GROUP-7 Calit-2 Multi-Purpose Community Content and Display System

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GROUP-7Calit-2 Multi-Purpose Community Content
and Display System

• Sponsor Calit-2
• Mentor Mr. Srinivas Sukumar
• Team Ramzi Chair, Yuzana Kyaw

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Agenda

• 1) Recap of Background Information
• 2) Project Proposals
• 3) Technical Content
• DDR Project
• Moisture Sensor Project
• Music Studio Project
• Software Required
• 4) Tasks completed
• 5) Gantt Chart
• 6) Goals for Week 7

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Recap of Project Background

• TIES Program (Teams in Engineering Service)
• UCSD technical Undergraduate Students
• Composed of various majors (EE, BE, ME, etc.)
• Help San Diego non-profit organizations
• Town Country Learning Center
• Environment limits childrens opportunities
• Provide activities and computing facilities
• Multi-Purpose 3x3 High Resolution Display
• Lets the explore the neighborhood
• DDR, and other Game play/Learning Activities

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Project Proposals

• High Definition LCD Display
• Dance Studio DDR Project
• Garden Moisture Sensor Network
• Music Studio Project

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Technical Content - DDR Project Layout
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Hardware Analysis

• DDR 15 pin D-SUB connector

http//pinouts.ru/Game/ cobalt_flux_pinout.shtml
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Moisture Sensor Project
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DIY Moisture Sensor

• Insert two metal probes into a gypsum block
• The gypsum absorbs the water and provides a
  decent range of resistance and moisture
  measurement.
• http//www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/2009/03/how-
  to-make-
• cheap-soil-moisture-sensor.html

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Switch

• 16 Position Switch
• Protective box

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16
Metal Contact
Back View
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Music Studio Project

• Software
• Fruity Loops
• Adobe Audition

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Software Required

• Rocks
• OpenGL
• DDR Cable Converter driver
• Google Earth and other desired applications
• Stepmania Game Installer
• Understandable interface for choosing the desired
  garden square
• Calibration of each sensor in square
• Easy recognition of moisture level

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Tasks completed

• Met mentor
• Experimented with different plasters for Moisture
  Sensor
• Built Moisture Sensor
• Tested Moisture Sensor

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Gantt Chart
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Goals for Week 7

• Finish DDR Project Implementation
• Build Prototype Switch for Moisture Sensor
  Network
• Perform more tests on Moisture Sensor and obtain
  more data
• Q A?