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Spring 2017 Projects (Videos)

• A1 - FPGA-Based MIDI Controller
• A2 - FPGA-Based Digital Synthesizer
• A3 - Advanced USB Turret Controller
• A4 - Image-Controlled Pong and Tic-Tac-Toe
• A5 - HDMI Image Splitter
• B1 - Hardware Accelerated Conway's Game of Life
• B2 - Audio Source Localizer
• B3 - Networked NES Emulators
• B4 - Zedboard SNES Emulator
• B5 - Bluetooth Heart Rate Monitoring
• B6 - Zedboard Audio using a Bluetooth Speaker
• C1 - Smart Home System using Zedboards
• C2 - Hardware Acceleration of Convolutional Neural Networks
• C3 - Zedboard-Based Oscilloscope
• C4 - Secure Communication Between Zedboards
• C5 - Remote Camera Security System

Fall 2015 Projects (Videos)

• A1 - Stable quad flight using IR tracking
• A2 - WiFi video streaming and missile launcher control
• A3 - RFID lap counter
• A4 - BlockBox: a multifactor personal security box that detects intruders and alerts the owner based on a PING sensor, camera, and keypad.
• B1 - Hardware Acceleration for Roundness Detection (HARD)
• B2 - Software Defined FM Radio
• B3 - Smart Coffee Maker with PID control
• B4 - Sign Language Translator using Gesture Recognition
• B5 - Hardware Color Filter for Computer Vision Applications
• B6 - Electric Guitar Auto-Tuner

Spring 2015 Projects (Videos)

• A1 - 2-way audio transmission
• A2 - Hand gesture recognition for control of a Nerf cannon system
• B1 - High performance LED matrix controller
• B2 - Camera-based robot navigation
• B3 - Webserver control of a Camera/Turret system

Fall 2014 Projects (Videos)

• A1 - Shadow-based Object Detection: Use K-means clustering algorithm to track multiple objects
• A2 - Bluetooth Bot: A robot using bluetooth to communicate between two boards, such that controls can be on a second board.
• A3 - Audio Player with Spectrum Analysis: Play audio, display live frequency spectrum analysis, menu system to choose audio files.
• A4 - Audio-loop DJ station: Capture audio-in with a microphone recording multiple tracks and looping their playback on top of one another.
• B1 - Ambient Backlight: Extend colors from the edge of a screen and display on a wall
• B2 - SNES Emulator: Multiple SNES controller support, Game audio playback, Game save-state to SD card, Game selection menu
• B3 - PET 2002: A Commodore PET compatible computer in an FPGA
• B4 - Expanded NES Emulator: 2- Player Wii Remote Control, "GUI" home screen, audio implementation, SD card save states.
• B5 - Karaoke Machine: Play a song out of audio-out, have someone sing into a microphone into audio-in, display lyrics on projector, have controller to choose song

Spring 2014 Projects (Videos)

• A1 - Light Preserver: use a microphone that triggers PING sensor on specific sounds; the PING targets the light stopper in Coover 2041 to prevent lights from turning off
• A2 - MP-0 Extensions: support 2 players for NES, support audio, add a menu screen, multiple ROMs, and reset ability, and add a GameBoy emulator
• A3 - Mouse Control Through Camera: use the camera as a "mouse" to the computer where gestures represent different commands
• A4 - Audio Processing: pass audio through the ZedBoard hardware (possibly with modification) and use software pass-through for recording
• A5 - PING Sensor Gesture Recognition: use PING sensor with Ubuntu on ZedBoard to recognize gestures that control a media player application
• A6 - Multiplayer Battle Station: extend MP-0 and add control through an Android phone over bluetooth connection; missile launcher targets loser
• A7 - Temperature Controlled Fan: has user interface to set a temperature, a temperature sensor connected using SPI, and motor control through I2C based on temperature.
• B2 - Mobile Turret: use the robot kit with the USB missile launcher and ZedBoard to create a battery-powered turret with path and object detection.
• B4 - Hollywood Camera: add hardware manipulation to the image stream of the camera; e.g. green screen, creating grid lines, color shifting/isolating/enhancing, cartoonify, etc.
• B5 - Gesture Control Missile Launcher: use a GUI to represent targeting information, increase accuracy, and add gesture controls
• B6 - Remote Control Missile Turret: use an Android app to control the turret and send images over the connection
• B7 - Oscilloscope: use an ADC to plot signals over time in a GUI sent over VGA or USB
• B8 - Battery Load Balancer: use current, temperature, and voltage sensing to get precise battery state information and create a coprocessor to estimate charge

