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Abstract

i2Coffee is a coffee maker machine that allows its user to pick from different types of coffee powders. i2Coffee will also allow the user to choose their ideal coffee temperature.

Objectives & Introduction

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Team Members & Responsibilities

• Man Hin Wong
• Emil: wongmanhin@msn.com

• Mauricio Rivera
• Email: mauricio.rivera1993@yahoo.com

Schedule

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Parts List & Cost

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Design & Implementation

Hardware Design

Block diagram

Hardware Interface

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The coffee making machine uses I2C protocol to establish communication between a master and slave board using the SDA and SCL pins. The slave SJSUOne board is also used to control the different I/O components used in this project. To allow any of the components to receive a signal from the slave board, transistors were placed between the board and the I/O components to allow the component to go from 0V to 5V when necessary (see Figure 2).

Hardware Used

• Transistor
• Resistors
• 5v DC Motor
• 12V Fan
• 5v Step Motor
• Water Valve
• Bread Board
• Jumper Cables

Software Design

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The software of this machine is designed to interact with the user so that the user's needs are met. The buttons on the board are programmed to control the options for coffee beans, temperature, and the mixing.

Implementation

Inserting a transistor between the SJSUOne board and the I/O component helped to control the component and activate it when needed. Motors and Transistor Interface

Connecting Transitor to I/O component

1. Connect power supply (5V) to bread board
2. Emmitter is connected to resistor (<200 Ohms)
3. Resistor connects to board's GPIO pin
4. Base pin Connected to component's ground
5. Component's Vcc connected to power supply
6. Collector pin goes to power supply's ground

Testing & Technical Challenges

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My Issue #1

Some of the GPIO Pins cannot support enough current or voltage for our I/O devices. For example, when wanting to control a motor by the board, we couldn't get it done by simply connecting directly to the board because the pin supplies 3.3V and 0.1A.

Solution: Connecting a transistor between the motor and the SJSUOne board allowed the board to have control over the device and activate it when needed.

My Issue #2

Our coffee machine encountered a problem when wanting the coffee powder to slide down to the cup. This did not let the powder get to the cup, so our design could not function correctly.

Solution: We tilted our design to a 45-degree angle to that our ramp is steep enough to get the coffee powder into the cup.

My Issue #3

We wanted to have a water control system so that our coffee machine can provide water. Adding liquids to the design can be dangerous because it can cause a short circuit and mess the entire project up.

Solution: We added a water valve to the opposite side of the circuit. This allowed enough space between any wire and the water.

Conclusion

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Project Video

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Project Source Code

• Sourceforge Source Code Link

References

Acknowledgement

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References Used

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Appendix

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