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Who are we?What are we? Who are we?What are we? The project consists of two key parts: the software

and the hardware.

Sumeet LeekhaAdaptive learning technologies have been on the rise

recently. It is our goal to produce a guitar system that The Hardware: Sumeet Leekha

Firmware, Hardware,

Lead Guitar

recently. It is our goal to produce a guitar system that

can be used to learn in a fun and friendly environment. The hardware design is based heavily on one

basic electrical component, the multiplexor. A Lead GuitarThe three words that describe our project are:

basic electrical component, the multiplexor. A

standard 20-fret acoustic guitar has 12 leads

attached to it’s primary frets (the metal bars attached to it’s primary frets (the metal bars

lining the neck). These leads are attached to two

multiplexors, hidden inside the bell (or body) of Colin MacIntosh

multiplexors, hidden inside the bell (or body) of

the guitar. The multiplexors are then fed to a

PIC18F4455 microcontroller which determines

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Firmware, Hardware,

Lead Vocals

PIC18F4455 microcontroller which determines

which fret is being hit by any of the six strings

and feeds that information to a Universal Serial Lead Vocals

These words have driven us to produce one of the

and feeds that information to a Universal Serial

Bus (USB ) connection.These words have driven us to produce one of the

most unique devices in the world.The Software:

Andrew Nelder

Software, Graphic

Many companies have attempted to make the learning

curve for musical instruments less challenging;

however, in our opinion, they seem to all fall short.

The software design is responsible for

determining how the inputs fed from the Software, Graphic

Design, Synthesizerhowever, in our opinion, they seem to all fall short.

The typical result is either:

determining how the inputs fed from the

microcontroller relate to the desired chords

being displayed in the graphical user interface.

A product that delivers an extremely

being displayed in the graphical user interface.

Furthermore, due to the complexity of producing

USB connections, the software also emulates

Evan Power

A product that delivers an extremely

stimulating experience without the

educational developments required to teach

USB connections, the software also emulates

the USB input as a serial-port connection. This

emulated connection is used to send and

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Evan Power

Firmware, Hardware,

educational developments required to teach

someone to play the instrument .emulated connection is used to send and

receive data to and from the guitar.

Firmware, Hardware,

Bass GuitarA product that delivers the education, but

allows that to overwhelms the fun of the When combined, these two basic components

create a unique and fun learning environment for game.

create a unique and fun learning environment for

all ages.

David ZhaoDavid Zhao

Software, Drums

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Dr. Mihai Sima – Faculty Supervisor