Automated HDR Image Capturing System
Progress Report #5
Submitted: October 9, 2007
[Link]/research/projects/2007_fall/Automated_HDR_Image_Capturing_System
Team Members
Angela M. Buttrick Nathan P. Naber John P. Olender
amb5195@[Link] npn8082@[Link] jpo4934@[Link]
Major Milestone Chart:
Task
Expected
Date Responsible
Modifed
Completion
Date Comments
User Interface
General layout 9/9/2007 AMB/JPO DONE
Selecting Pictures for processing 9/16/2007 AMB/JPO DONE
Camera Calibration 9/16/2007 AMB/JPO DONE
Unit Testing for UI 9/23/2007 AMB/JPO Ongoing
Additional UI features 10/7/2007 AMB/JPO Ongoing
Hardware
Camera
Establish connection b/w Camera & CPU through Canon
Capture 9/9/2007 NPN/JPO DONE
Analyze Packets sent from Camera and CPU 9/9/2007 NPN/JPO 9/16/2007 DONE
Set up Camera with HCS12 9/16/2007 NPN/JPO 10/7/2007 DONE
Establish connection b/w HCS12 and VNCIL 9/23/2007 NPN/JPO 10/7/2007 DONE
Establish connection b/w HCS12 and VNCIL and Camera 9/23/2007 NPN/JPO 10/7/2007 DONE
Take pictures 9/23/2007 NPN/JPO 10/14/2007
IN
PROGRESS
Power Supply
Develop independent power supply 9/30/2007 AMB/NPN DONE
Construct power supply for enclosure 9/30/2007 AMB/NPN 10/14/2007
IN
PROGRESS
Enclosure for Microcontroller/LEDs/Buttons
Acquire parts to build enclosure 9/30/2007 AMB/NPN DONE
Build/test debounce and LED circuitry 9/30/2007 AMB/NPN DONE
Build enclosure 10/7/2007 AMB/NPN 10/14/2007
IN
PROGRESS
Attach all pieces inside enclosure 10/14/2007 AMB/NPN
Software
Microcontroller
Program HCS12 to send and receive packets from camera 9/23/2007 JPO/NPN 9/30/2007
IN
PROGRESS
Write code for control of LEDs 10/7/2007 AMB/JPO 10/14/2007
Website (Completed 100%) 10/21/2007 All
IN
PROGRESS
Poster 10/21/2007 All
User Interface Reference Guide 10/21/2007 All
Project Write-Up and CD-ROM 10/30/2007 All
Completed for 10/9/07:
Task
Expected
Date
Responsible
Modifed
Completion
Date
Comments
Hardware
Enclosure for Microcontroller/LEDs/Buttons
Build enclosure 10/7/2007 AMB/NPN 10/14/2007 IN PROGRESS
Software
Microcontroller
Write code for control of LEDs 10/7/2007 AMB/JPO 10/14/2007 IN PROGRESS
Implement Power Saving Modes 10/7/2007 AMB 10/14/2007 IN PROGRESS
To Be Completed for 10/16/07:
Task
Expected
Date
Responsible
Modifed
Completion
Date
Comments
Hardware
Enclosure for Microcontroller/LEDs/Buttons
Attach all pieces inside enclosure
10/14/200
7 AMB/NPN IN PROGRESS
Comment/Question/Difculty:
Things are moving along. A lot of things are being done in parallel. We finally achieved
communication between the microcontroller and the camera. We are continuing to develop this to
further our progress on this project.