Lecturer: Professor Witty Srisa-an

1. CSCE 488: Computer Engineering Professional Development (www.cse.unl.edu/~witty/class/csce488)2 – Getting Started With Projects* Lecturer: Professor Witty Srisa-an * Most of the projects proposed last semester in 488 are being carried out this semester in 489.

2. Outline • Introduction to Senior Design Project • Available Resources • Previous Projects • Ongoing Projects • Attractive Contests • Useful Links Getting Started With Projects

3. Project Requirements • Design & implement a combined software/hardware project, too complex for one person • Work collaboratively in teams, competitively between teams • Follow Industrial standards in documenting and reporting on projects • Innovate and utilize the latest technology • Full project proposal plus a related mini-project implementation Getting Started With Projects

4. Some Suggestions • Form your team asap • Brainstorm ideas – do background research • Do feasibility analysis • Prepare a schedule and budget Getting Started With Projects

5. Available Resources • HANDY BOARD - based on the 52-pin Motorola MC68HC11 processor - includes 32K of battery-backed static RAM - four outputs for DC motors - provides connector system for analog sensor inputs - an LCD screen - an integrated, rechargeable battery pack. - one extended board Getting Started With Projects

6. Available Resources • eBOX eBox-II Embedded Computer is an embedded system using Vortex86 System-On Chip technology. It has 166MHZ SOC, 128MB RAM, 64MB Disc on Modules (IDE Device), built in Audio, LAN, Video, and also 3 USB ports. Getting Started With Projects

7. Available Resources • ALTERA BOARD • Altera Stratix Nios Development Board • Altera UP2 Development Board • Altera DE2 Development Board Getting Started With Projects

8. Why FPGAs? • Handle dense logic and memory elements, offering very high logic capacity • Easy to change the logic design • Lower cost and shorter development cycle • Complete integrated design environment (IDE) that you may have used in previous courses (230, 430, ...) • Easy to learn about and use Getting Started With Projects

9. Altera Stratix Nios Development Board • Stratix EP1S10F780C6 • 10,570 Logic Elements • 920 Kb on-chip memory • Provide hardware platform for developing embedded system • Comes pre-programmed with a 32-bit Nios processor reference design Getting Started With Projects

10. Altera Stratix Nios Development Board • 8 MB of flash Memory,1MB of static RAM, 16MB of SDRAM • On-board Ethernet MAC/PHY device • Compact Flash connector header • Two RS-232 DB9 serial ports • 50MHz oscillator and zero-skew clock distribution circuitry • Four push-button switches • Dual 7-segment LED display Getting Started With Projects

11. Altera UP2 Development Board • EPF10K70RC240-4 device • EPM7128SLC-7 device • One RS-232 serial port • Four push-button switches • Dual 7-segment LED display • 25.175MHz oscillator Getting Started With Projects

12. Altera DE2 Development Board • Latest from Altera is available now • Cyclones II device • Nios II Processor core • TV Decoder, 24-bit Audio Codec • VGA DAC (10 bit) • USB, Ethernet. IrDA • SRAM, SDRAM, Flash, SD Card Getting Started With Projects

13. Other Available Resources • CMU CAM • Track the position and size of a colorful or bright object • Measure the RGB or YUV statistics of an image region • Automatically acquire and track the first object it sees • Physically track using a directly connected servo • Dump a complete image over the serial port • Dump a bitmap showing the shape of the tracked object Getting Started With Projects

14. LEGO TOOLKITS Getting Started With Projects

15. We also have a small number of motes (sensors+cpu+wireless) that can be used to form autonomous sensor networks. • A modest budget is available to each team in 489 to order other components. Getting Started With Projects

16. Some Previous Projects

17. A walking robot (2004-2005 Fall) A walking robot, with two full-degree legs, is designed in the semester. The self-made robot has two long legs, two big feet, and many sensors. The robot is controlled by a laptop through the parallel port. The students finished all the mechanical, hardware and software work. A good try! Getting Started With Projects

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19. A computer workstation monitor system (2004-2005 Fall) Based on Altera board. With a humidity sensor and some middleware, it can monitor live temperature and humidity in the working environment. Getting Started With Projects

20. Previous Projects • McTouch - Touch Interface Ordering Device (2005-2006 Fall) Developed base on E-BOX. It is a wireless client/server system which allows the customer of a typical fast food restaurant to place an order at their own pace using a user friendly touch screen interface. The system uses FLASH interfaces that communicate with the base station through a wireless Bluetooth connection. Getting Started With Projects

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22. Recycle Nation - An Environmental Improvement Program for Incentive Based Recycling (2005-2006 Spring) Developed based on E-box and RFID technology. The project provides a mobile vehicular system to sort the garbage into recyclable and non-recyclable and further into metallic and nonmetallic items. The system then weighs different kinds of garbage based on address, thus providing proper monetary compensation to the consumer for beneficial recycling habits. All the statistical information is sent to the base station through wireless communication. Getting Started With Projects

23. Weight Sensor Happy consumer Ebox (Local Storage) and Wireless Bridge Server (Central Storage) RFID tagged receptacles RFID Reader Mobile Vehicle Getting Started With Projects

24. Trash Master - System for Separation of Recyclables (2005-2006 Spring) Developed based on E-Box and RFID Tech. The system can recognize glass, ferrous metal, aluminum, and plastics from recyclable trash and put them into different bins, as they are moving on a conveyor belt. Their system can greatly improve the efficiency of recycling by accurate sorting. Getting Started With Projects

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26. Automated Warehouse Retrieval Robot (2005-2006 Spring) • Developed based on Handy Board and E-Box • Automated Retrieval of Warehouse • RFID Aided Navigation • Wireless Communication with Server - For Dynamic Scheduling - For Traffic Control Getting Started With Projects

27. Hardware Layout for Robot Ebox Wireless Communication RFID Reader Handy Board RFID Tags Photo sensors Motors Getting Started With Projects

28. CSIDC 2006 (Computer Society International Design Competition) encouraging teams of CSE undergraduate students to design and implement computer-based solutions to real-world problems. In particular, the system you develop should be of benefit to society. 2006 Team Prize 1st $20,000 2nd $12,000 3rd $8,000 Honorable $4,000 Attractive Contests Getting Started With Projects

29. Attractive Contests • Windows Embedded Student ChallengE The competition challenges undergraduate teams to design a computer-based system that solves a real-world problem. Organized by Microsoft, this contest gives all registered teams an opportunity to come to Redmond, WA, to present their projects for a chance to win cash prizes. Getting Started With Projects

30. Our History • CSIDC’ 04 Double Check Acoustic Scan Wireless Patient Management System (Final Round) • Windows ChallengE’05 DRIIVE Network: Dynamic Road and Intra/Inter-Vehicle Exchange Network (Final Round) Getting Started With Projects

31. Useful Link • For finding various sensors and motors http://www.findchips.com/ • For finding various datasheets http://www.alldatasheet.net • Chip Directory http://www.xs4all.nl/~ganswijk/chipdir/ Getting Started With Projects