Use the MSP430 and the E15 I/O board to make a thermometer (using MSP430 internal temperature sensor) and/or thermostat (using potentiometer for “set” temperature).
Category Archives: E15
Bluetooth Low Energy Module
Perhaps useful for E90, E72 or E15 project.
PAN1721 Series Bluetooth® Low Energy Module – Panasonic | DigiKey.
Use electric imp for your E90 (or E72, E15) project. They are hiring
Some more beaglebone info.
Use the MSP430 to build a BCD clock
Use the MSP430 to build a BCD clock. led-binclock.jpg (400×612).
You could also use standard seven segment displays to get a clock that others can read.
As part of the project, we could build a printed circuit board so you have a completed clock.
Implement the game of NIM (Verilog – prefered, or Microcontroller)
Low-Energy Bluetooth Smart Module Enriches App Flexibility | Communications content from Electronic Design
Perhaps a useful tool for a wireless low power device. Low-Energy Bluetooth Smart Module Enriches App Flexibility | Communications content from Electronic Design.
Electric Imp – small embedded wifi interface
If you are interested in a wireless project consider using an “electric imp” as the hardware interface. http://electricimp.com/
RGB LED Array
Develop a display that can be controlled wirelessly (or wired) through an app or web interface.
Convert a text message to Morse code with Verilog.
Convert a text message to Morse code with Verilog. Can you read a Morse code message into text (it shouldn’t be too difficult).
Explore embedded processors in Verilog
Altera supplies support for an embedded processor (called NIOS II) for its FPGA’s. Use the processor to demonstrate a simple calculation/task.
Multiplication in Verilog
Implement a multiplication ALU in Verilog (without using the built-in multiplication operator). Perhaps try using either a Wallace Tree or a Dadda Tree (two faster algorithms than “traditional” shift-and-add multiplication)
Implement PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) in Verilog
Build a simple PWM controller in Verilog to control the brightness of an LED.
Implement a serial port in Verilog
Implement a serial port in Verilog and connect to a computer or to one of the peripherals on the DE2 board.
Implement a simple correlator in Verilog.
Implement a simple correlator in Verilog, an application is DNA sequence comparison.
Implement a very simple (4 bit) processor in Verilog
Implement a very simple (4 bit) processor in Verilog
Implement a digital filter on the DE2
Implement a digital (FIR) filter using FPGA hardware. You can either do this from scratch, or figure out how to use the IP supplied by Altera (called DSPBuilder). This is a increasingly common application for FPGA’s and would impress many potential summer (or even post-graduation) employers. Talk to me (or do a quick search) to learn more.
Design and implement a reaction timer for the Altera DE2 board
Implement a reaction timer. The DE2 board lights an LED at a “random” time, and counts how long it takes the user to react by pushing a button.
Implement a hardware state machine on MS430
Some MSP430’s have a very low power mode that lets you implement a finite state machine to do some simple processing without waking the processor up. See “SCAN IF” in MSP430FG4618 family data sheet (http://www.ti.com/lit/ug/slau056l/slau056l.pdf). We have some of these processors, so you could try it out.
Research and implement one of the “heuristic” logic minimization techniques.
Read about some of the heuristic logic minimization techniques (e.g., Espresso), and implement all (or part) of it.
Implement a floating point package for MSP430
Implement a floating point package (at least multiplication) for the MSP430. As an addition, compare the time for your implementation vs the implementation in the C compiler.
Implement Quine-McCluskey
Implement the Quine-McCluskey algorithm. As an addition, time it for various truth tables and plot time vs number of inputs.
Altera FPGA Embedded System
Do something with a small FPGA package (in a USB dongle).