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AEMS PROJECTSpring 2011

Smart Alarm

Dan Shamlian

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Smart Alarm Concept

• Problem: Perpetual delay of devices intended to end slumber

• Solution: Implement a device that effectively awakes the user with minimal allowances for resuming sleep.

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Hardware Concept

• Handheld alarm clock

• Capable of prompting for user input

• Capable of accepting user input

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Software Concept

• Embedded Linux with GUI

• Questions designed to require cognitive thought

• Potential for sensor data to ensure effectiveness.

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Implementation Concept

• Beagleboard–xM with a touch-screen display.

• FroYo Android

• Android application

• Prompts the user for multiple choice questions.

• Alarm deactivates after third question is answered.

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State of the Art

• Market is dominantly kinetic devices• Disperse and Replace• Forced Relocation• Physical engagement

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Projected Tasks

• Obtain and verify hardware

• Cross Compile Android for BeagleBoard-xM

• Add support for a BeagleTouch

• Application• Dev Environment • Instantiate GUI• Output sound• Prompt and obtain input

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Hardware

• BeagleBoard-xM• TI DM3730 • 512 MB LPDDR

• BeagleTouch • 480 x 272 OLED screen• Resistive touchscren

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Android

• TI-FroYo Dev Kit• Kernel: 2.6.32• uBoot: 2010.06.rc2• Android: FroYo 2.2

• Toolchain• arm-eabi-4.4.0

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Application

• IDE: Eclipse

• Java based

• XML formatted layouts

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Demo

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References

• Android Developers http://develper.android.com/index.html

• Liquidware: BeagleTouch http://www.liquidware.com/shop/show/BB-BT/BeagleTouch

• Embedded Linux Wiki http://elinux.org/

• Top Ten Most Annoying Alarm Clocks http://www.uberreview.com/2006/03/top-ten-most-annoying-alarm-clocks.htm

• TI FroYo Dev Kit http://software-dl.ti.com/dsps/dsps_public_sw/sdo_tii/TI_Android_DevKit/02_02_00/index_FDS.html

• Top Ten Most Annoying Alarm Clocks http://www.uberreview.com/2006/03/top-ten-most-annoying-alarm-clocks.htm

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