All of scholars from Indonesia and SOI students at Republic Polytechnic went to Evergreen where elderly live. We were given a problem and we have to find out the solution with our technology Raspberry Pi. As I told at my old posting when we visited Evergreen, we found many problems. And we have to discussed in our team about what technology we needed to use. Finally we decided to make a system that has two function observer and security system called Homade Pi. And the result will be reported or sent to the officer.

At Monday October, 12^nd 2015 we went to IDA Labs where we can see many interesting projects from any technology such as electronics, robotics, 3D printing, etc. We supposed to get ideas and as reference place to help us list down the components that we need to build our project. Then we estimated the price of each components, every teams will be given SGD 100. Furthermore, we went to Sim Lim Tower (Electronics Shop) to buy components.

The next day, Tuesday till Thursday we have to build our project. These are things that we needed and bought, but some of them has been provided by campus.

• Raspberry Pi as a mini computer
• Grove Pi as a bridge to connect Raspberry pi and Grove Sensors
• Ultrasonic Sensor to detect any suspicious movement in front of the door
• Gas Sensor to detect gas leak
• Light Sensor to turn on/off lamp automatically based on intensity of sun light
• Buzzer as an alarm
• LED as simulator to substitute lamp
• Wires to connect two or more components to raspberry pi pins.
• Bread Board to make circuit
• Resistors
• Pi Camera to capture any suspicious movement
• Wifi Dongle to connect internet

First day, we did installation OS Raspbian Wheezy and some Raspberry Pi’s configurations. And we also tried to make a circuit for the sensors and LED on bread board but we failed make sensor’s circuit. So in the second day we bought Grove Pi to make it easy without stringing wires on bread board. Then we just have to plug and play the sensor on grove pi, but before it we have to install library of each sensors and grove pi. For LED we needed to make simple circuit. In the Third Day we configured email and made the graph for display the record of the result as report.

 

 

 

 

I got so many experiences of making this project. I learned what is PBL (Problem Based Learning) and the way to solve the problem. How to communicate with user, actually it’s so hard to make other people understand our purpose. Some of them didn’t need any system to help their life, whereas I am sure everybody need technology for their life, they just don’t have enough knowledge to know it. So this is our challenge. And also we learned something new everyday together and built the projects together. And we have done the presentation well.

 

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After at the 2nd day  we visit Evergreen for observing and sharing some story with elderly we finally do a thing that can help elderly with their problem.

My team (Timm1Team) is making Pi Light Up which is emergency lamp and house monitoring system using motion sensor and voice command. Why we build this? Because when we talking with the elderly she told us that she some time forgot to turn on the lamp when she go to the toilet in the middle of the night and make she cant sleep well. And also there’s a big issue that the staff ever find elderly that already passed away in her room and no one realize that for a week. We think that the best way how to solve that problem is using cctv to monitor the elderly, but the elderly having a privacy issue and don’t want to use any technology.

So we get the conclusion using motion and voice command to make the elderly save and can help the staff to take care the elderly without operating any technology.

What i learn while developing this project is how we can think how to give the best solution we have to every problem that given to us. And also how to work together as a team, share some ideas, share knowledge, share experiences.

 

 

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This day we’re going to Universal Studio in sentosa island. We’re go there using commercial bus then after we arrived there the rest of it we’re having a lot of fun with Singaporean students and also Indonesian. We spend all day there, basically just have a loooooot of  fun there.

We’re end up tired in this day but we have  thousand memories of fun, sharing, caring and learn how to always stick together as a family of TF SCALE 2.

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I cant wait this day because of today is where I will be in the most beautiful place in Singapore, Central City, and The Icon Merlion. First we arrived at Marina Barrage, the Marina Barrage is one of the reservoirs in Singapore. The guide briefed us and told about the roles of Marina Barrage. It plays an important parts in helping to alleviate flooding in some of the lower lying areas of the island. As we know Singapore is too hard in providing fresh water because of the geographic location surrounded by sea. So the place is also important in providing fresh water.

At 1^st floor there were galleries of water forming process. How The Marina Barrage works, why that is important to them and why did they made it. Sure they used sophisticated technology to turned sea water into fresh water. They created that place in case of Singapore often flooded at the past. So they thought about how to make something to prevent flood.

I learned the way they are thinking, so it may be able to apply in my country in Jakarta because of there is too often flood.

