| Date |
Topics |
Assignments (other than weekly reports) |
| April 2 |
No lab
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| April 3 |
Introduction and organizational meeting [slides]
|
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| April 9 |
Lab
|
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| April 10 |
Project Idea Presentations
|
Have project ideas ready for initial feedback
Informal project proposal presentations
Have your websites ready
|
| April 16 |
Lab
|
Put Project proposals on website
Start working on projects
|
| April 17 |
Software radios [slides, ubuntu vm]
|
Update Proposals to reflect the feedback you have been given
|
| April 23 |
Lab
|
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| April 24 |
PCBs [Microcontroller slides, tutorial, and demos; PCB slides and Altium tutorial; Eagle tutorial]
|
Put up your PRDs
|
| April 30 |
Lab
|
Put rapid prototypes on your website
|
| May 1 |
3D Printing and FDM [slides,tutorial]
|
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| May 7 |
Lab
|
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| May 8 |
Update presentations from each team
|
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| May 14 |
Lab
|
Create first draft of Kickstarter style page
|
| May 15 |
No lecture - Work in the lab to finish layouts
|
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| May 21 |
Lab
|
Second draft of Kickstarter style page
|
| May 22 |
Work on project
|
Peer reviews due
|
| May 28 |
Work on project |
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| May 29 |
Work on project
|
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June 4
|
Work on project
|
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| June 5 |
Final Demos
|
Demo
|
| June 7 |
Final Project Reports Due |
Kickstarter style page due, Reports Due and Peer review 2 due |
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