EGR 326
Embedded System Design
Fall 2009

Prof. Andrew Sterian
KEN227
<steriana@gmail.com>
(616) 331-6756
See my availability calendar

Announcements

• Tentative Design Review presentation plan:

  Time	Monday, Nov. 2	Wednesday, Nov. 4
  2:30-2:55	Drill/Tap Controller	TerraTrike
  2:55-3:20	Firing Range UI	Interactive Staircase
  3:20-3:45	Firing Range ECM	Daft Punk Table
  3:45-4:10	Firing Range Timer Module	Cyclocomputer
  4:10-4:35	Firing Range Audio Module	Electrical Power Logger
  4:35-5:00	Muzzle Minder	SMT Oven Controller
  5:00-5:25		Ninja Motor Driver

• Here are the Design Review Guidelines.
• Here is the Team Member Evaluation Form, due every Monday at 5:00 PM.
• Here are the solutions to Exam #1, and a grading key
• Here is the course syllabus

Assignments

• Here is Assignment #4
• Here is Assignment #3
• Here is Assignment #2, and solutions
• Here is Assignment #1, and solutions

Project Resources

• Here are the Project Requirements
• Here are the Sponsor Guidelines for project mentors
• Here is the Functional Specification Requirements document.
• Here is the Best Block Diagram Ever.
• Here is the Second Best Block Diagram Ever.
• Here are some sample functional specifications which were pretty good. Think about how you could improve on each and strive to do so for your own:
  1. Sample functional specification from 2005.
  2. Sample functional specification from 2006.
  3. Sample functional specification from 2007.

Guiding Principles

• "You know you have achieved perfection in design, not when you have nothing more to add, but when you have nothing more to take away." -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
• "Don't tell me how hard you work. Tell me how much you get done." -- James Ling

Check out the Embedded System Design & Construction Wiki for resources that can help you with your projects