ECE434 Project - Bluetooth Speaker

Embedded Linux Class by Mark A. Yoder

Team members: James Werne Neil Roy

Grading Template

I'm using the following template to grade. Each slot is 10 points. 0 = Missing, 5=OK, 10=Wow!

09 Executive Summary
09 Packaging
09 Installation Instructions 
09 User Instructions
09 Highlights
09 Theory of Operation
09 Work Breakdown
09 Future Work/Conclusions
09 Hackster.io
09 Demo/Poster
00 Late
Comments: Have a good day.

Score:  90/100

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Executive Summary

This project will use a BeagleBone Green Wireless to connect to a Bluetooth speaker. The BeagleBone will then take music from a USB thumb-drive, a computer (connected via USB), or a phone and send the music to the speaker. We'd like to implement some processing options, particularly EQ filters and a volume control. We'd also like to design a light system that responds to the music.

We currently have a BeagleBone Green Wireless and a Bluetooth speaker. We've started tweaking with the BeagleBone Green, and we've been able to screen into the device using an FTDI cable. However, we can't SSH into the device, which means we can't establish a USB connection / get the Bone to connect to the internet. Until we get this working, we can only do research and speculate on how to implement the above features.

The current status of the project is nonfunctional. We're going to try to get the SSH working by the end of the week, and we think that the rest of the project will start to fall into place after that.

Picture that summarizes the project.

Give two sentence intro to the project.

Give two sentences telling what works.

Give two sentences telling what isn't working.

End with a two sentence conclusion.

The sentence count is approximate and only to give an idea of the expected length.

Packaging

If you have hardware, consider Small Build, Big Execuition for ideas on the final packaging.

Installation Instructions

Give step by step instructions on how to install your project.

• Include your github path as a link like this to the read-only git site: https://github.com/MarkAYoder/gitLearn.
• Be sure your README.md is includes an up-to-date and clear description of your project so that someone who comes across you git repository can quickly learn what you did and how they can reproduce it.
• Include a Makefile for your code if using C.
• Include any additional packages installed via apt. Include install.sh and setup.sh files.
• Include kernel mods.
• If there is extra hardware needed, include links to where it can be obtained.

User Instructions

Once everything is installed, how do you use the program? Give details here, so if you have a long user manual, link to it here.

Consider making it autostart for full credit.

Highlights

Here is where you brag about what your project can do.

Include a YouTube demo the audio description.

Theory of Operation

Give a high level overview of the structure of your software. Are you using GStreamer? Show a diagram of the pipeline. Are you running multiple tasks? Show what they do and how they interact.

Work Breakdown

List the major tasks in your project and who did what.

Also list here what doesn't work yet and when you think it will be finished and who is finishing it.

Future Work

Suggest addition things that could be done with this project.

Conclusions

Give some concluding thoughts about the project. Suggest some future additions that could make it even more interesting.

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Embedded Linux Class by Mark A. Yoder