Course Description
ESE112 provides an integrated introduction to selected fundamental concepts and prinicples in electrical and systems engineering: circuits, electronics, communication, control and computing. The course involves using the Boe-Bot, a robot based on the Parallax Javelin Stamp microprocessor. Team projects will include programming of the robot, controlling devices, and sensors, and navigation. Critical thinking, creativity, writing, communication, and leadership skills are also emphasized through a series of unique labs. Note: There are no prerequisites required for this course.
Boe-Bot Platform
Boe-Bot is short for Board of Education robot. It is the trade name for a small robot kit that is used in robotics classes. It consists of a plug-in microcontroller, two small servo motors to drive the wheels, a bread board, a main circuit board and a small aluminum chassis that all the parts bolt into. The green detachable main circuit, mounted on the top of the robot and visible in the picture is called the Board of Education . The microcontroller which plugs into a socket on the green circuit board is called the Javelin stamp. The Javelin stamp is a programmable and integrated microcontroller system with a built-in Java interpreter for Java programming language. It provides the power of a microcontroller, without the hassle of low-level programming (language that only machines understand). It incorporates common microcontroller functions allowing one to read sensor data, communicate with other divices, and even control servos and motors.
