Logbook

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• The group arranged a meeting in order to get familiar.
• Started assigning tasks to different team members.
• Discussed a few ideas about marketing plans.

• The first official meeting with the supervisors took place
• Task allocation and Gantt Chart was done
• Searching for components and materials already in progress
• Discussion about suggested ideas and advice which appeared during the 1st official meeting

Things that happened this week:

• Research on modules and materials continued
• First flowchart was created
• First draft of a logo was created
• First draft of leaflet was created
• Ethical code concerning our teamwork was set up and signed by teammembers
• Tried to find an appropriate market for the final product

Things that happened this week:

• Leaflet was handed in
• Marketing plan was handed in
• List of material was handed in
• Spoke to client

During our Eastern holiday week we:

• Started the state of the art
• Started to design webpage
• Started to modify a scrum document for project management, so that we can use one in the future.

Things that happened this week:

• We started to insert more info to the report sub-page on the wiki
• We finished the scrum excel file and are now able to use it for project management.
• We updated the gantt chart so that it matched the scrum file.
• We started to modify the existing marketing plan for the interim report.
• We started to write the sustainability and ethics part for the interim report

Things that happened this week:

• Leaflet was updated according to Anas' comments.
• All separate documents were compiled into a interim report document.
• Presentation for interim report was created.
• All deliverables were uploaded to the wiki.

Things that happened this week:

• Team prepared for the interim report presentation.
• Presentation was held.
• Feedback was received.

Things that happened this week:

• We started to modify the report accoding to the comments that we received.

Things that happened this week:

• We updated the marketing plan with an action prgramme and budget. We are still waiting for feedback from Andreia Gama.
• Schematics were updated.

1. Presentation
2. Modus operandi
3. Project proposal
4. Electronic Logbook

1. A team familiarized with the Wiki Page
2. Project topic was chosen
3. The first discussion about the project took place
4. A list of suggested questions for the first official meeting with supervisors was created

1. Presentation of team
2. Communication/Communication module
3. Power supply
4. Data storage
5. Weight
6. Suppliers
7. Radiation/ radiation control
8. Materials

It was decided that we should:

• Create a list of devices/modules that meet the requirements
• Insert all attributes from devices into a list for easy comparison (power consumption, price and dimensions have to be taken into consideration)
• Check allowed levels of radiation, temperature etc. for pets as well as for humans
• Get Pro-form invoice from chosen supplier. Get VAT from Benedita
• Develop web interface in Linux. App for Android
• Figure out how to minimize the power consumption
• Define detailed scope of product

Other suggestions:

• Product as “clip-on” or collar (the matter of weight)
• Client's name is José Barros Oliveira

1. Considerations about prototype
2. Battery/battery charging module
3. Battery step-up regulator
4. Using the GSM/GPRS module
5. Using the GPS module
6. Standalone chip(PIC/AVR) vs arduino
7. Suppliers restrictions
8. Mobile Website vs Mobile App

It was decided that we should:

• Create a “Top to bottom” agenda list next time.
• Create a Block diagram and add contents to it.
• Add logging to flowchart
• Choose if update interval should be fixed or adaptive.
• Investigate in FSK modules. Might need external antennas.
• Define final test requirements.
• Check with G7electronica 800 102 037 if they can agree upon paying after receiving materials
• Create a list as Manuel suggested.

Other suggestions/comments:

• Modes: Sleep mode when no activity. Wake up when activity resumes.
• Suppliers: Inmotion, Farnel

1. Tracking system integration
2. Q2686 Module(Antenna, Mechanical Integration, Programming)
3. XM0110 Module(Antenna, Mechanical Integration)
4. GSM/GPRS to webserver

• General considerations about the the Q2686 and XM0110 modules
• A transparent connection must be established between the communication module and the server

1. Interim report(What to expect, guidelines, suggestions)
2. Interim Presentation
3. Building the pet tracker

• Supervisors explained how the report and the presentation should be structured.
• They also showed us where to find templates for the required documents.

1. General considerations about the report

• Supervisors commented on some of the things for our report.
• Meeting was short due to lack of topics on the agenda.

• Interim presentation

• Presentation
• Discussion

1. Power Supply design - evaluation of the current design
2. Programming the Arduino Pro Mini

It was decided that we should:

• check the feedback from other professors about the report
• think about the switching regulators
• look for some regulators modules - there exist better suggestions than we found
• think about users' manual
• prepare more detailed signal schemating and drawings

1. Status update on the components.
2. What happens if we are not allowed to buy the components.
3. Tasks to fulfill for the next days/weeks (what to do until we get the components?).

It was decided that we should:

• specify as much as possible all schematics
• keep on working with the web interface
• start programming soon

1. 
2. Some more pictures

• Rethink power diagram. Use more simple solution.

It was decided that we should:

• think about a current booster in our diagram
• meet with Mr. Joao Fransisco Silva to discuss few things connected with plastic container
• consider different types of container in Marketing Plan

• Using a mobile phone as a GSM modem
• Getting data from Nokia PC Suite

• Do not use Nokia PC suite.
• Supervisors gave suggestions about using GPRS instead of SMS.

* Are the following flowcharts ok?:

• General function flowchart

• Activity monitoring flowchart

• Get location flowchart

• Start GSM module flowchart

• TBA

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