Abstract:
The next generation prototype ATmega644 board allows students in ECE 4760 (Digital
Systems Design Using Microcontrollers) to execute labs with a minimum of overhead
and unnecessary complexity in set-up. The legacy system involves using a large
development kit that requires obselete connections and converters to connect
to the computer. The proposed prototyping board has a microcontroller to USB
to PC interface to create a small, cheap, portable system that very simply can
be used with a solder-less breadboard for labs and projects. The next generation
prototype board involves PCB design and production, and interface construction
and testing in order to create a small board that can be mass produced for future
classes.
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