Instrumentation

Instrumentation

This section will describe all the instrumentation needed.

• Arduino MEGA 2560

  The Arduino Mega 2560 is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega2560 (datasheet). It has 54 digital input/output pins (of which 14 can be used as PWM outputs), 16 analog inputs, 4 UARTs (hardware serial ports), a 16 MHz crystal oscillator, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and a reset button. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer with a USB cable or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started. The Mega is compatible with most shields designed for the Arduino Duemilanove or Diecimila. Link

• Wifly Shield

  The Wifly Shield equips your Arduino the ability to connect to 802.11b/g wireless networks. The featured components of the shield are a Roving Network's RN-131C wireless module and an SC16IS750 SPI-to-UART chip. The SPI-to-UART bridge is used to allow for faster transmission speed and to free up the Arduino's UART. Link

• Smart GPU

  The SMART GPU is a powerful easy to use embedded development/professional board with a touch color LCD. It offers a simple yet effective serial interface UART to any host micro-controller that can communicate via a serial port(8051, PIC, ATMEL, FREESCALE, STMICRO, ARM, CORTEX, ARDUINO or similar, FPGA MBED, etc. and PC(serialport USB-UART SX)). All screen related functions are sent using simple commands via the serial interface. Link

• LED lights

  This is a very basic 5mm LED with green or red lens. It has a typical forward voltage of 2.0V and a rated forward current of 20mA.

• Vase

  The vase is made of PVC and includes a plant-pot inside. Its height is 26 cms.

• Flowers

  There are artificial daisies of plastic and fabric, that you can buy in many shops without spending much money.