5. Interim Report - Template

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DPR5028 PROJECT Trimester 2 2009/2010

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This page is where you thank all the people who have helped you with the project, including

your supervisor.

We as student of Multimedia University (MMU),pursuing Diploma in Telecommunication and

Electronics Engineering would like to express the highest gratitude and appreciation to the

Centre of Diploma Program(CDP) for allowing us to participated in this Final Year Project

(FYP).

First of all, we would like to take this opportunity to express our greatest appreciation to our final

year project supervisor, Mdm Heenie Marlynna Mursaid and Mdm Noor Ziela . We want to say a

BIG THANK TO BOTH OF YOU for accepting our proposal and all their time kindness to

guide us all the way long during our project research and implementation. Although they

always busy with their own schedule, they still have time to discuss the problems that we have

at hand and always make corrections to our mistakes before we proceed next step. GRACIAS

once again , Mdm Hernieand Mdm Ziela! We really appreciate all you did for us.

Finally we would like to thank our dearest family members and friend. They gave us a lot of

courage ,physical and moral while we were urging to complete this project. As well as we would

like to thank for each our group members for contributes a lot of their effort and time suffering

from beginning to the end of our project. Without commitment and lustiest cooperation among

members, this project could not be succeeded. Thanks again to all parties that who have

contributes to the success of this project either directly or indirectly.

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Trimester and academic

year you submit the

report

Subject Code Subject Name


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ABSTRACT

An abstract is the summary of the report which contains the statement ofwhat was done, how

it was done, the results and the conclusion drawn. It is usually written last after the main bodyof the documentation is completed. It should not be used to define the purpose of the

experiment or to give a general introduction. It should be short and concise, containing only

the most critical information meant for the readers who have limited time to read the full

report. It is normally limited to 200 words. Very often, technical professionals only read the

abstract and will continue reading the entire report only if the abstract attracts their interest.



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TABLE OF CONTENTS

You can refer to the Interim Report Table of Contentsfor the format.



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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1-1: Sample website screenshot......... 22

If the figure exists in Part 2, it should be referred as Figure 2-x where x is an integer based on the

order of appearance.



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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1-1: Division of tasks...... 11

If the table exists in Part 2, it should be referred as Table 2-x where x is an integer based on the

order of appearance.



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Part I:

Introduction



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1.1 Overview

An overview is a general summary of the project. It is a conceptual/introductory

statement that gives essential definitions, provides a general underlying principle and presents summarized procedures, common problems and difficulties. It is a brief

description of your project intended to introduce the work to the general reader and

towards making the reader to understand what you are doing.



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1.2 Objectives

This section focus on aims or goals intended to be attained and how it can benefit the user

such as:1. To study about the uses of microcontroller in home security system

2. To analyze and design the interface between microcontroller and GSM module

3. To develop an affordable home-security for low cost home

It is a concrete statement describing what the project is trying to achieve.



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1.3 Project Scope & Concept

This section refers to what your project can do and cannot do. This enables the reader to

have proper expectations. The project scope and concept is also related your target users.



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1.4 Gantt Chart

A Gantt chart outlines the aspects of the project that has been completed during the

Interim part. The Gantt chart must show the duration taken for selecting group membersuntil delivering the Interim Report. You can refer to the Interim Report Gantt Chartto

see how Gantt chart looks like. You can create Gantt chart in Microsoft Excel, MS

Project or other project management software.



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1.5 Division of Work

Division of work is very important make sure every member participates in the project

development. Some of the tasks such as preparing documentation and background studymust be done by all group members. However certain tasks must be delegated to each

group member by the group leader.

You can divide the tasks based on types of resources needed for the project. Below is an

example of division of tasks (just a format). You may add in those tasks which had been

performed during the project but are not included in the table shown below.

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Preparing project proposal X X X

Background study X X X

Meeting minutes X X X

Design/Selecting/Identifying

used circuitX X

Circuit components

preparationX X X

Soldering work X X

PCB layout preparation XGantt chart X

Progress Report X X X

Final Report X X X

Presentation and Demo X X X

Table 1-1: Division of tasks



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Part II:

Background Study

2.1 Primary Study



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Primary study refers to background information or technical knowledge that is critical to

develop your project. It may require understanding the procedures, process or workflow

that you may need to follow.

Primary study also includes feasibility study on your system given the time constraint and

resources available.

2.2 Research/Study On Existing System



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Discuss the existing systems that are available in the market. You may include the circuit

designs that are currently being used and provide a brief explanation about the used

circuits. On top of that, the hardware and/or software requirement for the system may be

presented as well. The study may give you some ideas on the features, methods or

approaches which you can apply or incorporate into your research.

After some familiarization on the existing system, specify the tasks/improvement that you

want to perform in your project. These may include those features which are not being

included/performed by the existing system.



