1. System for Engine Location Of a Web Train Paul Wimmer and Adam Weintrop Dr. Irwin and Dr. Schertz 3/27/06

2. 2 Outline Current position on time line Accomplishments of last week Goals for next week

3. 3 Time Line

4. 4 Outline Current position on time line Accomplishments of last week Goals for next week

5. 5 Last Week All hardware built and pieces soldered –Wire wrap board looks great –Problem with H-bridge Looked into serial communication

6. 6 Serial Communication Instead of light board, could we communicate serially to computer display graphics Serial port 0 / Timer 1 is used for debug Board has 2 more serial ports with external chip, can set own baud rate –Usage in EMAC manual This allows us to try to communicate position with serial characters Wrote sample code – want to experiment tomorrow

7. 7 Outline Current position on time line Accomplishments of last week Goals for next week

8. 8 Goals for Next Week Fix hardware board Test serial code Connect hardware to EMAC and test the functionality