Week 2. Segment 2: tour of advanced visualization studio
During this segment we will take a tour of the Advanced Visualization Studio led by Howard Kaplan. This lab features a number of 3D printers which you can use for the student project. Mr. Kaplan will introduce 3D printing technology and discuss the capabilities and limitations of 3D printing approaches.
Deliverable 0 is due (2% of the grade). This initial deliverable consists of making a short 2 min video that:
The purpose of this Deliverable two-fold: The first (main) purpose is to get everybody in touch with their Arduino...;-). If this part of the Deliverable seems a challenge, please, watch the Intro videos on eeawesome.com. They show in detail how to do this.
The secondary purpose of the Deliverable is to practice generating a decent video using a video camera/cellphone and using screen capture software:
In the video show the breadboard with the button and the LED. Demonstrate how you operate the button, and how the LED blinks when you press the button. The show the multimeter in the same frame and demonstrate a voltage measurement of the power rails (should yield 4.9-5V), and then the voltage at the connection point between the LED and the current-limiting resistor. Make sure that the video is shot in high-resolution, is well-focused (it is often best to switch the cell phone camera to focus lock to avoid constant refocusing during the shot), use a uniform background and make sure the scene is well-lit. All videos must be in 1280x720 resolution (YouTube HD) mp4 format. The videos must be uploaded before the deadline to the corresponding Canvas Assignment.
All videos must use the title template posted below at the beginning, and the author of the video must introduce him/herself at the beginning (watch some of the recent student videos to get an idea). Title template:
Deliverable 0 is due (2% of the grade). This initial deliverable consists of making a short 2 min video that:
- demonstrates a button controlling an LED via the Arduino (i.e. LED and button need to be connected to Arduino pins and an Arduino sketch needs to be written that reads out the button and then controls the LED - it is not acceptable to use the Arduino 5V pin and connect the switch in series with the LED to turn it on and off), and
- shows a voltage measurement with the multimeter that demonstrates the voltage divider formed by the LED and its current limiting resistor.
The purpose of this Deliverable two-fold: The first (main) purpose is to get everybody in touch with their Arduino...;-). If this part of the Deliverable seems a challenge, please, watch the Intro videos on eeawesome.com. They show in detail how to do this.
The secondary purpose of the Deliverable is to practice generating a decent video using a video camera/cellphone and using screen capture software:
In the video show the breadboard with the button and the LED. Demonstrate how you operate the button, and how the LED blinks when you press the button. The show the multimeter in the same frame and demonstrate a voltage measurement of the power rails (should yield 4.9-5V), and then the voltage at the connection point between the LED and the current-limiting resistor. Make sure that the video is shot in high-resolution, is well-focused (it is often best to switch the cell phone camera to focus lock to avoid constant refocusing during the shot), use a uniform background and make sure the scene is well-lit. All videos must be in 1280x720 resolution (YouTube HD) mp4 format. The videos must be uploaded before the deadline to the corresponding Canvas Assignment.
All videos must use the title template posted below at the beginning, and the author of the video must introduce him/herself at the beginning (watch some of the recent student videos to get an idea). Title template:
| Deliverable 0 Title.pptx |
All videos must be narrated, i.e. after the title slide, briefly discuss the breadboard set-up, and then talk about what it going on while you demonstrate the button action and while you do the measurements. This is done best as a voice over using video editing software of screen capture software (play the video back, while capturing the screen and narrating).
Grading:
Late submissions:
Grading:
- If the video has all the content requested above you get 70 points.
- To get 100: Make a nice video! "A" stands for 'awesome'!. Make sure you use a uniform background. A clean table top or the white backside of an old poster works very well. Make sure the sound quality is good. Check for background noise, hiss, dullness etc...do some testing what works best and watch your video before uploading it to Canvas and remedy deficiencies.
Late submissions:
- Up to one hour: 10 pts penalty.
- Later than one hour: 20 pts penalty.
