Open AccessEXPERIENCE WITH CAPSTONE PROJECTS BASED ON COLDFIRE MICROCONTROLLERS
Author(s) -
Naraig Manjikian
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.v0i0.9777
Subject(s) - capstone , context (archaeology) , engineering management , architecture , software engineering , engineering , microcontroller , computer science , embedded system , computer security , art , paleontology , visual arts , biology
Abstract – This paper describes the experience of the author in supervising capstone undergraduate projects that have used microcontroller chips based on the Cold-Fire processor architecture, along with supporting hard-ware and software. Six capstone design projects are se-lected for illustration, and these projects have been pur-sued by a total of nineteen students under the supervision of the author in the Department of Electrical and Com-puter Engineering at Queen’s University between 2013 and 2017. After summarizing the selected projects to pro-vide the context, this paper highlights the supervisory role of the author to provide potentially useful insights to oth-er potential project supervisors. A retrospective assess-ment is provided for the decision to use ColdFire-based platforms in these projects, along with some reflections on the experience. Considerations for platform selection by the author in future projects are also outlined.