Name:
Engineering Lab I Software and Hardware Upgrade
FiscalYear:
2014
Audience:
Engineering and Computer Science, College of
Submitter:
Pastran, Pablo
Budget Manager:
Asseff, Lynn G.
Project Manager:
Alhalabi, Bassem A.
Dept. Chair:
Erdol, Nurgun
Local IT:
Neelakanta, Mahesh
Dean:
Ilyas, Mohammad
Facilities:
N/A
OIT:
Bagdonas, Joseph A.
Year 1:
$ 28,000.00
Year 2:
$ 1,000.00
Year 3:
$ 1,000.00
Total:
$ 30,000.00
Engineering Lab I is a Computer Engineering Lab which is
used to host four undergraduate labs which aim is to reinforce concepts taught
in class with real life applications. The classes taught in the Engineering Lab
I are LOGIC DESIGN, MICRO PROCESSORS, MICRO CONTROLLERS, and EMBEDDED
SYSTEMS. The lab is used for EMBEDDED
SYSTEM graduate level courses as well to teach theory and real life
applications. Due to these classes being
core classes for engineering students, they serve over (200- 300) Logic Design
Students, (60 – 100) Microprocessor students, and Embedded System which serve
over (50) students. We serve over (300)
students every semester teaching students from the most basic to complex
concepts as they graduate from one level to the next.
Logic design is an introduction level course which
introduces students to hardware for the first time in their college
careers. Logic design tests students via
(5) labs which both teach and test their knowledge in the use of logic gates,
binary, sequential circuits, timing diagram, K-Maps, state diagrams, Flip-flops
and VHDL.
The Micro-Processor and Micro-Controller classes introduce
students to the architecture of a specific Microprocessor. These classes are designed to introduce
students to the architecture of micro-controllers and show them how to program
at the most basic levels using Assembly Language and C language. Micro Processor and Micro Controllers students
are tested on the concepts taught in class via (5) labs testing their knowledge
requiring the adept use of the low level languages Assembly and C using various
hardware interfaces.
The Embedded System class is the culmination of the Logic
Design, Micro Processor, and Micro Controllers classes. Embedded systems teaches a more in-depth
level of a micro controller processor architecture while allowing students to
explore what capabilities and limitations of various processors. The embedded system class test student’s
prior hardware and software knowledge via one lab given as the Midterm each
semester. As students were only introduced
to the basic concepts in the Logic Design and Micro Processor classes, these concepts
are reinforced prior to administration of the midterm. Once the Lab is completed students are
required to design and implement a final project which encompasses an
integration of hardware implementation and Software using Code Composer Studio
(CCS) provided by Texas Instruments.
Funding is sought to update and upgrade the equipment in the
Engineering Lab I located in room 203 of the Engineering East building in the
Boca Raton Campus. Equipment used for
this lab comes in the form of teaching modules provided by Motorola over
fifteen years old with no replacement available in the market and any
comparable devices are overpriced. Due
to the fact that a very limited number of modules are still in working order
after years of student use, we moved in FALL 2014 to a different platform: the
MSP430 Launchpad developed by Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments has awarded a grant to FAU
via their university program of over $45K in Licenses and MSP430 Kits. The goal of this grant is to expose student
to a number of such platforms such as Atmel, Microchip, National Instrument
(Rio) and to other families of Texas Instrument so students graduating these
classes will be well exposed giving them a diverse knowledge and a greater
understanding of the current technology available and what to expect when he or
she arrives at the job market. Funding will also be used to purchase the
necessary software licenses for every piece of hardware implemented in the
Engineering Lab I. Funding will also be
used to introduce students to more relevant concepts such as Field-programmable
gate Array (FPGA) which are widely used in industry.
We believe that updating and upgrading the Engineering Lab I
equipment and platforms will better prepare Electrical Engineers and Computer
Engineers graduating from FAU for the job market effectively improving the
reputation and legacy of FAU.
Donations:
Texas Instruments - 45K
Florida Atlantic University would like to Thank Texas Instrument for Donation of Equipment and Licenses of Code Composer Studio IDE. We are please to announce our continue effort to work with the leading companies in the industry to generate better prepare Computer and Electrical Engineers.
