(FYP 1) Week 10: Chapter 3 (Methodology) Writing and Defense Proposal Presentation Preparation

This week, I started writing for chapter 3, methodology. This chapter has nine subtopics which I have listed below:-

3.1    Introduction

3.2    Block diagram

3.3    Flow chart

3.4    Circuit diagram

3.5    Hardware

3.6    Software

3.7    Gantt chart

3.8    Costing Budget

3.9    Chapter summary

Throughout my research to find suitable components for my FYP, I have used 3 types of sensors as input: the MQ135 air quality sensor, LM393 sound sensor, and DHT11 temperature and humidity sensor. NodeMCU ESP35 has a built-in Wi-Fi module as a microcontroller. 4 outputs, and 2 of them are based on the warning system, namely the warning light and warning alarm siren. The rest is an OLED display and SIM800L GSM/GPRS module. For the software part, I will use Arduino IoT Cloud as a Cloud server to store data for monitoring and analysis purposes. It also comes with an application on the mobile phone named Arduino IoT Cloud Remote App for users' convenience anywhere. In addition, since NodeMCU ESP32 is compatible with Arduino IDE, this software will also be used to program this project. This week, I only managed to do 4 out of 9 subtopics. The rest will be continued next week.

Also, this week, I have started preparing slides for the defense proposal presentation that will take place next week after attending workshop 4 sessions on the presentation and defense proposal. Based on what has been learned from the session is to prepare presentation slides estimated at 15 to 25 slides, and the presentation duration is at most 15 minutes, including the question and answer session. Completing the writing of chapter 3 and the defense proposal presentation slide will be done simultaneously until next week.