CS 5422

Physical Computing

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2015-2016 Catalog.

This course provides a hands-on introduction to the resources for designing and fabricating smart systems using hardware components, including sensors and sensor networks; analog instrumentation; embedded digital processing (microcontroller programming such as the Arduino system); graphics and I/O chips; flash memory; wired and wireless communications; PCB layout and fabrication; 3-D printing; laser cutting. The key characteristics of the components and their interfaces will be presented. Using these tools, small multidisciplinary groups will conduct a hardware project of their choice.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: CS 3410 or CS 3420/ECE 3140 or permission of instructor.

When Offered Spring.

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