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Team Status report 4/4/2026

This week saw the first demo of our device, which seemed to go well as the currently implemented features worked with only very minor issues that were subsequently fixed.  However, this next week will serve as the true test as we start to work on interfacing between different subsystems of our project.  Felipe and Delaynie will work on connecting the companion application to the handheld device, first sending over constant strings of varying lengths before moving to sending over schedule JSON data which will then  be interpreted by the device.  Meanwhile Italia will continue work on the graphics of the device, before communicating with Felipe how the user will communicate graphics decisions from the companion app to the device.

 

We have made little impactful changes to the design of our project or our schedule.  Felipe has made minor changes to app layout, but the features remain consistent, and similar things can be said for Delaynie and Italia.  Overall as we move into carnival we hope to get solid work done before member are siphoned to work on personal tasks, but we expect Monday to be a very productive day that prepares us well for the final weeks of the semester.

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Felipe status report 4/4/2026

This week saw the creation of the basic Bluetooth screen that allows the app to connect to local devices.  Once connected users should be able to send some basic example strings to the device for printing.  This should serve to prove that data can be sent over Bluetooth from a computer to a board.  Next steps would be sending the schedule json as a series of bytes for the device to interpret, which should be done by Wednesday afternoon, assuming testing of current Bluetooth features goes well.  These tests will be simple, just connecting to a device and seeing whether the data is transferred in a timely manner.  The long string, which is the entirety of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The raven”, should be long enough to simulate large schedules the device will be expected to handle.  Overall I feel as I am on pace and should finish the bones of the app by next week and be able to move to improvements based on user review.  Again, currently the app looks fairly bland, but will be updated with better theming once features are confirmed.