1. ECE 4006 Mid-Term Presentation
Group Name: Altera NIOS Robot Group
Group Members – John Sellers
- Doug Messick
- Kelvin Bunn
- Sean James
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology

2. ECE 4006 Mid-Term Presentation
Project Milestones
Obtained all Major Hardware/Software
Completed the NIOS Tutorials
Completed Preliminary Research
A working C++ programming template
Serial Port Communications and Control on NIOS Board

3. ECE 4006 Mid-Term Presentation
May
June
July
Tasks
Duration
Who 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23
Obtain Hardware required for the design project 1w
group
Run the Altera NIOS Embedded Processor Tutorial (Getting Started) and verify working board and computer system.
Run the Altera Tutorial (large tutorial manual)
Design the RISC processor
Transmit/receive data from the NIOS serial port 2w
Interface NIOS serial port with the AmigoBot
Preliminary control of AmiboBot by the NIOS board
Final functionality of the AmigoBot - Ready for Demo.
Final Presentation and Report

4. ECE 4006 Mid-Term Presentation Statement of Work: Doug Messick
Completed the 2 NIOS Tutorials
Collected Materials for Mounting the NIOS Board to the AmigoBot
Devised a Power Solution for the NIOS Board
Worked with the Team, and Established Preliminary Control with the NIOS Board
Created a Server for Group Files

5. ECE 4006 Mid-Term Presentation Statement of Work: John Sellers
Completed the 2 NIOS Tutorials
Collected NIOS and AmigoBot documentation
Working to deciphering the AmigoBot packet protocol
Evaluating the AmigoBot Operating System

6. ECE 4006 Mid-Term Presentation Statement of Work: Kelvin Bunn
Completed the 2 NIOS Tutorials
Researched Sonar Documentation
Aided team in establishing communication with the NIOS board using C++
Reviewing AmigotBot documentation to better understand the sonar capabilities

7. ECE 4006 Mid-Term Presentation Statement of Work: Sean James
Completed the 2 NIOS Tutorials
Establishing Contact with the AmigoBot Technical Support
Read the NIOS Board Documentation

8. ECE 4006 Mid-Term Presentation
Work in Progress:
Deciphering the AmigoOS Protocol
Test Programs to Explore NIOS Board Functionality
Searching for Serial Port Software
Researching the Hardware Interface between the AmigoBot and the NIOS Board