Senior Design Abstract Presentation

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Senior Design Abstract Presentation
Spring 2003 Luke Hirschy Michael Ihde Chris Weis
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Schedule
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Hardware Block Diagram
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Memory Map
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Hardware Design Tools Resources

• Schematic Capture Eagle
• PCB Drafting Eagle
• Block Diagrams Dia
• PCB Manufacture -pcb4u.com

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Hardware Design Milestones

• Schematic Capture Complete (Feb. 14th)
• PCB Layout Complete (Feb. 25th)
• PCB Manufacture (Mar. 6th)
• Build and Test (Mar 20th)

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Hardware Considerations

• All major parts have been ordered.
• References designs exist that will help guide
  hardware development.
• Estimated cost per board - 100

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VHDL Input Block Diagram
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VHDL Output Block Diagram
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VHDL Tools

• VHDL-GUI (vgui) a free graphical tool for
  capturing, drawing, editing, and navigating
  hierarchical block-diagrams, and for producing
  corresponding structural VHDL code.
• DIA - gtk based diagram creation program, used
  to create flow-charts and block diagrams.
• ModelSim VHDL compiler and simulator
• MAXPLUS II Altera design software

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VHDL Schedule

• FIFO VHDL complete ( Feb. 7th )
• MAS Interface VHDL complete ( Feb. 14th)
• Micro-controller Interface complete ( Feb. 21th)
• Test and simulation of VHDL complete ( Feb.
  28th)

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Software Block Diagram
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Software Tools

• Linux Java SDK
• TINI SDK 1.11
• Netbeans
• ISC DHCP Server
• Tftp server
• CVS client/server
• Dia diagram editor
• Note All of the above are OSS packages

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Software Milestones

• Design of software core application finished (
  Feb. 20th )
• Sample application running on TINI development
  board ( Feb. 26th )
• Alpha tests of system/application software (
  Mar. 19th)
• Sys./App. software functional and ready for
  integration ( Apr. 8th)