Status Report #1

Team 8January 19, 2011

Zachery ChaneyMark Foresman

Ryan MertzWesley Richard

ATALIS is an automated alcohol inventory control system for use in bars and restaurants.

Overall Need

• Bars and restaurants lose up to 30 percent of their inventory due to alcohol “shrinkage” because of a lack of accurate and reliable inventory tracking.

Project Milestones1. 19 January 2011 – Design dimensions finalized2. 01 February 2011 – Prototype stand holder completed3. 01 March 2011 – Prototype bottle stand completed 4. 01 April 2011 – Software fully implemented and working5. 25 April 2011 – Project completed and demonstrated

Recently Completed Tasks

1. Procured Microcontroller and Development board

2. Purchased RFID readers3. Obtained Force Sensors4. Tested Microcontroller with LED’s and code5. Measured Bar alcohol products and

examined current setup in real life situation.

Ongoing/ Pending Tasks

• Developing most workable/usable stand design for real world application

• Construction of Sensor driving and timing circuit

• RFID reader testing

Upcoming Tasks

• Construction of stand• Software implementation

Functional Block Diagram

Project Schedule