Raspberry Pi Min-Grant project - User contributions [en]

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T09:31:13Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both '''''software and hardware development''''' on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

From the simplified analysis of engineering development depicted; electrical/electronic engineers are the custodians of both software and hardware knowledge. In modern practice, these knowledge bases are treated as mutually exclusive. However, electrical/electronic engineering is the art and science of '''''software-hardware interaction (SHI)'''''.[[File:Basic Engineering Development Hieararchy.png|thumb|right|320x240px|Basic Engineering Evolution]]

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

It was detemined that there is a need for renewed interest in practical electrical/electronic engineering aspects in light of a global climate of emergent SHI technologies:

*Mobile Applications Development
*Embedded Systems Development
*Internet of Things
*Open-source Driven Technology

This interest, however, must be '''''sparked early'''''.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its '''''affordability''''', '''''adaptability''''' and '''''robustness'''''. It lends itself well to the SHI concept as it is an open hardware platform on which software can be created, loaded and used.

== Program Specifics ==

The program is envisioned as a series of '''''software and hardware hybrid lab exercises''''' in line with the SHI concept. These lab exercises will:

*Address software and hardware problems using the Raspberry Pi
*Labs will be interlaced (alternate between software and hardware)
*Labs will be constrained but have multiple solutions
*Labs done later will build on theory from earlier ones
*Labs will incoroprate some digressions to encourage student-out-of-box (SOOB) thinking

=== Laboratory Exercise Outline ===

*[[Software Based Lab Exercises|Software Based Lab Exercises]]
*[[Hardware Based Lab Exercises|Hardware Based Lab Exercises]]
*[[Mini Project|Mini Project]]

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=== Program Research Team Members ===

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

=== Roles ===

*Principal Investigator - Co-ordination, accounting, documentation, reporting and is the principal trainer
*Investigator - Development of experiments, preparation of resource material, lab supervision and training of technical staff
*Evaluator - Independent assessment of program
*Technologist - Software and hardware preparation and laboratory assistance

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Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T09:27:20Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both '''''software and hardware development''''' on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

From the simplified analysis of engineering development depicted; electrical/electronic engineers are the custodians of both software and hardware knowledge. In modern practice, these knowledge bases are treated as mutually exclusive. However, electrical/electronic engineering is the art and science of '''''software-hardware interaction (SHI)'''''.[[File:Basic Engineering Development Hieararchy.png|thumb|right|320x240px|Basic Engineering Evolution]]

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

It was detemined that there is a need for renewed interest in practical electrical/electronic engineering aspects in light of a global climate of emergent SHI technologies:

*Mobile Applications Development
*Embedded Systems Development
*Internet of Things
*Open-source Driven Technology

This interest, however, must be '''''sparked early'''''.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its '''''affordability''''', '''''adaptability''''' and '''''robustness'''''. It lends itself well to the SHI concept as it is an open hardware platform on which software can be created, loaded and used.

== Program Specifics ==

The program is envisioned as a series of software and hardware hybrid lab exercises. These lab exercises will:

*Address software and hardware problems using the Raspberry Pi
*Labs will be interlaced (alternate between software and hardware)
*Labs will be constrained but have multiple solutions
*Labs done later will build on theory from earlier ones
*Labs will incoroprate some digressions to encourage student-out-of-box (SOOB) thinking

=== Laboratory Exercise Outline ===

*[[Software Based Lab Exercises|Software Based Lab Exercises]]
*[[Hardware Based Lab Exercises|Hardware Based Lab Exercises]]
*[[Mini Project|Mini Project]]

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=== Program Research Team Members ===

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

=== Roles ===

*Principal Investigator - Co-ordination, accounting, documentation, reporting and is the principal trainer
*Investigator - Development of experiments, preparation of resource material, lab supervision and training of technical staff
*Evaluator - Independent assessment of program
*Technologist - Software and hardware preparation and laboratory assistance

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Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T09:26:58Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both '''''software and hardware development''''' on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

From the simplified analysis of engineering development depicted; electrical/electronic engineers are the custodians of both software and hardware knowledge. In modern practice, these knowledge bases are treated as mutually exclusive. However, electrical/electronic engineering is the art and science of '''''software-hardware interaction (SHI)'''''.[[File:Basic Engineering Development Hieararchy.png|thumb|right|320x240px|Basic Engineering Evolution]]

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

It was detemined that there is a need for renewed interest in practical electrical/electronic engineering aspects in light of a global climate of emergent SHI technologies:

*Mobile Applications Development
*Embedded Systems Development
*Internet of Things
*Open-source Driven Technology

This interest, however, must be '''''sparked early'''''.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its '''''affordability''''', '''''adaptability''''' and '''''robustness'''''. It lends itself well to the SHI concept as it is an open hardware platform on which software can be created, loaded and used.

