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Project Hands-Free Sheet Music

• Team– Andrew Tanasse– Chelsea Colvin– Cori Goya

AdvisorDr. Crenshaw

Industry RepresentativeNone

ConsultantsRick Broussard

Brad Schmidt

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Hands-Free Sheet Music is an Android tablet app to enable musicians to flip page music using a peripheral foot pedal. The app will include the option of creating “sets” that will allow the user to sequentially transition from piece to piece.

Introduction

Image Sources: www.acer.com, www.bluetooth.org, background designs by Charyn Colvin, http://www.777icons.com/libs/toolbar/bluetooth.htm, http://www.pageflip.com/PageFlip_Cicada.html

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Scorecard

Hardware• Implemented pedal/switch functionality• Simple ADK to Computer program

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Pedal

Arduino ADK board

Arduino Bluetooth board

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Scorecard

Software• Software Prototype II

– Creates a new PDF file that is a composite (a set) of other PDF files

– User Interface allows for rearranging a set of PDF files before “zipping” them together into a new PDF file

– Application takes user input for filename for saving PDF set

University of Portland School of Engineering

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PlansHardware• Keyboard Command Functionality• USB interaction with Music App• Interface ADK/BT boards• Bluetooth Interaction with Music App

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PlansSoftware• Finished Application (code-wise)

– Import works– Debugging– User Testing

• Interfacing with Hardware– USB interaction with Music App– Bluetooth Interaction with Music App– Application and Device Interfacing complete

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MilestonesStatus Description Original

TargetPreviousTarget

PresentTarget

Missed Pedal/Switch Functionality 3 Feb 12 3 Feb 12 22 Feb 12

Done Simple ADK to Computer Program 10 Feb 12 10 Feb 12 9 Feb 12

Missed Software Prototype II 17 Feb 12 17 Feb 12 19 Feb 12

Delayed Keyboard Command Functionality 24 Feb 12 24 Feb 12 2 Mar12

Open USB interaction with App 9 Mar 12 2 Mar 12 2 Mar 12

Delayed Interfacing ADK and BT boards 24 Feb 12 9 Mar 12 9 Mar 12

Open Android Application Completed 9 Mar 12 9 Mar 12 9 Mar 12

Open Bluetooth interaction with App 23 Mar 12 23 Mar 12 23 Mar 12

Open Application and Device interfacing complete 23 Mar 12 23 Mar 12 23 Mar 12

Open Application and Device testing complete 6 Apr 12 6 Apr 12 6 Apr 12

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Concerns/Issues

• Hardware has high expectations and caused some delays. Mitigated by re-ordering milestones

• Custom pedal durability is mitigated by backup PageFlip Cicada Bluetooth pedal

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Conclusions• Behind in hardware, but still on track to

complete total package by original date• Software on target