Design of a bicycle computer implemented on an FPGA System
Institute of Microelectronics, Ulm University, Germany
The implemented system measures and displays different features such as: instantaneous speed, trip distance, trip time, maximum speed.
The system is designed and modeled with hardware description language Verilog
The simulation of the design, verification and synthesis is performed using software Xilinx Vivado Design Suite
The final design is tested on ZYBO Zynq-7000 FPGA
Used methods und tools: Verilog, Vivado Design Suite
Institute of Information Resource Management, Ulm University, Germany
A shift unit is implemented for a sorting facility using ATMega AVR16 microcontroller and CAN controller.
The task of the unit is to push selected blocks from the conveyor belt to their respective chutes, controlled by the microcontroller unit.
Design of PCB and layout of the circuit using EAGLE PCB design software
Soldering of components on PCB board
C programming is used for microcontroller programming
Used methods und tools: Microcontroller, CAN communication system, Eagle PCB design
Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) Lab.
Institute of Electron Device and Circuit, Ulm University, Germany
VNA principles, measurement techniques and procedures
Performing VNA calibration
Measurement of RF parameters of various active and passive two port devices
Measurement compensation technique like de-embedding is performed
Used measurement device: VNA, Power meter, Spectrum analyzer