 

 

 

Marina Barrage itself have created some much needed recreational space. It’s a popular place to run, bike, sail boats, and take wedding photos. At the top of Marina Barrage we can see almost the central city of Singapore, especially the popular place such as Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Flyer, Flower Dome, etc. We did some group photos in there. We were so delighted to be there and see the popular places in Singapore at the same time at top of buildings.

Then we went around to Merlion. We passed Flower Dome, Helix Bridge, Singapore Flyer and many buildings. It was so exhausting but all paid off with the beauty of the city, The Merlion was surrounded by many tall buildings and the design of the exterior buildings are so amazed and wonderful.

 

 

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This day we actually have a lot of fun but we also learn about watering system in Singapore. Other than that we also go to Merlion, Singapore Flyer, Helix Bridge and many more. In these day we share a lot of fun and culture with RP students.

So this is the 1st excursion we had, we see a lot of new things, share and learn something new.

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Enough with the playing-around-somewhere stuff. Things getting serious after we went to IDA and Sim Lim Tower to buy materials for our project. We looked around, looked around, looking for stuff we can use to develop our project using Raspberry Pi.

In addition, three days after October 12th was TIRING. We have to develop our project in those three (almost) sleepless days. Seriously.

Of course that efforts mean something. I learned how should teamwork will be. If a part or more doesn’t want to listen to others, that is not teamwork. Something may be done, but it won’t make each members happy or it won’t be as good as if the real teamwork runs.

Of course not only technical knowledge I got from those (almost) sleepless nights, but also this. If you want to earn something, you have to go through hardship and make efforts to be released from that hardship. I mean, look at this after our presentation.

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So I’m here again to write about my first week in Singapore, which is started from October 5th to October 11th. A week of fun, I have to say. After what I wrote in my post before, at October 8th, we gathered as respective team to do Raspberry Pi project. We were brainstorming, actually, about what is the problem(s) we found the day before in Evergreen and from that problem, we decide what system to make.

After that, in the evening, friends from RP took us to the Woodlands Waterfront Park. It’s beautiful to see sunset from there.

So yeah, my other adventure was in October 10th to Marina Barrage. I learned a lot of how is the system here in Singapore to produce fresh water. From what I heard, it’s pretty hard and thus I know why Singaporeans are very aware of water usage and promote to use water effectively.

And from there, they took us around (a very, very long walk, phew!) and our final destination for the day was the Merlion Statue which is a landmark for Singaporean. I must say that almost everything is useless when you do it alone, right. So that’s why human need others to live. So do I. Without friends, It must be boring to do even the most FUN stuff.

And the next day, we went to Universal Studios Singapore. What’s the purpose? Of course to HAVE FUN!

So after a week, I think what I learnt is to have a clean, and healthy life. It can be started from ourselves, like to not throwing rubbish away at any place. If we start from each of us (no need to ask others to do so), all people will do the same good thing (like what they do here in Singapore). Oh, and also to use water properly.

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In the second week of TF SCALE II, we identify the problems which have been obtained after we visiting Evergreen.  Based on the interviews we did to the elderly there, we found some problems that can be solved by using the technology in its implementation.We were divided into groups to work on the project. I was in a group of 5 with members  of 7 people, 3 people of PNM, 1 of PCR, 1 of PKM, and 2 from RP.

We make a project titled E-SmartLight. E means the emergency, which in our system there is a tool in the form of remote emergency that could bring by the elderly. SmartLight means that in the system that we make, can turn on and turn off the lights automatically just by passing through the door. When parents entered the house, a sensor that we put on the side door of the house will be read and will automatically turn on the lights. If the parents go out of the house, the lights and the water in the house will turn off automatically. We use an infrared sensor. We use the IR transmitter and IR receiver put on the door of the house. Sensors connected to Raspi and then Raspi be will generate the program which we describe our system.

In the making of this project, the budget that we needed to create a simulation of our system is very affordable, less than 100 dollars to the cost of purchasing the equipment and sensors needed. We make the project within 3 days and on the fourth day we present it.

In our group, we are working hard on the project finally be completed on time and we were able to present it well. Equipment like raspberry pi and some other expensive equipment have been provided by the RP so we have no difficulty in working on our project. Many things I learned in this project is how to work in teams and how to make a work based on the real problems that exist and can solve the problems experienced by other people.

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