Week 2
Technical Area:
- Better understanding of Logic Gates and Boolean Logic
- Introduction to Quartus Software
- Why FPGA’s are useful and convenient
Tools Used:
- STEM-Away Forum
- Intel FPGA Course
*Youtube (for research)
Soft Skills:
*Met other group members in trainings and bonding meetings
*Organizing schedule and managing time to attend meetings and finish deliverables
Three Achievements:
- I finished the Intel Introduction lecture.
- I watched videos about Boolean logic.
- I attended the FPGA trainings and Team meetings.
List of Meetings/Training:
7/14, 7/17, 7/20 Meetings
7/16, 7/23 FPGA Training
Goals for this week:
- research the assigned vaping sensor
- explore the Quartus software more
- attend Happy Hour
#vaping-device #fpga #team-building
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Week 3
Technical Area:
- Introduction to Trello
- Researched Halo Vaping Sensor
- Learned about how prevalent vaping is in different areas of US
Tools:
*Stem-Away
*Google (Meet, Slides, Calendar)
*Trello
*Quartus
Soft Skills:
- Presenting about Halo vaping sensor to rest of the team
- Communicating and collaborating with team to research about the product
- Bonded with group members in Happy Hour and Co-Team meetings
Three Achievements:
- Watched FPGA Training video after I couldn’t attend.
- Presented about Halo Vaping Sensor at the Team Meeting.
- I attended the Happy Hour, Co-Meeting, and Team Meeting.
List of Meetings/Training:
7/27, 8/1 Meetings
7/31 Happy Hour
Goals for this week:
- watch the verilog video
- try the digital board challenges
- research Halo block diagrams
#collaboration #presenting #vaping-device #research #team-building
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Week 4
Technical Area:
- Researched technical aspects of Halo Sensor
- Digital Trainer Challenge
- Presented about the prevalence of vaping to Debaleena and Mandy
Tools:
*Virtual FPGA Board
*Google (Meet, Slides, Calendar)
*Web (for research)
Soft Skills:
- Presenting about Halo vaping sensor to Debaleena and Mandy
- Communicating with team through a group chat
- Time managing my tasks to finish the presentation and logic challenge
Three Achievements:
- Completed the FPGA digital challenge with correct answers.
- Presented about Halo Vaping Sensor at the Week 4 Presentation.
- Attended the Team Meetings, FPGA Training, and Presentation.
List of Meetings/Training:
8/3, 8/10 Meetings
8/6 FPGA Training
8/7 Week 4 Presentation
Goals for this week:
- watch the verilog video
- create Halo block diagram
- attend the Co-Meeting on Saturday
#team-building #collaboration #soft-skills #fpga #presenting
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Hi Mandy! These look great! Can you label which week each post is referring? Also don’t forget to hashtag any soft or technical skills you gained in the weeks.
Week 5
Technical Area:
- Researched specific groups targeted by vaping companies
- Completed Labs 1 & 2 of Intel FPGA Intro, worked on 3 & 4
- Presented about Halo block diagram and potential solutions to reduce vaping
Tools:
*Virtual FPGA Board
*Quartus program
*Google (Meet, Slides, Calendar)
*Web (for research)
Soft Skills:
- Discussing potential solutions to decrease vaping with team
- Communicating with subteam through chat
- Working with other team members to complete labs
Three Achievements:
- Worked on Intel FPGA Intro lab with team.
- Presented about how vaping companies target minorities and potential solutions.
- Attended the Team Meetings and watched videos of meetings I couldn’t attend.
List of Meetings/Training:
8/15 (couldn’t participate due to poor connection), 8/17 Meetings
8/16 Working period on labs with team
Goals for this week:
- complete Intel FPGA Intro labs
- design an improved block diagram for a vaping sensor
- attend publications meeting with Mandy on Friday
#team-building #soft-skills #fpga #presenting #quartus #virtual-collaboration
Week 6
Technical Area:
- Attend publications meeting with Mandy
- Worked on Block Diagram report with subteam
- Started Calculator lab
Tools:
*Virtual FPGA Board
*Quartus program
*Google (Docs, Meet, Slides, Calendar)
*Web (for research)
Soft Skills:
- Discussing potential alternatives to current block diagrams with team
- Communicating with subteam through chat
- Learning about writing reports from an Intel employee
Three Achievements:
- Finished a small report regarding block diagrams and proposed our own alternative.
- Attended publications meeting to learn more about creating reports and the crucial parts.
- Getting more familiar with Quartus.
List of Meetings/Training:
8/21 publications meeting
8/21 & 8/23 subteam meetings
8/24 team meeting
Goals for this week:
- complete Intel FPGA Calculator lab
- work on writing final reports summarizing all subgroups for publication
- present results of internship to Debaleena and Mandy on Friday
#team-building #soft-skills #presenting #quartus #virtual-collaboration #report #blockdiagram