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Course Documents

bulletTeam description: A description of senior design teams and duties
bulletFinal Presentations Brochure from 2008-2009

Course Presentations

bullet Design Methodology: A PowerPoint presentation on design principles.
bulletFunctional and Technical Specs: A PowerPoint presentation on writing specs.
bulletMicrocontroller Selection: A PowerPoint presentation on selecting a microcontroller
bulletScheduling: A PowerPoint presentation on scheduling with MS Project.
bulletInterfaces: A PowerPoint presentation on human and machine interfaces.
bulletSoftware Architecture: A PowerPoint presentation on software architecture.

PCB Resources

bulletDesign Rule Suggestions for Altium Designer using Advanced Circuits Process
bulletAdvanced Circuits - $33 2-layer boards or $66 4-layer boards
bulletAdvanced Assembly - Under $200 to solder all components on your board

Parts Suppliers

bulletOctoparts provides a multi-vendor search for many electronic parts
bulletParts Suppliers: Links to all sorts of suppliers of electronics parts.

Microcontroller References

Cypress PSOC

bulletPSOC Home

TI MSP430

bullet MSP430 Overview
bullet Development Kits from TI
bulletDevelopment Kits (Third-party)
bullet MSP430 Home

Other Resources

bulletSample schedule: A sample schedule in MS-Project to help you get started.
bulletSoldering and Rework Guidebook - A great guidebook with illustrations and videos showing how to solder through-hole and surface mount components.
bullet Soldering Guide by Sparkfun - Another good guide to soldering.
bulletRework Tools - This tool will help you immensely in removing large surface-mount parts.
bulletPower Supply Design Tutorial: A tutorial on switching power supplies.
bulletPower Supply Design/Simulation Site: Build your power supply online.
bulletMicro Clips: Super small clips for probing surface-mount ICs.

Kevin Bolding September 25, 2009