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== Parts List & Cost ==
 
== Parts List & Cost ==
Give a simple list of the cost of your project broken down by components. Do not write long stories here.
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This Section list the Bill of Materials (BOM) used for this project:
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1)[http://www.elecfreaks.com/3275.html SIM900 module]
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2)[http://www.dx.com/p/ublox-neo-6m-gps-module-w-eeprom-blue-green-251973?tc=USD&gclid=CMORweqXt74CFWYV7AodrSUAHQ Ublox NEO-6M GPS Module]
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3)[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H963GT0/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Ultra Compact Power bank DC 5V, Output]
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== Design & Implementation ==
 
== Design & Implementation ==

Revision as of 04:55, 19 May 2014

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

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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

  • Arpit Amin
  • Caleb Chow
  • Cynthia Ho
  • Abraham Ruiz

Schedule

Show a simple table or figures that show your scheduled as planned before you started working on the project. Then in another table column, write down the actual schedule so that readers can see the planned vs. actual goals. The point of the schedule is for readers to assess how to pace themselves if they are doing a similar project.

Week# Date Task Actual
1 3/6
  • System design
  • Order parts
  • Ordered GSM/GPRS module
  • Obtained GPS module from previous project
2 3/13
  • Android app UI design
  • Decided UI requirements
3 3/20
  • Interface GPS module
  • Parse GPS coordinates
  • Test GPS parsing
  • Begin interfacing GPS and GSM/GPRS modules
4 3/27
  • Interface GSM/GPRS module
  • Test sending SMS messages
  • GPS data parsing complete
5 4/3
  • Make Android app recognize and parse SMS message
  • SJ One board sends SMS messages
  • Begin work on Android app
6 4/10
  • Integrate Google Map into app
  • Continue trying to get app to send and receive SMS
7 4/17
  • Improve app UI
  • Testing
  • Android app sends and receive SMS messages
  • Locations is displayed on map
8 4/24
  • Testing indoor and outdoor
  • Find recommendations for future improvement
9 5/1
  • Finish Report
10 5/8
  • Demo

Parts List & Cost

This Section list the Bill of Materials (BOM) used for this project:

1)SIM900 module

2)Ublox NEO-6M GPS Module

3)Ultra Compact Power bank DC 5V, Output

4) SJONE Board

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:

My Issue #1

Discuss the issue and resolution.

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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