Midpoint Report & Demo

Due 11/17 & 11/18, submitted before your scheduled midpoint checkoff slot.

The midpoint status report is a 4-page report (plus appendices) documenting your design at the midpoint. You must be ready to demonstrate some working hardware in the lab at your scheduled slot.

Requirements

The midpoint status report should include:

• A clear, concise summary of your current status and progress toward the final project
• Schematics of anything on a breadboard
• Block diagrams of the logic on your FPGA
• A system block diagram with the interfaces between components (SPI, I2C, GPIO, etc.) clearly labeled
• An outline of the routines used on the MCU
• The status of the riskiest element identified in your proposal, which should be substantially addressed or completed
• The status of your parts orders (all external parts should be ordered by the midpoint)

Include as an appendix either your Verilog code or software that is mostly complete (you do not have to have both ready).

Grading Rubric

The midpoint status report and demo is worth 20% of your project grade, graded according to the rubric below.

Category	Points	What We’re Looking For
Progress Toward Final Deliverable	8	A working (if rough) hardware demo and meaningful progress toward the final project.
Risk Retirement	4	The riskiest element of the project identified in the proposal has been substantially addressed or completed.
Schematics & Block Diagrams	4	Schematics of all breadboarded circuits, and a block diagram of system components with interfaces (SPI, I2C, GPIO, etc.) clearly labeled.
Parts Status	2	All external parts have been ordered.
Writing Quality	2	A clear, concise, well-organized written summary of current status with minimal grammar/spelling issues.

Total: 20 points