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Part III:

Proposed Solution



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3.1 Problem Statement

The problem statement does not refer to problems encountered during your project, but

the problem area your work will be able to solve. It gives a good reason for you to do thisparticular project.

The problem of this project is to design and build a system which can give information about our

house security via SMS.

The main cause that makes us develop this project is to reduce theft and break in homes. Moreover,

robbery in housing areas is becoming a very common incident. Besides that, it is also becoming more

and more dangerous, by the day as residents are getting hurt during the robberies. In order to prevent

these incidents, we have to build a prototype of a house with security system using microcontroller.

Moreover, it is difficult for the burglar to get into house, because there are RFID are placed in

outside house as well. The owner need to tag an ID to open the door. The door can only open 5

second after RFID was tagged. If wrong ID was tagged, the door cannot be opened.

If burglar breaking on our house, sensors installed in window and door will on and thisinformation will send to owner cell phone. With this, no matter where, the owner will know the

condition of their house.



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3.2 Procedures & Methodologies

Provide the procedures and methods to implement the project.



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3.3 Basic Features of Project

This section describes features that you included into your project. For each feature thatyou introduced, do provide some explanations.



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List of Hardware/Software and Tools Involved

List the electronic components or software that you used in the project development.

Show the quantity and pricing for those components that you used. This information may

be presented in a table. If you utilized any software, (for example MATLAB, PsPICE

etc) do specify as well.

Hardware

-PIC AT89C51

-MAX232

-LED

-PUSH BUTTON

-SENSORS

-CAPACITORS

-DIODE

-RFID

-VOLTAGE REGULATOR

-2x16 LCD PANEL

-PCB BOARD

-FERRIC CLORIDE 200 ml

Software

-Dev C++



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3.5 Design Specification (Block Diagram/Circuit Diagram/Flow

Chart/Algorithm)

This section describes the schematic circuits or source code in your project. Attach all the

circuits in your project here and you must provide a detailed explanation on the circuit

diagrams. If your project uses some source codes (for example: C++ or Assembly code),

prepare the relevant flow charts together with a detailed explanation.

Note: Do not include the complete source code into this section.



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3.6 Suggestions From Supervisor/Moderator

This section describes the suggestions and comments given by supervisor or moderator

on your project. Include this section only if you received some feedback from the said

person.



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Part IV:

Discussion



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4.1 Future Work

Include detailed explanation on the obtained result if there is any. Describe the works that

you will continue in Final Part of this FYP.



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Part V:

Conclusion



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5.1 Conclusion

This section closes the report by providing a summary to the content in the report. It

indicates what is shown by the work, what is its significance, and what are the advantages

and limitations of the information presented. Additional discussion shall NOT be added.

The potential applications of the results and recommendations for future work may be

included. You can also conclude by reinstating the main points.

This part also describes briefly and concisely overall achievement of the project in terms

of what have been done, what are the features, what are the functions, etc. Conclusions

are made in terms of advantages, disadvantages, limitations, dependencies, affecting

factors, problems, etc.



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References

Include all the references in this section. You may refer to the Interim Report - Format

Guidelinefor the format.

[1] Wolfgang Rankl, M. (2006, 19th December 2006). "SMS Transceiver for PIC (SMST4PIC)."

Retrieved 1st December, 2010, from

http://www.wrankl.de/SMST4PIC/SMST4PIC.html.

[2] M-INDIYA. (2006, 25th of July 2006). "Architecture of the GSM network."

Retrieved 2nd of February 2010, from

http://www.m-indya.com/gsm/gsmarchitecture.php.

[3] NOKIA. (2002, 3rd of March 2010). "GSM Architectures Training Document." Retrieved

3rd of March 2010, 2010, from

http://www.roggeweck.net/uploads/media/Student_-_GSM_Architecture.pdf.

[4] Bakir, Q. (1998). "GSM." Retrieved 12th of March, 2010, from

http://ewh.ieee.org/r10/bombay/news5/GSM.htm.

[5] MICROCHIP (2003). " PIC16F87XA Data Sheet." 232 pages.

[6] MicrocontrollerBoard.com. (2008-2009). "PIC16F87XA memory organization tutorial."

Retrieved 1st of February, 2010, from

http://www.microcontrollerboard.com/pic_memory_organization.html.

[7] Wikipedia. (2010, 11st March 2010). "RS-232." Retrieved 12th March 2010, from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232.

[8] Zytrax. (1994-2010, 11st August 2009). "RS-232 Cables, Wiring and Pin outs." Retrieved

2nd of March, 2010, from

http://www.zytrax.com/tech/layer_1/cables/tech_rs232.htm.

[9] Wikipedia. (2010, 28 February 2010). "Assembly language." Retrieved 3rd March, 2010,

from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_language.



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Appendix

This section contains lengthy materials which are NOT suitable to be put inside the main

text, for example raw data, equipment and source codes. Times New Roman typeface with font

size 10 shall be used.

Source Code (Include only if applicable)

Paste the complete source code here.

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