This project-based course intends to introduce the fundamentals of electronic and embedded software systems design principles. Students will be working in teams of 4, to design and develop a smart energy monitor, similar in functionality to the ones used in smart houses to measure and display the amount of energy consumed by appliances. The smart energy monitor that would be developed during the course would feature an 7-segment display to display information as well as wireless Bluetooth communication with mobile devices.
To achieve the goals of this project, students will be introduced to a range of electronics and embedded software design tools used to engineer modern day complex systems. These tools include Altium PCB Designer, Atmel Studio IDE, Proteus Virtual Systems Simulator, Git, LTspice Circuit Simulator, PCB assembly & rework equipment and electronics test & measurement instrumentation. Using these tools and together with the understanding of fundamental principles, the students will develop electronic circuitry and embedded software needed to implement a smart energy monitor. Working with the fellow teammates, a prototype will be implemented to test and validate the viability of proposed solutions and the findings will be presented. The top designs will be judged by engineers from Tru-Test Datamars, who sponsor this course, and the best design team will be awarded a certificate.
Further information about the course can be found in the course website via the link
- https://uoa-ece209.github.io/