Hi friends,

Please check out my entry in the Accenture Innovation Jockeys contest. The contest recognizes the most innovative idea in 3 categories: home, college and city. My idea is to have a Smart Traffic Controller that would minimize human supervision and provide automatic road traffic management in a cost effective manner. Please ‘like’ the entry if you think that I’ve done a good job. You would have to go to this link to know more about it. You will find a presentation prepared by me on the idea of a Smart Traffic Controller using WSN.

 

 

Check out my entry for this contest at this link: Smart Traffic Controller

Official blog of IEEE Student Branch @ Amrita

Hey friends, I am glad to announce the launch of the official blog of IEEE student branch at Amrita School Of Engineering, Kollam. The blog is an initiative of the student chapter and aims at popularizing the IEEE events that are organised at a regular basis in the campus. The blog will keep you updated about the latest contests and events and the gallery will have the snaps from the various concluded events. Don’t forget to check out the ‘achievements’ tab that showcases the glorious accomplishments of our IEEE student chapter.
Please visit us at : amritaieee.wordpress.com

regards
Vineeth

Ponder upon

This is from a mail that got from one of my friends and i thought that its worth sharing 🙂

One old man was sitting with his 25 years old son in the train.
Train is about to leave the station.
All passengers are settling down their seat.
As train started young man was filled with lot of joy and
curiosity.

He was sitting on the window side.
He let out one hand and feeling the passing air,he
shouted, “Papa see all trees are going behind !”.

Old man smiled and admired son’s feelings.
Beside the young man a couple was sitting and listening all
the conversion between father and son.

They were little awkward with the attitude of 25
years old man behaving like a small child.

Suddenly young man again shouted, “Papa see the pond
and animals. Clouds are moving with train”.

Couple was watching the young man embarrassingly.
Now its start raining and some of water drops touches the
young man’s hand.

He gets filled with joy and he closed the eyes.
He shouted again,” Papa it’s raining, water is
touching me, see papa”.

Couple couldn’t help themselves and ask the old man.
“Why don’t you visit the Doctor and get treatment for your son.”

Old man said,”Yes, We are coming from the hospital as Today
only my son got his eye sight for the first time in his life”.

Moral: “Don’t draw conclusions until you know all the facts”.

PICex’el 10

IEEE Students Branch of Amrita is conducting a 2 day National Workshop on PIC Microcontrollers on Mar 27th and 28th, 2010.

This hands-on PIC Workshop covers the fundamentals of the PIC microcontroller family’s architecture (specifically PIC 16F87XA) and instruction set. Basic concepts are reinforced through the writing of simple assembly language programs. The knowledge gained from this class forms a solid base from which the attendee can explore more advanced concepts with the PIC microcontrollers. This Workshop also covers the basics of getting started with Microchip development tools. Hands-on exercises are conducted using the MPLAB® IDE. Attendees go through a step-by-step creation of a project, editing and compiling a program, running a program and using the MPLAB IDE. Also they learn step-by-step process of programming the PIC, debugging and verifying their assembly code in real time.

For more details please visit www.amrita.edu/picexel

ANJALAI AMMAL MAHALINGAM ENGINEERING COLLEGE KOILVENNI VILLAGE, NEEDAMAN GALAM TALUK, NAGAPATINAM QUID-E-MILLETH , TAMIL NADU

SRI RAMAKRISHNA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
PERUR, CHETTIPALAYAM, COIMBATORE , TAMIL NADU

SRI RAMAKRISHNA ENGINEERING COLLEGE VATTAMALAIPALAYAM, NAGCO COL. (P. O.), COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU

P.S.G. COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, PEELAMEDU, COIMBATORE,

TAMIL NADU

MAHARAJA ENGINEERING COLLEGE PALANGARAI VILLAGE, NEAR ERODE, AVANASHI, COIMBATORE,

TAMIL NADU

KUMARAGURU COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY CHINNAVEDAMPATTI, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU

KARUNYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARUNYA NAGAR, COIMBATORE TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT OF COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU

ALGAPPA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY C/O ANNA UNIVERSITY, GUINDY, CHENNAI, CHENGAI MGR,

TAMIL NADU – 600025

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
ANNA UNIVERSITY, GUINDY, CHENNAI TAMIL NADU

BHARAT INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY,
173, AGHARAM RAOD, SELAIYUR, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

MADRAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CHROMEPET, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,

JEPPIAR NAGAR, OLD MAMALLAPURAM ROAD, CHENNAI TAMIL NADU

SATHYABHAMA ENGINEERING COLLEGE,

JEPPIAAR NAGAR, OLD MAMALLA PURMA ROAD, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

ST. PETER’S ENGINEERING COLLEGE,

TONEKALA CAMP ROAD, AVADI, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

SRI SAIRAM ENGINEERING COLLEGE,

SAI ELO NAGAR, DHARKAST-ETTAYAPURAM, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

THANGAVELU ENGINEERING COLLEGE,

OLD MAHABALIPURAM ROAD, KARAPAKKAM, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

JERUSALEM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,

NARAYANAPURAM, PALLIKARANAI, CHENGALPUT DISTRICT, CHENNAI,

TAMIL NADU

VELAMMAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE,

SURAPET, AMBATTUR, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

RAJA RAJESWARI ENGINEERING, ADAYALAMPATTU, DISTRICT:-TIRUVALLUR, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

SRI MUTHUKUMARAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,

CHIKKARAYAPURAM, KUNRATHUR ROAD, NEAR MANGADU, CHENNAI,

TAMIL NADU

EASWARI ENGINEERING COLLEGE FOR WOMEN BHARATH SALAI, RAMAPURAM, CHENNAI,
TAMIL NADU

EDAYATHANGUDI G.S. PILLAY ENGINEERING COLLEGE,

NAGAPATTINAM, DISTRICT:- NAGAR QUAID, E-MILLED, TAMIL NADU

V.L.B. JANAKI AMMAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY,

KOVAI PUDUR, DISTRICT – COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU

TAMIL NADU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,

PALANISAME RAVI NAGAR, KARUMATHA MAPATI, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU

PARK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY,

PALANISAM RAVI NAGAR, KARUMATHAMPATTI, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU

SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY,

KUNIAMUTHUR, COIMBATORE,

TAMIL NADU

VEL TECHNOLOGY,

42, VALLANUR, P.O. AVADI-ALAMATHAI ROAD, AVADI, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

S.A. ENGINEERING COLLEGE,

SUNDARA SOLAVARAM, THIRUVERKADU TOWNSHIP, CHENNAI TAMIL NADU

MADHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE,

SOMAMANGALAM ROAD, KUNRATHUR, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE KARAPAKKAM,

OLD MAHABALIPURAM ROAD, SHOLINGANALLUR, TALUK:- SAIDAPET , CHENNAI TAMIL NADU

HINDUSTAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY,

OTHAKKALAMANDAPAM (P. O.), COIMBATORE-641032, TAMIL NADU

KARPAGAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,

SF NO. 758, 759, 760, OTHAKAL MANDAPAM, COIMBATORE TAMIL NADU

SAINT MARY’S ENGINEERING COLLEGE,

THIRUMALAYAM PALAYAM, MADUKKARAI, COIMBATORE,

TAMIL NADU

DHANALAKSHMI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,
DR. V.P.R. NAGAR, MANIMANGALAM, VAREDARAJAPURAM(P. O.), CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

A.J. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,

43, PADUR, OLD MAHABALIPURAM ROAD, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

SAKTHI ENGINEERING COLLEGE,

SOLAI APARTMENT, MOUNT POONRJHA MALLI ROAD, RAMAPURAM, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

P.M.R. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AMBATTUR, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

PANIMALAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE, BANGALORE TRUNK ROAD, VARADHARAJ APURAM, VARASANATHPETTAI , POONAMALLE , CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

JEPPIAAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE,
JEPPIAAR NAGAR, OLD MAMMALLAPURAM ROAD, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

MEENAKSHI SUNDARARAJAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE,
363, ARCOT ROAD, KODAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

NANDHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE,
28, CHENNIMALAI PALAYAM ROAD,
PICHANDAMPA LAYAM(P. O.),
ERODE, TAMIL NADU

S.K.R. ENGINEERING COLLEGE
VILLAGE:-AGARAMMEL, NAGERATHPET(P. O.) , CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