SUMMARY OF
EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE THAT WILL BE ACQUIRED:
MSP430 LAUNCHPAD
Atmel (Development Board)
National Instrument (Development Board “RIO”)
Microchip (Development Board)
ATMEL PROCESSOR / SOFTWARE
MICROCHIP PROCESSOR / SOFTWARE
NATIONAL INSTRUMENT (RIO) / SOFTWARE
Goals:
Goal 1: Providing Increased
Assess to Higher Education
Updating and expanding the Engineering Lab I equipment and
acquiring the software will expand the capabilities of Engineering I lab,
allowing us to increase research which is now limited by the number and quality
of modules currently present. It will
also expand the number and variation of labs that can be provided to students
therefore expanding their knowledge with very important topics such as FPGA.
Goal 2: Meeting Statewide
Professional and Workforce Needs
Statewide Professional and Workforce needs to support this
proposal because the new equipment and software will allow significant increase
in research and design at both undergraduate and graduate level in the
Engineering Lab I.
Goal 3: Building World-Class
Academic Program and Research Capacity
This goal is supported by the proposal because new equipment
and software would allow a significant increase in research and design projects
at both undergraduate and graduate level in the Computer Engineering and
Electrical Engineering.
Goal 4: Building a
State-of-the-Art Information Technology Environment
Hardware and Software acquired with this Grant will allow
the technology in this lab to be more up to date rivaling the technology used in
the job Market giving our students an edge in the Industry.
Goal 5: Enhancing the Physical
Environment
The equipment purchased will be consolidated in the Engineering
Lab I allowing for any user from specific classes access at any time.
Goal 6: Increasing the
University’s Visibility
The goal of this grant is to increase the quality and
knowledge of our current graduates so they have a better chance of finding a
job since they will be better prepared for the job market using relevant micro
controllers and technologies.
SUMMARY OF EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE THAT WILL BE AQUIRED IF
APPROVED:
A variety of platforms with corresponding software will be
acquired from Texas Instrument, Microchip, National Instruments and Atmel. (Development Boards)
*Supplemental funding is added for Fiscal Year 2-4 for Maintenance of equipment failure.
** Proposal Budget is estimated is produce on different
prices from each company and platform.
Grant will be divided evenly
SOFTWARE THAT WOULD BE ACQUIRED IF APPROVE:
Code Composer Studio (CCS) – Texas Instrument (Donated Fall
2014) – Floating Licenses
# Software Licenses: 100
Atmel Studio – Atmel (Free)
MPLAB X IDE – Microchip (Free)
# Software Licenses: 50
Installation and testing will be done in SUMMER 2015 and the
project will go live in FALL 2015.
Software that is Free can be downloaded and installed on the
cloud as soon as possible and License software will be installed once the grant
is awarded.
Fiscal Year 1 | Fiscal Year 2 | Fiscal Year 3 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hardware One-Time | $ 15,000.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 15,000.00 |
Hardware Recurring | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 3,000.00 |
Software One-time | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Software Recurring | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Personnel One-time | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Personnel Recurring | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Other One-time | $ 12,000.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 12,000.00 |
Other Recurring | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Totals | $ 28,000.00 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 30,000.00 |
Filename | Size | Description |
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Atmel SAM D20 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit.pdf | 236,687b | Atmel SAM D20 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit |
Atmel SAM4L-EK Development Board.pdf | 232,344b | Atmel SAM4L-EK Development Board |
Atmel Studio .pdf | 324,787b | Atmel Studio |
Engineering Lab I Tech Proposal.docx | 20,222b | Engineering Lab I Tech Fee Proposal 2015 |
Microchip.pdf | 492,284b | Microchip |
National instrument Prices Hardware.pdf | 215,352b | National Instrument Prices |
National Istrument labView Prices.pdf | 175,792b | National Instrument LabView Prices |
NI CompactRIO.pdf | 345,632b | NI CompactRIO |
NI LabVIEW RIO Evaluation Kit.pdf | 191,898b | NI LabVIEW RIO Evaluation Kit |
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION LINKS.pdf | 214,105b | Supporting Documentation Links *Very important |
Texas Instrument Donation $45K.pdf | 312,487b | Texas Instrument Donation Fall 2014 |
Texas Instrument Platform.pdf | 253,759b | Texas Instrument Platform Prices |
Texas Instrument Prices.pdf | 165,392b | Texas Instruments Prices for CCS |