1. ECE 477 Senior Design Group 4  Spring 2006
Digital Real-Time Intelligent Networked Kegerator
Matt Kocsis, Dustin Poe, Ian Snyder, Justin Thacker

2. Outline
Project overview
ECE 270 knowledge used
Project demo

3. Project Overview Digital Real-Time Intelligent Networked Kegerator.
1. An ability to sense and control beverage temperature.
2. An ability to identify authorized users via electronic identification
3. An ability to track consumption on an individual basis
4. An ability to display user/device status on an LCD
5. An ability to control the function of and report the status of the Kegerator via an embedded web server.

8. Design Challenges Faced
Hardware Selection
PCB Layout
Power Supply Design
Circuit Debugging
RS-232 Communications

9. ECE 270 Knowledge Used Digital Logic – ( XOR Gates)
Basic Electrical Principles (Pull-up Resistors, current sinking/sourcing)
How to determine electrical characteristics from datasheets
Software Switch Debouncing

10. Project Demo
Root Beer Floats

11. Questions / Discussion