Engineering

I’m an engineer, I do engineering things.

iParty, a Novel Autonomous iPod Music Mixer

By Matt(hew) on December 1, 2007

As of October 2007, the iPod had sold over 119 million units worldwide and as a result, has become the best-selling digital audio player series in history. With such a huge user base the iPod accessory market is even larger, as most iPod users own several iPod accessories. Within the iPod accessory market a void exists. [...]

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IRAS (Intelligent Refrigerator Alarm System)

By Matt(hew) on June 2, 2007

I built IRAS in my Junior Design class. IRAS is a small self-contained and self-powered unit that will monitor the climate and door status of a refrigerator or freezer. The climate monitoring component outputs the temperature in °F and the relative humidity as a percentage on a low power reflective LCD screen. The Intelligent Refrigerator [...]

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Small8 – My version of an 8-bit computer

By Matt(hew) on June 2, 2007

My final project in my Digital Design class was to design a simple 8-bit computer (called Small8) using VHDL and Altera’s Cyclone FPGA. Small8 consists of an 8-bit processor (64K address space), RAM, and I/O ports. The Small8′s design is split into three sections: Overall Architecture, Central Processing Unit (CPU), and External Components. For more information [...]

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Engineering

iParty, a Novel Autonomous iPod Music Mixer

IRAS (Intelligent Refrigerator Alarm System)

Small8 – My version of an 8-bit computer

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