Aug '03 - Electromagnetic Feeder

Designed a GUI using Visual Basic which also controlled electromagnetic feeders.  Converted my previous program from C to VB to make it fully graphical.  Added the sub-routines to trigger the feeder via a timer or by a visit from a bee.  Also added the functionality to refill each feeder based on a probability dictated by the end user.  All adjustable aspects of the hardware were easily accessible in an organized option menu.  Displayed the status of each flower/feeder using color coded icons.Developed the algorithm to prevent erroneous entries in the log file.  Due to limitations in the hardware, the sensors indicated false readings.  Since changes to the hardware were not permissible, the software was programmed to look for the erroneous condition and prevent it from being logged.  Furthermore, added a feature to combine rapid repetitive visits of the same flower and be logged as one prolonged visit.