Calendar

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8/25
First class meeting 4:00p - 5:50p ECEB 1002
Initial Web Board Post due 11:59p
9/1
Second class meeting 4:00p - 5:50p ECEB 1002
Early Project Approval due 4:45p
Laboratory safety training due 11:59p
CAD assignment due 11:59p
9/8
Add/Drop Deadline due 11:59p
Third class meeting 4:00p - 5:50p ECEB 1002
Project approval due 11:59p
9/15
First team meetings with TAs 4:00p - 5:50p ECEB 3081
Soldering assignment due 6:00p
Proposals due 11:59p
Team Contract due 11:59p
Proposal Review Sign-up due 11:59p
9/22
Proposal Review 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TAs
Initial Conversation With Machine Shop (required if using the shop) due 4:00p ECEB 1047
Proposal Review 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TAs
Proposal Review 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TAs
9/29
PCB Review 3:00p - 5:00p ECEB 3081
10/6
Breadboard Demo 1 8:00a - 6:00p WIth Instructor and TA
Breadboard Demo 1 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TA
Breadboard Demo 1 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TA
First Round PCBway Orders (MUST PASS AUDIT BY TODAY) due 4:45p
10/13
Design Document due 11:59p
Teamwork Evaluation I due 11:59p
Second Round PCBway Orders (MUST PASS AUDIT BY TODAY) due 4:45p
Last day for revisions to the machine shop due ECEB 1048
10/20
10/27
Breadboard Demo 2 8:00a - 6:00p 2070
Breadboard Demo 2 8:00a - 6:00p
Breadboard Demo 2 8:00a - 6:00p 2070
11/3
Third Round PCBway Orders (MUST PASS AUDIT BY TODAY) due 4:45p
Individual progress reports due 11:59p
11/10
Fourth Round PCBway Orders (MUST PASS AUDIT BY TODAY) due 4:45p
11/17
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
Demonstration Sign-up opens
Demonstration Sign-up opens
Presentation Sign-up opens
Presentation Sign-up opens
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
Team Contract assessment due 11:59p
Demonstration Sign-up closes
Presentation Sign-up closes
11/24
Fall Break
Fall Break
Fall Break
Fall Break
Fall Break
12/1
Final Demo 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TAs
Demonstration
Yu: 2072
Final Demo 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TAs
Demonstration
Fliflet: 2072
Final Demo 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TAs
Demonstration
Fliflet: 2072
Demonstration
Kumar: 2072
Mock Presentation With Comm and ECE TAs
Mock Presentation With Comm and ECE TAs
Extra Credit Video Assignment due 11:59p
12/8
Final Presentation 8:00a - 6:00p With instructor and TAs
Presentation
Fliflet: 2072
Final Presentation 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TAs
Presentation
Fliflet: 2072
Final papers due 11:59p
Presentation
Kumar: 2070
Presentation
Yu: 2074
Lab checkout 3:00p - 4:30p With TA
Award Ceremony 4:30p - 5:30p ECEB 1002
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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