Project Proposal

1. Project Proposal • Objectives • Present Capstone Project Proposal • Modifications & Approvals • Refinement of Standard & Performance Requirements • Detailed Block-Block Interface Definitions Present P1 in Lab - Next Week10 Minutes/Team

2. Project Proposal Presentation – P1 • Deliverable 1 • Powerpoint slide set used for “P1” which captures • Team Number, Names & Brief Description of Expertise • Available Project Resource Summary • Initial Project Proposals including simple block diagrams • Selection Process including systematic scoring system • Recommended Project Description • Perf Requirements Summary • Std Requirements Summary • Basic Business Case • Refined Block Diagram • Block Diagram Description Table Labs 1A-B

3. Block Diagram Description

4. Block Interface Signals • Deliverable 2 – Individual Assignment for Block Owners • For Each Design Block: Define and document all of your Block-Block Interface Signals in the spreadsheet template included within the 3 main areas: • Power Signals including Power Consumed, Power Supplied • Digital Interface Signals (including busses) • Analog Interface Signals • Review ALL “Inter-block” signals and document Approval and “OK” in your spreadsheets to record signal agreements. • See attached Block Interface Signal Table Excel Tool • Summary Tab is Locked • Data Flows from Power, Digital and Analog Tabs • Some Cells have pull-down selections, Others are Free Form Values BLOCK OUTPUTS NEED TO AGREE WITH BLOCK INPUTS !!! • Deliverables for each block include: • Block Interface Excel File – Electronic • Powerpoint Summary Slide – Electronic and Paper

5. Block Signals: Summary Table • This tab is locked and all information flows from individual Power, Digital and Analog Tabs

6. Block Signal Table: Power Power Signal Design Guidelines • Block Numbers Used for To-From Column • Assume ALL Blocks will consume and/or provide power • Consumers must provide worst case demand to Providers (owners) • Blocks that supply power may also consume it and must allow for their inefficiencies • If you have bipolar (+/-) analog signals you will need split supplies • Power Supply Margin = ~50% • Try to keep DC voltage supplies at standard values including 3.3, 5, 9 and 12 VDC • Must specify both nominal and range of voltages • Must specify maximum total current for each voltage • Frequency range for AC voltages • Specify % regulation and max voltage ripple for DC voltages • Must specify Block-Block Interconnect Means for each signal • If a digital signal is also a power signal, treat it as a power signal

7. Block Signal Table: Digital Digital Signal Design Guidelines • Block Numbers used for To-From Column • A digital signal is one that conveys two levels of information (ie; 1/0, On/Off, etc) • Must classify direction from your block: Input, Output or Bidirectional • Must specify Block-Block Interconnect Means for each signal • For Inputs classify as Standard or Schmitt Trigger • Inputs must have Vih, ViL, (or Vth), Iih and IiL limits • For Outputs classify as Totem Pole, Open Collector, or Tristate • Outputs must have Voh, VoL, Ioh and IoL limits • If unsure, start by assuming Std TTL levels, Std Input, Totem Pole Output Std TTL: Vih => 2.0V, ViL <= 0.8V, Iih <= 40uA, IiL <= -1.6mA; Voh => 2.4V, VoL <= 0.4V, Ioh <= -400uA, IoL <= 16mA • For noisy or slow transition digital signals, use a Schmitt trigger input • Consider optical isolation when digital signals are needed to control or sense power electronics or high voltage electronics

8. Block Signal Table: Analog Analog Signal Design Guidelines • Block Numbers used for To-From Column • By default if a signal is not a Power signal, nor a Digital signal it becomes an analog signal • Classify direction of the signal with respect to the block, Input, Output or BiDir • Must specify Block-Block Interconnect Means for each signal • Classify the coupling of the signal as Direct, Capacitive, Xfmr or Other • Classify the maximum voltage (amplitude), use peak values not RMS • For input signals, classify the min-max input impedance the signal will be loaded with • For output signals, classify the min-max output impedance the signal will be driven from • Classify the min-max frequency range for the signal • Finally list any appreciable leakage current allowed for the signal if applicable

9. Ethics & Intellectual Property • Deliverable 3 (Team) • Identify at least 3 “active” patents that would be worthwhile understanding for your recommended project • Patent Number • Patent Name or Title (Page 1) • Patent Date • Identify a min of 2 Ethical or Societal Issues that could arise with Engineering your project • What could happen to a user if the product fails • What are the major hazards the product presents to a user? • How can you prevent a product failure from causing injury or harm? • What if the engineering is faulty or flawed? Any Consequences? • How can you prevent faulty or flawed engineering? • What are the key areas of engineering that need to be 100% robust?

10. Definition of US Patent A legal acknowledgement of original invention from the US government granting the patent holder the right to exclude others from making, using, selling, and offering for sale the invention. It does not necessarily give the patentee the right to practice the invention.

11. Patent – Title Page Anatomy of a Patent (US) Primary Inventor Title: A short descriptive name of the invention. Inventors: Assignee: Legal Entity Owning Patent Filing Date/Info: References, Prior Art: Examiner(s)/Attorney(s) Abstract: A general description of the nature of the invention Std US Patent Sections

12. How do I find Patents? Internet Sites- Sites offer limited key word searching www.uspto.gov www.us-patent-search.com www.msoe.edu/library/patent_searching/index.htm Try to find at least 3 patents that may be applicable to your recommended project/product – List only the patent(s) number, title and date on 1 slide