1. ECE 477 Final Presentation Team 13  Spring 2011

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

3. 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

4. Block Diagram
Base Station
Remote Station
Goggles

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

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

14. 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

15. Questions / Discussion