DIPLOMA THESIS - HTL Hollabrunn

COLLEGE of ENGINEERING
HOLLABRUNN
Department:
Educational focus:
Electronics
computer engineering
DIPLOMA THESIS
Documentation
Author(s)
Form
Academic year
Topic
Andreas Hackl
David Pachtrog
5AHELI
2010/11
Game Console
Co-operation partners
HTBL-Hollabrunn
Assignment of tasks
The objective of the diploma thesis "Game Console" is to develop a
game console. The Processor of the game console is based on a
FPGA. The FPGA contains a soft core and the games should be
programmed in C/C++.The self-made games are displayed on a
screen. The user’s Dexterity, reaction and coordination are responsible
for controlling the game and these skills should be improved while
playing. You can compete with yourself or other player.
To control the games an acceleration sensor mounted on a balance
board measures the inclination. The base of the console should be a
Spartan 3E Board. The external Hardware should communicate with
VHDL-programmed controllers, which are also contained in the FPGA.
Realization
The game console should be presented at the open day at the HTL
Hollabrunn. Visitors need no technical skills to play with the console.
The experience gained from the project should be used for educational
purposes at the HTL Hollabrunn.
A first prototype was created with a simple game in VHDL. Acceleration
sensors are used for the input.
Results
The Balance Board is built.
The Softcore is designed and hardware support is implemented.
A Library in C is written to provide an easy use of the hardware.
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COLLEGE of ENGINEERING
HOLLABRUNN
Department:
Educational focus:
Electronics
computer engineering
Illustrative graph, photo
(incl. explanation)
Participation in competitions
Awards
Jugend Innovativ: 150€ sponsoring
Bosch – ‘Technik fürs Leben Preis’
Accessibility of
diploma thesis
Approval
(Date / Sign)
HTL Hollabrunn
Anton Ehrenfriedstraße 10
2020 Hollabrunn
Examiner
Head of Department / College
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