Weekly Updates

Week 1:

  • Created team site and added homepage content.
  • Published team site and made it public to the Stevens community
  • Received Raspberry Pi and initialized the setup.
  • Team meeting to discuss project plan and timeline for the Spring 2019 semester.
  • Lab time in B123 on Feb. 8, 2019 to gather components and setup code.

Week 2:

  • Completed Exercises/Labs 1 and 2.
  • Raspberry Pi is configured for SSH and remote access.
  • Lab time in B123 on Feb. 22, 2019 to work on exercises and LiFi project.
  • LiFi receiver module completed

Week 3:

  • Completed Exercise/Lab 3.
  • Raspberry Pi SPI and GPIO configured.
  • Lab time in B123 on March 1, 2019 to work on exercises and LiFi project.
  • Added functionality to LiFi transmitter which grants access to multiple hosts.

Week 4:

  • Completed Exercise/Lab 4.
  • Installed Python scripts for monitoring geographic location.
  • Runtime comparison was performed with different Python versions.
  • Remote GPIO was configured and Doxygen was installed.
  • Lab time in B123 on March 8, 2019 to work on exercises.

Week 5:

  • Completed Exercise/Lab 5.
  • Researched examples of Trademark, Service Mark, Copyright, Copyleft, Patent.
  • Created a Django server.
  • Lab time in B123 on March 15, 2019 to work on exercises and LiFi project.
  • Developed scripts to test multicolor hex LED for faster transfer.
  • Created a dictionary of lux values for each corresponding HEX value.

Week 6:

  • Completed Exercise/Lab 6.
  • Lab time in B123 on March 29, 2019 to work on exercises and LiFi project.
  • Worked on GUI for LiFi module in .NET language.
  • Researched microprocessors that are more compatible with LiFi technology.

Week 7:

  • Completed Exercise/Lab 7.
  • Lab time in B123 on April 5, 2019 to work on exercises and LiFi project.
  • Created a preferences map to outline the pros & cons of several potential microprocessors.
  • Class Registration: All team members enrolled in CPE423a and TG403e.

Week 8:

  • Completed Exercise/Lab 8.
  • Lab time in B123 on April 12, 2019 to work on exercises and LiFi project.
  • Outlined the potential hazards of producing LiFi modules
  • Setup Google Sheets to track analytics on specific platforms
  • Instantiated ThinkSpeak IoT API to add remote functionality to LiFi testing modules

Week 9:

  • Completed Exercise/Lab 9.
  • Lab time in B123 on April 19, 2019 to work on exercises and LiFi project.
  • Considered potential solutions to prevent hazards of producing LiFi modules.
  • Raspberry Pi Lab on Data Analysis and plotting.
  • Sampled several linear regression problems in the various Pi platforms.

Week 10:

  • Completed Exercise/Lab 10.
  • Lab time in B123 on April 19, 2019 to work on exercises and LiFi project.
  • Completed lab on BlockChain.
  • Completed lab on NETCONF and YANG for Raspberry Pi.

Week 11:

  • End of course CPE322 Engineering Design 6
  • Ideas considered for senior design.
  • LiFi project will continue over the summer and weekly updates will resume in the fall.
  • Overall proof of concept completed for the LiFi module.
  • Further research will take place over the summer and official product will be developed in the fall.