Internet of Things Integrated Project is a project that brings together Workshop Practice students and Object Oriented Programming with Java/ Database Management Systems students to work on an interlinked project spread over the span of 2 months. Each team is given a daily life problem to solve using the very basis of the courses. With a designated mentor from the ET-401 course, to guide teams throughout the project; the students end up making a working prototype (or a concept). A formal Presentation has to be given for final evaluation, covering the technical and business dimensions of the prototype, along with a Video Log.
How to begin and points to keep in mind:
Distribute roles amongst the team members in the respective domains i.e., research, tech, blueprint, and business.
Start with the research for existing technical innovations in the field assigned.
Identify the problem to counter. In addition, think of upcoming technology that has a primitive base and give your own innovation to it.
After finalizing the prototype to be made, identify the components like the sensors and mechanical support that are to be added to form the final structure. Also, get a firm grip on the function of each.
With the use of suitable software, form circuit diagrams on how to connect the parts together in the prototype.
Next, by making a financial distribution of all the parts at the lowest cost possible, submit it to the faculty and get it approved to proceed toward buying it.
Once the parts arrive, check their smooth functioning in the workshop lab and collect the basic materials such as jumper wires, breadboard, external wires, and power supply.
In the presence of the mentor, start assembling the parts with the stepwise procedure(decided before). Carelessness in handling parts and damage may lead to delay in the timeline of the project.
Each member should assist in assembling the prototype and not just technical position holders.
Once the prototype is ready, test it’s working in multiple places including the workshop lab in front of the faculty.
A report and article have to be submitted with details covering problems, innovation, mechanical parts, business, and future prospects of the prototype.
A video log explaining the journey of 2 months with role-specific contribution, challenges, and learning to be recorded by each student and combined by the group. It should include an explanation and functioning of the prototype as well.