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Candidate surname Other names
Ahmad Mohammad Ali
Centre Number Learner Registration Number
Pearson BTEC
Level 3 Nationals
Extended Diploma
Window for supervised period:
Wednesday 30 April 2025 – Wednesday 14 May 2025
Controlled hours: 12 hours Paper Reference 31725H
Engineering
Unit 6: Microcontroller Systems for Engineers
Electronic Task Booklet
Part S
You must have: Appropriate hardware (including electronic components), Total Marks
programming and word processing software, a calculator, audiovisual
equipment and, if required, the Information Booklet.
Instructions
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and
learner registration number.
Answer all activities in this Electronic Task Booklet and produce an
audiovisual recording of the system in operation.
Part S should be undertaken in 12 hours under supervision over no more than
5 consecutive working days. The supervised sessions take place in the 2-
week period timetabled by Pearson.
Information
The total mark for this task is 80.
The marks for each activity are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each activity.
Advice
Read each activity carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every activity.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
W81259A
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
1/1/1/1/1/1
,Complete your work in this Electronic Task Booklet.
Activity 1
Task planning and system design changes
You are advised to spend no longer than 1.5 hours on this activity.
At the start of the task, create a short project time plan/Gantt chart and use it to
monitor your progress throughout the rest of the task and make any adjustments
as required.
During the other activities (2 to 5), you should also record in the Activity 1 section of
your Electronic Task Booklet:
• what you did in the session
• details of any issues encountered in this session and solutions discovered
• action points for the next session.
(10)
Initial Task Plan
Activity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 // / / / /
2 // ///
3 //// ///
4 //// //// //// //// //// /
5 //
6 //
Review / ////
, Instruction – during each session, please complete the following logbook, duplicating
the table as required for each session (cut and paste the table as required).
Remember to update the project time plan/Gantt chart at the start of each session.
Date: 08/05/2025 (session 1)
What I have done this session:
I was able to plan my time effectively in this session with no adjustments made to the
initial time plan.
During this session, I began planning the time I needed for each activity for Activity 1.
Following this, I moved onto activity 2 where I interpreted the client brief and created
a technical specification by splitting the requirements into 5 chronological steps. I was
then able to prepare a detailed test plan. During the remaining hour of my session, I
began creating a system design which included a components list, hardware plan and a
flowchart which describes the function of the system.
Issues encountered this session and solutions with justification:
Activity 1 and 2 provided minimal issues as they were straightforward, however I
experienced slight issues with composing the test plan as I was using most of the time
allocated to task 2 thinking of the different tests that I can include in the test plan.
Another issue I encountered was during task 3 where I was composing a component list
and a circuit design. I was struggling of thinking of components that can be used in my
design that fulfils the specification. However, while browsing the peripherals list in
Proteus (Circuit Construction Software) I was able to locate relevant components which
were the Grove Relay and Grove Temperature Sensor. These where key components as
the temperature sensor can detect temperature to trigger the function of the motor
that blows the pressuried air. The Grove Relay allowed for the motor to be powered by
turning the relay on and off.
Action points for the next session:
I will start by continuing the progress I’ve made on activity 3. On completion I will
return to my logbook and note the progress that I’ve made. After an hour into the
session, I will begin task 4, aiming to complete the programming in session 2. allowing
me to focus on the construction of hardware during my 3 rd session.
(Total for Activity 1 = 10 marks)
Candidate surname Other names
Ahmad Mohammad Ali
Centre Number Learner Registration Number
Pearson BTEC
Level 3 Nationals
Extended Diploma
Window for supervised period:
Wednesday 30 April 2025 – Wednesday 14 May 2025
Controlled hours: 12 hours Paper Reference 31725H
Engineering
Unit 6: Microcontroller Systems for Engineers
Electronic Task Booklet
Part S
You must have: Appropriate hardware (including electronic components), Total Marks
programming and word processing software, a calculator, audiovisual
equipment and, if required, the Information Booklet.
Instructions
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, centre number and
learner registration number.
Answer all activities in this Electronic Task Booklet and produce an
audiovisual recording of the system in operation.
Part S should be undertaken in 12 hours under supervision over no more than
5 consecutive working days. The supervised sessions take place in the 2-
week period timetabled by Pearson.
Information
The total mark for this task is 80.
The marks for each activity are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each activity.
Advice
Read each activity carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every activity.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
W81259A
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
1/1/1/1/1/1
,Complete your work in this Electronic Task Booklet.
Activity 1
Task planning and system design changes
You are advised to spend no longer than 1.5 hours on this activity.
At the start of the task, create a short project time plan/Gantt chart and use it to
monitor your progress throughout the rest of the task and make any adjustments
as required.
During the other activities (2 to 5), you should also record in the Activity 1 section of
your Electronic Task Booklet:
• what you did in the session
• details of any issues encountered in this session and solutions discovered
• action points for the next session.
(10)
Initial Task Plan
Activity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 // / / / /
2 // ///
3 //// ///
4 //// //// //// //// //// /
5 //
6 //
Review / ////
, Instruction – during each session, please complete the following logbook, duplicating
the table as required for each session (cut and paste the table as required).
Remember to update the project time plan/Gantt chart at the start of each session.
Date: 08/05/2025 (session 1)
What I have done this session:
I was able to plan my time effectively in this session with no adjustments made to the
initial time plan.
During this session, I began planning the time I needed for each activity for Activity 1.
Following this, I moved onto activity 2 where I interpreted the client brief and created
a technical specification by splitting the requirements into 5 chronological steps. I was
then able to prepare a detailed test plan. During the remaining hour of my session, I
began creating a system design which included a components list, hardware plan and a
flowchart which describes the function of the system.
Issues encountered this session and solutions with justification:
Activity 1 and 2 provided minimal issues as they were straightforward, however I
experienced slight issues with composing the test plan as I was using most of the time
allocated to task 2 thinking of the different tests that I can include in the test plan.
Another issue I encountered was during task 3 where I was composing a component list
and a circuit design. I was struggling of thinking of components that can be used in my
design that fulfils the specification. However, while browsing the peripherals list in
Proteus (Circuit Construction Software) I was able to locate relevant components which
were the Grove Relay and Grove Temperature Sensor. These where key components as
the temperature sensor can detect temperature to trigger the function of the motor
that blows the pressuried air. The Grove Relay allowed for the motor to be powered by
turning the relay on and off.
Action points for the next session:
I will start by continuing the progress I’ve made on activity 3. On completion I will
return to my logbook and note the progress that I’ve made. After an hour into the
session, I will begin task 4, aiming to complete the programming in session 2. allowing
me to focus on the construction of hardware during my 3 rd session.
(Total for Activity 1 = 10 marks)