== Program Specifics ==

The program is envisioned as a series of software and hardware hybrid lab exercises. These lab exercises will:

*Address software and hardware problems using the Raspberry Pi
*Labs will be interlaced (alternate between software and hardware)
*Labs will be constrained but have multiple solutions
*Labs done later will build on theory from earlier ones
*Labs will incoroprate some digressions to encourage student-out-of-box (SOOB) thinking

=== Laboratory Exercise Outline ===

*[[Software Based Lab Exercises|Software Based Lab Exercises]]
*[[Hardware Based Lab Exercises|Hardware Based Lab Exercises]]
*[[Mini Project|Mini Project]]

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=== Program Research Team Members ===

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

=== Roles ===

*Principal Investigator - Co-ordination, accounting, documentation, reporting and principal trainer
*Investigator - Development of experiments, preparation of resource material, lab supervision and training of technical staff
*Evaluator - Independent assessment of program
*Technologist - Software and hardware preparation and laboratory assistance

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Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T09:24:19Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both '''''software and hardware development''''' on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

From the simplified analysis of engineering development depicted; electrical/electronic engineers are the custodians of both software and hardware knowledge. In modern practice, these knowledge bases are treated as mutually exclusive. However, electrical/electronic engineering is the art and science of '''''software-hardware interaction (SHI)'''''.[[File:Basic Engineering Development Hieararchy.png|thumb|right|320x240px|Basic Engineering Evolution]]

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

It was detemined that there is a need for renewed interest in practical electrical/electronic engineering aspects in light of a global climate of emergent SHI technologies:

*Mobile Applications Development
*Embedded Systems Development
*Internet of Things
*Open-source Driven Technology

This interest, however, must be '''''sparked early'''''.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its '''''affordability''''', '''''adaptability''''' and '''''robustness'''''. It lends itself well to the SHI concept as it is an open hardware platform on which software can be created, loaded and used.

== Program Specifics ==

The program is envisioned as a series of software and hardware hybrid lab exercises. These lab exercises will:

*Address software and hardware problems using the Raspberry Pi
*Labs will be interlaced (alternate between hardware and software)
*Labs will be constrained but have multiple solutions
*Labs done later will build on theory from earlier ones
*Labs will incoroprate some digressions to encourage student-out-of-box (SOOB) thinking

=== Laboratory Exercise Outline ===

*[[Software Based Lab Exercises|Software Based Lab Exercises]]
*[[Hardware Based Lab Exercises|Hardware Based Lab Exercises]]
*[[Mini Project|Mini Project]]

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=== Program Research Team Members ===

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

=== Roles ===

*Principal Investigator - Co-ordination, accounting, documentation, reporting and principal trainer
*Investigator - Development of experiments, preparation of resource material, lab supervision and training of technical staff
*Evaluator - Independent assessment of program
*Technologist - Software and hardware preparation and laboratory assistance

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Hardware Based Lab Exercises

2015-03-10T09:23:02Z

Kwachira:

== Hardware Based Labs ==

=== Lab 2: General Purpose Input Output (GPIO) ===

=== Lab 4: Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) ===

=== Lab 6: Master-Slave Concepts ===

=== Lab 8: Communication Interfacing ===

Hardware Based Lab Exercises

2015-03-10T09:22:31Z

Kwachira: Blanked the page

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T09:22:15Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both '''''software and hardware development''''' on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

From the simplified analysis of engineering development depicted; electrical/electronic engineers are the custodians of both software and hardware knowledge. In modern practice, these knowledge bases are treated as mutually exclusive. However, electrical/electronic engineering is the art and science of '''''software-hardware interaction (SHI)'''''.[[File:Basic Engineering Development Hieararchy.png|thumb|right|320x240px|Basic Engineering Evolution]]

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

It was detemined that there is a need for renewed interest in practical electrical/electronic engineering aspects in light of a global climate of emergent SHI technologies:

*Mobile Applications Development
*Embedded Systems Development
*Internet of Things
*Open-source Driven Technology

This interest, however, must be '''''sparked early'''''.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its '''''affordability''''', '''''adaptability''''' and '''''robustness'''''. It lends itself well to the SHI concept as it is an open hardware platform on which software can be created, loaded and used.

