System for Engine Location Of a Web Train Paul Wimmer and Adam Weintrop Dr. Irwin and Dr. Schertz 2/27/06

2 Outline Current position on time line Accomplishments of last week Goals for next week

3 Time Line

4 Outline Current position on time line Accomplishments of last week Goals for next week

5 Last Week Hardware system completed! Interfacing hardware started Software divided and begun Ordered more transformers

6 Results The hardware now gives us our original “2-bit” idea 1 1 for a running train 1 0 for an stopped train 0 0 for no train on that track

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8 Outline Current position on time line Accomplishments of last week Goals for next week

9 Problems to Address for Next Week CPLD for multiplexing Interface with software Testing hardware and software I/O Debug code

10 Multiplexing CPLD 46 Inputs –One for each track section for each level detector 9 Outputs –One byte of outputs for quick detection of an engine with an unknown location –One bit of output for specific detection