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Hands-Free Toilet Flush Adapter. Status Report #1 Zachary Luna Phillip Cox Dasola Alatise January 25, 2012. A IR toilet adapter that allows the toilet to flush only when bathroom latch is moved from the locked to unlocked position.
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Hands-Free Toilet Flush Adapter Status Report #1Zachary LunaPhillip CoxDasola AlatiseJanuary 25, 2012 A IR toilet adapter that allows the toilet to flush only when bathroom latch is moved from the locked to unlocked position
This adapter will provide a hands-free flush, maximize sanitation, and minimize water used per use Design Milestones • Initial Design and Research – Complete • Ordering of All Components – Complete • Soldering Components – Starting February 1-February 30 • Get RF transmitter Receiver pair to communicate – February 1-February 15
Design Modifications Door Latch Push Button Replaced with Blackberry Trackballer
Recently Completed Tasks • Received Most Parts on January 21 • Soldered Components to both Arduino Fio Boards to Interface it with Computer via FTDI Cable on January 22 • Charged 2000mAh Lithium Polymer Batteries on January 22
Upcoming Tasks • Determine Connectivity of all Components • Start soldering Components to Arduino
Ongoing Tasks • Waiting for Delivery of RF Transmitter/Receiver pair • Soldering Arduino Board (all input/output ports)
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