hard copy media (tape)
Preserve quality signal during data transmission

8. Disadvantages of Design 2
Slower
Uses more space

9. Progress Met with Patrick Taylor Analyzed both designs
Research on synchronization basics

10. Findings Various tape formats for the video recorder
The best cable to transfer data from the processor to the video recorder
The best cable to connect the recorder to the computer (Firewire)

11. Formats of Various Tapes
VHS (Video Home System)
S-VHS (Super-VHS)
Betacam
DV (Digital Video)
Mini DV (smaller version of DV)

12. Connecting Processor to Recorder

13. DV film

14. Future Work Construct the adapter
Get a Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro Software for video editing
Acquire DV VCR from VTV
Acquire a Firewire cable for the connection
Software development