Applications and Implications Individual Assignment What will it do? Who's done what beforehand? What will you design? What materials and components will be used? Where will come from? How much will they cost? What parts and systems will be made? What processes will be used? What questions need to be answered? How will it be evaluated? Project timeline

Applications and Implications


Assignment requirements:

Individual Assignment
  • Propose a final project masterpiece.

Individual Assignment


What will it do?

Smart Alarm is a simple alarm which displays current time, and you can set your alarms, and there will be a game that you have to win to stop the alarm.

  • Display Time.
  • Set multiple alarms.
  • The Alarm should have a game which when the alarm starts to ring you will have to play a round of it to turn it off.

Who's done what beforehand?

I have found a few projects made before for an alarm clock

  • My main inspiration is this Project which uses Atting1614 to make an alarm clock with 7-segments display.

What will you design?

  • A breakout board for 7-segments to make a 4-digit display.
  • An MCU board with the microcontroller I choose.
  • Enclosure which has 2D laser cut parts and 3D printed parts.

What materials and components will be used?

Where will come from?

How much will they cost?

# Item Quantity Unit prince Vendor
1 7 Segment 0.8" Com. Anode 4 EGP5.00 RAM Electronics (Local)
2 SMD BSS138 2 EGP2.00 RAM Electronics (Local)
3 RTC Module 1 EGP48.00 RAM Electronics (Local)
4 Rotary Encoder Module KY040 1 EGP40.00 RAM Electronics (Local)
5 Buzzer 1 EGP15.00 RAM Electronics (Local)
6 ME12P04 SMD 5 EGP15.00 Free Electronics (Local)
7 ATSAMD21E17A 1 $3.28 Digi-Key
8 ZLDO1117G33TA Voltage Reg 3.3v 1 $0.51 Digi-Key
9 C3216X7R1H105K160AB 1uF Capacitor 1 $0.27 Digi-Key
10 1002 10k ohm Resistor 4 $0.20 Digi-Key
11 4990 499ohm Resistor 4 $0.20 Digi-Key
12 Acrylic sheet 50cm*30cm 1 EGP180 Local
13 3D printing Not defined yet EGP7 Local

What parts and systems will be made?

  • Enclosure CAD 3D & 2D design.
  • PCB Design.
  • 7-segments display.

What processes will be used?

  • 2D design and Laser cutting.
  • 3D design and 3D printing.
  • Electronics design and production.
  • Embedded programming.
  • Integration & Testing.

What questions need to be answered?

  • What type of display to be used ?
  • which microcontroller to use ?
  • style of the enclosure design.

How will it be evaluated?

  • Does it operate, something is showin on the display ?
  • Clock is showing correctly ?
  • Alarm working ?
  • Game working ?
  • Looks nice ?

Project time line

  • Display & RTC
    • - Operate 7-segments on ATSamD21E17
    - Integrate RTC with 7-segments to display time
  • Alarm
    • - Set Alarm and operate speaker
    - Set multiple alarms
  • Game
    • - Add a game to the code and test it
    - Integrate the game with alarm
    - Add buttons for navigation and game play
  • Enclosure
    • - Design & Manufacturing
    - PCB Design
    - Assembly and testing
  • Testing
    • - Testing for a long time
    - Design and Manufacturing any updates/edits
    - Video showcasing