EIE329 / EIE330 Integrated Project 2009

Dr. Jimmy To\

• Introduction to EIE329/330
• EIE Robot Competition 2010 game-rule (TBA)

Class Schedule ( Lecture on Thursdays 2:30pm – 6:00pm @ N001, weeks 1 to 7 ) :

• Lecture, Tests, Demos, and Lab schedule (Includes free use of CF502 during non-office-hours)
• Demo1 New
• Demo2 (Tentative)
• Demo3 (Tentative)

Documents on the RoboGolfer:

• RoboGolfer Construction Guide
• RoboGolfer Technical Reference
• RoboGolfer Circuit Schematics
• RoboGolfer Code
• AvrStudio4Setup.exe
• Component Datasheets
• Sharp Infra-Red Object/Distance Detector
• SFR04 Ultrasonic ObjectDistance Detector (not provided)

Documents for reference :

• Atmel AVRMega16 full hardware description This describes and explains everything inside.
• Crash Course on C programming . This is a revision on what you must know in C programming.
• http://www.space.unibe.ch/comp_doc/c_manual/C/master_index.html an on-line reference on C
• Guide to GNU GCC Compiler .
• GNU GCC Compiler Full Manual .
• Guide to AVR Studio4 simulation .
• http://www.nongnu.org/avr-libc/user-manual/modules.html Advanced - AVR library
• XYZ of Oscilloscopes . An engineer who cannot use an oscilloscope properly is almost blind.
• Guide on writing the Report

Textbook :

1. Michael Pont Embedded C QA76.73.C15 P65 2002

References :

2. D. Simon E. An Embedded Software Primer QA76.6.S5726 1999

3. Hall Microprocessors and interfacing QA76.6.H2994

6. Labrosse Embedded system Building blocks

Links to previous Competitions:

• EIE Project Competition 2004 Home
• EIE Project Competition 2004 Photos and Videos
• EIE Project Competition 2005 Home
• EIE Project Competition 2005
• EIE Project Competition 2006 Home
• EIE Project Competition 2006
• EIE Project Competition 2007 Home
• EIE Project Competition 2007
• EIE Project Competition 2008 Home
• EIE Robot Competition 2008
• Video of Demo2 2007
• Video of Demo3 2008

Some relevant links

http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/tv/robocon2004/20040629.html

Links to some interesting things:

http://www.parallax.com/html_pages/robotics/robo_video/toddler_video_gallery.asp

http://www.parallax.com/html_pages/robotics/robo_video/boebot_video_gallery.asp

http://www.robosapienonline.com/

http://mindstorms.lego.com/eng/default.asp

http://geology.heroy.smu.edu/~dpa-www/robo/nbot/

http://www.tedlarson.com/robots/balancingbot.htm

http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2003/1218/sony_06.wmv