List of available PMODs and other project components

Name	Manufacturer	Quantity	Description
DS1086L	Maxim Integrated	2	Oscillator
DS3231M	Maxim Integrated	2	Real-time clock
MAX3232	Maxim Integrated	2	RS232 Transceiver
MAX4824	Maxim Integrated	2	8-Channel Relay Driver
MAX5216	Maxim Integrated	2	16-Bit ADC
MAX5487	Maxim Integrated	2	Digital Potentiometer
MAX5825	Maxim Integrated	2	8-Channel ADC
MAX7304	Maxim Integrated	2	16-Port IO
MAX9611	Maxim Integrated	2	Current Sensor with 12-Bit ADC and OpAmp/Comparator
MAX11205	Maxim Integrated	2	16-Bit ADC
MAX14840E	Maxim Integrated	2	40 Mbps RS-485 Half-Duplex Transceiver
MAX14850	Maxim Integrated	2	SPI Isolator
MAX31723	Maxim Integrated	2	Temperature Sensor
MAX31855	Maxim Integrated	2	Thermocouple to Digital Converter
MAX44000	Maxim Integrated	2	Proximity Sensor
PmodAD1	Digilent	1	12-bit ADC
PmodCON3	Digilent	2	Servo Connector
PmodCON4	Digilent	3	RCA to 6-Pin
PmodDA1	Digilent	1	Digital to Analog Converter
PmodSWT	Digilent	2	4-Switch Module
PmodACL2	Digilent	2	3-Axis Digital Accelerometer
PmodAMP1	Digilent	1	Speaker/Headphone Amplifier
PmodBB	Digilent	1	Wirewrap/Breadboard
PmodDIP	Digilent	2	Dual Inline Package
PmodDPOT	Digilent	2	Digital Potentiometer
PmodENC	Digilent	2	Rotary Encoder
PmodGPS	Digilent	2	GPS Receiver
PmodGYRO	Digilent	1	3-Axis Digital Gyroscope
PmodHB3	Digilent	1	2A H-Bridge
PmodJSTK	Digilent	2	Joystick
PmodKYPD	Digilent	2	Keypad
PmodLS1	Digilent	2	Infrared Light Detector
PmodMIC	Digilent	2	Microphone
PmodRJ45	Digilent	1	RJ45 to FPGA Connector Pair
PmodRS232	Digilent	1	RS232 Converter
PmodSSD	Digilent	2	Seven-Segment Display
PmodSTEP	Digilent	2	Stepper Motor Controller
PmodTPH2	Digilent	2	12-Pin Test Point Header
PmodUSBUART	Digilent	2	USB to UART Converter
PmodWiFi	Digilent	1	WiFi Radio Transceiver
PmodPS2	Digilent	2	PS2 Module
PmodReg1	Digilent	2	Voltage Regulator
PmodBTN	Digilent	1	4 User Pushbutton
OPB704WZ	OpTek	2	Reflective Object Sensor
PING	Parallax	4	Ultrasonic Distance Sensor (from Cpr E 288)
SEN-09376	SparkFun	1	Force Sensitive Resistor (Square)
DS18B20	Dallas Semiconductor	1	Waterproof Temperature Sensor