T.J. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,
OLD MAHABALIPURAM ROAD, KARAPAKKAM, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

MARIANA ENGINEERING COLLEGE,
IRUNGATTU KOTTAI, KANJEEPURAM , CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU

G.K.M. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY,
ALAPPAKAM, MAPPEDU, ROAD THIRUVENCHERRY, CHENNAI,

TAMIL NADU

COIMBATORE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,
VELLIMALAIPATTINAM, NARASIPURAM, COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU

GOVT. ENGINEERING

COLLEGE,

MANANTHAVADY, WAYANAD, KERALA, INDIA – 670 644

GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE,
WEST HILL P.O.,
KOZHIKODE,
KERALA – 673005

SCT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,
PAPPANAMCODE,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-18.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING TRIKARIPUR,

CHEEMENI POST, KASARAGOD,

KERALA – 671313

SAHRDAYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY,
KODAKARA, P.B.NO.17,
THRISSUR (DT), PIN 680684,
KERALA STATE, INDIA

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, THALASSERY
KUNDOORMALA,
ERANHOLI P.O.
THALASSERY 670 107
KANNUR DISTRICT,
KERALA, INDIA

AL – AMEEN ENGINEERING COLLEGE,
KULAPPULLY, SHORANUR,

PALAKKAD – 679 122, KERALA

ADI SHANKARA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
SHANKAR NAGAR, MATTOOR, KALADY
ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, KERALA STATE
PIN: 683574

CALICUT UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, KOHINOOR, THENHIPALAM P.O, MALAPPURAM-673636, KERALA

SAINTGITS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,

KOTTUKULAM HILLS, PATHAMUTTOM, KOTTAYAM-686532

BASELIOS MATHEWS II COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,
LAKEVIEW, MUTHUPILAKKAD SASTHAMCOTTA, KOLLAM-690520

CAARMEL ENGINEERING COLLEGE, KOONAMKARA, P O PERUNAD, RANNI, PATHANAMTHITA-689 711, KERALA

SREE BUDDHA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
PATTOOR P.O
ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT
KERALA
INDIA
PIN: 690529

MARIAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE,

KAZHAKUTTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695582

IEEE SB of Amrita is conducting a 2 day National Workshop on PIC Microcontrollers on Mar 27th and 28th, 2010.

This hands-on PIC Workshop covers the fundamentals of the PIC microcontroller family’s architecture (specifically PIC 16F87XA) and instruction set. Basic concepts are reinforced through the writing of simple assembly language programs. The knowledge gained from this class forms a solid base from which the attendee can explore more advanced concepts with the PIC microcontrollers. This Workshop also covers the basics of getting started with Microchip development tools. Hands-on exercises are conducted using the MPLAB® IDE. Attendees go through a step-by-step creation of a project, editing and compiling a program, running a program and using the MPLAB IDE. Also they learn step-by-step process of programming the PIC, debugging and verifying their assembly code in real time.

For more details please visit www.amrita.edu/picexel

InCTF 2010 is here

Amrita University & TIFAC CORE in association with VeriSign proudly present InCTF’10, India’s First National Level “Capture the Flag” Style Ethical HACKING contest.

InCTF’10 is from February to March 2010 and is focused exclusively on the student community. You can participate from your own university and no travel is required. No prior exposure or experience in cyber security needed to participate.

We are limited by our own imagination

Today, after the lunch, as I was walking back to hostel from the mess hall, I overheard a group of boys talking. One of them was referring to the elephant that was tied on to a coconut tree. He said that the poor animal didn’t know what it was capable of. Or else it could have quite easily pulled off the chains and got its freedom.

I wondered: More often than not, this is the same case with many of us. We are limited only by our own imagination. Our abilities are endless, and so are the possibilities. I can relate to this quite well because I never thought that I could ever grasp the DSP ( Digital signal processing ), which is one of my subjects in my electronics engineering course. My seniors, my friends- everyone told me that its too tough too handle. These negative thoughts stopped me even from trying. It was only when I sat down with my DSP textbook and lamented upon it with all my concentration and the purpose clear in my mind that I began to understand the concepts. And yes! The effort was worth it as it has erased the fear that gripped me when I used to hear the 3 letters: DSP.

