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Spring 2012 class meets Tues, Period 4 (10:40-11:30am) & Thur, Periods 4-5 (10:40am-12:35pm) in NEB 101. Labs meet in NEB 212.

Schedule (see also your syllabus)
Class Date Topic Due Date
Thur, 16 Feb In-lab presentation.
  • Attendance for this LAB is MANDATORY for teams 12-35. (Teams 1-11 met on Tues, 14 Feb.)
  • You will discuss your project and project status with the faculty, staff, and TAs.
  • Schedule: Teams 12-17 at 10:40-11:05am; Teams 18-22 at 11:05-11:30am; Teams 23-29 at 11:30-11:45am; Teams 30-35 at 11:45am-12:10pm
  • Your team number can be found on the grade book.
Thur
16 Feb
Tues, 14 Feb In-lab presentation.
  • Attendance for this LAB is MANDATORY for teams groups 1-11. (Teams 12-35 will meet on Thur, 16 Feb.)
  • You will discuss your project and project status with the faculty, staff, and TAs.
  • Schedule: Teams 1-6 at 10:40-11:05am; Teams 7-11 at 11:05-11:30am
  • Your team number can be found on the grade book.
Tues
14 Feb
Thur, 9 Feb Altium Design (PCB Design) Lectures
  • Attendance for this class is MANDATORY if you have not had EEL 3923, but strongly recommended for all.
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Tues, 7 Feb Intellectual Property (IP) lecture .
Thur, 2 Feb Preliminary design report (formal proposal) due for everyone, even if you have not yet done your presentation. Preliminary design (formal) presentations will be completed in class. Those that did not present previously (see below), will present today.
  • Attendance for this class is MANDATORY.
  • See info from Thur, 26 Jan.
10:00am
Thur
2 Feb
Tues, 31 Jan Preliminary design (formal) presentations will be completed in class. Those that did not present on Thur, 26 Jan (see below), will present today.
  • Attendance for this class is MANDATORY.
  • See info from Thur, 26 Jan.
10:30am
Tues
31 Jan
Thur, 26 Jan Preliminary design (formal) presentation is due and will be presented in class.
  • Attendance for this class is MANDATORY.
  • Email the class presentation (in pdf form) to eel4924@gmail.com, our class gmail account, by 10:30am, i.e., BEFORE class begins. Use the subject heading Pre Design Presentation: Project Name, Team member 1, Team member 2. (Please use the file naming convention discussed here.)
  • Put a copy in your notebook.
  • Info on Preliminary Design Report and Presentation.
10:30am
Thur
26 Jan
Tues, 24 Jan Project abstract due (for everyone).
  • Attendance for this class is MANDATORY
  • I will give you the lab room door access code.
  • The milling machine is ready for use. Submit milling requests here. Register now, even if you are not yet ready to submit a design.
  • You will talk for ONE minute about your project while I display your abstract's block diagram on the screen.
  • A template and example is available (below). Please use this format. Email the abstract as a pdf file (with subject heading Abstract: Project Name, Last name of Team member 1, Last name of Team member 2) to eel4924@gmail.com, our class gmail account, by 10:30am. (Please use the file naming convention discussed here.)
  • Put a copy in your notebook.
  • Abstract Template (MS-Word), Abstract Template (Adobe Acrobat [pdf])
  • Example Template (MS-Word), Example Abstract (Adobe Acrobat [pdf])
  • In the body of the email, please have each team members full name, email, and cell phone number in the following format. Eric Schwartz <ems3737@ufl.edu> 352-555-3737 (This info will only be used by the 4924 staff and will NOT be distributed.)
10:30am
Tues
24 Jan
Thur, 19 Jan Team forming
  • If you don't yet have a teammate, attendance is MANDATORY.
Processor lectures. (PIC, MSP-430, Atmel)
  • This portion of the class is optional (but strongly recommended) for most of you, but MANDATORY if you have NOT taken EEL 3923 and/or EEL 4744.
  • You should immediately buy and start using a laboratory notebook. Laboratory Notebook Guidelines. Buy from Walmart , Amazon , other
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    Tues, 17 Jan Deliverable: Email a picture (head shot) of yourself.
    • I prefer JPEG format, if possible, an image of about 2" by 2", and a file size of no more than 100kB. For example see my picture.
    • Email the picture to eel4924@gmail.com. Use the subject headings of Last First Picture (where Last and First are, of course, replaced by your last and first names, respectively). by 10:30am.
    • Please use the file name Last_First.xxx, where Last is your last name, First is your first name and xxx is jpg [preferably].
    • Please, no more than 100kB.
    Career Resource Center Presentation by Heather White, CRC Director
    Presentation slides
  • Attendance for this class is MANDATORY.
  • Tues, 17 Jan
    Thur, 12 Jan Deliverable: Email Confidentiality and Password info.
    • Complete the Confidentiality and Password document. Send the completed document as an attachment to an email to eel4924@gmail.com. Use the subject headings of Last First CP (where Last and First are, of course, replaced by your last and first names, respectively).
    Project ideas discussed.
    Thur, 12 Jan
    Tues, 10 Jan Introductions. Syllabus. Project ideas discussed. .

  • Dr. Gugel's Junior Design website and Senior Design website.
  • Dr. Bosman's Junior Design website and Senior Design website.
  • Email sent to Dr. Schwartz without 4924 and a meaningful subject in the subject field will be ignored.
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