EE345L Design Competition, Spring 2008
 Jonathan Valvano
TAs
Deepak Panwar
Jacob Egner
Usman Tariq
Objective: Design, Construct, and Test an embedded system

Judging Criteria
Visual appeal, functionality, and software quality

Constraints
6811 microcontroller, 28C64 EEPROM, $59 ExpressPCB Service, $20 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, Carole Bearden, MerydithTurner, Mike Filippo, Roland Rocha, and Paul Landers
 

Finalists

Geo Tu & Justin Ewasko, Air Guitar, TA Usman
Alexander Dang-Tran & Adrian Fernandez, Battleship, TA Usman
Anwesha Sarkar & Annie Hsieh, Battle Pong, TA Usman
Michelle Newton & John Zhang, TA Usman
Julian Ramos, Nick Wong, Johnathan Starr, U.S.S. Valvano, TA Jacob
William Mathews& Zain Rizvi, Binary, Jacob
 

May 2, 2008

Winners (tie for first place)

 1st place: Geo Tu & Justin Ewasko, Air Guitar, Air Guitar Video
 1st place: Julian Ramos, Nick Wong, Jonathan Starr, U.S.S. Valvano

 3rd place: Alexander Dang-Tran & Adrian Fernandez, Battleship

Mike Filippo watching Air Guitar

Daryl judging

Valvano influencing the judges

USS Valvano by Julian Ramos, Nick Wong, Jonathan Starr

Binary by William Mathews& Zain Rizvi

Battle Pong by Anwesha Sarkar & Annie Hsieh

Battleship by Alexander Dang-Tran & Adrian Fernandez

Jose Munoz, Valvano, and Jorge Serratos

Michelle Newton & John Zhang
 

Annie Hsieh & Anwesha Sarkar

Adrian Fernandez & Alexander Dang-Tran

William Mathews& Zain Rizvi

Geo Tu & Justin Ewasko, Air Guitar

Julian Ramos & Nick Wong
 

Valvano making another speech