Group 10 (2006)

Student Members:
Duarte M. Avelar
John D. Bagnoli
Ying T. Moua
Matthew J. Quesada
James L St. Germaine

Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Theophano Mitsa

Project Title:
Remote Power Controller w/wireless

Project Description (provided by group):
This project plan describes the development process of the Remote Power Controller with Wireless power control(RPC). The process id dictated by the ECE 457 course curriculum set forth by Howard Michel and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth ECE Department. Project requirements are set forth by Stephen Hall of Cantata Technology in Hyannis, MA. Cantata Technology is a leading provider of Open Service Platforms in communications networks worldwide. The RPC project for Cantata Technology will allow power cycling of on-site telecom systems from a remote location via a secure web page user interface. The RPC system shall be comprised of a main controller and power control modules. The main controller shall be contain a Z-world microcontroller which will host the web page interface as well as send and receive logic for the power control modules. The main controller can support up to four power control modules which can be constructed to switch either AC or DC power. The purpose of RPC project is to aid Cantata in implementing efficient off-site software development.