Apex Environmental Web Site

Apex Environmental Web Site

By Matt(hew) on June 24, 2007

Apex Environmental Web Site

Apex Environmental Web Site

I used the template feature in Dreamweaver to design this site (http://www.apexenvironmental.com/). Most hard core web designer discredit WYSIWYG editors like Dreamweaver but in my experience they increase productivity by leaps and bounces. This site also has an administration backend developed with PHP. The backend allows the site owner to make changes to the content without knowing any coding. I really like they way this site came out.

Since I designed the site someone else took control of the site and it now doesn’t function as it was intended. To see the site the way I originally designed it please view this PDF version.

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IRAS (Intelligent Refrigerator Alarm System)

IRAS (Intelligent Refrigerator Alarm System)

By Matt(hew) on June 2, 2007

IRAS

IRAS

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 Alarm System or IRAS (formally known as IRFCMDAS) monitors the opening and closing of the compartment’s door with a reed (magnetic) switch and sounds an alarm if either the door is left open for too long or if climate conditions are not ideal. The device was implemented using the C programming language and the PIC microcontroller. For more information about this project please read the report (about 3.5MB, right-click and save the document to your desktop).

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Small8 – My version of an 8-bit computer

Small8 – My version of an 8-bit computer

By Matt(hew) on June 2, 2007

Small8

Small8

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 on the details of this project please read my comprehensive report (about 8MB, right-click and save the document to your desktop).

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