Most Significant Risks and Mitigation
Hardware integration risk: Since most physical build progress this week centered on the model house, there is a risk of uneven progress between hardware presentation and software/system integration.
Mitigation: Prioritize an integration checkpoint next week (ESP32-S3, dashboard, and API verification) and assign clear owner tasks for each subsystem.
Demo readiness risk: If demo/live workflows are not fully aligned before final delivery, there is a risk of confusion during presentation.
Mitigation: Continue using separated Demo Mode/Live Mode flows and run a full end-to-end rehearsal with both paths.
Time compression risk on final documentation: With technical work still active, report polish could be delayed.
Mitigation: Block dedicated writing/review time early next week and finalize report sections in parallel with final QA.
Design Changes
Refined dashboard design for improved metric legibility and easier user interpretation. Additionally, added custom rule creation.
Introduced a clearer separation between Demo Mode and Live Mode to support stakeholder-facing demonstrations.
Added automatic loading of 12 hours of simulated data in demo scenarios to better communicate system behavior when live data is limited.
Team physical prototype now includes the model house build (completed by partner), improving overall demonstration context.
Schedule Updates
- Overall project status is a little behind schedule, but doable.
- Major blockers were removed this week (ESP32-S3 flashing/dependency fixes and API port connectivity verification).
- Presentation slides are complete, and final report drafting is underway.
- Next week will focus on integration validation, final documentation completion, and rehearsal.
Progress and Technical Highlights
- Successfully flashed ESP32-S3 devices and resolved dependency/toolchain errors.
- Established successful API connectivity across required ports, confirmed via health checks.
Improved dashboard UX/readability so metrics are more understandable to users. - Implemented demo data generation to auto-populate 12 hours of faux telemetry.
- Completed final presentation deck and initiated final report writing.
Cindy completed the model house for the physical demo setup.