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The Kart module (214_Pr1) is a Summer School module for students between the 2nd and the 3rd semester.
 
The Kart module (214_Pr1) is a Summer School module for students between the 2nd and the 3rd semester.
 
It is a home-made model car remotely controlled by a smartphone.
 
It is a home-made model car remotely controlled by a smartphone.
  
[[File:SummerSchool_13.jpg|thumb|Summer School '13]]
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<!--[[File:Kart I2C.jpg|400px|center|Demo Kart]]-->
[[File:SummerSchool_12.jpg|thumb|Summer School '12]]
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[[File:SummerSchool_09.jpg|thumb|Summer School '09]]
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[[File:SummerSchool_05.jpg|thumb|Summer School '05]]
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[[File:SummerSchool_04.jpg|thumb|Summer School '04]]
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[[File:Kart I2C.jpg|600px|Demo Kart]]
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File:Kart I2C.jpg|HES-SO Valais/Wallis Demo Kart
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File:SummerSchool_17.jpg|Summer School '17
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File:SummerSchool_15.jpg|Summer School '15<br>[https://www.youtube.com/tv#/watch?v=i8vwEgQDNDM -> Video by Baptiste Cavin]<!--[[Media:Kart_Teaser.wmv|-> Video by Baptiste Cavin]]]]-->
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File:SummerSchool_13.jpg|Summer School '13
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File:SummerSchool_12.jpg|Summer School '12
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File:SummerSchool_09.jpg|Summer School '09
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File:SummerSchool_05.jpg|Summer School '05
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File:SummerSchool_04.jpg|Summer School '04
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The work of the students can be summarized in four main tasks:
 
The work of the students can be summarized in four main tasks:
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The installable package of the (or rather a) solution can be found here: [[Media:Kart.apk|Kart.apk]]
 
The installable package of the (or rather a) solution can be found here: [[Media:Kart.apk|Kart.apk]]
 
==== Android ====
 
 
An introduction to Android can be found here: [[Media:Android_Introduction.pdf|Android Introduction]]
 
 
Another sample project to learn how to create vertical seek bars: [[Media:VerticalSeekBarExample.zip|Vertical SeekBar Example]]
 
  
 
==== Starting point ====
 
==== Starting point ====
  
You can download the Kart project with the minimal interface here: [[Media:Kart.zip|Kart.zip]]
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* You can download the Kart project with the minimal interface here: [[Media:Kart.zip|Kart.zip]]
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* You can find the instructions how to open the project in Android Studio in the [[Media:Programming_Introduction.pdf|programming introduction]] presentation...
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* The online documentation of all Java classes that are at your disposition is [[http://kart-javadoc.hevs.ch here]]
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* If you need timers, please do not use Java standard Timer and TimerTask, we provide a dedicated Timer class in the package <b>ch.hevs.utils.Timer</b>.
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* To be informed when a register is modified by the kart (i.e. the hall sensor counter value has changed), your application has to implement the KartStatusRegisterListener interface. This will force your application to have a method (statusRegisterHasChanged) that will be called when a register value has changed. Don't forget to register your listener to the Kart (kart.addStatusRegisterListener(...)).
  
You can find the instructions how to open the project in Android Studio in the "Programming Indtroduction" presentation...
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==== Common Problems ====
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* Don't block the main thread with an infinite loop
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* Don't change the orientation of the display during the execution, it can crash the BT communication. Do it in the Manifest.
  
 
== Components ==
 
== Components ==
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=== FPGA boards ===
 
=== FPGA boards ===
  
The [[Kart/FPGA board|FPGA motherboards]] are equipped with an AGL125 [http://www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/fpga/igloo-overview IGLOO] in a VQ100 package.
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The [[Kart/FPGA board|FPGA motherboards]] are equipped with an AGL125 [http://www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/fpga/igloo-overview IGLOO] in a VQ100 package. The clock passed to the FPGA comes from a 10 MHz quartz.
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They hold daughterboards which drive different parts of the Kart.
 
They hold daughterboards which drive different parts of the Kart.
 
The motherboards are interconnected via an [[kart/I2C link|I2C link]].
 
The motherboards are interconnected via an [[kart/I2C link|I2C link]].

Revision as of 07:27, 22 August 2018

Contents

The Kart module (214_Pr1) is a Summer School module for students between the 2nd and the 3rd semester. It is a home-made model car remotely controlled by a smartphone.


The work of the students can be summarized in four main tasks:

  • design and assembly of the chassis
  • analysis of the motor driver circuits (DC and stepper)
  • configuration of the controlling FPGAs
  • completion and extension of the control GUI on the smartphone

System Architecture

The kart is controlled by a smartphone via Bluetooth.

Distributed boards

A Bluetooth receiver on the kart communicates via an RS232 serial link with the FPGA control board. This board stores the control values in a set of registers and dispatches them at a regular interval on an I2C link. The master also reads data values from the slave boards, stores them into a second set of registers and sends the corresponding information at a regular pace over the RS232 with a very simple protocol.

The control is distributed over several FPGA boards connected together via I2C. These base boards each hold a slave function board:

Tasks

The programming introduction gives an overview about the structure of the software/hardware and the students' tasks. They comprise:

  • FPGA design for driving the hardware and reading the sensors
  • Android application development for the remote control

The students receive FPGA boards preprogrammed with a functional solution and androïd phones with a demo application. This allows to start the development either with the FPGA design or the Android application development.

FPGA Design

A FPGA design environment is available, based on:


View-pim-tasks.png

Download the ELN_kart.zip and unpack it to your personal drive (U:\).

Dialog-warning.png

Make sure that there is no space character in the path to ELN_kart.

With this, the following designs have to be completed:

Android App

One goal is to implement an Android application that controls and monitors the kart.

Introduction

The installable package of the (or rather a) solution can be found here: Kart.apk

Starting point

  • You can download the Kart project with the minimal interface here: Kart.zip
  • You can find the instructions how to open the project in Android Studio in the programming introduction presentation...
  • The online documentation of all Java classes that are at your disposition is [here]
  • If you need timers, please do not use Java standard Timer and TimerTask, we provide a dedicated Timer class in the package ch.hevs.utils.Timer.
  • To be informed when a register is modified by the kart (i.e. the hall sensor counter value has changed), your application has to implement the KartStatusRegisterListener interface. This will force your application to have a method (statusRegisterHasChanged) that will be called when a register value has changed. Don't forget to register your listener to the Kart (kart.addStatusRegisterListener(...)).

Common Problems

  • Don't block the main thread with an infinite loop
  • Don't change the orientation of the display during the execution, it can crash the BT communication. Do it in the Manifest.

Components

Power supply

The power supply board provides the 5 V and the 3.3 V to the other boards. This is generated from two 6 V battery packs.

The power supply board also comprises an ADC which provides the battery level.

FPGA boards

The FPGA motherboards are equipped with an AGL125 IGLOO in a VQ100 package. The clock passed to the FPGA comes from a 10 MHz quartz.

They hold daughterboards which drive different parts of the Kart. The motherboards are interconnected via an I2C link.

The FPGA motherboards can be tested with the help of a dedicated test board which runs a signal from one I/O pin to the next.

FPGA daughterboards

Existing daughterboards are:

Sensors

The sensors connected to the I/O board are:

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