Have a Question About the Sudden Impact Design Challenge? Ask it here!

doctorcdf over 10 years ago

Please direct any questions about the Sudden Impact design challenge to this discussion thread.

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peteroakes over 9 years ago in reply to hawkeyethehacker +3

Post what you have, that is better than nothing. No one expects everyone to get all they set out to do completed, we all have different skill levels and time available, I did not get every single thing…
doctorcdf over 9 years ago +3

Good morning - In light of recent events, we have adjusted the following terms of the competition - The final submission date is Friday, May 8th, 2015 . We expect a minimum of 6 blog posts about each project…
kas.lewis over 9 years ago in reply to hawkeyethehacker +2

Hopefully, I was starting to give up on the kit and was just going to do my own implementation using TI parts and ADI sensors that I already have. Hopefully that won't be necessary. For now though I am…

0 hawkeyethehacker over 10 years ago

Just out of interest, I noticed in some of the other Design Challenges a fund was allowed for extra parts.
Is this the case with Sudden Impact, eg: to obtain a helmet or other equipment we need?
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0 doctorcdf over 10 years ago in reply to hawkeyethehacker

Yes, the budget is $500 / €375 for additional parts.
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0 hawkeyethehacker over 10 years ago in reply to doctorcdf

Ok, great. Thank you!

I think the Design Challenge layout has changed, still trying to locate the information
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0 doctorcdf over 10 years ago in reply to hawkeyethehacker

We're using a new. streamlined process - all the information is on the Sudden Impact space, and you can apply by using the Enroll button on the main page.
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0 hawkeyethehacker over 10 years ago in reply to doctorcdf

Yes - element14 is always improving
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0 hawkeyethehacker over 10 years ago

Although this is not directly related to the project, it IS related to how the stuff connects.
I noticed the AD8232 input does not have a SPI or I2C input/output. May I ask how one would receive the output from that eval board and wirelessly send the data?
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0 michaelwylie over 10 years ago in reply to hawkeyethehacker

Analog out on test point 15?
http://wiki.analog.com/resources/eval/ad8232-evaluation-guide
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0 hawkeyethehacker over 10 years ago in reply to michaelwylie

Just saw that, thank you!
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0 hawkeyethehacker over 10 years ago in reply to michaelwylie

Sorry to bring this back up, but how would one parse that output? Surely it would just be HIGH/LOW, and not give an actual ECG reading?
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0 michaelwylie over 10 years ago in reply to hawkeyethehacker

If it was high/low why the need to hook it up to an ADC? I'm betting it's an actual ECG signal.
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