This is/was the timescale as proposed in the grant application. With the (then unforeseen) delays of the funding process, all this will need to be revised.

intermediate objectives (projected)

initial design phase: september 2007–

Software: design, preliminary implementation and testing of software components.
Analog electronics: design and testing.

break: november 2007

alpha build: february 2008

Software: initial working system.
Electronics: begin final build.
Hardware: begin construction.

break: may–june 2007

beta build: august 2008

Complete working system: testing carried out with beta testers.

final build: november/december 2008