F15: Laser Security System

Project Title

Laser Security System

Schedule

Week#	Date	Planned Task	Actual
1	10/12-10/18	• Project Approval • Project Research • Purchase all required parts	• Project Research
2	10/19-10/25	• Build Schematics • Order all parts • Test individual components	• Testing components separately was successful • Waiting on a few components • Diagrams for hardware design were complete
3	10/26-11/1	• Begin hardware design interfacing a laser, photo-resistor and SJ One Board • Test the hardware design	• Started hardware design • Started project report
4	11/2-11/8	• Trouble shoot hardware design with • Test the hardware as a whole	• Realized we needed a transceiver • Waiting on the transceiver before we can continue with the hardware design completion
5	11/9-11/15	• Research about Bluetooth communication • Build Bluetooth circuit	• Received the transceiver • Completed the hardware design • Updated all hardware diagrams • Tested and Debugged the whole system
6	11/16-11/22	• Interface Bluetooth communication with SJ One Board • Test the complete hardware interface	• •
7	11/23-11/29	• Test Bluetooth communication with SJ One Board	• Started software programming for CAN bus and UART interfaces
8	11/30-12/6	• Complete the software interfaces for laser, SJ One Board and Bluetooth communication • Implement text message feature with Bluetooth communication	• Completed the software interfaces for CAN Bus and UART protocol • Started Testing and Debugging
9	12/7-12/13	• Finish Debugging • Start writing report • Test system design	• Completed the debugging phase • Started interfacing the hardware with the software • Tested the device on an actual vehicle • Continued the project report
10	12/14-12/17	• Complete system testing • Complete the project report • Demo the project	• Completed system testing • Created video for presentation • Completed the project report • Presented the project on Thursday, December 17, 2015