Calendar

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
1/19
First class meeting 4:00p - 5:50p ECEB 1002
Initial Web Board Post due 11:59p
1/26
Second class meeting 4:00p - 5:50p ECEB 1002
Laboratory safety training due 11:59p
Early Project Approval due 4:45p
CAD assignment due 11:59p
2/2
Add/Drop Deadline due 11:59p
Third class meeting 4:00p - 5:50p ECEB 1002
Project approval due 11:59p
2/9
First team meetings with TAs 4:00p - 5:50p ECEB 3081
Soldering assignment due 6:00p
Proposals due 11:59p
2/16
Initial Conversation With Machine Shop (required if using the shop) due 4:00p ECEB 1047
PCB Review 3:00p - 5:00p ECEB 3081
Team Contract due 11:59p
2/23
First Round PCBway Orders (MUST PASS AUDIT BY TODAY) due 4:45p
Design Review Sign-up due 11:59p
Design Document due 11:59p
3/2
Design Review 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TAs
Design Review 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TAs
Design Review 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TAs
Second Round PCBway Orders (MUST PASS AUDIT BY TODAY) due 4:45p
3/9
Breadboard Demo 8:00a WIth Instructor and TA
Breadboard Demo 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TA
Breadboard Demo 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TA
Teamwork Evaluation I due 11:59p
Third Round PCBway Orders (MUST PASS AUDIT BY TODAY) due 4:45p
Last day for revisions to the machine shop due ECEB 1048
3/16
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
3/23
Fourth Round JLCPCB Orders (MUST PASS AUDIT BY TODAY) due 4:45p
3/30
Individual progress reports due 11:59p
4/6
Progress Demo 8:00a - 6:00p 2070
Progress Demo 8:00a - 6:00p
Progress Demo 8:00a - 6:00p 2070
Team Contract assessment due 11:59p
4/13
4/20
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
Final Demonstration Sign-up opens
Final Presentation Sign-up opens
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
Final Presentation Sign-up opens
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
Mock Presentation With Comm and ECE TAs
Mock Presentation With Comm and ECE TAs
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
Final Demonstration Sign-up closes
4/27
Final Demo 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TAs
Final Demonstration
Fliflet: 2070
Final Demonstration
Gruev: 2070
Final Demonstration
Kim: 2070
Final Demonstration
Shultz: 2070
Final Demonstration
Zhao: 2070
Final Demo 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TAs
Final Demonstration
Fliflet: 2070
Final Demonstration
Gruev: 2070
Final Demonstration
Kim: 2070
Final Demonstration
Shultz: 2070
Final Demonstration
Zhao: 2070
Final Demo 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TAs
Final Demonstration
Fliflet: 2070
Final Demonstration
Gruev: 2070
Final Demonstration
Shultz: 2070
Final Presentation 8:00a - 6:00p With instructor and TAs
Final Presentation
Fliflet: 2070
Final Presentation
Kim: 2072
Final Presentation
Shultz: 2074
Final Presentation
Gruev: 5070
Final Presentation 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TAs
Video Assignment due 11:59p
Final Presentation
Fliflet: 2070
Final Presentation
Kim: 2072
Final Presentation
Shultz: 2074
5/4
Best Projects Judging and Award Ceremony 2:00p Location TBD
Final Presentation
Zhao: 2074
Pitched Project Reviews 2070
Final Presentation
Zhao: 2074
Final papers due 11:59p
Lab checkout 3:00p - 4:30p With TA
Lab Notebook Due due 11:59p

Laser Harp MIDI Controller with Musical Articulations

Yingxi Hai, Hanze Tu

Laser Harp MIDI Controller with Musical Articulations

Featured Project

Electronic music concerts usually need eye-catching visual aids to create a certain atmosphere. Laser musical instruments is a great way to do this. We have been thinking of this project for a while and it was ECE445 that made this laser harp come true. The novelty of this project is that the harp-like laser device mainly focuses on playing articulations with laser and sensors, as a true universal MIDI controller, to control timbres that are synthesized or sampled. Articulations include piano/forte, vibrato, tremolo, and portamento. With the help of Professors and TAs, we learned how to pick right the components, design PCB, soldering, and program microcontroller. Those skills are not only useful in this class but also really important to electrical engineers. Also, we learned how to use individual strengths, combined with effective teamwork, in the pursuit of meaningful goals.

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