The document presents an interim report on a student project to create a rat detection system using Internet of Things technologies. A team of three students - Jovan Ho, Ang Li Jian, and Derrik Lua - are developing the system using an Arduino microcontroller with flex and vibration sensors to detect when a rat enters a trap. When triggered, the sensors will send data to the Xively cloud platform where it can trigger notifications and be accessed through a student-designed website. The interim report outlines the technologies used and progress made in sensor selection, Arduino coding, data uploading, and planned website functionality.

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Jovan Ho
 Arduino and sensors coding
Ang Li Jian
 Web application coding
Derrik Lua
 Xively triggers function
PROJECT TEAM

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• Flex Sensor
 Relevant; when the trap door closes, the flex
sensor will be flexed returning a data value
• Vibration Sensor
 Planning to use as a confirmation sensor
besides the flex sensor. As the trap closes,
vibration can be sensed
CHOICE OF SENSORS

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• Arduino is a micro-controller that can be
programmed to the user’s code.
• It is operated by running the code via the
Arduino IDE platform, available for
download on Arduino’s website
ARDUINO PLATFORM

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Include the libraries used
Download HTTP Library
Download Xively Library
ARDUINO CODING

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Define field variables
ARDUINO CODING

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If flex sensor was bent, LED will light up
ARDUINO CODING

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Uploading the Flex Sensor data value to Xively
via XivelyClient library
ARDUINO CODING

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• As mentioned, we will be uploading the
data values to Xively Cloud Storage, a
platform for Internet of Things
• Other platforms such as Carriots, ThingSpeak
are also plausible alternatives
ARDUINO to XIVELY

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• Arduino will hibernate till the action was
triggered
• Save power
ARDUINO HIBERNATION WAKE

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Abnormal data values
Values  800
FILTERED DATA

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• A web API is an interface to allow access to
your system via standard HTTP request
methods
• APIs are sets of requirements that controls
how one application can talk to another
API KEYS

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• Multiple Arduino micro-controller
• Location
• Disable/Enable function on the webpage
FUTURE ITERATIONS

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• Referred to as notifications
• Provide “PUSH” capabilities by sending HTTP
POST request to desired URL
• Processed automatically by Xively Cloud
Services
XIVELY TRIGGERS

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• Automate tasks between web applications
 Zapier Twitter
ZAPIER

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• Integrate Xively trigger function to our
webpage
• Able to count the number of times the
trigger has been triggered
WEBPAGE FUNCTIONALITY

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