1. Micro Strain Gauge Real Time Measurement Lennon Pultz, Kyle Stacy & Gabe Palkert

2. Video Demonstration Micro Strain Gauge Real Time Measurement

4. Produce a real time strain gauge measurement using more advanced technology than currently exists.

5. Our target audience:

7. Working in parallel utilizing Agile SCRUM methodology

8. Tasks broken down into subtasks utilizing iterative development

9. Collaboration:

10. Communicated via text and cell phone

11. Weekly group meetings in lab to discuss progress and issues

13. SVN for version control

15. Laid out and manufactured the PCB board for the analog to digital conversion

16. Create Hardware Prototype of case and design

17. Started working on displaying objects on the LCD board –Altera IP here helped

19. Key Holes for wall mounting

20. Large holes for wires from the strain gauges

22. Worked with MET Rapid Prototype Lab to have the 3D model printed

23. Model Design: 4-6hrs

24. Print Time: 4hrs

26. Utilize EAGLE net-list to layout board

27. Used mill purchased by department to produce double sided board and drill holes

29. Connect through GPIO pins to DE2 development board

30. Touch Screen GUI is connected through GPIO pins to the DE2

32. Needed for fast refresh rates

33. Interfaces to the LCD Controller

34. Runs the GUI

35. Screen resolution: 400 x 240

38. LCD drivers

39. Altera University Program IP

40. Basic GUI from MP3 Player last year

41. Created these components:

42. VHDL for ADS1231

43. Test bench for testing ADS1231 component

45. All images are stored in the software code.

46. All characters are stored as images.

47. Touch screen response

48. Reads a flag controlled by the video processor.

49. Compares the x and y coordinates to a range represented by a button.

50. Main Menu

51. Obtain Data

52. Pause Data Sample

54. Functional verification, in electronic design automation, is the task of verifying that the logic design conforms to specification.

56. Communication between platforms

57. GUI Development

59. Project was interesting and fun but also challenging

60. Lessons learned, recommendations

61. Future plans