This master’s thesis is focused on the design of a functional reliable computer network for primary school. The master ‘s thesis analyses the current state of the communication infrastructure of the primary school and the own solution is implemented based on this analysis. Part of the solution deals with implementation of an application for distance education and the basic setup of the school computer server. The master ‘s thesis contains the design of cable routing routes, selection of active elements, Gantt chart of the project and economic evaluation of the whole project.

This master thesis deals with the creation concept of the Bluetooth module and applications for mobile phone and PDA. After the connection of the concept with remote control, enable extend of control the Bang&Olufsen products with using mobile phone or PDA. Applications in mobile phone or PDA will communicate to the concept of using Bluetooth technology. The result of this thesis is the creation of printed circuit boards and applications for mobile phone and PDA.

With Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 8, a new type of applications were introduced, Windows Store Apps. These applications must meet certain requirements in order to be uploaded to Windows own store for apps. There are also guidelines to follow. The requirements and guidelines include appearance and functionality, such as a common search function in the applications to contribute to a more unified experience. How does these requirements and guidelines influence developers? Whether the development of the Windows Store Apps gets more difficult, or perhaps even simpler, is studied and evaluated in this report. In order to reach a reliable conclusion, a Windows Store App has been designed and developed in consensus with Microsoft's requirements. The app that has been developed is intended to help users to find Stockholm's best spots. It turned out that none of the demands were unreasonable hard to implement. However, it may be difficult to find meaningful uses for some of the recommended features. If common features, such as search and sharing, are implemented it should be done in accordance with Microsoft's requirements and guidelines. This is no problem since Microsoft provides information and examples of how the features should be implemented. Of course, all of the Windows Store Apps must be able to run on all devices that can run Windows 8, which means several different resolutions and input methods to take into account. This is one of the more difficult requirements to fulfill and require extensive testing of the application, which contributes to a longer development time. With the help of Visual Studio’s simulator, it is possible to get a reasonably good idea of how the app works, but it is still not good to trust it. The look must follow the guidelines that allow the user to always be familiar with the interface, regardless of which app is running. For example, every page in the app has to be built up horizontally unlike traditional websites. The interface is easy to implement using Visual Studio’s templates but it may be really tricky if you try to implement it by yourself. Windows Store Apps is extensively different from its competitor’s apps and as a developer, you are forced to think in completely new ways. It can sometimes feel limited, but on the other hand you got very much for free considering the standard look and functionality. / Med Microsoft nya operativsystem, Windows 8, introducerades en ny typ av applikationer, Windows Store Apps. Dessa applikationer måste uppfylla vissa krav för att få laddas upp till Windows egen Store för appar. Det finns även riktlinjer att hålla sig till. Kraven och riktlinjerna innefattar utseende och funktionalitet, som till exempel en gemensam sökfunktion i applikationerna för att bidra till en mer enhetlig upplevelse. Hur påverkas utvecklare av dessa krav och riktlinjer? Huruvida utvecklingen försvåras eller kanske till och med förenklas undersöks och utvärderas i denna rapport. För att komma fram till en tillförlitlig slutsats har en egen Windows Store App konstruerats och utformats i enighet med Microsofts krav. Appen som har utvecklats är ämnad att hjälpa användarna att finna Stockholms smultronställen. Det visade sig att inget av kraven var orimliga att implementera. Däremot kan det vara svårare att finna meningsfulla användningsområden för en del av de rekommenderade funktionerna. Om vanliga funktioner, såsom sök och delning, implementeras ska detta ske enligt Microsofts krav och riktlinjer. Just detta är inga problem då Microsoft tillhandahåller information och exempel på hur det ska ske. Självklart måste alla Windows Store Apps fungera på samtliga enheter som kan köra Windows 8 vilket innebär flera olika upplösningar och inmatningsmetoder. Detta är ett av de svårare kraven att uppfylla och kräver omfattande testning av applikationen, vilket bidrar till en längre utvecklingstid. Med hjälp av Visual Studios simulator är det möjligt att få en någorlunda uppfattning om hur väl appen fungerar men den är långt ifrån att lita på. Utseendet måste följa riktlinjerna för att låta användaren hela tiden vara familjär med gränssnittet oavsett app. Exempelvis måste varje sida i appen byggas upp horisontellt till skillnad från traditionella hemsidor. Utseendet är lätt att implementera med hjälp av Visual Studios mallar men kan vara riktigt knepigt att försöka sig på själv. Windows Store Apps skiljer sig markant från konkurrenternas appar och utvecklare tvingas att tänka i helt nya banor. Det är möjligt ibland känna sig begränsad, men å andra sidan finns mycket gratis genom det standardiserade utseendet och funktionerna.

