1. ECE 477 Final Presentation Team 04  Spring 2010
Paste a photo of team members with completed project here. Annotate this photo with names of team members.

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

3. Project Overview Laser Tag System with Additional Features
Multiple firing modes
RF communication
Video Game Style Power-ups
Consists of Two Portable Packs & Base

4. Block Diagram - Base

5. Block Diagram - Portable

6. Design Challenges Long distance IR communication
RF collision and communication protocol
Battery power (especially for high current LED drive)
Packaging to withstand high adrenaline gameplay
Innovative bonus features

7. Individual Contributions
Team Leader – Ben Moeller
Team Member 2 – Emily Blount
Team Member 3 – David Freidin
Team Member 4 – Michael Niksa

8. Team Leader – Ben Moeller
Design and implementation of gun housing and base station
IR communication hardware design
Layout of off-board electronic components
Assembled PCB and made cables
Packaging design homework
Patent liability analysis homework

9. Member 2 – Emily Blount Schematic Drawing and Block Diagram
Website Updates
Vest Design and Implementation
Sensor Pod Design and Implementation
Wiring between pods and gun
Testing and Troubleshooting
Hardware Design Homework
Environmental and Ethical
Concerns Homework

10. Member 3 – David Freidin PCB Design and Layout
RF Communication Software
IR Communication Software
Game Logic Software
Testing and Debugging
Reliability and Safety Analysis
PSSC Demo Video

11. Member 4 – Michael Niksa RF Communciation Research
Low-level Hardware Drivers
Microcontroller Prototyping
Schematic & PCB Layout Checking
Block Diagrams
Design Constraint Analysis
Overall Software Design Considerations
Software & Hardware Debugging

12. Project Demonstration - PSSCs
An ability to wirelessly transmit a shot and receive a hit via Infrared
An ability to remotely enable and disable the gun/vest pair
An ability to control game operation using base station keypad
An ability to wirelessly communicate game statistics to base station via RF
An ability to provide user with local display of game information

13. Project Demonstration - Video

14. Questions / Discussion