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Project Based Engineering Instrumentation High Level Coding and Microcontrollers

Section 24.7 Assignment

For this assignment you are to wire up the external GPS and get data from it. You need to mount the CPX/CPB and the GPS sensor to some sort of hard surface so that when you move the CPX/CPB the GPS moves as well. In order to get a significant change in GPS coordinates I recommend going for a bike ride or a walk. If you decide to use a car I strongly recommend having a partner drive the car so you can focus on data acquisition and plotting. Once you have your GPS coordinates, convert them to position and velocity.
  1. Title page with name,title and date - 5%
  2. Introduction with wiring diagram - 5%
  3. All figures must have appropriate annotations, figure captions, figure labels and a paragraph of supporting text - 10%
  4. Include a photo of your CPX/CPB mounted to a hard surface with the GPS sensor on a breadboard. - 10%
  5. Include a selfie of you right before you change location either by going for a bike ride or a walk. Explain how you plan on changing location significantly in the supporting text. - 10%
  6. Include a screenshot (entire computer screen) of Mu showing the Plotter open showing GPS data - 10%
  7. Plot GPS coordinates (Latitude vs Longitude) for your experiment where coordinates significantly change. - 10%
  8. Convert GPS coordinates to position and plot (X vs Y) for your experiment where position significantly changes. - 20%
  9. Convert your position to velocity and plot velocity vs time for your experiment where velocity significantly changes. Comment on whether your velocity is accurate to the speed you were traveling - 20%
  10. Appendix A - Video Details - Film yourself and your entire screen showing your GPS getting a lock with the Serial monitor open in Mu. Also explain what you plan on doing to significantly change the GPS coordinates. - Pass/Fail
  11. Appendix B - Code used to take data and code used to plot in plain text (no screenshots) - Pass/Fail
  12. Appendix C - Screenshot of Excel or Sheets if applicable - Pass/Fail
  13. If you are asked to fix something in the Appendices such as missing content in your video or screenshots of your code, you will lose 10% of your grade everytime you submit an update after the deadline.