INTRODUTION

• Harare institute of technology(HIT) is a Zimbabwean educational institution

established since 1988 as a national vocational training centre involved into a
Technical College offering electrical,mechanical and automotive engineering
courses,producing artisans capable of operating and maintaining machinery in
industry until 2005 when it was granted a degree awarding status
• HIT is themost energetic and responsive educational institution in Zimbabwe
providing engineering programmes which are geared towards the production of
industrial technical human resourse,project orientd,creative and highly qualified
technologists for all the economic sectors.
• The Institute has a separate business entity called Insti-Holdins to enable the
development and commercialisation of successful research and project from
Institute’s technology centre.We have fives companies under Instiholdings namely
Institronics,Institools,Instisoft,Instifoods and instiherbs.
 INTRO CONT.…
DESTINY
To be the stimulant of scholarship in innovation
CALLING
To commercialise technology through professionalism rooted In integrity
CAUSE
To cultivate commitment towards technoprenuerial leadership
CORE VALUES
# Innovation # Leadership # Integrity
# Commitment # Profesionalism
 INSTI-HOLDINGS ORGANOGRAM

Vice Chancelor

Director of Technology
Centre

Institronics Instifoods Instisofts Institools Instiherbs

Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman Chairman
 TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
ORGANOGRAM

Director

CNC Milling AutoCAD Lathe Hydraulics

PLC Trainer
Trainer Trainer Trainer Trainer
The technology center conducts research, design, manufacture, develop,
incubate, transfer, and commercialise technology for all sectors of the
economy.Therefore it can be classified as operating under R&D industry

The major products developed by the technology center include the solar
based Vegetable Driers and the Microcontroller Based Egg Incubator.Other
products from Insti-Holdings include: soy-yoghurt, soy-milk, soy-sour milk, ice
cream and mineral water.
Talking about corporate culture, there is a positive workmate relationship
amongst the staff members and a high level of team work in execution of
duties focusing on meeting one goal at a time.
HIT is still expanding and has engaged to promote and nurture the
development of high school students for tertiary studies. The technology
center offers visits to high school students in around the department
workshops. By so doing the institute is improving its relationship with the
society.
 PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
 To be resourceful and innovative in technical aspects of the work including the ability to find and repair faults
occurring in electronic system
 Microcontroller programming in C language.

• PCB board development

• Time management

• Effective communication

• Experience in the detailed design, implementation and testing of analogue and digital electronic circuits and
systems (including microcontroller based systems).
 PROJECT
MICROCONTROLLER BASED
EGG INCUBATOR
The project was designed to develop a microcontroller based system of an
egg incubator mainly for chicken poultry production using the temperature
and humidity sensors that measures the condition of the incubator and
automatically rotate the position of the egg by use of DC motor. The project
development was divided into three main sections namely
mechanical,electronic and software designs.
Incubation is the process by which birds hatch their eggs through the
development of the embryo within the egg. Air ventilation is very important
during the incubation process. While the embryo is developing, oxygen
enters the egg through the shell and carbon dioxide escapes in the same
manner
• The three main elements that are to be controlled for the incubator to
produce good results are air ventilation, temperature and humidity
PROJECT DESIGN FLOW CHART
 HARDWARE DESIGN

Power 16x2 LCD

supply
LM35 Fan&Heater
sensor PIC16F877A circuit

HMZ333 DC
sensor Motor circuit

limit
switches
System block diagram
The major pats are master controller circuit, slave controller circuit, heater
controller circuit and power supply circuit. The master controller circuit
interfaces the temperature and humidity circuit, Liquid Crystal Display (LCD),
heater and fan. For the slave controller circuit, it interfaces with DC motor
circuit attached to the egg tray.

The LM35 series are precision integrated-circuit temperature sensors, whose

output voltage is linearly proportional to the Celsius temperature.It does not
require any external calibration or trimming to provide typical accuracies
of±1⁄4˚Cat room temperature and ±3⁄4˚C over a full −55 to +150˚C
temperature range.
Because of its output range, affordability and long term stability,the humidity
sensor HMZ333 was used in this project
The wiper DC motor was chosen because of its low speed rotation to
eliminates the issues of gearing or speed control using Pulse Width
Modulation (PMW). Also the wiper motor can carry heavy loads.
 SOFTWARE DEVELPMENT
The code was written and tested in parts/functions separately before the
whole code was compiled. The main parts of the projects include the
temperature(36-39degree celcius)and humidity Monitoring and Control
codes and the DC motor control code.

Temperature(degree celcius) Action of the code

Below 36 Turn on the heater
Between 36-39 Turn off the heater
Above 39 Turn off the heater
 TEMPERATURE MONITORING AND
CONTROL FLOW CHART
Start

Initialize
sensors

Read temperature
sensor

Display Temp
on LCD
NO YES Turn ON
Temp≤36?
heater
NO YES
Temp≥36 Turn OFF
heater
NO
B
 HUMIDITY MONITORING AND CONTROL
FLOW CHART
B

Display relative
humidity
YES
Lower limit Turn ON
≤sensor RH humidifier
NO
YES Turn OFF
Upper limit
≤sensor RH humidifier
NO
C
 DC MOTOR CONTROL FLOW
CHART
B

NO
Auto switch
High?
YES
NO STOP Motor
Forward limit
& change
switch High?
diection
YES
NO STOP Motor
reversed limit
switch High? & change
diection
YES
C