NFC Lock Log

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Week 01/28/18 - 02/04/18:

- 01/29

• Kai - Finalizing the wiki proposal, determining viable parts online - 1.5 hrs

- 02/01

• Kai and Nikki - Completing rough design schematic, divvying up work - 1 hr

- 02/02

• Nikki - Creating Gantt chart - 1 hr

Week 02/05/18 - 02/11/18:

- 02/05

• Nikki - Updating Gantt chart and Wiki Log - 1 hr
• Kai - Adding links to project parts list - 0.5 hrs

- 02/06

• Kai & Nikki - Making preliminary Google Slides deck for early presentation - 2 hrs
• Kai & Nikki - Ordered parts - 30 min
• Kai - Flashed Photon with new Firmware - 30 min

- 02/08

• Kai & Nikki - Finalizing Slides for presentation - 30 min
• Kai & Nikki - Rehearsing presentation - 30 min

Week 02/12/18 - 02/18/18:

- 02/15

• Nikki - starting work on iOS app - 1 hr
• Kai - starting work on Particle webhooks - 2 hrs

- 02/17

• Kai - reordering parts (lost in mail...) - 30 min
• Kai & Nikki - writing test code on Photon that mimics presence of functional NFC reader - 3 hrs

Week 02/19/18 - 02/25/18:

- 02/19

• Nikki - reordered NFC shield - 0.25 hrs

-02/21

• Nikki - created deliverables chart - 2 hrs

-02/22

• Kai - retrieved NFC shield - 30 min

-02/23

• Kai - additional work on webhooks and native Particle code - 3 hrs

-02/24

• Nikki - worked on iOS/HTML app: changed from Xcode to modular HTML site for ease of use with particle - 1.5 hrs

Week 02/26/18 - 03/04/18:

-02/28

• Nikki & Kai - began CAD work on enclosure + basic wiring/design schematics - 3 hrs

-03/03

• Nikki & Kai - soldered NFC Breakout Shield - 1 hr

-03/04

• Nikki & Kai - wired Breakout board to photon & debugged - 3 hrs

GIF of result: https://giphy.com/gifs/63LRFYyWd2RziTY8oN The breakout board is now properly communicating with the Particle Photon. The device can now read information from NFC tags (such as their UID and info from their EEPROM). Next step: get the breakout board to emit a signal that does not make the iPhone think it's talking to an Apple Pay terminal. Note: the iPhone is actually showing up as an NFC tag, but does not behave as expected.

Week 03/05/18 - 03/11/18:

-03/06

• Nikki - worked on Particle webhooks and integration with console for debugging - 2 hrs
• Kai - switched to larger breadboard to accommodate OLED display, servo, NFC shield, and Particle - 1 hr

-03/08

• Kai - got the iOS app to prevent Apple Pay from taking over when NFC shield is detected - 2 hr

Week 03/12/18 - 03/18/18 (SPRING BREAK - NIKKI OUT OF TOWN, KAI TAKING CLASS @ WASHU):

• Kai - burned out servo motor (might have reversed polarity - not really sure what went wrong...). Ordered a new one.
• Kai - finalizing wiring schematics for final product and researching into ways to attach the servo to deadbolt without too much deadbolt modification. Current options include: custom deadbolt inner plate (difficult but possible), or a larger enclosure that slips on top of an existing inner deadbolt (which can cause issues if the deadbolt knob is not standard). Need to do more research and check out similar DIY projects online - 3 hrs