ECE 477 Final Presentation Team 04  Spring 2010 Paste a photo of team members with completed project here. Annotate this photo with names of team members.

Outline Project overview Block diagram Design challenges Individual contributions Project demonstration Questions / discussion

Project Overview Laser Tag System with Additional Features Multiple firing modes RF communication Video Game Style Power-ups Consists of Two Portable Packs & Base

Block Diagram - Base

Block Diagram - Portable

Design Challenges Long distance IR communication RF collision and communication protocol Battery power (especially for high current LED drive) Packaging to withstand high adrenaline gameplay Innovative bonus features

Individual Contributions Team Leader – Ben Moeller Team Member 2 – Emily Blount Team Member 3 – David Freidin Team Member 4 – Michael Niksa

Team Leader – Ben Moeller Design and implementation of gun housing and base station IR communication hardware design Layout of off-board electronic components Assembled PCB and made cables Packaging design homework Patent liability analysis homework

Member 2 – Emily Blount Schematic Drawing and Block Diagram Website Updates Vest Design and Implementation Sensor Pod Design and Implementation Wiring between pods and gun Testing and Troubleshooting Hardware Design Homework Environmental and Ethical Concerns Homework

Member 3 – David Freidin PCB Design and Layout RF Communication Software IR Communication Software Game Logic Software Testing and Debugging Reliability and Safety Analysis PSSC Demo Video

Member 4 – Michael Niksa RF Communciation Research Low-level Hardware Drivers Microcontroller Prototyping Schematic & PCB Layout Checking Block Diagrams Design Constraint Analysis Overall Software Design Considerations Software & Hardware Debugging

Project Demonstration - PSSCs An ability to wirelessly transmit a shot and receive a hit via Infrared An ability to remotely enable and disable the gun/vest pair An ability to control game operation using base station keypad An ability to wirelessly communicate game statistics to base station via RF An ability to provide user with local display of game information

Project Demonstration - Video

Questions / Discussion