University of Connecticut

Virtual Lab

Carl DiFederico, Shane Tobey, Kasim Ward

Graduate Student Advisor: Qihang Shi

Senior Faculty Advisor: Mohammed Tehranipoor

Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Table of Contents

Project Overview

Abstraction of Module 1 (Hardware)

Abstraction of Module 2 (Software)

Hardware Model and Requirements

Software Model and Requirements

Upcoming Deadlines

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Hardware Model and Requirements

The current hardware model includes replicating the current first generation board into a total of 10-20 boards

We have found some problems with the first generation board, namely fragility. The wires need to be more secure.

We will create an array of boards with a modular mounting bracket/base.

The boards will be connected to the server by a modular bus. The bus will communicate with a microcontroller that dictates which board is enabled for input.

We also need to switch the output to the oscilloscope, i.e. connect the oscilloscope probe to the bus

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Hardware Model and Requirements

Fig. Proposed Hardware Model

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Hardware Model and Requirements

Hardware Requirements/ Items to be bought:

Boards

Brackets

Bus Interface

Microcontroller to switch between boards

Use of spare computer to be reformatted as a dedicated server, or a new computer

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Software Model and Requirements

The software portion of the project will entail changes in the code to support 10-20 boards

Python code must be modified to allow for dynamic changes in voltage specifications for leakage test (for within a tolerance)

The server will use Microsoft Server OS (free for students)

The server must store the identifier of each chip and the engineer must put each identified chip in the correct slot

A Microcontroller must be programmed to select along the bus

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Upcoming Deadlines and Goals

Make the First Generation Board wiring more secure

Parts research

Sep 23 (M) Project Statements Due

Sep 30 (M) Project Specifications Due