Two schools near Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania currently have multi-seat computer systems, developed by earlier ECE 480 teams, that require upgrades. A third school is also scheduled to be added to this project. Michigan State University, with support from George and Vickie Rock and a matching grant from the Dow Chemical Company, will continue to support this project during another team visit in May 2010. The two currently operational systems have 6 seats running off of a single computer, to save both hardware and power costs. However, these systems do not automatically associate the keyboards and mice with the proper monitors. They instead require a manual input, which can be executed incorrectly by students with limited computer experience. The system also periodically crashes when not all of the sessions are in use. It is the responsibility of Design Team 4 to implement a system to automatically associate a keyboard, mouse and monitor to each user station. In addition, Team 4 will implement audio capabilities for each station to further the educational opportunities for the students. Team 4 will also bring the third school online when they travel to Tanzania in May, 2010.





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