Term Project

  Area Activity Monitor

Concept & Idea Background

The project I will be working on is an area activity monitor. I chose this because here on our campus, a situation I and many other students, frequently face is that we may need to stop by the Administration building to handle some business regarding financial aid, or grab a quick bite to eat, within a very limited amount of time (in between classes, for instance). The issue that often occurs is the lines for these places may be too long to stand in, which there is no way of finding out until you have already used up your little bit of time to travel across campus to said location and see it in person.

Goal/Purpose

The goal of this project is for students to be able to know how busy the Administration building is ahead of time, so that they can make an informed decision on whether they have time to stop in or not. For many students, this can prevent tardiness to class and wasted time/energy.

Hardware Components Required

-Photon 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Breadboard (can be generic)

 

 

 

-Jumper wires:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Ultrasonic Sensor 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-USB-A to Micro-USB Cable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software/Online Tools Required:

-Particle IDE
-Fritzing App (optional)