ECE497 Project GPS Tracker

Embedded Linux Class by Mark A. Yoder

Team members: Robert Fendricks, Chris Hopwood

Grading Template

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

00 Executive Summary
00 Installation Instructions 
00 User Instructions
00 Highlights
00 Theory of Operation
00 Work Breakdown
00 Future Work
00 Conclusions
00 Demo
00 Late
Comments: I'm looking forward to seeing this.

Score:  10/100

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Executive Summary

Chris Hopwood and Robert Fendricks will be working on a way to interface the Beaglebone Black with a GPS tracker using UART. We plan on using this data to track the Bone's location on a map via a web interface.

Packaging

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

Installation Instructions

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• Include your github path as a link like this to the read-only git site: https://github.com/MarkAYoder/gitLearn.
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• Include a Makefile for you code.
• Include any additional packages installed via opkg.
• Include kernel mods.
• If there is extra hardware needed, include links to where it can be obtained.

User Instructions

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Highlights

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Theory of Operation

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Work Breakdown

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Future Work

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Conclusions

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== Useful Links

Server Side Events info: http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/eventsource/basics/

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Embedded Linux Class by Mark A. Yoder