== Program Specifics ==

The program is envisioned as a series of software and hardware hybrid lab exercises. These lab exercises will:

*Address software and hardware problems using the Raspberry Pi
*Labs will be interlaced (alternate between hardware and software)
*Labs will be constrained but have multiple solutions
*Labs done later will build on theory from earlier ones
*Labs will incoroprate some digressions to encourage student-out-of-box (SOOB) thinking

=== Laboratory Exercise Outline ===

*[[Software Based Lab Exercises|Software_Based_Lab_Exercises]]
*[[Hardware Based Lab Exercises|Hardware_Based_Lab_Exercises]]
*[[Software Based Lab Exercises|Software Based Lab Exercises]]
*[[Hardware Based Lab Exercises|Hardware Based Lab Exercises]]
*[[Mini Project|Mini Project]]

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=== Program Research Team Members ===

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

=== Roles ===

*Principal Investigator - Co-ordination, accounting, documentation, reporting and principal trainer
*Investigator - Development of experiments, preparation of resource material, lab supervision and training of technical staff
*Evaluator - Independent assessment of program
*Technologist - Software and hardware preparation and laboratory assistance

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Mini Project

2015-03-10T09:21:51Z

Kwachira:

== Mini Project ==

Mini Project

2015-03-10T09:21:35Z

Kwachira:

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Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T09:21:22Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both '''''software and hardware development''''' on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

From the simplified analysis of engineering development depicted; electrical/electronic engineers are the custodians of both software and hardware knowledge. In modern practice, these knowledge bases are treated as mutually exclusive. However, electrical/electronic engineering is the art and science of '''''software-hardware interaction (SHI)'''''.[[File:Basic Engineering Development Hieararchy.png|thumb|right|320x240px|Basic Engineering Evolution]]

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

It was detemined that there is a need for renewed interest in practical electrical/electronic engineering aspects in light of a global climate of emergent SHI technologies:

*Mobile Applications Development
*Embedded Systems Development
*Internet of Things
*Open-source Driven Technology

This interest, however, must be '''''sparked early'''''.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its '''''affordability''''', '''''adaptability''''' and '''''robustness'''''. It lends itself well to the SHI concept as it is an open hardware platform on which software can be created, loaded and used.

== Program Specifics ==

The program is envisioned as a series of software and hardware hybrid lab exercises. These lab exercises will:

*Address software and hardware problems using the Raspberry Pi
*Labs will be interlaced (alternate between hardware and software)
*Labs will be constrained but have multiple solutions
*Labs done later will build on theory from earlier ones
*Labs will incoroprate some digressions to encourage student-out-of-box (SOOB) thinking

=== Laboratory Exercise Outline ===

*[[Software Based Lab Exercises|Software_Based_Lab_Exercises]]
*[[Hardware Based Lab Exercises|Hardware_Based_Lab_Exercises]]
*[[Mini Project|Mini_Project]]
*[[Software Based Lab Exercises|Software Based Lab Exercises]]
*[[Hardware Based Lab Exercises|Hardware Based Lab Exercises]]
*[[Mini Project|Mini Project]]

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=== Program Research Team Members ===

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

=== Roles ===

*Principal Investigator - Co-ordination, accounting, documentation, reporting and principal trainer
*Investigator - Development of experiments, preparation of resource material, lab supervision and training of technical staff
*Evaluator - Independent assessment of program
*Technologist - Software and hardware preparation and laboratory assistance

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Mini Project

2015-03-10T09:16:53Z

Kwachira: Created page with "== Mini Project =="

== Mini Project ==

Hardware Based Lab Exercises

2015-03-10T09:15:55Z

Kwachira: Created page with "== Hardware Based Labs == === Lab 2: General Purpose Input Output (GPIO) === === Lab 4: Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) === === Lab 6: Master-Slave Concepts === === Lab 8: Co..."

