Week 5: FYP 2: Study of programming in C

Title of the project: Study programming of PIC microcontroller
Objective: To ensure the PIC microcontroller is operate
Content/Procedure: Study on input (i/p) and output (o/p) pin


Result:-

Figure 1: PIC pin configuration

Analysis:-

MPLAB sofware has been select to make the PIC microcontroller program coding for my project.  From the simulation program wrote an ASM language and compile with the MPLAB to running the program in PIC 16F877A.

Conclusion:

As a conclusion,the program that build from the MPLAB sucesfully match for the simulation on the circuit. The declaration on the port at PIC is easy to make a command after define the suitable port for input and output.

Week 4: FYP 2: Design circuit

Title : Design circuit for project
Objective : To build the circuit of this project.
Procedure/Content : 1) Design circuit by using software
                    2) Print the design on the transparent paper
                    3) Stick the design with the PCB board
                    4) Drill and solder all the component
                    5) Test running the circuit with the program

Result:-

Figure 1: PCB board

Figure 2: Aching process

Figure 3: Soldering complete circuit

Figure 4: Complete circuit

Analysis:-

The hardware circuit is design by using PCB board. To complete this design, we need to follow the step above. The first one, we need to aching the PCB board and then solder the circuit to make sure each line will be connected with each other line.

Conclusion: -

For the conclusion after we design the circuit diagram in the program software, we try on the PCB board to construct the circuit follow in the software. The software help a lot on the design of circuit, follow the PIC pin configuration and the port that we decide construct on the PCB board.

Week 3: FYP 2: Select software programming

Tittle of project: Find and understand about software
Objective: To find and understand about software for this project
Content: Ensure that software used is suitable for this project

Figure 1: Altium Designer & MPLAB

Analysis:-
In this project, two types of software is used which is Altium Designer and MPLAB IDE. The languange that used for this project is c languange. Altium Designer is used to design circuit for hardware while MPLAB is used to create a program.

Conclusion:-
As the conclusion, I got a lot of knowledge how to used this software. I also learn about how this software can be link with the hardware.

Week 2: FYP 2: Find component

Tittle of project: Find & understand component used
Objective: To find and understand all component that used
Content: Ensure that all component for this project was purchased
       : Understand function of each component

Figure 1: Component purchased

Analysis

The main component that used for this project are temperature sensor, humidity sensor, light dependent resistor (LDR) sensor, aquarium pump, cooling fan, Fluorescent lamp and PIC16F877A microcontroller.

Conclusion:

As the conclusion, the objective of this project is achieved. All the component for this project was purchased. Then, I got and learn more information about the component for this project.

Week 1: FYP 2: Research on project

Proceed to the next level from fyp semester 1, I do some research from the work flow to do some confirmation what type of circuit have to run my project. The circuit that will design depends on the flowchart of my project. So, after that i need to making the program code for the humidity, temperature and light dependent resistor (LDR) sensor as input. The output also need to programmed.

Figure 1: Project flowing

As the conclusion, it is very important to understand the circuit, classified the type and its function all of the circuit to make sure there is no problem occur in the future in the part of the combination the circuit and the programming development.

Week 14: FYP1:-Submit Proposal

• I need to submit the complete proposal to the supervisor. By guideline given from RPS website, I have complete the proposal on time. Before submitting the proposal, many things that need to be in the focus, for example:-

                  1. Project benefits

                  2. Project objectives  

                  3. Projects budget

                  4. Work plan to complete the project  

                  5. Component in the project

• After submit the proposal, I have to update my blog until week 14.   

  

Week 13:FYP1:- Conclusion & References

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, greenhouse is a building in which plants are grown. The basic function greenhouse is to provide a protective environment for crops/plants production.  The greenhouse environment has to be closely monitored so that plants grow in the best possible conditions. A plant that grows in an environment where temperature, moisture, light, nutrition, and pest levels are ideal and continuous will be as strong and healthy as it can possibly be. The main important things for this project are microcontroller. The microcontroller functions to control the all activities or environment in a greenhouse. The present proposal is a model to modernize the agriculture industries at a mass scale with optimum expenditure. By using this system, the gardener can save manpower, water to improve production and ultimately profit.  

REFERENCES

     1.       [1] http://njveg.rutgers.edu/assets/pdfs/ajb/Temperature%20Management.pdf

     2.      [2] http://umpir.ump.edu.my/99/1/cd2648.pdf

     3.      [3] http://umpir.ump.edu.my/302/1/12.pdf

     4.      [4] http://plantphys.info/plant_physiology/light.shtml

     5.      [5] http://njveg.rutgers.edu/assets/pdfs/ajb/Temperature%20Management.pdf

     6.      [6] Green Science project for a sustainable planet book by Robert Gardner, 

      February 2011

     7.      [7] Small-Plot, High Yield Gardening book by Sal Gilbertie and Larry Sheehan,

     February 9, 2010