8.1.1 Research The researching phase of the milestones makes up a majority of Senior Design I. During this phase, group members were assigned to research their respective fields with respect to the project. Group members Daniel Allen and Richard Velez were charged with the tasks of researching the implementation of the radio transceiver as well as the hardware design/overview of the Video Graphics Array Display. Allen also researched the existing products already created as well as any relevant technology to assist the group in designing their project. Group member Jonathan Nguyen were charged with the tasks of researching the design of the kilowatt per hour meter and the remote controlled circuit breaker. In the midst of the hardware research, the group began their research on the software component of their designs. This portion of the research was essential since the primary source of communication for the project was through radio frequency. The first software research task was to discover how to go about wireless communication between the hardware components. This point of the research marked the beginning of the design portion of the milestone. all the researching is complete, a budget needs to be drawn up based on the research. This budget is not necessarily set in stone, but it will give an idea of what to look for when the designing phase begins. 8.1.2 Design In this phase of the project the research should be roughly ninety percent completed. While the research continues, designs should be thought up and drawn out for the already completed research. Group members were responsible for designing their respective assigned research. Designs are first drawn up for the hardware portion of the project. This is necessary to accomplish prior to the software design since the hardware will determine the software components. At this point of the milestone, a clearer budget should be in the midst of being finalized as the idea of what components will be used becomes more concise. 8.1.3 Integration and Implementation:
8.1.1 Research The researching phase of the milestones makes up a majority of Senior Design I. During this phase, group members were assigned to research their respective fields with respect to the project. Group members Daniel Allen and Richard Velez were charged with the tasks of researching the implementation of the radio transceiver as well as the hardware design/overview of the Video Graphics Array Display. Allen also researched the existing products already created as well as any relevant technology to assist the group in designing their project. Group member Jonathan Nguyen were charged with the tasks of researching the design of the kilowatt per hour meter and the remote controlled circuit breaker. In the midst of the hardware research, the group began their research on the software component of their designs. This portion of the research was essential since the primary source of communication for the project was through radio frequency. The first software research task was to discover how to go about wireless communication between the hardware components. This point of the research marked the beginning of the design portion of the milestone. all the researching is complete, a budget needs to be drawn up based on the research. This budget is not necessarily set in stone, but it will give an idea of what to look for when the designing phase begins. 8.1.2 Design In this phase of the project the research should be roughly ninety percent completed. While the research continues, designs should be thought up and drawn out for the already completed research. Group members were responsible for designing their respective assigned research. Designs are first drawn up for the hardware portion of the project. This is necessary to accomplish prior to the software design since the hardware will determine the software components. At this point of the milestone, a clearer budget should be in the midst of being finalized as the idea of what components will be used becomes more concise. 8.1.3 Integration and Implementation:
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