Smart Lock Log

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Week 0: (1/22-1/28)

-January 30, 2018: (Ahmed Hassan, 30 min)

• Sketched General Product Prototype
• Specified details on product's construction

Week 1: (1/29-2/4)

-January 30, 2018: (Kelvin Xie, 35 min)

• Created project wiki and log
• Entered preliminary project plan

-January 31, 2018: (Group, 1 hour)

• Created basic project outline:
  • Components:
    • Hardware
      • dead bolt mount
      • Unlock mechanism
      • Microcontroller
      • Estimote beacon
    • AWS Server
      • AWS instance
      • HTTPS
      • Token authentication system
      • Unlock poll/request
    • App
      • Estimote API
      • Server request
      • Token handling
• Determined delegation of work:
  • Each member will be the the lead of one of the above three categories. However, every member will contribute towards all three aspects of the project.
  • As it stands now, the leads for each role. are the following:
    • Hardware: Kelvin Xie
    • AWS Server: Ahmed Hassan
    • App: Graham Webb

Week 2: (2/5-2/11)

-February 6, 2018 (Group, 1 hour)

• Created Gantt Chart
• Determined a more detailed plan/outline of project (See main project page)

-February 9, 2018 (Ahmed, 45 minutes)

• Reflashed Raspberry Pi (removed previous password on it)
• Found Products Links for Needed Materials

Week 3: (2/12-2/18)

-February 13, 2018: (Kelvin Xie, 30 minutes)

• Finalized and uploaded Gantt chart to main project page
• Addressed ethical issues (See main project page)
• Added list of key features (See main project page)

-February 13, 2018 (Graham Webb, 45 minutes)

• Addressed safety issues
• Addressed Security issues (twice)
• Edited Ethical Issues
• Added to budget
• Added to goals
• Edited materials

-February 13, 2018 (Ahmed Hassan, 25 minutes)

• Cleaned up Project Page
• Added details/ links to budget
• Clarified specific details regard project details

-February 15, 2018 (Kelvin Xie, 15 minutes)

• Finalized specific parts
• Ordered parts

-February 15, 2018 (Ahmed Hassan, 1.5 hours)

• Set up Pi and set up email forwarding for SSH

-February 16, 2018 (Graham Webb, 35min)

• installed Android Studio
• installed android app simulater
• read user manual for Android Studio
• researched potential app-learning software

-February 16, 2018 (Ahmed Hassan, Dr. Feher, 1.5 hours)

• Resolved Remote Login on Raspberry Pi
• Started Work on Presentation

-February 18,2018 (Graham Webb, 30 min)

• Presentation work

Week 4: (2/19-2/26)

-February 20, 2018 (Graham Webb, 20 min)

• Meeting with Feher

-February 20, 2018 (Kelvin Xie, 2 hours 30 minutes)

• Work on presentation
• Updated Raspberry Pi to Pixel
• Familiarized myself with the Raspberry Pi interface
• Worked on the VNC server and how to get and email the IP address on boot up. Struggling getting the VNC working properly. Still a work in progress.
  • Work on the VNC server was passed from Ahmed to myself

-February 20, 2018 (Ahmed Hassan, 30 minutes)

• Created AWS account and started learning about it
• Python Projects

-February 21, 2018 (Kelvin Xie, 4 hours)

• Continued work on VNC connection
• Enabled VNC cloud connection so IP address is no longer required for remote connection
  • VNC server automatically opens on startup
  • Full remote access achieved. As a test, this log update was done through the Raspberry Pi from my iPad
• Began learning the necessary programming to control the servo
• Began research/plan for building the servo-pi connection

-February 23, 2018 (Ahmed Hassan, 1.5 hours)

• Set up AWS Serer
  • Already had PyCharm and Python installed and loaded up laptop

-February 24, 2018 (Kelvin Xie, 3 hours)

• Learned how to make proper connections between Raspberry Pi and Servo
  • Spliced USB cable and put together wiring
• Began learning how to control servo through Raspberry Pi
  • Achieved basic movement control of servo
    • Next step will be to learn and implement precise control of servo movement
• Began learning more specific python commands to control the servo more precisely
  • Challenges arisen
    • I can't seem to get the code to properly send the necessary signals. Since the Pi uses pulse width modulation, I am having difficulty figuring out timing to make the movements precise

-February 26th, 2018 (Graham Webb, 2 hours)

• Hello World project

-Goals for Next Week: (Completed)

• AWS Server being functional
• Estimote API and Android App being Functional
• Get Servo and Pi working together

Week 5: (2/27-3/4)

- February 28, 2018 (Ahmed Hassan, 1.5 hours)

• Created Rudimentary Password Generator and uploaded to server.

-March 1, 2018 (Kelvin Xie, 1 hour)

• Worked on servo script
  • Script still causes servo to seize between movements of the servo arm.

-March 4, 2018 (Graham Webb 2.5 hours)

• Worked with John on hello world project

-March 4, 2018 (Kelvin Xie, 1 hour)

• Began learning about the requests module on Raspberry Pi
• Continued work on servo script

Week 6: (3/5-3/11)

-March 5, 2018 (Ahmed Hassan, 4 hours)

• Created Functional Login System.
  • However, server will not accept login system

-March 5, 2018 (Kelvin Xie, 1.75 hours)

• Worked on determining how best to correct servo movement
  • Software control is limited especially on such a large/powerful servo
    • The servo essentially vibrates while at rest in a specific position.
• Finished request script
  • The script grabs and prints the password generated on our server

-March 6, 2018 (Kelvin Xie, 1.3 hours)

• Downloaded Fusion 360 for designing 3D printed part
  • Began familiarizing myself with the program
• Began trying to determine how various pieces of the lock will connect
• Began designing it

-March 7, 2018 (Kelvin Xie, 1 hour)

• Created basic skeleton design of servo-deadbolt connection piece
• With John’s assistance, determined issue with the servo movement was rooted in the hardware not the software
  • Will be troubleshooting this in the near future

-March 8, 2018 (Graham Webb 1.5 hours)

• contacted company with applicable knowledge on beacons
• troubleshooting code

Week 7: (3/12-3/18)

-March 16, 2018 (Kelvin Xie, 2.5 hours)

• Familiarized myself with Ahmed's existing code and learned how the basic login system works
• Began learning how to create secure connection using HTTPS

Week 8: (3/19- 3/24)

-March 20, 2018 (Graham Webb 30 min)

• troubleshooting HelloWorld

-March 21, 2018 (Graham Webb 75 min)

• Meeting with TA