We are very quickly affected by the negative feelings surrounding us. But if we push hard enough, the adversities will surely surrender. And I now do believe that nothing is impossible.

I would like to quote some lines that would be really fitting in the context of my thoughts.

+ One of the rarest things that a man does is to do the best he can. – Josh Billings

+ Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to always try just one more
time. – Thomas Edison

+ Never tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and they’ll surprise you with their ingenuity.
– George Patton

The last thought fits well in case of my project – ‘Multiple Distribution System Using Microcontroller’. Rajesh sir, our project guide, gave us this topic but he never told us how to achieve it. He let us do it all by ourselves. I and my teammates browsed the web for long hours to get some idea. But finally we came up with our own ingenious design. And guess what, the project paper is now going to be published in the conference proceedings of WASET International Conference of Computer and Electric Engineers in Malaysia later this month. Isn’t that amazing? We never know what lies within us.

Please don’t hesitate to share your views and any similar experience.

Regards,
Vineeth   : )

10 advice for a prosperous 2010

1.Believe  in yourself
2.Always try to help a friend in need

3.Be brave…but its OK to be afraid sometimes

4. Study hard

5.Laugh often

6.Don’t be overly concerned with your weight, its just a number

7.Always try to see the glass half full

8.Meet new people, even if they look different to you

9.Take occasional risks

10.Live upto your name

Wish you a prosperous new year and may God give you everything that you deserve  🙂

regards
Vineeth

Act Of God

He was not able to tell why but that night seemed to be distinctly dark and the fog was so dense that it almost felt like the clouds have come down to earth.The wind was whistling through his ears which were left uncovered in that winter night.Dhruv was feeling uncomfortable walking through the Chat street which would usually be heavily crowded but was completely empty that day as the curfew was still on.

Y i go nuts wen m online ???

Now,thats something I am truly amazed about because I am a kind of reserved guy who takes time to really open up.But thats not the case when I am online…I would become as talkative as anyone else out there and feel much more free than in person.One of the reasons I’ve figured out recently is that being on the web, I am miles away from the guy I am talking to and that instills some automatic confidence into me. People who have met me in person, often say that that they really don’t believe  that its the same me when I am chatting with them on the internet.
I feel more confident because I have enough time to follow up a conversation and really come up with a good talk …there’s no fear of losing your mind or running out of words.Also, you weigh your thoughts before airing it.

But more often than not, I’ve seen people getting confused as virtual conversations, unlike face to face talks, are little more prone to misunderstandings.People can really take you in the wrong sense as words cant express emotions (though emotIcons are a great aid but they also have got their limits).Such situations can really get worse if one of the two people has got even the slightest of ego problems.I myself have gone through such situations and I can’t tell u how hard reconciliation is !

There are also chances that someone may be spying on you while being your best online buddy- it could be your freakishly brute boss, your untrustful wife or your butt-headed head-master.So you have to be careful with that too!

Honesty on the internet is another big problem.You can’t believe in complete strangers and soaring statistics of cyber crime makes it clear that if you are way too innocent then chances are that you could end up being fooled almost 7 out of 10 times.

Though I am happy that Internet has made it easy for people like me to open up more easily and socially more active, I would really like it if I could come up the same way in real life.Thats where it really matters and thats what you should really aim at.I am ashamed to admit that it took me the help of Orkut to really get close to people around me.But I am also happy that atleast I did so in that way!!
Please share your views and suggestions 🙂

UltraIso : All-in-1 Image file converter and much more

I happened to come across this nice liitle piece of software when I was looking for a DVD burner ( a freeware to be specific ) that supports burning DVD images of  ‘.nrg’  format ( which is the properietry format of Nero ). But I came to know that only Nero could handle .nrg files [ and i wasn’t looking for Nero! ]  while all other burning softwares used ‘.ISO’ format which is the standard format for DVD or CD images. One of the search results came up with this software called ‘UltraISO’ which was capable of converting  any Disc image format to another one ( it supports  .BIN, .CUE, .NRG, .ISZ  ,.MDF, .MDS, .IMG and other formats too! ). It can also be used as a virtual drive (just like Daemon Tools or Alcohol ). It has got a nice and neat interface and is pretty easy to work with.