Week 3

Title of Activity

Testing Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)  using Arduino

Objective

- Checking whether the LCD is working.
- Check the coding to use for interface arduino to LCD

Content/Procedure

Equipment that has been used :-
- Arduino Uno (AtMega 328)
- Potential Potentiometer
- Resistor
- Jumper wired
- LCD

The circuit should been connected :-
 * LCD RS pin to digital pin 12
 * LCD Enable pin to digital pin 11
 * LCD D4 pin to digital pin 5
 * LCD D5 pin to digital pin 4
 * LCD D6 pin to digital pin 3
 * LCD D7 pin to digital pin 2
 * LCD R/W pin to ground
 * 10K resistor:
 * ends to +5V and ground
 * wiper to LCD VO pin (pin 3)

At the end the circuit should be like this,

The schematic design,

Coding program :

// include the library code:
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>

// initialize the library with the numbers of the interface pins
LiquidCrystal lcd(12, 11, 5, 4, 3, 2);

void setup() {
  // set up the LCD's number of columns and rows:
  lcd.begin(16, 2);
  // Print a message to the LCD.
  lcd.print("LCD Testing");
}

void loop() {
  // Turn off the display:
  lcd.noDisplay();
  delay(500);
   // Turn on the display:
  lcd.display();
  delay(500);
}

Result/Analysis

As a result, for make sure the LCD is functioned; 
- The USB connecter have been used as a power supply. 
-  And the LCD will display the different style that according from code that has been used.

- The LCD has display the "LCD Testing" after enter the program that has been coding.

Conclusion

At the end the LCD display the "LCD Testing" when we supply the power using USB to arduno. The LCD will display according to your code that has been be patch into ATMel328 using Arduino Uno, it show that LCD is working perfectly and should proceed to next process.

Week 2

Title of Activity

Looking arduino kit & electronic components

Objective

- Finding the cheapest components and quality.

- Survey hardware with appropriate budget.

Content/Procedure

This week all students involved in fyp1 & 2 should come to listen a short briefing what should they do during this semester. Students for taking subject fyp1 they have been reminded to make a blog about the project and the need to at least update their blog once a week. For those students taken subject fyp2 they should follow their plans, arrange whole semester to finishing their project according to what was planned.

Result/Analysis

After looking over all the jalan pasar, the componet that want to be purchased could not be found because the majority of the shops around here that selling arduino kits and components is quite limited. I was recommended by owner shop to buy online that in case that component that i request is unavailable at here and hard to find. He gave me some website that maybe have sell that equipment that i looking for my project. One of the link is http://myduino.com/

Conclusion

The arduino kit for my project is not available at the jalan pasar. Then i decided to buy it online but the problem is not enough fund because all equipment sell in USD so if convert to RM is too expensive, so i should hold for buying the hardware first. Then i will focus on my software next.

FYP 2 

Week 1

Title of Activity

First fyp briefing for semester July 2012

Objective

 

- Roughly briefing about what should be done in semester.

- Update your blog each week that what your done.

- Make sure that your finishing your project before week 14.

Content/Procedure

 

This week all students involved in fyp1 & 2 should come to listen a short briefing what should they do during this semester. Students for taking subject fyp1 they have been reminded to make a blog about the project and the need to at least update their blog once a week. For those students taken subject fyp2 they should follow their plans, arrange whole semester to finishing their project according to what was planned.

Result/Analysis

Student been well prepare and clearly what should they done for fyp 1 & 2 for this semester without wasting time to frequently question their supervisor what they should do each week.

 

Conclusion

 

Follow all plan that has been arrange for this semester in order to complete graduate, plus it make your more prepare and know what your should done in each week.

Week 14

Title of Activity

Progress Report

Objective

Doing are progress report for this semester.

Content/Procedure

- Introduction/Purpose

• Purpose of the report: Very briefly explain the project.
• Briefly explain what this progress report is for.
• Time period covered for the Progress report.

- Work completed during this time period. (dates)

• Explain what you have accomplished. Provide details.
• Project Staffing. How much effort has been used to date?
• Project Deliverables. Have they met the quality targets set?

- Work you need to complete before you finish the project.

• What is the next step?
• When do you expect to complete the next step?
• What do you still need to do?
• When do you expect to complete the project?

- Problems encountered.

• Explain any unexpected developments.
• Explain what you plan to do to correct these problems.
• State whether the project is on schedule.
• If not, why not?
• How do you plan to correct these problems?
• When will you be back on schedule?

Result/Analysis

A progress report is  representing the total time span of the project, that has been described in to week by week by representing the tasks that make up the project (for example, if the project is the major tasks involved might be research software and hardware, choose research component).As the project progresses, slide show proposal report, and all the information has be added to indicate completed tasks that have been planning from gantt chart.

Week 13

Title of Activity

Presentation FYP 1.


Objective

Present our idea for proposal idea FYP to assessors

Content/Procedure

Present FYP 1

Result/Analysis

Both of assessors understand what the actually idea for this project and they give some advice for improving the project and wanted to see this project functionally with input that have then give. 

Week 12

Title of Activity

Remake some slide show with guide that has been provide from lecturer.


Objective

• Present in front of supervisor.
• See how far that our presentation skill.

Content/Procedure

Rehearsal in front of supervisor before present in front of assesses next week. 

Some slide should present clearly

Project target and objective

Result/Analysis

• Lack of presentation skill.
• Practice more before the day of presentaion. 

Week 11

Title of Activity

Touch up slide presentation.


Objective


Improve some slide show information that has been advice by supervisor.

Content/Procedure

Add some information in the slide such as Methodoly and Literature Review and remove some slide some that actually should not in slide show such as budget.

Add Methodology

Remove Budget

Result/Analysis

• Supervisor still not satisfied with the slide show and wanted to present in front of him.
• Slide show should be simple and compact with information is around about 10~11 only.