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T09:14:17Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both '''''software and hardware development''''' on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

From the simplified analysis of engineering development depicted; electrical/electronic engineers are the custodians of both software and hardware knowledge. In modern practice, these knowledge bases are treated as mutually exclusive. However, electrical/electronic engineering is the art and science of '''''software-hardware interaction (SHI)'''''.[[File:Basic Engineering Development Hieararchy.png|thumb|right|320x240px|Basic Engineering Evolution]]

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

It was detemined that there is a need for renewed interest in practical electrical/electronic engineering aspects in light of a global climate of emergent SHI technologies:

*Mobile Applications Development
*Embedded Systems Development
*Internet of Things
*Open-source Driven Technology

This interest, however, must be '''''sparked early'''''.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its '''''affordability''''', '''''adaptability''''' and '''''robustness'''''. It lends itself well to the SHI concept as it is an open hardware platform on which software can be created, loaded and used.

== Program Specifics ==

The program is envisioned as a series of software and hardware hybrid lab exercises. These lab exercises will:

*Address software and hardware problems using the Raspberry Pi.
*Labs will be interlaced (alternate between hardware and software)
*Labs will be constrained but have multiple solutions.
*Labs will build on theory from earlier ones.
*Labs will incoroprate some digressions to encourage student-out-of-box (SOOB) thinking.

=== Laboratory Exercise Outline ===

*[[Software Based Lab Exercises|Software_Based_Lab_Exercises]]
*[[Hardware Based Lab Exercises|Hardware_Based_Lab_Exercises]]
*[[Mini Project|Mini_Project]]

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=== Program Research Team Members ===

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

=== Roles ===

*Principal Investigator - Co-ordination, accounting, documentation, reporting and principal trainer
*Investigator - Development of experiments, preparation of resource material, lab supervision and training of technical staff
*Evaluator - Independent assessment of program
*Technologist - Software and hardware preparation and laboratory assistance

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Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T09:13:49Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both '''''software and hardware development''''' on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

From the simplified analysis of engineering development depicted; electrical/electronic engineers are the custodians of both software and hardware knowledge. In modern practice, these knowledge bases are treated as mutually exclusive. However, electrical/electronic engineering is the art and science of '''''software-hardware interaction (SHI)'''''.[[File:Basic Engineering Development Hieararchy.png|thumb|right|320x240px|Basic Engineering Evolution]]

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

It was detemined that there is a need for renewed interest in practical electrical/electronic engineering aspects in light of a global climate of emergent SHI technologies:

*Mobile Applications Development
*Embedded Systems Development
*Internet of Things
*Open-source Driven Technology

This interest, however, must be '''''sparked early'''''.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its '''''affordability''''', '''''adaptability''''' and '''''robustness'''''. It lends itself well to the SHI concept as it is an open hardware platform on which software can be created, loaded and used.

== Program Specifics ==

The program is envisioned as a series of software and hardware hybrid lab exercises. These lab exercises will:

*Address software and hardware problems using the Raspberry Pi.
*Labs will be interlaced (alternate between hardware and software)
*Labs will be constrained but have multiple solutions.
*Labs will build on theory from earlier ones.
*Labs will incoroprate some digressions to encourage student-out-of-box (SOOB) thinking.

=== Lab Description ===

*[[Software Based Lab Exercises|Software_Based_Lab_Exercises]]
*[[Hardware Based Lab Exercises|Hardware_Based_Lab_Exercises]]
*[[Mini_Project|Mini_Project]]

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=== Program Research Team Members ===

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

=== Roles ===

*Principal Investigator - Co-ordination, accounting, documentation, reporting and principal trainer
*Investigator - Development of experiments, preparation of resource material, lab supervision and training of technical staff
*Evaluator - Independent assessment of program
*Technologist - Software and hardware preparation and laboratory assistance

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Software Based Lab Exercises

2015-03-10T09:12:25Z

Kwachira: Created page with "== Software Based Labs == === Lab 1: Minimalist Command Line === === Lab 3: Remote Access to RasPi === === Lab 5: LAMP Server Setup === === Lab 7: I/O Interfacing ==="

== Software Based Labs ==

=== Lab 1: Minimalist Command Line ===

=== Lab 3: Remote Access to RasPi ===

=== Lab 5: LAMP Server Setup ===

=== Lab 7: I/O Interfacing ===

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T09:10:51Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both '''''software and hardware development''''' on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