Som en effekt av att Video On Demand (VOD) är på stark tillväxt vill June, som en leverantör av mjukvara för TV-branschen, förvärva kunskaper och utvärdera Windows 8 applikationer som plattform för en VOD-tjänst. June har sedan tidigare en webblösning för VOD och vill nu även jämföra och utvärdera bland annat kunskapskrav, tidsåtgång samt fördelar och nackdelar med en Windows 8 applikation ställt mot denna webblösning. Målen med examensarbetet kan delas in i tre delar; en där komplexitet och arbetsinsats vid Windows 8 applikationsutveckling utvärderas, en där verktygen som krävs för att utveckla en VOD-applikation utvärderas och sist att implementera en Windows 8 applikation för VOD. En Windows 8 applikation utvecklades och valda lösningsmetoder dokumenterades. Dokumentation och kunskap som förvärvats under utvecklingsfasen stod sedan som grund för de analyserande och utvärderande målen. Resultatet är en Windows 8 applikation som uppfyller de mål som satts upp för programmeringsdelen samt en analys och utvärdering som svarar mot målen för analysdelen.  Ämnen som är centrala genom rapporten är Microsoft, WinRT, VOD, Smooth Streaming, PlayReady, Windows 8 applikationsutveckling samt data caching och utveckling av användargränsnitt i Windows 8. / As an effect of Video On Demand (VOD)-usage growing fast June, as a software provider for the television industry, wants to acquire skills and evaluate Windows 8 applications as a platform for VOD services. June already delivers a web-based solution for VOD and now wants a comparison and evaluation of particular knowledge required, time, complexity, data caching, advantages and disadvantages of a Windows 8 application set against this web solution. The objectives of the thesis can be divided into three parts: one in which complexity and work effort in Windows 8 application development is evaluated, one in which the tools required to develop a VOD application is evaluated and finally implementing a Windows 8 application for VOD. A Windows 8 application was developed and the selected solution methods were documented. Documentation and knowledge acquired during the development phase was then used as a basis for the analysis and evaluation objectives. The result is a Windows 8 application meeting the objectives set for the development part followed by an analysis and evaluation answering the given issues. Matters that are central through the report are Microsoft, WinRT, VOD, PlayReady, Smooth Streaming, Windows 8 application Development, data caching and interface development in Windows 8.

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The requirements for a computer package for the graphical animation and visualization of scientific data are discussed. It is concluded from the analysis of these requirements that simplicity of implementation, interactive response and FORTRAN compatibility are features that are strongly desired by users. These features have a major impact on the design of the graphical library. The handling of graphics resources is further complicated by the need to remove the details of resource management from the FORTRAN programmer while at the same time maintaining some degree of flexibility and efficiency. A “black box” system of graphics library primitives has been constructed to conform the needs of the FORTRAN programmer. The library primitives are constructed from a lower-level commercial graphics library to simplify resource management and give the library a FORTRAN ‘flavor’. A modular style of programming that emphasizes event-driven passing of program control is developed to guide the FORTRAN programmer. A User’s Manual containing a series of instructional tutorials as well as a routine-by-routine description of the library is included along with a code listing. / Thesis / Master of Science (MS)

Apresenta-se um pré-processador para análise de pavimentos de edifícios via método dos elementos finitos desenvolvido como um aplicativo do ambiente Windows. O programa é interativo, permitindo identificar problemas de imediato na criação do modelo a ser estudado. Possui recursos gráficos básicos para a definição geométrica da estrutura. A saída de dados é programável para que o pré-processador não se prenda a um só programa de cálculo. Assim, os mesmos dados de uma estrutura podem ser analisados por diferentes programas de cálculo o que possibilita a escolha do programa mais adequado, dependendo do tipo de análise desejado. O aplicativo tem recursos para definir elementos finitos de barra e placa. Como o número desses elementos normalmente é grande, eles são gerados de uma forma automatizada. / lt is presenting a Windows preprocessar for building slab analysis by Finite Element Method. lt is an interactive program, allowing problems to be identified while the model is generated. It has graphical resources to define the structure. The program output is defined by the user; therefore it is possible to use the preprocessar with many other finite element programs. This allows the engineer to choose the appropriate program depending on the kind of analysis is wanted. The program can define frame and shell finite elements. As slabs usually need large numbers of these elements to be properly analyzed, they are generated using automatic meshing.

