Contest Objective:1. To provide a ready design for the community (students, hobbyist, enthusiast, etc.)
2. To aid the Filipino in studying PIC programming.
Our prize is a PIKIT2 - the ELAB's special edition PICkit2 Clone.
Two top designs will be winners. (1 PIKIT2 for each winner)
Contest Rules:1. Entries should be submitted to me through PM.
2. The PIC development board design compressed into ONE file must have both the:
a. Schematic file (using schematic capture software such as Eagle, Proteus, ORCAD, etc.)
b. Layout file (using layout software. Example ExpressPCB, Eagle, ORCAD layout, etc
)
3. The contest is just a design project.
No prototype is necessary.
4. Provide a short description of the boards features. This description should include the possible experiments and application for the board.
5. Any target PICmicro can be used for the design.
6. The use of other devices such as ADC chip, transceivers, CMOS/TTL ICs, etc should not limit the design.
7. You can submit as many entries as you want.
8. Make a unique name for your board.
Contest Criteria:25% - Originality
25% - Usefulness
25% - Complexity
25% - Members' Votes
NOTE: The design entry/ies will be posted on the forum after the contest. This means that the contestant may claim that it is his/her design but cant prevent others to copy it.
The entries will be judged by the moderators and Technical People.
Contest Rules may be amended so please check this thread from time to time.
The deadline of project submission is August 7, 2009. Announcement of Winners will be on September 7, 2009.
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NOTICE!!! June 16, 2009
WOW!!!
In the aid to help the community,
E-Gizmo is supporting this PIC Development Board Design Contest! E-Gizmo is adding more prizes to the winners!
Prizes have gone
BIGGER!1st and second place will now win the following:
1st place:
1 - Elab's PIKIT2
1 - Digital caliper
1 - Electric Minidrill set
1 - Soldering Iron
1 - Desoldering Pump
1 roll - Soldering Lead
1 - 31 pc precision screw driver set
1 - 5" precision shear cutter
1 - 5" Long Nose Plier
1 - SYB-120 Breadboard2nd place
1 - Elab's PIKIT2
1 - Electric Minidrill set
1 - Soldering Iron
1 - Desoldering Pump
1 roll - Soldering Lead
1 - 31 pc precision screw driver set
1 - 5" precision shear cutter
1 - 5" Long Nose Plier
1 - SYB-120 BreadboardAt eto pa! The 1st 6 approved* entries will right away win a
XL830L DMM from E-Gizmo!!!
Ano pang hinihintay nyo, SALI NA!Notes:
* Approval shall be voted by Technical People and Moderators.
* After submission of an entry to me through PM, I shall immediately forward it to them.
* Participants should not post their entry/ies on the thread.
* Deadline of submission will still be on August 7, 2009. Announcement of Winners will be on September 7, 2009.
* The start of the TEXT votes of members shall be announced later.
