S18: Team Nemesis(SJSU Cam)
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Team Nemesis(SJSU Cam)
Abstract
This is a digital camera implemented using the SJONE board. The camera is mounted on a 3D printed box, this contains a LCD screen behind to display the image being captured by the camera. To implement the complete functionality of the digital camera, a SD card is integrated which can store the images.
Objectives & Introduction
The objective for this project was to learn how timing and buffer play a important rule in capturing the pixels from the camera and displaying them on the LCD screen. The following objectives were set for the project: 1. Integrate a camera (mention what kind of camera ), which has a better rate of capturing the image with the SJONE board. 2. Integrate the LCD board by choosing the right resolution. 3. Have a menu implemented for the options available on the digital camera.
Team Members & Responsibilities
- Chhavi Mehta
- Camera Module
- Deeksha Prakash Kankalale
- PCB Designing and Camera Module
- Parth Gujar
- LCD Module
- Sagar
- LCD Module
- Saurabh Badenkal
- Camera Module and 3D Design of Camera Enclosure
Schedule
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| Week# | Date | Task | Actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4/17 | 1. Placing order for the components required in the project. 2. Division of module development. |
Completed! Problems Encountered: Finding the right components after going through various datasheets. |
| 2 | 4/24 | 1. Making interface with LCD. 2. Drawing simple shapes. 3. Work on the overall design of the menu for LCD. |
Completed! Problems Encountered: Setting appropriate initial frequency for the LCD to light up. |
| 3 | 5/1 | 1. Interfacing the camera 2. Implementing menu class with sub-menus and items. 3. Designing hardware prototype. |
Completed! Problems Encountered: Not enough RAM for displaying more than 1 picture of size 100x100, Using interrupts for UART receive instead of normal function call. |
| 4 | 5/8 | 1. Design PCB and place order. 2. Integrating file explorer of the SD card onto LCD with GUI. 3. Putting everything together and making the working camera which capture image or video, and saving it on the SD card. |
Partially Completed! Problems Encountered: |
| 5 | 5/15 | 1. Integrating the modules together. 2. The whole case has LCD & driver and other side has SJONE and camera, perpendicular to this is the button with its PCB board. 3. Final testing and debugging of the system as a whole. |
Completed? Problems Encountered: |
Parts List & Cost
| Part Number | Model Number | Quantity | Cost | Notes |
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| part_no 1 | model_no1 | quantity_1 | cost_1 | notes_1 |
| part_no 2 | model_no2 | quantity_2 | cost_2 | notes_2 |
| part_no 3 | model_no3 | quantity_3 | cost_3 | notes_3 |
| part_no 4 | model_no4 | quantity_4 | cost_4 | notes_4 |
| part_no 5 | model_no5 | quantity_5 | cost_5 | notes_5 |
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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The camera is interfaced to the board through SPI communication protocol. The raw pixels are read from the camera to the SJONE board. There are five buttons on the camera. One of them used to capture an image and store it on the SD card. The LCD screen is interfaced again through SPI communication protocol. The raw pixels received from the camera are displayed on to the LCD screen.
Testing & Technical Challenges
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<Bug/issue name>
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Conclusion
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Project Video
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Project Source Code
References
Acknowledgement
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References Used
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Appendix
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