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MS_CCS_ID-Mate-Quest_Portable Barcode Scanner_102_12.cdr The Customer The Requirement Solution Provided The customer is a company providing high-tech products aimed at solving problems for those with visual impairments. The company is based on the single premise: To provide customers with greater independence through technology. The customer approached Mistral to design and develop a portable “all-in- one” talking barcode scanner, that will become the “eye” for the visually impaired. This lightweight product should help visually impaired people in identifying objects through its barcode, offer face/object/currency recognition and also live video streaming to remote locations through Skype connectivity. Additionally, users should be able to listen to music. The requirement was to design and develop a portable “all-in-one” talking barcode scanner. Mistral developed the complete product from design to production, including hardware design, software development - firmware, middleware, embedded applications; product qualification and production support. The product concept was shared by the customer. Mistral designed the hardware and developed the Linux BSP for the hardware. The Mistral team also developed the complete keypad-based user interface application for controlling and configuring the entire product including camera, WLAN and Bluetooth. The team also ported and integrated third party interfaces, such as the Text-to- Speech engine, Skype, Image Processing engines for currency and color identification, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), camera sensors and barcode readers. The product is based on TI's AM/DM37x Sitara Microprocessor. The initial design and development was done around the AM/DM37x EVM from Mistral. Mistral used the development platform as a reference design, customized it to a small form-factor prototype and developed the solution for this product requirement. The team at Mistral assessed the product through independent verification and validation across different stages of the product development including pre- certification tests and FCC Class B pre-qualification tests. Case Study Portable barcode scanner for visually impaired A portable, lightweight, all-in-one device that acts as an 'eye' for visually impaired and allows live video/image streaming through Skype Introduction This case study showcases Mistral's expertise in providing product design services in the consumer electronics segment. Mistral was approached by a leading original device manufacturer (ODM) in the US providing high-tech products for people with visual impairments, to develop a portable “all-in-one” talking barcode scanner. 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[email protected] Branch Offices: INDIA ! Hyderabad ! New Delhi USA ! Dallas, Texas Page 1 Page 2 Microsoft Word - BN208 T1 2020 Assessment 1 SYD MEL- V4.docx Prepared by: Dr Sanjeeb Shrestha Moderated by: Dr Nazmus Nafi July 2021 Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines Trimester T2 2021 Unit Code BN208 Unit Title Networked Applications Assessment Type Type A: Individual submission and demonstration Assessment Title Assignment 1 - Evolving Networked Applications Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) This Assignment evaluates the following Unit Learning Outcomes: b) Apply socio-technical contexts in modern network applications and management; c) Utilise common and emerging types of middleware to design and manage networked applications; Weight 15% (Part-A = 5%, Part-B = 10%) Total Marks 70 Word limit Approximately 1600 (Assignment 1a = 600, Assignment 1b = 1000) Due Date Assignment 1a Week 3, 11:59 PM, 8 August 2021 Assignment 1b Week 7, 11:59 PM, 5 September 2021 Submission Guidelines All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a title Page. The assessment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font and 2.54 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings. Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style. Extension If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration Application must be submitted directly to the School's Administration Officer, in Melbourne on Level 6 or in Sydney on Level 7. You must submit this application three working days prior to the due date of the assessment. Further information is available at: Applying through AMS https://online.mit.edu.au Academic Misconduct Academic Misconduct is a serious offence. Depending on the seriousness of the case, penalties can vary from a written warning or zero marks to exclusion from the course or rescinding the degree. Students should make themselves familiar with the full policy and procedure available at: https://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies- procedures- and-guidelines/Plagiarism-Academic-Misconduct-Policy-Procedure. For further information, please refer to the Academic Integrity Section in your Unit Description. http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-procedures- http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-procedures- Prepared by: Dr Sanjeeb Shrestha Moderated by: Dr Nazmus Nafi July 2021 Assignment #01 Description Introduction: Socio-technical Systems Design incorporates technical, social, human and organizational factors while designing organizational systems. The principal aim is to understand the complex relationship among the human/users, technical processes and business goals. “…. technologists cannot simply leave the social and ethical questions to other people, because the technology directly affects these matters” -- Berners-Lee The case study entitled “Portable barcode scanner for visually impaired” presented. The link to the case study is given in appendix I. The objective of the company is “to develop a portable “all-in-one” talking barcode scanner.”. Assignment 1a Task 1 1. As a part of understanding the customer’s requirement for an effective Socio-technical System Design, critique on the needs of the customer based on the case study. In your analysis, elaborate on the technical and the non-technical needs. For example, technical needs can be related to cost effectiveness “lightweight product should help visually impaired people in identifying objects through its barcode, offer face/object/currency recognition and also live video streaming to remote locations through Skype connectivity. Additionally, users should be able to listen to music. etc.” 2. Identify and justify the design challenges. You could use bullet points whenever necessary. Also, you could include use cases to justify the identified points.