From the simplified analysis of engineering development depicted; electrical/electronic engineers are the custodians of both software and hardware knowledge. In modern practice, these knowledge bases are treated as mutually exclusive. However, electrical/electronic engineering is the art and science of '''''software-hardware interaction (SHI)'''''.[[File:Basic Engineering Development Hieararchy.png|thumb|right|320x240px|Basic Engineering Evolution]]

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

It was detemined that there is a need for renewed interest in practical electrical/electronic engineering aspects in light of a global climate of emergent SHI technologies:

*Mobile Applications Development
*Embedded Systems Development
*Internet of Things
*Open-source Driven Technology

This interest, however, must be '''''sparked early'''''.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its '''''affordability''''', '''''adaptability''''' and '''''robustness'''''. It lends itself well to the SHI concept as it is an open hardware platform on which software can be created, loaded and used.

== Program Specifics ==

The program is envisioned as a series of software and hardware hybrid lab exercises. These lab exercises will:

*Address software and hardware problems using the Raspberry Pi.
*Labs will be interlaced (alternate between hardware and software)
*Labs will be constrained but have multiple solutions.
*Labs will build on theory from earlier ones.
*Labs will incoroprate some digressions to encourage student-out-of-box (SOOB) thinking.

=== Lab Description ===

*[[Software_Based_Lab_Exercises|Software_Based_Lab_Exercises]]
*[[Hardware_Based_Lab_Exercises|Hardware_Based_Lab_Exercises]]

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=== Program Research Team Members ===

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

=== Roles ===

*Principal Investigator - Co-ordination, accounting, documentation, reporting and principal trainer
*Investigator - Development of experiments, preparation of resource material, lab supervision and training of technical staff
*Evaluator - Independent assessment of program
*Technologist - Software and hardware preparation and laboratory assistance

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2015-03-10T09:08:04Z

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Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T09:07:37Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both '''''software and hardware development''''' on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

From the simplified analysis of engineering development depicted; electrical/electronic engineers are the custodians of both software and hardware knowledge. In modern practice, these knowledge bases are treated as mutually exclusive. However, electrical/electronic engineering is the art and science of '''''software-hardware interaction (SHI)'''''.[[File:Basic Engineering Development Hieararchy.png|thumb|right|320x240px|Basic Engineering Evolution]]

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

It was detemined that there is a need for renewed interest in practical electrical/electronic engineering aspects in light of a global climate of emergent SHI technologies:

*Mobile Applications Development
*Embedded Systems Development
*Internet of Things
*Open-source Driven Technology

This interest, however, must be '''''sparked early'''''.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its '''''affordability''''', '''''adaptability''''' and '''''robustness'''''. It lends itself well to the SHI concept as it is an open hardware platform on which software can be created, loaded and used.

== Program Specifics ==

The program is envisioned as a series of software and hardware hybrid lab exercises. These lab exercises will:

*Address software and hardware problems using the Raspberry Pi.
*Labs will be interlaced (alternate between hardware and software)
*Labs will be constrained but have multiple solutions.
*Labs will build on theory from earlier ones.
*Labs will incoroprate some digressions to encourage student-out-of-box (SOOB) thinking.

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=== Program Research Team Members ===

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

=== Roles ===

*Principal Investigator - Co-ordination, accounting, documentation, reporting and principal trainer
*Investigator - Development of experiments, preparation of resource material, lab supervision and training of technical staff
*Evaluator - Independent assessment of program
*Technologist - Software and hardware preparation and laboratory assistance

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Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T09:07:00Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both '''''software and hardware development''''' on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

From the simplified analysis of engineering development depicted; electrical/electronic engineers are the custodians of both software and hardware knowledge. In modern practice, these knowledge bases are treated as mutually exclusive. However, electrical/electronic engineering is the art and science of '''''software-hardware interaction (SHI)'''''.[[File:Basic Engineering Development Hieararchy.png|thumb|right|320x240px|Basic Engineering Evolution]]

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

It was detemined that there is a need for renewed interest in practical electrical/electronic engineering aspects in light of a global climate of emergent SHI technologies:

*Mobile Applications Development
*Embedded Systems Development
*Internet of Things
*Open-source Driven Technology

This interest, however, must be '''''sparked early'''''.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its '''''affordability''''', '''''adaptability''''' and '''''robustness'''''. It lends itself well to the SHI concept as it is an open hardware platform on which software can be created, loaded and used.

