ECE 445: Senior DesignResources

Outline• Website (already covered)

– Web-board, Calendar, Grading Information, Past Projects, etc.

• SDL Software– Simulation, Compilers, CAD, etc.

• SDL Hardware– Microcontrollers, DSP, FPGA, Wireless, Discrete Parts

• SDL Equipment– Scopes, Logic Analyzers, Power Supplies, Network

Analyzers

• Labs other than Senior Design Lab (SDL)• ECE Shop ( 265 Everitt Lab )• ECE Store ( 60 Everitt Lab )• ECE Machine Shop ( 66 Everitt Lab )

ECE 445 Website

Already covered in Lecture 1Remember this is your most valuable resource! Read it!

Inside the Senior Design Lab

246 Everitt Lab

SDL Locker and Lab Kit• Each team will be issued a locker• Each locker has a lab kit

– BNC terminated coax cables– Power cables– Power supply– Digital Multimeter

• Lab kits will be checked in at the end of the semester– $500 fine for missing kit

• It is highly recommended that you purchase some basic tools for yourself and keep them in your lab kit or backpack– Wire strippers and cutters– Needle-nosed pliers

SDL Software• Simulation Tools

– PSPICE– Agilent Design System (ADS)– XILINX Isim for VHDL

• Compilers / IDEs– Microchip MPLAB X (PIC & dsPIC)– TI Code Composer Studio (DSPs and MSP430)– Atmel Studio (AVR)– Cypress PSoC IDE– Arduino Tools

SDL Software• CAD Tools for PCB Design

– Cadence / OrCAD– EAGLE CAD (More detail later in this lecture)

• Other– National Instruments LabVIEW– MATLAB / Simulink– Anything Else? Just ask…

SDL Hardware• Microcontrollers (MCU)

– Microchip PIC– Atmel AVR– Cypress PSoC– TI MSP430

• Digital Signal Processors (DSP)– TI TMS320C Series– Microchip dsPIC

• Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA)– XILINX Spartan, etc.

• Various Other Useful Parts– Wireless Transceivers Xbee, Bluetooth, WiFi, etc.– Sensors Ultrasonic, IR, etc.

SDL Equipment• Digital Multi-meters, LCR Meters• Oscilloscopes• Power Supplies• Network Analyzers• Logic Analyzers• Programmers

SDL Equipment• Respect the lab equipment

– Lab equipment is extremely expensive– Some lab equipment can easily be broken and require expensive

repairs– Read warning labels, know equipment capabilities and limitations– Bad measurement? Is it the equipment or your test setup or project?

Outside the Senior Design Lab

Labs other than SDL (246 Everitt)

ECE Shop (265 Everitt)ECE Store (60 Everitt)ECE Machine Shop (66

Everitt)

Labs Other Than SDL• Other labs and equipment can be used WITH PERMISSION

– Consult TA on which faculty member is in charge of the lab you would like to use

– Contact the faculty member to ask permission to access the lab and use it for your project

– It is up to the lab director to decide if you are qualified to use the lab and grant permission

• Communications Lab ( 251 Everitt )– Spectrum Analyzers, Network Analyzers, I-Q Modulators, etc.

• Power Lab ( 50 Everitt )– Electronic Loads, Fancy Power Supplies, etc.

• Other Labs

ECE Store

• Located in 60 Everitt Lab• Online catalog on website

– http://www.ece.illinois.edu/ecestores/

• Parts orders placed through my.ECE can be picked up at the store– More on this topic next week

• Sell Lab Notebooks

ECE Shop• Located in 265 Everitt Lab• Large inventory of discrete parts, inventory on website

– http://www.ece.illinois.edu/eshop/parts/

• Fabricate PCBs ( More on this later )• Maintain test and measurement equipment

– Report suspected broken lab equipment to the shop staff

• Advice– Project advice– Soldering help

DanMast

MarkSmart

WallySmith

SkotWiedmann

ECE Machine Shop• Located in 66 Everitt Lab• Machinists can build mechanical parts needed for your

project• REMINDER: This is ECE senior design, not ME senior design

– You are not graded on the mechanical aspects of your project, only the electrical aspects.

ScottMcDonald

DaveSwitzer

GregBennett