| Spring
'02 |
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| Week
1 - |
1.
Read Articles and check out previous year's senior project on
similar topic
a. Non-Invasive
In Vivo Characterization of Breast Tumors Using Photon
Migration Spectroscopy
b. Broad
bandwidth frequency domain instrument for quantitative tissue
optical spectroscopy
|
| Week
2 - |
1.
Read Articles about heterodyning.
2. Search component
3. Create presentation |
| Week
3 - |
1.
Met with Dr. Tromberg
2. Found more parts for transmission side
3. Study pin information of chips found. |
| Week
4 - |
1.
Found laser diode driver
2. Found downconverter
3. Found envelope detector |
| Week
5 - |
1.
Found VCO
2. Wireless Local Loop diagram by Maxim |
| Week
6 - |
1.
Created new block diagram for mini-FDPM
2. Identified commercially available chips for each component |
| Week
7 - |
1.
Start drawing schematics using OrCAD |
| Week
8 - |
1.
Met with Prof. Payam Heydari for RF PCB Design |
| Week
9 - |
1.
Received Evaluation board for AD8302 |
| Week
10 - |
1.
Schedule an appointment with Albert to use lab equipments. |
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|
| Summer
'02 |
|
| Week
1 - |
1.
Met with Dr. Albert Cerussi and set up lab space. |
| Week
2 - |
1.
Test eval boards.
2. Need to find another program for schematic design. |
| Week
3 - |
1.
Try programs on Microprocessor eval board.
2. Found manual for Intel 8051 Microprocessor. |
| Week
4 - |
1.
Read Cygnal's datasheet and start programming the
microprocessor |
| Week
5 - |
1.
Read Cadence Composer's help to draw schematics and begin
drawing. |
| |
|
| Fall
'02 |
|
| Week
1 - |
1.
Met with our new members of Mini-FDPM group. |
| Week
2 - |
1.
Order more samples for board. |
| Week
3 - |
1.
Learn about Smith Chart and impedance matching. |
| Week
4 - |
1. Found more
articles RF PCB design |
| Week
5 - |
1.
Compile list of other passive components to purchase |
| Week
6 - |
1.
Found VCO that runs from 1.35GHz to 2.45GHz |
| Week
7 - |
1.
Finished schematic for 900MHz board |