Digital Integrated

Electrical Measuring
Device

Project Proposal
 DEBRE TABOR
UNIVERSITY
FACULITY OF TECHNOLOGY

PROJECT PROPOSAL

Digital Integrated Electrical

Measuring Device

For Debre Tabor University

By:

Tibebu Enyew

Tewodros Degu
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ABSTRACT
This project proposes designing a Digital Integrated
Electrical Measuring Device for the Debre Tabor University,
Faculty of Technology.
Electrical Measuring Devices like Oscilloscope, Multimeter and
Watt meter are some of the vital equipment tools required in
the Electrical Engineering Laboratories.
Electrical Engineering Laboratories play the major role in
developing the Students practical skill. The Laboratories need
to be equipped with the right equipment and in enough
amount.
However the Electrical Engineering laboratories in our
university dont have enough amount of this equipment.
The reason behind this problem is the Electrical Laboratory
equipment expensiveness and this equipment are imported
from the foreign countries.
This project proposes to develop a Digital Integrated Electrical
Measuring Device that consist the basic Electrical Engineering
Laboratory equipment like Oscilloscope, Multimeter and
Watt meter all in one, with minimized cost.
I believe this project plays its own role in solving the Laboratory
Equipment Scarcity problem in our Faculty.

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Table of Contents

ABSTRACT I

TABLE OF CONTENTSII

LIST OF FIGURES III

LIST OF TABLES III

1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 1

2. PROBLEM STATEMENTS 2

3. OBJECTIVES 3

4. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT 4

5. METHODOLOGY 5

6. 6. EXPECTED OUT COME 6

7. TASK BREAKDOWN AND BUDGET ALLOCATION 8

8. TENTATIVE PROJECT SCHEDULE 11

9. References 12

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List of Figures
Figure 6.1 Device Sketch.............................................................................7

List of Tables
Table 1 Major resource requirement and cost breakdown...........................8

Table 2 Requirement Study and Analysis cost breakdown...........................9

Table 3 Hardware and Software Design cost breakdown.............................9

Table 4 Hardware and Software Implementation cost breakdown...............9

Table 5 Testing hardware and software cost breakdown...........................10

Table 6 Budget summary...........................................................................10

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 1.INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
This is a project proposal to develop a Digital Integrated
Electrical Measuring Device for Electrical Engineering
Laboratories in Debre Tabor University.
Electrical Measuring Device on the market are very expensive.
For example according to my research on the Amazon Market, 2
channel Oscilloscope with frequency ranges 40-150 MHz costs
on average about 430$ [1] , Digital Multimeter costs on average
about 15$ [2] , Digital Watt Meter 10$.[3]
The Digital Integrated Electrical Measuring Device which is
going to be developed by this project consist the above
measuring devices and it can be implemented with half of the
cost.
The Device will have GLCD display and microcontroller that
enable the user interact with it. The device is digital which
means it shows the measurement result in digital form.
This device may have some limitations compared with those on
the market, which is a trade made for the cost minimization
and size reduction.
This project aims at reducing the Laboratory Equipment scarcity
by developing this low cost, all in one Laboratory Device.

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 2.PROBLEM STATEMENTS
Electrical Engineering Laboratories in the university play the
major role in developing the Students practical skill. The
Laboratories need to be equipped with the right equipment and
in enough amount.
However the Electrical Engineering laboratories in most
universities including our university dont have enough amount
of this equipment.
The reason behind this problem is the Electrical Laboratory
equipment expensiveness and this equipment are imported
from the foreign countries.
This problem has had a great impact on reducing education
Quality.

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 3.OBJECTIVES
3.1 General Objective
To Develop a Digital Integrated Electrical Measuring Device for
Debre Tabor University, Faculty of Technology.

3.2 Specific objective

To design and develop microcontroller based voltmeter,
ammeter and ohmmeter.
To design and develop microcontroller based Power meter.
To design and develop microcontroller based Oscilloscope.

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 4.SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROJECT
At the completion of this project, the Electrical Engineering
Laboratories will be equipped with this Digital Integrated
Electrical Measuring device in large amount. Hence the
laboratories can provide better service for the students.

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 5.METHODOLOGY
In executing this project, the tasks will be divided in to
Hardware and Software part.
Hardware Design Methodology
The Design and Implementation of the hardware part can be subdivided
into three major parts

Design and Implementation of the Multimeter (i.e. voltmeter,

ammeter and Ohmmeter together) in this part a voltmeter
that can measure DC/AC voltage (up to 20V DC/AC), Ammeter
that can measure DC/AC current (up to 1A), and ohmmeter
that can measure up to 20M will be developed.