== Program Specifics ==

The program is envisioned as a series of software and hardware hybrid lab exercises. These lab exercises will:

*Address software and hardware problems using the Raspberry Pi.
*Labs will be interlaced (alternate between hardware and software)
*Labs will be constrained but have multiple solutions.
*Labs will build on theory from earlier ones.
*Labs will incoroprate some digressions to encourage student-out-of-box (SOOB) thinking.

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=== Program Research Team Members ===

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

=== Roles ===

*Principal Investigator - Co-ordination, accounting, documentation, reporting and principal trainer
*Investigator - Development of experiments, preparation of resource material, lab supervision and training of technical staff
*Evaluator - Independent assessment of program
*Technologist - Software and hardware preparation and laboratory assistance

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Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T09:05:44Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both '''''software and hardware development''''' on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

From the simplified analysis of engineering development depicted; electrical/electronic engineers are the custodians of both software and hardware knowledge. In modern practice, these knowledge bases are treated as mutually exclusive. However, electrical/electronic engineering is the art and science of '''''software-hardware interaction (SHI)'''''.[[File:Basic Engineering Development Hieararchy.png|thumb|right|320x240px|Basic Engineering Evolution]]

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

It was detemined that there is a need for renewed interest in practical electrical/electronic engineering aspects in light of a global climate of emergent SHI technologies:

*Mobile Applications Development
*Embedded Systems Development
*Internet of Things
*Open-source Driven Technology

This interest, however, must be '''''sparked early'''''.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its '''''affordability''''', '''''adaptability''''' and '''''robustness'''''. It lends itself well to the SHI concept as it is an open hardware platform on which software can be created, loaded and used.

== Program Specifics ==

The program is envisioned as a series of software and hardware hybrid lab exercises. These lab exercises will:

*Address software and hardware problems using the Raspberry Pi.
*Labs will be interlaced (alternate between hardware and software)
*Labs will be constrained but have multiple solutions.
*Labs will build on theory from earlier ones.
*Labs will incoroprate some digressions to encourage student-out-of-box (SOOB) thinking.

== Program Research Team Members ==

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

=== Roles ===

*Principal Investigator - Co-ordination, accounting, documentation, reporting and principal trainer
*Investigator - Development of experiments, preparation of resource material, lab supervision and training of technical staff
*Evaluator - Independent assessment of program
*Technologist - Software and hardware preparation and laboratory assistance

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Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T08:00:02Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both '''''software and hardware development''''' on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

From the simplified analysis of engineering development depicted; electrical/electronic engineers are the custodians of both software and hardware knowledge. In modern practice, these knowledge bases are treated as mutually exclusive. However, electrical/electronic engineering is the art and science of '''''software-hardware interaction (SHI)'''''.[[File:Basic Engineering Development Hieararchy.png|thumb|right|320x240px|Basic Engineering Evolution]]

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

It was detemined that there is a need for renewed interest in practical electrical/electronic engineering aspects in light of a global climate of emergent SHI technologies:

*Mobile Applications Development
*Embedded Systems Development
*Internet of Things
*Open-source Driven Technology

This interest, however, must be '''''sparked early'''''.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its '''''affordability''''', '''''adaptability''''' and '''''robustness'''''. It lends itself well to the SHI concept as it is an open hardware platform on which software can be created, loaded and used.

== Program Research Team Members ==

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

=== Roles ===

*Principal Investigator - Co-ordination, accounting, documentation, reporting and principal trainer
*Investigator - Development of experiments, preparation of resource material, lab supervision and training of technical staff
*Evaluator - Independent assessment of program
*Technologist - Software and hardware preparation and laboratory assistance

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Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T07:58:47Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both '''''software and hardware development''''' on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

From the simplified analysis of engineering development depicted; electrical/electronic engineers are the custodians of both software and hardware knowledge. In modern practice, these knowledge bases are treated as mutually exclusive. However, electrical/electronic engineering is the art and science of '''''software-hardware interaction (SHI)'''''.[[File:Basic Engineering Development Hieararchy.png|thumb|right|320x240px|Basic Engineering Evolution]]

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

It was detemined that there is a need for renewed interest in practical electrical/electronic engineering aspects in light of a global climate of emergent SHI technologies:

*Mobile Applications Development
*Embedded Systems Development
*Internet of Things
*Open-source Driven Technology

This interest, however, must be '''''sparked early'''''.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its '''''affordability''''', '''''adaptability''''' and '''''robustness'''''. It lends itself well to the SHI concept as it is an open hardware platform on which software can be created, loaded and used.

