_WEEK 4_ (FYP2)

Activity: Survey the Shop & Purchase the Components.

    Due to the current situation of the COVID-19 outbreaks, students are not encouraged to go out to buy components physically. Currently, by this week, I have already specified the components that needed to be purchased and started making an online survey to the most suitable and affordable store to acquire the necessary components for the project. Among the convenience of buying components online are saving our time, a wide variety/range of products are available, I can compare various models/brands and lastly can see product ratings and also reviews from other customers.  

Here is a list of stores I have surveyed in Shopee: 

• Autobotic 

• Felanino.shop.my

• iConTech Component

List the components that need to buy: 

• NodeMCU ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module
• Sensor BMP180
• Sensor DHT11
• AA Batteries
• AA Battery Holder
• Core Wires
• Core Wires
• Resistor 27Kꭥ ± 5%
• Chemical Gas / Dusk Mask
• Soldering Set
• Soldering Lead
• Soldering Paste 
• White Breadboard 16.5cm X 5.5cm

    All of the above-mentioned components are available in these three stores. I need to compare pricing across these three stores in order to locate the best deal. Everything went smoothly and all components were successfully purchased.

_WEEK 3_ (FYP2)

Activity: Virtual discussion with Supervisor.

    This is the 3rd week of FYP2 for this semester. Given the current situation that does not allow any physical activity to be held, so any discussion with supervisors related to the progress project will be held online, either by holding an online meeting via Microsoft Teams or WhatsApp's. 

    This week I am detailing the goals, time and planning as well as detailed project management so that this project can run smoothly throughout this semester. The most critical part should be done first to avoid some problems that can make this project delayed. If the problem occurs, it will prevent the entire project from being completed on time. Project planning is very important as it will help to complete the project on time.

    After researching the different between Microcontroller Arduino UNO and NodeMCU, the Arduino Uno was the controller that I have chosen last semester to be used in my project for this semester. However, after the study for both controller, I identify that NodeMCU is more practical to be used because it is having inbuilt WIFI, which means I can easily connect the NodeMCU to internet without much effort compare to connecting Arduino UNO to internet, and the best thing is NodeMCU is Arduino compatible where I also can do all possible stuff that can be done with Arduino UNO. Besides that, NodeMCU also can be programmed in 'C' language using Arduino IDE directly. If I still wanna use Arduino Uno as the controller for my project, then I need to add Bluetooth module to transfer the data to the PUI smartphone. However, if I use the NodeMCU, I does not need any Bluetooth module anymore.

_WEEK 2_ (FYP2)

 

Activity: Introductory FYP2 Briefing & Progress Meeting with Supervisor.

    Today is the 2nd week for FYP2. During this week, introductory briefing was conducted via Microsoft Teams. Attendance of all FYP2 students is compulsory. They need to scan the QR code that has been provided and their attendance will be taken through Microsoft Team Attendance. The briefing was conducted by Sir Mohamad Shaiful Osman lecturer from Electrical Technology department.

Date: 10 Feb 2021

Time: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Via: Microsoft Teams 

In this briefing, the FYP committee have briefed us about: 

• Code of subject for FYP2 (BPB49906) must be correct.
• Evaluation should be done for FYP2 which is a progress report (log book / blog), presentation, and prototype project.
• FYP activities throughout this semester.

    The brief was intended to explain details about the calendar, the project developments, the thesis report and also regarding the progress report/log book. The student need to write report according to the content needed. Apart from that, Sir Mohamad Shaiful Osman also briefs us regarding the amount of claim that each student could do. He explained the claim procedures in detail.

    Apart from that, this week also the meeting that was postponed between me and my supervisor last week was successfully held. During the meeting, we discussed all the comments and suggestions on my project that the assessors had given to me. In addition, for the progress of my project, I am still waiting for some components that have not yet arrived. Upon arrival, I will begin to test for those components to assess the level of suitability of the components I will use for my project. 

_WEEK 1_ (FYP2)

 

Activity: 1st Week for FYP2 and Continue Progress from FYP1.

    This week is the first week for my Final Year Project 2 (FYP2). So now, I need to continue the progress of the project I proposed from FYP1 that has been left last semester. During the semester break, I did some research and analysis for my project to find answers and developments from the ideas and comments taken from both of my assessors during my FYP1 exhibition that has been held last semester.

    Actually on this week I supposed to have a meeting with my supervisor to discuss about the progress of my project and the comments given by the assessors during the exhibition last semester. Unfortunately, on the day that the meeting was held, I was unable to attend due to unavoidable reasons. Therefore, my supervisor and I have agreed to hold the meeting on next week. Now, my project "E-Mask for COVID-19" is now officially begins.

_WEEK 17_ (FYP1)

 

Activity: Final Week for FYP1 Proposal Report and Progress Report Submission to FYP Supervisor

Basically nothing much throughout this week. The proposal report and progress report was submitted to Dr. Hasmiza on time. After the final submission, I continued on how to develop my project. From all the research that I have already made, I was trying to create the project. This blog will be continued on the next semester during Final Year Project (FYP2) and it will be totally about developing my project.

In nutshell, I am grateful to Allah S.W.T for the strength to complete my FYP1 successfully. And a lot of thanks to Dr. Hasmiza which helped me a lot and guided me to complete the whole task for FYP1 during this semester. I really hope this subject will help me to improve my knowledges about this project and also improve my current CGPA for this semester. Special THANKS to my beloved supervisor for helping me throughout the process. May Allah S.W.T bless all the knowledge and guidance given by Dr. Hasmiza to me.

_WEEK 16_ (FYP1)

 

Activity: Submit a complete draft of FYP Proposal Report to Supervisor for correction and do plagiarism checking.

Overall, during this week I have completed my FYP1 proposal report from Chapter 1 until Chapter 3. However, there are some things in Chapter 1 such as project background, problem statement and significant of project that I need to amend well. After amend all those things correctly, I send my report to my supervisor for her to check the percent of plagiarism whether it below 20% or not. Thank to Allah S.W.T, it is finally below 20% which is 14%. 

_WEEK 15_ (FYP1)

 

Activity: Do Research on Blynk Application

The software that I choose to develop this project is Blynk Application. Figure below shows the starting interface of the Blynk Application. Blynk is one of the platforms that is being used by iOS and Android OS to control Arduino, NodeMCU, Raspberry Pi and several other boards over the internet. It was designed for the Internet of Things and can control the hardware by remotely. Blynk also can store data, show sensor data, visualize it and do several other things.