WEEK 13 (Our Project)

Here is the video of our project.

Since this project is important to monitor the waste management system, there is some recommendations to improve this project are here by proposed. Some of the suggestions for future development are listed as below :

1.      Use RFID as tracking device.

RFID is the wireless non-contact use of radio-frequency electromagnetic fields to transfer data, for the purposes of automatically identifying and tracking tags attached to the dustbin. This will prevent the dustbin from getting stolen and able to track the dustbin if it is being move to somewhere else.

2.      Place a LED advertisement board

It can help the waste management service provider to generate income by offering an advertisement such as nearest hotel promotion that can be display and seen by the visitor and tourist.

3.      Use WIFI instead of GSM

By using WIFI, it can helps to reduce cost for credit top up and maintenance. By using WIFI, it can provide smartphone applications that can be access by public. By downloading the application, maybe the public can give feedback, rating and recommendation that will benefit the waste management service provider to increase their effectiveness.

WEEK 12 (Report Preparation)

This week, we worked on the final report. We did chapter 1 and 2. We also summarized what we did on both chapters. Chapter 1 is where we cover the introduction, while chapter 2 we cover the literature review. However, we had a little problem with chapter 2. It was because there was no previous project of smart dustbin at our university. So what we did was we reviewed the smart dustbin on the internet, and also we made the literature review on GSM modem.

WEEK 11 (Poster & Pamplet)

The fyp exhibition is around the corner. It is nerve-wrecking for all students who are taking fyp this semester. So today, at 3pm, we had FYP briefing at TTL. This was the second briefing. The lecturer gave informations regarding FYP presentation and exhibition that will be held on the Engineering Day.
This week, we worked on the poster and pamplet. This were the requirements of fyp presentation.
These are the outlines for our poster and pamplet.

Poster

Outer Cover Pamplet

Inner Cover Pamplet

WEEK 10 (Finishing Product)

Most of all, we had finished the circuit but did not on the product. As for the dustbin, we borrowed the admin's small dustbin and as for the casing, we used cardboard to place the circuit on it.
This week we finalized the finishing product.

WEEK 9 (Project Result)

The result of the tests performed between the connection of hardware, software and operational range of the GSM module. The control panel circuit was connected with the power supply, then the infrared sensor detect movement and produce a long fall sound. When the dustbin is full the infrared sensor will detect and send command to GSM modem through microcontroller. Then its result to receiving alert that indicate the dustbin is full as shown in poster. 

WEEK 8 (Control Panel)

This we start work on our final report and also draw the circuit diagram for control panel circuit to be attach in final report at hardware development section.

WEEK 7 (Software Development)

For software development we have use the Microcode Studio software.

MicroCode Studio is a powerful, visual Integrated Development Environment (IDE) with In Circuit Debugging (ICD) capability designed specifically for microEngineering Labs PICBASIC PRO™ compiler. Compilation and assembler errors can easily be identified and corrected using the error results window. Just click on a compilation error and MicroCode Studio will automatically take you to the error line. MicroCode Studio even comes with a serial communications window, allowing to debug and view serial output from microcontroller.

The MicroCode Studio ICD communicates with the microcontroller using its hardware USART.  Refer the the Microchip data sheet for the microcontroller used if unsure which pins the device uses for its USART. For example, the PIC16F877A uses PORTC.7 for RX and PORTC.6 for TX. The ICD will work with microcontrollers running at different clock speeds.  However, it is essential that your PBP code has the correct oscillator setting defined. By default, this is 4MHz.

More extensive micro coding has also been used to allow small and simple micro architecture to emulate more powerful architecture with wider word length, more execution units etc; a relatively simple way to achieve software compatibility between different products in a processor family.

            To develop program in the PIC, microcode have been used to program the sensor so that it applicable of the chicken coop environment. Actually microcode is easily to be used and understand for the beginner programmer. It does not have to see the difficult term to write the programmed.