S13: Smart Cube

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Grading Criteria

  • How well is Software & Hardware Design described?
  • How well can this report be used to reproduce this project?
  • Code Quality
  • Overall Report Quality:
    • Software Block Diagrams
    • Hardware Block Diagrams
      Schematic Quality
    • Quality of technical challenges and solutions adopted.

Project Title

Abstract

This section should be a couple lines to describe what your project does.

Objectives & Introduction

Show list of your objectives. This section includes the high level details of your project. You can write about the various sensors or peripherals you used to get your project completed.

Team Members & Responsibilities

  • Phuoc Tran
    • Interface LPC1758 with 8x8 RGB LED matrix using shift registers
  • Christopher Harris
    • Interface LPC1758 with WiFly module to transfer data


WeekPlanned TasksAchievement
1
  • Connect WiFly Module
  • Begin Communicating to WiFly via UART
  • Get familiar with the LED matrix and how to use shift registers 74HC595N
  • Successful
  • Successful
  • Successful
2
  • Begin Setting up Server for TCP/IP
  • Define Functions for Communication To and From Server
  • Design the circuit for RGB LED matrix
  • Successful
  • Successful
  • Successful
3
  • Implement and Test TCP/IP Communication Functions
    • Set Alarm
    • Send Weather (temp)
  • Interface LPC1758 board with the LED matrix
  • Successful
  • Successful
  • Successful
  • Successful
4
  • Implement the Functions on and off the board
    • Time
    • Alarm
    • Weather
  • Successful
  • Successful
  • Successful
5
  • Setup UI Interface
  • Connect UI to Functions
  • Successful
  • Successful
6
  • Polish and Test
  • Final Report


Parts List & Cost


Part Quantity Unit Cost
>LPC 1758 SJSU Dev Board
1
60
RN-XV Wifly
1
34.99
8x8 RGB LED Matrix
1
5.99
SN74HC595
3
.23
Jumper wire
50
14.39
Wrapping wire
1
5.00
Prototyping board
1
6.99
Socket,IC,16 Pin
6
2.25
Raspberry Pi
1
30.00
Ti Link 703N Mini Router
1
24.00

Design & Implementation

The design section can go over your hardware and software design. Organize this section using sub-sections that go over your design and implementation.

Hardware Design

Discuss your hardware design here. Show detailed schematics, and the interface here.

Hardware Interface

In this section, you can describe how your hardware communicates, such as which BUSes used. You can discuss your driver implementation here, such that the Software Design section is isolated to talk about high level workings rather than inner working of your project.

Software Design

Show your software design. For example, if you are designing an MP3 Player, show the tasks that you are using, and what they are doing at a high level. Do not show the details of the code. For example, do not show exact code, but you may show psuedocode and fragments of code. Keep in mind that you are showing DESIGN of your software, not the inner workings of it.

Implementation

This section includes implementation, but again, not the details, just the high level. For example, you can list the steps it takes to communicate over a sensor, or the steps needed to write a page of memory onto SPI Flash. You can include sub-sections for each of your component implementation.

Testing & Technical Challenges

Describe the challenges of your project. What advise would you give yourself or someone else if your project can be started from scratch again? Make a smooth transition to testing section and described what it took to test your project.

Include sub-sections that list out a problem and solution, such as:

Wifi Connection Issues

Many wifi connection issues were encountered. To solve this problem, a dedicated task was created to re-connect to wifi if the connection was ever lost.

Conclusion

Conclude your project here. You can recap your testing and problems. You should address the "so what" part here to indicate what you ultimately learnt from this project. How has this project increased your knowledge?

Project Video

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Project Source Code

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References

Acknowledgement

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References Used

List any references used in project.

Appendix

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