Schedule

SPU EE/CPE Senior Design
2009-2010

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Fall Quarter 2009 - EE 4211

Date Topic Assignments Due
Sep. 29 Introduction
List of Project ideas to choose from.
Formal team assignments
Design notebooks
(due Friday, noon)  Team assignment requests
Oct. 6 Design methodology (PowerPoint presentation)
Specification (PowerPoint presentation)
Meet as a team regularly to:
Select a project
Brainstorm ideas
Form a basic design
Oct. 13 Project management
Interfaces (PowerPoint presentation)
By today you should have completed steps 1-7 of the Design Methodology.
Oct. 20 Design Review 1.1 - Basic design, specification, and schedule Notebook (due 11 AM): Introduction, Design matrix, Block diagram, Schedule, Functional Spec
Oct. 27 Part selection
Schematic design with Altium Designer
Power supplies  (PowerPoint presentation)
 
Nov. 3 Team presentation 1.1 - Design Decisions  
Nov. 10 PCB design. (Design rule suggestions)
Software Architecture (PowerPoint presentation)
 
Nov. 17 Design Review 1.2 - Parts list, Schematic Notebook (due 11 AM): Parts list/Budget, Schematic, Updated schedule
Nov. 24 Team presentation 1.2 - Interfaces, Parts, and Schematic  
Dec. 1 Team check-up.  
Dec. 8 Design review 1.3 - PCB design ready to submit Notebook (due 11 AM): PCB specification and complete PCB design, Software Architecture Document, Updated schedule

Winter Quarter 2010 - EE 4212

Snowing? Call the Snow Closure Hotline, 206-281-2800, for campus closure or "late start" information.

Date Topic Assignments Due
Jan. 5 Writing device drivers. Power Supply Characterization. Begin loading your PCB with parts and setting up your dev. system. Read the PCB Population Guidelines before getting started. Really!
Jan. 12 Hardware debugging Schedule for winter quarter due. Make sure to identify at least two main software functions to complete by DR 2.2.
Jan. 19 Mechanical design  
Jan. 26 Design review 2.1 - PCB populated, basic device drivers, power supply. Due at 11 AM: Power supply characterization.
Device driver specification.
Feb. 2 Presentation 2.1 - Power supply, Device drivers, Prototype board.   
Feb. 9 Vocation Discussion: How do we view work?
Team Check-up
 
Feb. 16 Design review 2.2 - All device drivers, two main functions, mechanical spec. Due at 11 AM: Mechanical specification.
Feb. 23 Presentation 2.2 - Mechanical spec, Software functions.  
Mar. 2 Vocation Discussion: How does God view work?
Team Check-up
 
Mar. 9 Team check-up.  
Mar. 16 Design review 2.3 - All main software and hardware functions running independently. PCB re-design complete. Due at 11 AM: Updated software architecture document and PCB specification.

Spring Quarter 2010 - EE 4899

Date Topic Assignments Due
March 31 - April 5 Get started setting up your final PCB.  
April 6 Functional testing. Schedule for spring quarter
April 13 Vocation Discussion: Working for God
Portfolios
Vocation paper
April 20 Design review 3.1 - Test plan, Revised PCB startup, Mechanical enclosure complete, All major functions working on Revised PCB-based system. Test Plan
April 27 Vocation Discussion: Making an Impact
Team check-up
Rewrite of vocation paper
May 4 Team check-up
 
May 11 Team check-up.
Note: Erickson Conference on May 14
Team Posters
May 18 Vocation Discussion: Finding your Calling
Team check-up
Project Paper
May 25 Team check-up.  
June 1 Design review 3.2 - Complete debugged standalone product (Everything complete). Functional test results
 
Thursday, June 10 Final Presentations - All Teams
Open to the public! Please invite your friends, family and co-workers.
Final edited documentation Portfolio CD/DVD
Rewrite of vocation paper 2
Requests for Reimbursement
To complete this course, you will need to complete the items on these checklists:
Print out each of the following and turn in. You may want to turn in the survey separately in order to ensure your anonymity.
bulletFinal Checklist - Team: A checklist of the final items required to complete this course.
bulletFinal Checklist - Individual:A checklist of the final items required to complete this course.
The survey and contact info sheet are linked below:
bulletPart 1 (anonymous)
bulletPart 2 (contact info)

Congratulations!

Kevin Bolding March 12, 2010