S14: Asset Management and Location System
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S14: Asset Management and Location System
Abstract
The ultimate vision of this project is to develop an asset management and location system to compete with The Tile App. There are two major components to the Tile solution: the tracker and the application. The tracker is small low-power embedded system that can be attached to an object. The application is primarily a user interface that provides visual feedback to guide a user to a specified tag.
Objectives & Introduction
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Team Members & Responsibilities
- Akash Ayare
- Pardeep Badhan
- Talha Ilyas
Schedule
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| Week# | Date | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3/6 | Wiki Project Page Creation, Schedule | Preliminary Scheduling |
| 2 | 3/13 | Research on Bluetooth and Zigbee radio technologies | Comparison on Bluetooth and Zigbee range and power consumption |
| 3 | 3/20 | Order parts (Bluetooth Modules, battery fixtures), research RSSI | Team registered with GitLab. Team trained on Git workflow and branching methodology. |
| 4 | 3/27 | Interface Bluetooth Modules | Researched Class 1 vs Class 2 BT modules. Ordered Class 1 BT version 2 modules. |
| 5 | 4/3 | Achieve basic Bluetooth communication - exchange "hello" messages between modules | Basic connectivity achieved. Perusing data sheet. |
| 6 | 4/10 | Implement RSSI | Start to read RSSI value and adjust other BT settings from PC. |
| 7 | 4/17 | Demonstrate the change in RSSI value with respect to proximity changes | Added a task and command to directly interface BT module from SJSU One board. |
| 8 | 4/24 | Integrate RSSI with visual indicator (e.g. LEDs) and further tweak corresponding proximity values | Completed? Problems Encountered? |
| 9 | 5/1 | Packaging, battery installation, and testing. Possible expansion of feature-set | Completed? Problems Encountered? |
| 10 | 5/8 | Demo | Completed? Problems Encountered? |
Parts List & Cost
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- SparkFun Bluetooh Mate Gold - $64.95
- Alternative: SparkFun BlueSMiRF Gold - $64.95
Design & Implementation
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Hardware Design
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Hardware Interface
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Software Design
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Implementation
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Testing & Technical Challenges
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My Issue #1
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Conclusion
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Project Video
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Project Source Code
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References
Acknowledgement
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References Used
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Appendix
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