ECE 477 Final Presentation Team 13  Spring 2011

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

Project Overview Remotely operated vehicle Indoor/outdoor vehicle; significant battery life Does not require line-of-sight Remote stereoscopic 3D display “pick up and play” control interface

Block Diagram Base Station Remote Station Goggles

Base Station Wireless Camera Receiver (Right) Wireless Video (Right) NTSC Video (Right) Configuration Signals MAX7456 Video-Overlay IC PIC32MX764F128L Microcontroller SPI1 NTSC Video (Right) PS2 Controller ATTN Configuration and Data Signals LCD Configuration Signals SPI2 I2C AL242 Configuration Signals Reset Reset Pushbutton Wireless Camera Receiver (Left) NTSC Video (Left) Reset Wireless Video (Left) Configuration Signals ICSP Programming Header CC1000 Wireless Transceiver ICSP Programming Pins SPI3 Wireless Data ADC SPI4 Battery Voltage Reading LM317 Voltage Regulator Voltage Divider 3.3V Regulated DC LM317 Voltage Regulator 5V Regulated DC 16.8VDC Wall Power Charge when device is off 14.8V Li-ion Battery LM317 Voltage Regulator 10V Regulated DC LM317 Voltage Regulator 12V Regulated DC

Goggles AL242 NTSC Video Decoder (Left) AL242 NTSC Video Decoder (Right) NTSC Video (Left) NTSC Video (Right) AL242 Configuration Signals AL242 Configuration Signals Reset Reset Synchronization Signals Synchronization Signals 2 YCbCr 4:2:2 Video Signal 2 YCbCr 4:2:2 Video Signal 8 8 LCD Configuration Signals LCD Screen (Left) LCD Configuration Signals LCD Screen (Right) Reset Reset LM317 Voltage Regulator 1.8V Regulated DC 10V Regulated DC LM317 Voltage Regulator 3.3V Regulated DC

Wireless Video (Right) Remote Station Remote Car Control IC Servo Motor Servo Motor Wireless Camera (Left) Wireless Video (Left) Navigation Control Signals Wireless Camera (Right) 4 Wireless Video (Right) PIC32MX764F128L Microcontroller PWM3 PWM2 HMC6352 Compass Module I2C1 Reset Pushbutton Reset Configuration Signals ICSP Programming Header CC1000 Wireless Transceiver ICSP Programming Pins SPI3 Wireless Data ADC SPI4 Battery Voltage Reading LM317 Voltage Regulator Voltage Divider 3.3V Regulated DC 16.8VDC Wall Power Charge when device is off 14.8V Li-ion Battery LM317 Voltage Regulator 5V Regulated DC LM317 Voltage Regulator 12V Regulated DC

Design Challenges Decode and display NTSC video Wirelessly transmit controller inputs from user to vehicle Drive instructions Camera orientation Display information in an on-screen-display Compass Battery life Signal strength

Individual Contributions Team Leader – Jason Giles Team Member 2 – Brian Bell Team Member 3 – John Ashmore Team Member 4 – Jing Li

Team Leader – Jason Giles Initial research of hardware components Studied documentation for microcontroller coding Routing on PCB layouts Soldering connections on fabricated PCB Significant amount of programming AL242 PS2 Software “main” loop

Member 2 – Brian Bell Initial research of hardware components Initial schematic drawings Routing on the goggles PCB Solder connection and component testing Reset buttons, PS2 header Programming and debugging Compass LCD screen initializations Wireless Documentation

Member 3 – John Ashmore Initial research of hardware components Initializations for microcontroller Initial code for “main” loop Coding for components Wireless, Compass, Motors, Al242s, LCDs

Member 4 – Jing Li Initial research of components Created initial schematics Traces on goggles PCB Programming and debugging Compass LCD/AL242 initializations Wireless Documentation

Project Demonstration An ability to remotely control the speed and direction of the vehicle An ability to remotely control the (angular) position of the stereoscopic camera pair. An ability to capture, encode, wirelessly transmit, decode and display stereoscopic video. An ability to monitor the direction of the vehicle. An ability to overlay images as a HUD on the video displayed in the goggles. demo

Questions / Discussion