I dagsläget finns inget system som övervakar en tullstation utan att man måste vara på plats på kontoret eller stationen. Denna rapport handlar om utvecklingen av en övervaknings applikation i Windows 8 store app miljö på uppdrag av Combitech AB mot kunden Kapsch TrafficCom. Applikationen utvecklades mot en Windows 8 surfplatta för att kunna övervaka en tullstation. Användargränssnitt är utvecklat i XAML och dess logik i C#. Onion Architecture har används för att bygga upp arkitekturen i applikationen. Resultatet av examensarbetet blev en fungerande prototyp av en övervaknings applikationen till en Windows 8 surfplatta, där innehållet genereras av en simulator. Applikationen visar användaren information om en specifik tullstation, exempelvis passager och event. / Today is there no system that monitors a tolling station without the need to be at the office or the tolling station. This report concerns the development of a monitoring application to Windows 8 store app environment on behalf of Combitech AB towards the customer Kapsch TrafficCom. The application was developed for a Windows 8 tablet to monitor a tolling station. The user interface was developed in XAML and its logic in C#. Onion Architecture has been used to build the architecture for the application. The result of this thesis was a working prototype of a monitoring application for Windows 8 tablet, where the content is generated by a simulator. The application displays information for the user about a specific tolling station, for example passages and events.

In the quest for improving building energy efficiency raising the level of performance of the building enclosure has become critical. As the thermal performance of the building enclosure improves so does the overall energy efficiency of the building. One key component in determining the energy performance of the building enclosure is windows. Windows have an integral role in determining the energy performance of a building by allowing light and heat from the sun to enter into a space. Energy efficient buildings take advantage of this free solar energy to help offset heating energy consumption and electric lighting loads. However, windows are traditionally the least insulating component of the modern building assembly. With excessive use, larger window areas can lead to greater occupant discomfort and energy consumption from greater night-time heat loss, higher peak and total cooling energy demand from unwanted solar gains, and discomfort glare. As a result, windows must be carefully designed to not only minimize heat loss, but also effectively control solar gains to maintain both a thermally and visually comfortable environment for the appropriate climate region and orientation. In this thesis, a complete analysis of window assemblies for commercial office buildings is presented. The analysis is divided into three sections: the Insulated Glazing Unit (IGU), the Curtain Wall Section (frames), and the overall energy performance of a typical office building. The first section investigates the performance characteristics of typical and high performance IGUs, specifically its insulating value (Ucg), its solar heat gain properties (Solar Heat Gain Coefficient, SHGC), and its visual transmittance (VT) through one-dimensional heat transfer and solar-optical modeling. Mechanisms of heat transfer across IGUs were investigated giving insight into the parameters that had the most significant effect on improving each performance characteristic. With a through understanding of IGU performance, attainable performance limits for each of property were generated from combining of different glazing materials, fill gases, and coatings. Through the right combination of materials IGU performance can be significantly altered. The U-value performance of IGUs ranges from 2.68 W/m2K (R-2.1) for a double-glazed, clear, air filled IGU to 0.27 W/m2K (R-21) for a quint-glazed, low-E, xenon filled high performance IGU. The second part of the thesis looks at the thermal performance of curtain wall sections that hold the IGU through two-dimensional heat transfer modeling. Similar to the IGUs, heat transfer mechanisms were studied to by substituting different materials to determine which components are crucial to thermal performance. From this analysis improvements were made to typical curtain wall design that significantly reduces the overall heat transfer within the frame section, producing a high performance curtain wall section. With simple modifications, a high performance curtain wall section can reduce its U-value by as much as 81% over a typical curtain wall section, going from 13.39 W/m2K to 2.57 W/m2K. Thus significantly reducing the U-value of curtain wall systems, particularly for smaller windows. The final part of the thesis examines the impact of typical and high performance windows on the energy performance of perimeter offices of a high-rise commercial building located in Southern Ontario. An hourly simulation model was set up to evaluate both the annual and peak energy consumption of a typical perimeter office space. The office faced the four cardinal directions of north, east, south, and west to evaluate the effect of orientation. The model also included continuous dimming lighting controls to make use of the available daylight. The effect of exterior shading on perimeter space energy performance was also investigated with both dynamic and static exterior shading devices. The results of the simulations revealed that window properties have very little influence on the energy performance of a high internal heat gain office, that is typical of older offices with less energy efficient office equipment and lighting and a higher occupant density. Conversely, window properties, particularly the insulating value of the window, has a greater effect on the energy performance of a mid to low internal heat gain office that is typical of most modern day commercial buildings. The results show windows with lower U-values yet higher SHGC are preferred over windows of similar U-values but with lower SHGC. The results also indicate that both static and dynamic shading have very little effect on energy performance of mid to low internal heat gain offices. From this analysis optimal window areas in the form of window-to-wall ratios (WWR) are presented for each orientation for mid to low internal heat gain offices. The optimal WWR for south-facing facades are between 0.50 to 0.66, and 0.30 to 0.50 for east-, west-, and north-facing facades, while for high internal heat gain perimeter spaces window areas should be kept to a minimum.