Serafin Fernandez
GitHub Repo: https://github.com/GalicianKnight/Design-VI
2021-04-19
Week 10: Conrail point of contact is busy this week. Site visit is tentatively scheduled for next week. Completed Labs 10A & 10B except for the final lab of 10B which required a sensor.
Interesting Note: When installing dht11-raspi3 a notice read that the current Node version was incompatible. However the programs appeared to run without issue.
2021-04-12
Week 9: Met with Professor Lu to resolve issues with apt-get. The sources.list file in /etc/apt had been modified while attempting to install Docker. When it was reedited there was a spelling error in the Raspbian repository address. Due to this error sudo apt-get would fail and programs could not be installed. After the error was resolved Lab 8b was completed along with Lab 9a. See Lab page for more deatils.
2021-04-05
Week 8: Set up a tentative appointment to meet with my Conrail point of contact in a field visit during the week of April 19th. Completed labs 7a and 7b using ThingSpeak and Google's IAM platform. Lab 8a was also completed with a link to the spreadsheet on the screenshot page. Lab 8b in progress as there are errors installing the python packages.
Contribution: It is also possible to enable X11 forwarding in PuTTY. Under settings go to Connection -> SSH -> X11 and check the box to enable X11 forwarding.
2021-03-29
Week 7: Established a point of contact with Conrail for future communication regarding the South River Railroad Bridge. To my surprise they are also working on automating the bridge. From our initial call I gained some info regarding the bridge.
2021-03-22
Week 6: Successfully completed labs 6a & 6b using Node.js and Pystache. See here for screenshot.
2021-03-15
Week 5: Had issues installing Docker on the Raspberry Pi. The repository was set up, but when using sudo apt install docker-ce an error occurred.
E: The repository 'https://download.docker.com/raspbian $(lsb_release Release' does not have a Release file.
2021-03-08
Week 4: Completed labs from the lab 4 GitHub folder with Django and MariaDB. Spoke with Professor Lu about the feasibility of potential design projects. Professor Lu gave helpful insight and some further steps to proceed.
Current Ideas:
A - Raritan River Light Rail: This project would convert an existing freight line on the existing Raritan River Railroad right of way into a light rail line connecting New Brunswick and South Amboy in Middlesex County New Jersey. The line would connect NJT and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line with NJT's North Jersey Coast line. The communities of Milltown, East Brunswick, South River, Sayreville would be served along with the terminals mentioned above.
B - South River Rail Bridge Automation: Also on the Raritan River Railroad right of way there is a swing bridge crossing the South River. Currently it is manually operated although crossing are infrequent. This design would see the bridge became automated with a battery powered motor turning the bridge. Since the river is tidal there are possibilities for the battery to be recharged through renewable methods.
2021-03-01
Week 3: Completed some labs from the lab 3 GitHub folder. Could not do labs 3b or 3d due to a lack of hardware. Edited lines 46 & 69 of system_info.py.
46: return float(s.split("=") [1] [:-3]) * 9/5 +32
69: print('Temperature in F: ' +str(get_temperature()))
Now the program will return the CPU temperature in degrees Fahrenheit which is easier for me to understand.
2021-02-22
Week 2: Did not have hardware for Raspberry Pi labs so none of the labs were completed.
2021-02-08
Week 1: Updated existing Raspberry Pi from Raspbian to Raspberry Pi OS. Verified the startup mailer program still functions and successfully ssh'd into the Raspberry Pi using PuTTY.
2021-02-01
Week 0: Created a google site for EE322 and posted a link to my GitHub repository.