CEC Semester Twelve 2017

To better prepare for the remainder of the week’s classes, we will take a day to learn (or review) the basics of RF and radio receiver design. We will look at front-end amplifiers, mixers, and demodulation methods in the traditional...

In this lead-off class, we will look at a brief history of software defined radio (SDR) and the basic building blocks and typical applications that have made this the fastest growing advance in radio receiving technology since the phase-locked loop.

Now that we have an algorithm developed, debugged and laid out in our design tolos we are ready to transfer that to the FPGA chip and run our algorithm there.  We will also discuss the process of reprogramming the chip during operations and will...

Applying location services in a healthcare environment is a major task.  There are many considerations.  These might include how to apply the tags and locate the sensors as well as security and management of the location services system as a whole...

The tags and sensors are important, but they do not actually do the job by themselves.  All of the data collected by the sensors are collected, stored and processed by multiple layers of software which allows a full picture of the collection of...

At base, location services rely on the tags and sensors used.  There are many types already in use, and more are being developed.  We will concentrate on those used in the healthcare environment.  One of the most important aspects in healthcare is...

This lecture will concentrate on a general description of RTLS.  This will include an introduction into the general technologies used, and the implementation issues generally encountered.  RTLS is much more than just tags and sensors and we will...

A continuation of day 4 session, additional Python commands for the RaspiRobot Board and controlling two dc motors along with speed control will be discussed. The hands-on lab will focus on testing these motor and speed control commands using...

The RaspiRobot board is a Raspberry Pi hat designed for mobile robotics and visual display projects. The RaspiRobot board was designed by well-known Arduino and Raspberry Pi maker Simon Monk.  In this session, the RaspiRobot board’s architecture...

To maneuver the BOE Shield bot in its environment requires basic navigation techniques. Basic movements such as forward, reverse, pivot, and rotating with coding examples will be discussed in this class session. The hands-on lab session will show...