ECE 477 Group 13Beethoven’s Ear

Packaging ConsiderationsDavid Duemler Martin Pendergast

Nick Kwolek Stephen Edwards

OverviewUpdated Block DiagramPackaging Design ConsiderationsAnalyzed Products

Block Diagram

Design ConsiderationsDevice will be small and relatively portable

but powered directly.Box style shape for use on a flat surface.Connections on the rear face, interface and

controls on the top face.Most of the internal space is taken by the

PCB and arrangement of external connections.

External space mainly used by an LCD with some controls.

Analyzed Product: Roland WAV/MP3 Recorder

Analyzed Product: Roland WAV/MP3 Recorder Simple Portable WAV/MP3 Recorder

Symmetric controls on the top face with menu navigations centered

Connections on back face (SD Card layered to save width)

Some connections (Power/USB) on the sideMaximizes usability by providing useful

physical controls to reduce GUI navigation and complexity.

Analyzed Product: JL Cooper ES-450-JE

Analyzed Product: JL Cooper ES-450-JEAudio/Video Editing tool via Ethernet connection

Symmetric controls centered on the top face.Minimal to No GUI, almost all controls exist

physicallyEach control is designed to work as intuitively as

possible w/o a true GUI.Box style packaging with an angled top face for

easier use on a flat surface.Connections (Power/Ethernet) on the back face.