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Proposal and Timeline
Goals
- To improve the energy efficiency of the IEEE lounge in Evans Hall.
- To determine when the IEEE lounge is occupied or not occupied for a given length of time.
- To implement sensors (IR Trip Wires, Passive Infrared Motion, Reed Switches, Vibration Sensors) to aid in determining the status of the room.
- To determine if the windows are opened or closed.
To close the windows if the room is unoccupied(This introduces safety concerns, so it might not be possible to accomplish this safely within the allotted time. Instead, we are considering implementing a motion detector on the window to detect if someone has broken in or entered through an open window.)- To add a temperature monitor to the room.
- To interface the HCS08 Microcontroller with a router running Linux.
- To upload room status and statistics to a web server to be viewable by the public.
- To control the fluorescent lights using X10 modules.
Project Timeline
Week ONE 1/10-1/16
- Created project page
- Ordered/gathered hardware parts
- Tested the PIR motion sensor and reed switch
- Talked to facilities about lights
Week TWO 1/17 – 1/23
- Set up hardware in the IEEE lounge
- Further negotiation of light switch options with facilities
- Interfaced the microcontroller to communicate over RS232 and run without a serial monitor
- Wrote most of the logic code
Week THREE 1/24-1/30
- Wrote python script to read date from serial port and update a website
- Interfaced minicom to log data and time for testing purposes
- Tested reliability of PIR sensor and reed switches over time
Week FOUR (final week)
- Developed IR trip sensors
- Finish integration and implementation of the sensors and controllers
- Put finishing touching on web interface
