EE345L Design Competition, Fall 2008
Jonathan Valvano
TAs
John Porterfield,
Sterling Wei,
Antonius Keddis
Objective: Design, Construct, and Test an embedded system
Judging Criteria
Visual appeal, functionality, and software quality
Constraints
6811 microcontroller, 28C64 EEPROM, $59 ExpressPCB Service, $30
out-of-pocket expenses
Process
Propose a project
Design the microcontroller-based hardware circuit
Layout circuit board using ExpressPCB
Build a 3-D mockup
Fabricate PCB
Test subcomponents (power, reset, clock, memory interface, I/O devices)
Develop and test software
Lab08f.pdf
Lab11a.pdf
Lab12a.pdf
Judges
Daryl Goodnight, Stephanie Peco, Perry Durkee, Sandy
Hermawan, Ariane Beck, and Paul
Landers
Finalists
Matt Dewet & Kedar Hiremath, Cave Dodge, TA Sterling
Matthew Christensen & Michael Covington, Labyrinth & Paint Valvano, TA Sterling
Kelvin Liwangitan & Alex Bednarczyk, Connect Four, TA Sterling
Andrew & Carlos, Handheld Simon, TA Antonius
Alex Bestavros & Garrett Lancaster, Nims, TA Antonius
Chase Dearing & Louis Martinez, Snooze Proof Alarm Clock, TA Antonius
Christopher Tsai & Jonathan McBride, Nims Is Not Simon, TA Antonius
Abed Haque & Jessalyn Chiu, MiniViolin, TA Antonius
John Bridgman &David Liu, Wireless speedometer, TA John
Archer Finley & Lee Price, Light sensor, TA John
December 5, 2008
Winners
1st place: John Bridgman &David Liu, Wireless speedometer
2nd place: Matthew Christensen & Michael Covington, Labyrinth & Paint
Valvano
3rd place: Kelvin Liwangitan & Alex Bednarczyk, Connect Four
1st place: John Bridgman &David Liu, Wireless speedometer
2nd place: Michael Covington & Matthew Christensen , Labyrinth & Paint Valvano
3rd place: Kelvin Liwangitan & Alex Bednarczyk, Connect Four
MiniViolin by Abed Haque & Jessalyn Chiu
, Handheld Simon by Andrew & Carlos
Light sensor by Archer Finley & Lee Price
Kevlin and Alex's Connect Four
Alex Bestavros & Garrett Lancaster, Nims
John, Daryl, and Perry watching John Bridgman's &David
Liu's Wireless speedometer
MiniViolin by Abed Haque & Jessalyn Chiu
Christopher Tsai showing Nims Is Not Simon
Matt Dewet, Cave Dodge, (with Kedar Hiremath)
Lee Price & Archer Finley, Light sensor
Sandy and Paul judging
John Porterfield
Professor Bard Observing the Competition