WEEK 10: PRODUCE BLOCK DIAGRAM

Date    : 24-28/09/2018

Activity :

For this week, I have done produce the block diagram based on the research that have done before, through the reading the article and journal.

Objective :

• To identify overall system of the project

Content :

• Figure shows the block diagram of HEMS using IoT. That have many types of sensors that are used in the system that are connected to the controller Arduino mega and also connected to load through relay driver circuit. This all prototype is powered by ac supply. The main part of this prototype is this system are connected to internet through ESP2866 module as a wi-fi module, so that the whole system can be controlled from the device at any place in the world if this system is connected to the internet.

Conclusion :

Further research is needed and I have to identify certain components needed for my project.

WEEK 9: FYP1 2nd WORKSHOP

Date    : 21/09/2018

Venue : TTL 2
Time   : 3.00 pm - 5.00pm

Activity :

In this week, the briefing was conducted in TTL 2 and the attendance of all FYP 1 student is compulsory. The briefing was conducted by Madam Dr. Imran

Objective :

• Technical proposal writing. (Basically come out with 7 sub point included the chapter of summary)
•  Write methodology (chapter 3), preliminary result (chapter 4) and abstarct

Content :

• Introduction.
• Research background.
• Overview, research study and problem statement.

• Block diagram.
• Material and Methodology must support scope of studies.
• Should be clear explanation on this part.
• Product based project.
• Higher mark will be given to the excellent explanation.

• Circuit diagram.
• Show the circuit diagram of project.

• Conclusion

Conclusion :
 At the end of this workshop, students will be able to:

• Understand the significance of writing a good technical proposal for FYP 1.
• Understand the correct ways of writing a solid methodology for technical proposal.
• write these chapters with good writing skills.
• submit the draft of these two chapters early to supervisors for his review

WEEK 8: STUDY ABOUT MICROCONTROLLER

Date : 10-14/09/2018

Activity : Research the suitable microcontroller that will be use to control the project

Objective :

• To find the suitable microcontroller for the project
• to study the type of microcontroller

Content :

1. Microcontrollers are used in automatically controlled products and devices, such as automobile engine control systems, implantable medical devices, remote controls, office machines, appliances, power tools, toys and other embedded systems.
2.  By reducing the size and cost compared to a design that uses a separate microprocessor, memory, and input/output devices, microcontrollers make it economical to digitally control even more devices and processes.

for this project I choose Arduino as microcontroller because it easy to use and the price is also affordable.

Arduino is an open-source platform used for building electronics projects. Arduino consists of both a physical programmable circuit board (often referred to as a microcontroller) and a piece of software, or IDE (Integrated Development Environment) that runs on your computer, used to write and upload computer code to the physical board.  Additionally, the Arduino IDE uses a simplified version of C++, making it easier to learn to program. Finally, Arduino provides a standard form factor that breaks out the functions of the micro-controller into a more accessible package.

Types of Arduino :

1.    Arduino Uno (R3)

The Uno is a great choice for your first Arduino. It’s got everything you need to get started, and nothing you don’t. It has 14 digital input/output pins (of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a USB connection, a power jack, a reset button and more. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started.

2.    LilyPad Arduino

This is LilyPad Arduino main board! LilyPad is a wearable e-textile technology developed by Leah Buechley and cooperatively designed by Leah and SparkFun. Each LilyPad was creatively designed with large connecting pads and a flat back to allow them to be sewn into clothing with conductive thread. The LilyPad also has its own family of input, output, power, and sensor boards that are also built specifically for e-textiles. They’re even washable.

3.    RedBoard

The RedBoard can be programmed over a USB Mini-B cable using the Arduino IDE. It’ll work on Windows 8 without having to change your security settings (we used signed drivers, unlike the UNO). It’s more stable due to the USB/FTDI chip we used, plus it’s completely flat on the back, making it easier to embed in your projects. Just plug in the board, select “Arduino UNO” from the board menu and you’re ready to upload code. You can power the RedBoard over USB or through the barrel jack. The on-board power regulator can handle anything from 7 to 15VDC.

4.    Arduino Mega (R3)

The Arduino Mega is like the UNO’s big brother. It has lots (54!) of digital input/output pins (14 can be used as PWM outputs), 16 analog inputs, a USB connection, a power jack, and a reset button. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started. The large number of pins make this board very handy for projects that require a bunch of digital inputs or outputs (like lots of LEDs or buttons).

5.    Arduino Leonardo

The Leonardo is Arduino’s first development board to use one microcontroller with built-in USB. This means that it can be cheaper and simpler. Also, because the board is handling USB directly, code libraries are available which allow the board to emulate a computer keyboard, mouse, and more.

Conclusion :
For the conclusion, Arduino Uno is the best and most suitable microcontroller that will be use for this project.

WEEK 7: RESEARCH AND STUDY ABOUT IOT

Date : 27-30/08/2018

Activity : Searching and reading the article and journal from the google about the IoT

Objective :

• To understanding what is IoT
• To learn how the IoT definition, characteristic, architecture, enabling technologies, application, and future challenges.  