== Program Research Team Members ==

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

=== Roles ===

*'''Principal Investigator''' - Co-ordination, accounting, documentation, reporting and principal trainer
*'''Investigator''' - Development of experiments, preparation of resource material, lab supervision and training of technical staff
*'''Evaluator''' - Independent assessment of program
*'''Technologist''' - Software and hardware preparation and laboratory assistance

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Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T07:57:42Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both '''''software and hardware development''''' on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

From the simplified analysis of engineering development depicted; electrical/electronic engineers are the custodians of both software and hardware knowledge. In modern practice, these knowledge bases are treated as mutually exclusive. However, electrical/electronic engineering is the art and science of '''''software-hardware interaction (SHI)'''''.

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[[File:Basic Engineering Development Hieararchy.png|thumb|right|320x240px|Basic Engineering Evolution]]

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

It was detemined that there is a need for renewed interest in practical electrical/electronic engineering aspects in light of a global climate of emergent SHI technologies:

*Mobile Applications Development
*Embedded Systems Development
*Internet of Things
*Open-source Driven Technology

This interest, however, must be '''''sparked early'''''.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its '''''affordability''''', '''''adaptability''''' and '''''robustness'''''. It lends itself well to the SHI concept as it is an open hardware platform on which software can be created, loaded and used.

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== Program Research Team Members ==

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

=== Roles ===

*'''Principal Investigator''' - Co-ordination, accounting, documentation, reporting and principal trainer
*'''Investigator''' - Development of experiments, preparation of resource material, lab supervision and training of technical staff
*'''Evaluator''' - Independent assessment of program
*'''Technologist''' - Software and hardware preparation and laboratory assistance

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Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T07:45:43Z

Kwachira:

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T07:31:48Z

Kwachira:

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T07:30:35Z

Kwachira:

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T07:28:09Z

Kwachira:

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T07:21:32Z

Kwachira:

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T07:17:12Z

Kwachira:

File:Basic Engineering Development Hieararchy.png

2015-03-10T07:15:44Z

Kwachira: Picture depicting the general evolution of engineering highlighting how disciplines developed from one another. In particular, it tries to show how electrical/electronic engineering needs both s/ware and h/ware.

Picture depicting the general evolution of engineering highlighting how disciplines developed from one another.
In particular, it tries to show how electrical/electronic engineering needs both s/ware and h/ware.

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T06:59:09Z

Kwachira:

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T06:55:12Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both '''software and hardware development''' on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its affordability, adaptability and robustness.

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

== Program Research Team Members ==

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T06:52:46Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

The program aims to develop competency in both software and hardware development on the backbone of the Raspberry Pi single board computer. This is to be accomplished in early level Electrical and Electronic Engineering students who have some prerequisite knowledge of basic programming as well as simple circuit design concepts.

The Raspberry Pi is attractive to this end due to its affordability, adaptability and robustness.

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

== Program Research Team Members ==

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T06:48:49Z

Kwachira:

== Program Brief ==

== Background ==

In an assessment of departmental education at the University of Nairobi, it was found that final year Electrical and Electronic Engineering students preferred theoretical descriptive projects over practical-experimental, simulation or design ones. It was also found that a growing number of graduates were moving into non-engineering based professions such as banking and auditing. These professions make use of the inherent analytical skills gained in learning engineering but avoid the physical building of devices and systems.

== Program Research Team Members ==

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T06:40:53Z

Kwachira:

== Team Members ==

#Prof. Heywood Absaloms Ouma (Principal Invesigator)
#Mr. Ahmed Sayyid (Investigator)
#Mr. Kinyua Wachira (Investigator)
#Mr. Nicholus Kimali (Evaluator)
#Mr. Christopher Waweru (Technologist)
#Mr. Bonface Munyole (Technologist)

Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Nairobi (UoN)

2015-03-10T06:21:52Z

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