[2021-02-01] Reviewed the syllabus and completed Exercise 0 by updating my personal website and GitHub repository to include a section for CPE 322: Engineering Design VI.
[2021-02-08] Completed Exercise 1: Lesson 1 Lab. Check GitHub Repo for Lab code.
[2021-02-11] Updated Raspberry Pi (3B+) by installing Raspberry Pi OS using Raspberry Pi Imager, prepared to do Exercise 1: Lesson 1 Labs, and looked into purchasing a newer Raspberry Pi. Check GitHub for Exercise 1: Lab 1 code.
[2021-02-15] President's Day: no class this week.
[2021-02-17] Enabled SSH on my Raspberry Pi and glanced over Lab 2 code to prepare for next week's lecture.
[2021-02-22] Completed Exercise 2: Lesson 2 Lab. Check GitHub Repo for Lab code. Started to brainstorm some ideas for design project, will meet up with Project Group 10 to briefly discuss ideas later in the week. (Check out Contributions 2 to see some ideas)
[2021-03-01] Been having issues with WIFI at home and waiting for my cable company appointment this week to fix this issue. Looked over Lab 3 code (see GitHub for code) and will complete the labs later this week. Check out Contribution 3 for some useful Raspberry Pi information by Grant Twinney.
[2021-03-08] WIFI issues have been temporarily fixed. Had some hardware issues while completing Lab 3, but with the help of group mates Andrew Desanti and Alexei Nikiforav. Group met to discuss final proposal ideas and finalized down to three ideas. Also, started to work on Exercise 4: Lab 4.
Completed Exercise 4:Lab 4. Exercise 4 was relatively easy, as it was mostly installations. Took note of design goals and specifications, which will be important for completing the final project.
[2021-03-15] Completed Exercise 5: Lab 5. Successfully installed and run Docker, Eclipse Mosquitto and Eclipse Paho onto my Raspberry Pi. This was the first time using publish/subscribe models and it was very informational.
[2021-03-22] Completed Exercise 6: Lab 6. Lab was conducted successfully without issue.
[2021-03-29] Completed Exercise 7: Lab 7. I found this lab specifically interesting since we worked with cloud servers/platforms and I know that this is big in the working world and could be very useful in the future.
[2021-04-05] Completed Exercise 8: Lab 8. I found this lab to be fairly similar to a class I took last semester that dealt with analyzing and displaying data into histograms and other graphs.
[2021-04-12] Completed Exercise 9: Lab 9. Lab was conducted successfully and did not run into any issues, as the lab consisted of mostly installing/running programs.
[2021-04-19] Spent the week working on our project website and completing the exercises. Completed up to exercise 5 and will continue working on the rest of the exercises as the semester comes to a close.
Completed Exercise 10: Lab 10. I found this lab/exercise very interesting, as it dealt with block chaining. With today's twitter news of constant cryptocurrency updates, I found it very interesting to learn more about this topic.
[2021-04-26] Completed Exercise 11 by reviewing the materials listed in the PowerPoint. Spent extra time looking through the Stevens Innovation Expo in preparation for my own Senior Expo next school year.
[2021-05-03] Worked on The Smart Car Surveillance System page and completed up to Exercise 7.
[2021-05-10] Finished all of the required Exercises for the Smart Car Surveillance System page.