IntelliLight - Adaptive Smart Bulb Controller - Part 2 - Project Schedule

6 Sep 2022

IntelliLight - Adaptive Smart Bulb Controller - Part 2 - Project Schedule

Recap

In my previous blog, I introduced my project idea for the Summer of Sensors Design Challenge. The project is a low cost, adaptive smart bulb controller using a proximity sensor and an ambient light sensor from Vishay. The proximity sensor will be used to automatically turn the light on and off when the user sits down next to the light. The ambient light sensor will be used to control the brightness of the bulb to equalise with the ambient light level and reduce eye tension.

The purpose of today's blog is to outline the project schedule before the real work begins...

Project Schedule

The following is a rough outline of what I will be doing each week. Some elements of this plan are subject to change depending on circumstances (e.g. lead time delay) and project progress (good or bad).

The plan is to complete a blog for each section below, so please stay tuned if any of the areas look interesting to you. As always, any comments, suggestions and advice are much welcomed.

Wk #	W/C	Title	Details
1	1^st Sept	Planning and Research	Create detailed project schedule for next 10 weeks Component research/selection micro-controller/processor compatible smartbulb power source (mains/DC/battery etc.) Integration research protocols/technology (WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, etc.) smartbulb control commmand set (on/off, brightness, colour) encryption
2	8^th Sept	Design	System design (architectural and use-case diagrams) High-Level SW Design (class diagram) High-Level HW Design (block diagram) Low-Level SW Design (sequence diagrams) Low-Level HW Design (schematic diagram, EaglePCB) Note: Diagrams will be drawn in Enterprise Architect and Visio
3	15^th Sept	Sourcing and Setup	Create full BOM Order components not included in the kit Allow lead time for components Setup SW development environment install SW tools, debuggers, etc. setup configuration control (GitHub) setup SW project and trial building something
4	22^nd Sept	Build Prototype (Pt 1)	HW build should be fairly straightforward SW development will take up remaining time
5	29^th Sept	Build Prototype (Pt 2)
6	6^th Oct	Testing and Redesign	Initial testing to prove out the design Redesign any elements of HW and SW and retest
7	13^th Oct	Printed Circuit Board (PCB)	Design PCB (EaglePCB) Manufacture/Order (2wk lead time) Note: Depending on the complexity of the circuit, a PCB may not be required, will gauge when LLD is complete
8	20^th Oct	3D Printed Case	Design 3D model (SolidWorks) 3D print it
9	27^th Oct	Assembly and Test	Populate PCB (or stripboard depending on complexity) Assemble into 3D-printed case Unit level (SW) testing System level testing
10	3^rd Nov	Calibration and Documentation	Final calibration of the proximity and ambient light sensor Tidy up code documentation (most of this will have been done during the development, but there’s always a bit left to do at the end) User manual (readme/latex format)
11	10^th Nov	Finishing Up	Time to tie up any loose ends and get ready for project submission

Coming Next...

Thank you for your interest in this project and taking the time to read this blog!

My next blog will be a bit more technical as I will be summarising some of the component research undertaken, so please subscribe, stay tuned and check back for regular updates.

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