Design and Implementation of the Power meter.

Design and Implementation of Oscilloscope that can measure

Electrical signal up to 1kHz

The detail of the above major parts will be presented in clearly on

the requirement analysis and Design documentations.

Software Design Methodology

In this part the software firmware that control the operation of the device
and enable user interaction with the device will be developed.

In this part all the necessary interfacing software modules will be designed
and implemented. C will be used as a primary language for this part.

Design tools required for the project:

Protuse Design Suite 8.0: This software will be used as a basic

tool for both schematic and layout design of the hardware.

Atmel Studio 7.0: this software will be used for developing the
interfacing software

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Overall system Design Flow Chart

Requirement Analysis

Multimeter Power meter Oscilloscope Interfacing

Design, Design, design, software
Simulation & Simulation & Simulation & design
test test test

Multimeter Power meter Oscilloscope Interfacing

Implementati Implementati Implementati software
on on on Implementatio
n

Integrate the Device

Testing the Device

Deploying the
prototype

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6. EXPECTED OUT COME
At the end of this project, A Digital Integrated Electrical Measuring Device
will be delivered. The device sketch looks like the following.

Figure 6. Expected Out Come.1 Device Sketch

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 6.TASK BREAKDOWN AND BUDGET ALLOCATION
Major Resource Requirement and Cost Breakdown
Table 1 Major resource requirement and cost breakdown

N Resource name Specification Quantity Cost/birr

o

1 At mega Atmega 320p 2 2*250=500

Microcontroller

2 PCB board PCB board 2 2*400=800

30mm*60mm

3 Itching Chemical Ferric Chloride 1 1*300=300

Enchant

4 Circuit Resistors, - 2000.00

Components Diodes, (Estimated)
Capacitors,
Zener Diodes,
Opamps,
Voltage
Regulators,
Potentiometer
s, Transistors,
Light Emitting
Diodes, Liquid
Crystal
Display,
Jumper Cable
etc.

5 GLCD 128x64 based 1 300

on the

Ks0108
controller chip.

6 Soldering Lead Soldering lead 1 200

7 Soldering Iron 40 watt 1 300

Soldering Iron

8 Soldering flux Soldering flux 1 200

9 Lead sucker Lead sucker 1 200

Total 4800 birr

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Requirement Study and Analysis
Table 2 Requirement Study and Analysis cost breakdown

Task Description Numbe Days Per Total

r spent diem cost
cost
Of Per (Birr)
actors actor

The necessary information 2 30 100 6000

and materials that are
used in the design of the
project will be collected

Hardware and Software Design

Table 3 Hardware and Software Design cost breakdown

Task Description Numbe Days Per Total

r spent diem cost
cost
Of Per (Birr)
actors actor

This task will begin 1 60 150 9000

immediately after the
completion of the
Requirement Study and
Analysis.

All the required hardware

and software will be
designed based on the
requirement gathered.

Hardware and software Implementation

Table 4 Hardware and Software Implementation cost breakdown

Task Description Numbe Days Per Total

r spent diem cost
cost
Of Per (Birr)
actors actor

This task will begin 1 60 150 9000

immediately after the
completion of the design.

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 All the hardware and
software designs will be
implemented. Writing code
for the microcontroller,
print circuit designs on
PCB(printed circuit board)

Testing the hardware and software

Table 5 Testing hardware and software cost breakdown

Task Description Numbe Days Per Total

r spent diem cost
cost
Of Per (Birr)
actors actor

The implemented 1 30 100 3000

hardware and software will
be tested and verified.

Budget Summary
Table 6 Budget summary

N Activity Budget Allocated/birr

o

1 Material Purchasing 4800

2 Requirement Study and 6000

Analysis

3 Hardware and software 9000

Design

4 Hardware and software 9000

Implementation

5 Testing hardware and 3000

software

Total Budget 31, 800 birr

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 7.TENTATIVE PROJECT SCHEDULE

Activities Decem Janua Febru Marc Apri Ma Jun

ber ry ary h l y e

Informatio
n
collecting
and
analysis

Hardware
& software
Design

Hardware
& Software
Implement
ation

Testing
hardware
and
software

Prototype
Deploying

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 8.REFERENCES
[1].https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_?
ie=UTF8&k=oscilloscope+2+channels&i=aps&x=0&y=0

[2] .https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_?
ie=UTF8&k=digital+multimeter&i=aps&x=0&y=0

[3]. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_?
ie=UTF8&k=digital+power+meter&i=aps&x=0&y=0

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