Content :
The research including 

1. Enabling technologies for IoT
2. Characteristic of IoT
3. IoT architecture (sensor layer, gateway and network, service layer and application layer)
4. IoT functional
5. Future technological development for IoT
6. Interoperability in the IoT

Conclusion :
Internet of things (IoT) is a new revolution of internet and it is a key for researches in embedded, computer science and information technology area due to its very diverse area of application of various communications and embedded technology in its architecture.

various of IoT application

  

WEEK 6: FYP1 1st WORKSHOP

Date    : 24/08/2018

Venue : TTL 2
Time   : 3.00 pm - 5.00pm

Activity :

In this week, the briefing was conducted in TTL 2 and the attendance of all FYP 1 student is compulsory. The briefing was conducted by Madam Dr. Imran

Objective :

• Introduction and Literature Review (Identify the project).
• Technical proposal writing. (Basically come out with 7 sub point included the chapter of summary)
• Chapter 1 (Introduction) and Chapter 2 (Literature Review)

Content :

• Introduction.
• Research background.
• Overview, research study and problem statement.

• Objective.
• Clarity of objectives of the project.

• Literature Review.
• Research that have been done relating to the project.

• Material & Methodology.
• Material and Methodology must support scope of studies.
• Should be clear explanation on this part.
• Product based project.
• Higher mark will be given to the excellent explanation.

• Conclusion
• References

Conclusion :
 At the end of this workshop, students will be able to:

• Understand the significance of writing a good technical proposal for FYP 1.
• Understand the correct ways of writing a solid introduction and literature review chapters in technical proposal.
• write these two chapters with good writing skills.
• submit the draft of these two chapters early to supervisors for his review

WEEK 5: RESEARCH AND FINDING

Date : 13 - 17/8/2018
Title : research about home management 

Activity : 

• finding a source like article, journal, and article about HEMS
• study and learn some system that using in this project
• 
  

Objective :

• to learn the process how it work
• to determine what is HEMS 

Content:

• HEMS are basically segmented that has existed use in the energy for a long time. The basic function of Energy Management System (EMS) is to control the flow and power consumption in the transmission or distribution network. 
• HEMS is a structure dedicated to the housing to use as a controlling, monitoring and optimizing the energy utility of generation and transmission system that need computer-based tools. 
• The consumer can control, monitor and optimize their energy consumption finally it can reduce the electricity use when the HEMS devices are installed. Home Energy Management system can provide the customer's automated interface necessary to manage their energy consumption normally in the house load HEMS allows customers to communicate openly with utilities

Conclusion :
conclusion for this week I have done study and understanding about energy management system principle. 

WEEK 4: TITLE CONFIRMATION

Date : 07/08/2018 (Tuesday)

Title  : Project titles confirmation

Activity :

After much thinking and researching, I have decided to take Mr Azmi suggestion witch is energy management system as my project. After meeting with him and discussing, some amendments have to do to the title. Mr Azmi suggested to add Internet of Thing to my project. He also suggested that the system can be used for factory and home usage. After a few time we decided the title of my project is "Home Energy Management System Based on IOT".

After meeting, Mr Azmi asked me to come out with my own synopsis for the project to be placed on the FYP website.

Objective :

• to finalize new tittle and project for fyp
• to register the new confirmation title

Content :

The title of the project:

Home Energy Management System Based on IOT

The synopsis of the project :

A monitoring and control system of the power consumption in a house will be design based on IoT

Conclusion :

the title was register on http://fyp.bmi.unikl.edu.my/ with detail details fyp project

WEEK 3: SELECT SUPERVISOR AND SURVEYING TOPICS

Date    : 1-3/8/2018 (tuesday to thursday)

Venue : CL 218 (after finishing EPS class)

Activity :

I decided to looking for lecturers that are still available to be the supervisor for FYP. I choose Mr. Azmi bin Hashim, my lecturer subject in “electrical protection system” this semester. I believe he a good teacher and can guided me to complete my project.

Objective :

• to find the best supervisor 
• to discuss the title of project

Content :

Mr Azmi also the one of lecture from Electrical Engineering Technology Section, it same like my courses that i take in this university. I ask Mr Azmi for opinion what project should to come up based on the problem that face on industry nowadays. He come up with the idea that how to manage the electricity.

Mr Azmi  suggested for me to do some research first to know as well this system before confirming the title.

Supervisor Detail :

Conclusion :

As was briefed, students may choose the titles that are offered by lecturers (FYP supervisors) or come out with own ideas. After doing some thinking, I decided to choose the titles for the fyp from supervisor ideas which is energy management system. 

The titles that are choose can be seen at the FYP website which is http://fyp.bmi.unikl.edu.my/. I read through the list of the titles and each synopsis of the project so that I can understand the requirement and criteria needed to complete the project

WEEK 2 : FIRST BRIEFING FOR FYP1

Date   : 26 July 2018  (Wednesday)

Venue : TTL2

Time   :  3.00 pm to 4.15 pm.

Activity :

The first week basically is about the briefing of the Final Year Project. The briefing was conducted in TTL1 and the attendance of all the student that are taking the fyp1 was compulsory.

objective :

• explanation the detail about fyp1
• To determine the requirements needed in fyp1

       

content :

This briefing was conduct by Dr Imran as a fyp1 lecturer, Dr Imran have briefed to us about

     Introduction

·         Objectives

·         Credits and duration

·         Scope of projects

·         Title selection

·         Project Assessment

·         Presentation day

·         Submission date of project

conclusion :

The students were required to carefully select the title of the project. For fyp1 students, the title must reflect the capability and knowledge of a degree student. Students may select the titles that are offered by lecturers (FYP supervisors) or come out with own ideas.