Author: Maytham Fahmi

IELS: Indoor Equipment Localization System: Conclusion (Part 6/6 final) (IoT)

Conclusion We conclude there is a gap between a few of the mentioned research papers  and the commercial products. Most  researches are missing the practical usage of iBeacons and focus primarily on specific problems. However, all commercial solutions does not Read more

IELS: Indoor Equipment Localization System: Discussion (Part 5/6) (IoT)

Discussion When this project started, the idea was simple. The goal was to localize objects inside a building environment in an easy and affordable way. This  idea  turned out to  be  a wide  research area, and lead  to  try different Read more

IELS: Indoor Equipment Localization System: Evaluation (Part 4/6) (IoT)

Evaluation Evaluation is important and a key process in a project completion. This evaluation is to present the  results of our system, for locating the trackable object position and track its (movement) repositioning over  time using mobile smartphones as  data Read more

IELS: Indoor Equipment Localization System: Implementation (Part 3/6) (IoT)

Implementation 3.1    Software architecture The software architecture is based on three main components, Mobile Client, Data Server  and Admin Server  as shown in figure  3.1. Mobile Client is an Android application. Its main purpose is to collect iBeacon data such Read more

How to Create virtual COM port pairs in Windows for development (IoT)

Just imagine you are developing embedded device or IoT device solution where you need to interact your software with a hardware device over Com port. Normally you need to have your real device turn on and connect it to your Read more

IELS: Indoor Equipment Localization System: System Design (Part 2/6) (IoT)

System Design In this chapter, we will explain the system design behind Indoor Equipment Localization System (IELS). Before we go into the details of the system, the main goals of this project will be elaborated. The following questions are chosen Read more

IELS: Indoor Equipment Localization System: Introduction (Part 1/6) (IoT)

Introduction It is no longer secret that I have been working on IELS in my Master Thesis ended September 2017. It was joy, fun and hard as well. Some of you guys asked me if I can share what I Read more

How to add extra configuration to web.config for Release environment

As you are aware of that you might need to added extra configuration to web.config when you release your ASP.NET project. You can easily do this using File Transformations concept. The key point here is to add xdt:Transform="Insert" in the root tag hierarchy Read more

Install Notepad++ Compare plugin

Start your Notepad++ as administrator mode. Press F1 to find out if your Notepad++ is 64bit or 32bit (86x), hence you need to download the correct plugin version. Download Compare-plugin v.2, from: https://github.com/pnedev/compare-plugin/releases/tag/v2.0.0 Unzip Compare-plugin in temporary folder. Import plugin Read more