ECE497 Project Music Synthesizer

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Team members: Kuangyi Lu, Ximing Ma

Grading Template

I'm using the following template to grade. Each slot is 10 points. 0 = Missing, 5=OK, 10=Wow!

00 Executive Summary
00 Installation Instructions 
00 User Instructions
00 Highlights
00 Theory of Operation
00 Work Breakdown
00 Future Work
00 Conclusions
00 Demo
00 Late
Comments: I'm looking forward to seeing this.

Score:  10/100

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Executive Summary

The goal of this project would be to implement an audio/sound synthesizer on Beaglebone with an interface that user can manipulate the filter easily. It has the ability to deploy LabVIEW codes to Beaglebone Green for software implementations.

Packaging

If you have some hardware, consider Small Build, Big Execuition for ideas on the final packaging.

Installation Instructions

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Software requirements: LabVIEW(2014), LINX, Arduino IDE, Linux(ubuntu 18.04)

Hardware requirements: Beaglebone Green/Black(with ethernet), Bare Conductive touch board, 1 micro USB wires, jumper wires, LEDs, push buttons, etc.


Software setup:

1. MAKE SURE you installed LabVIEW 2014(any edition), LINX DOES NOT support later versions. In LabVIEW, navigate to Help-->Activate LabVIEW components(Launch), and in Local Licenses, make sure you have at least 1 development system and "Application Builder" activated. You can also activate other parts on your wish.

2. Go to NI's website and download LINX. Your browser should prompt a message to guide you to the VI Package Manager. In the page that pops up, make sure the number at the top left corner is 2014 and then click "install" below it. "Agree" to all the licensing requirements and close the VI Package Manager after finished. A window should pop up after installation reminding you to restart the LabVIEW because the LabVIEW needs to scan the software add-ons and reload corresponding hardware configuration files, so make sure to restart otherwise you will have trouble locating your hardware later.

3. After rebooting LabVIEW you should be able to find LINX by navigating to Tools-->MakerHub-->LINX and we have all the software that we need for now.



Hardware setup:

1. Get your bone ready. Run "ifconfig"/Ping google.com to make sure it has Internet access from ethernet port, it has been proven to be the simplest way comparing to wireless or ethernet over USB.

2. Plug your bone in, and navigate to Tools-->MakerHub-->LINX-->LINX Target Configuration, then open it up.

3. Enter the IP address of your bone(default to 192.168.7.2), your username and password. If you watch the video Sam says the user account you enter has to have sudo access, but a normal user would do just fine. Click "connect".

4. Navigate to "Target Info" and see if the "Internet Access" box is checked and Navigate to "Install Software" to install LabVIEW run-time engine 2014. This may take a while.

5. After installation, reboot your Beaglebone and you should be ready to proceed.


For more detailed tutorials and support forum: LINX

User Instructions

All the project files can be found at a public GitHub repo

Highlights

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Include a YouTube demo the audio description.

Theory of Operation

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Work Breakdown

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Future Work

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Conclusions

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