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Project Briefs: 

Minor Project: Input-Output matrix (individual) 

Develop an interactive device, taking inputs from one or more sensors sensor and providing a physical output such as lights or movement.  Each student must make at least two devices 



Sound MovementLightTactile (vibration)

Light





Distance





Temperature





Sound





Touch













Major Project:  (groups of 2 to 3 students)

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  • 5 minutes for presentation, and 5 minutes for feedback and discussion
  • Live demonstration of your project 
  • Explain the process and the thinking that brought you to this outcome 

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Morning: 09:00 - 12:00,  Afternoon: 13:30 - 17:00

W1

Tuesday 

Wednesday 

Thursday 

Friday 

Morning

Kick-off Lecture
Electricity Basics
Resistors, Ohms Law,  LED's,

 

Power 

(LF FB)

Digital InputDebouncing

Pulse Width Modulation

Analog Input
Analog Sensors 

Voltage Divider
Smoothing

Smoothing 
(LF)

Transistors
Motors, Solenoids
Servo Motors
(LF)

Digital Components
Digital Interfaces
I2C, SPI, UART
Neo Pixel, Ultra Sonic Distance Sensor
(FB)

Afternoon

Multimeters Voltage Divider, Basic Units  Digital Output
Digital InputDebouncing

(LF FB)

Parallel/Series Circuits, Capacitors,

Basic Units  Digital Output
Pulse Width Modulation
Soldering

 
(LF)

ICs, H-Bridges

Arduino & Processing
Serial Communication


ICs, H-Bridges

Individual Work
Cleanup

(FB)

Soldering

Minor Project Start 

(LF)

W2

Tuesday

Wednesday 

Thursday

Friday 

Morning

Protoboards

EAGLE CAD

(LF)

Networking

(FB)

Individual Minor Project

Individual Minor Project

Afternoon

PCB Milling
Individual Minor Project


Individual Minor Project

Individual Minor Project

Presentation, cleanup and documentation

W3

Tuesday

Wednesday 

Thursday 

Friday

Morning

Main Project Kickoff

Mentoring

Mentoring

Computer Vision Input 

(FB)

Mentoring
Prototyping
Afternoon

Prototyping

Prototyping

Prototyping

Prototyping

W4

Tuesday 

Wednesday 

Thursday

Friday 

Morning

Mentoring

Build

Build

Build

Afternoon

Mentoring

Build

Build

Final Presentation (gallery 1) 


W5Tuesday 










Todo:


Materials to order:

. Multimeters *5

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