Note: The last date for payment has been extended to 27th December, 2012.
Have you ever asked yourself, why can’t I draw? If yes, then Techfest brings you this unique workshop teaching you to build an autonomous mobile XY-plotting robot that can draw patterns limited only to the creativity of the designer.

From basic alphabets to vivid designs, numbers to geometric figures this plotter can draw at ease, with high accuracy which is on par with the industrial standards. The plotter glides like butter on a hot-pan; backed with the simple coding techniques of Arduino language.

Dates: 4th and 5th of January, 2013
Duration: 10 hours spread over 2 days.
Venue: IIT Mumbai
Cost of the workshop: Rs. 7400/- per team. The maximum number of participants per team is 4.



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Content Outline

The plotter houses three stepper motors of high resolution for a smoother operation and is controlled by a motor driver providing enough current to drive them. The mechanical structure is a simple cuboid shape which conceals all the other components including the pen to write. Much care is taken while designing the robot mechanisms, making them as simple as possible for a student to fix-up in thirty minutes.

The main concepts covered in the workshop are:

1. Microcontroller Family
2. Selection Criteria for a Microcontroller
3. Architecture of 8 Bit Microcontrollers
4. Using I/O Ports & Motor Drivers
5. Stepper motor control
6. Pulse Width Modulation
7. Using Timers and Interrupts
8. Degrees of Freedom
9. Concept of Locus / Application of Line Equation
10. Synchronous control of Motors
11. Plotting Letters & numbers using 2D motion

Each successfully registered team is expected to bring one laptop with Windows OS (XP or windows 7) installed.
Content developed in association with Li2 Innovations.
Please Note: A takeaway kit will be provided.

Eligibility

Participants having a valid ID card of their respective educational institutions are eligible for the workshop.

Team Specifications

Each team can consist of a maximum of 4 members. Participants from different colleges may form a team.

Pre Requisites

This is a basic level workshop and hence there are no pre requisites for it.

Payment Details

The cost of the workshop is Rs 7400/- per team. The maximum number of participants per team is 4.

Certificate Criterion

All participants should be present in all the sessions. Failing this, no certificate shall be awarded to the participant.

Register for Auto Writing

Note: Due to limited availability of seats for the workshop, registrations will be done purely on first come first serve basis.
Accommodation facility would be provided during the festival.

Cost of the workshop: Rs. 7,400/- per team. The maximum number of participants per team is 4.

In order to proceed with your registration you are required to deposit the amount via Online Payment (Prefered over DD) or a DD (preferably via Speed - Post).

1. Online Payment:
   After you register you will get an email containing the link of the payment portal i.e. (Portal Link). Please pay using online payment because this will confirm your seat right away and help you avoid the problems that DD system has. Please read the Payment Policy carefully to avoid any mistakes you might make.
2. DD payment (preferably via Speed - Post):
   This is a lengthy process and should not be preferred. DD should be made in the name of "Techfest Workshop" payable at Mumbai. After registering, a scanned copy of the DD must be e-mailed to workshops@techfest.org. After sending the scanned copy, a confirmation mail would be sent to the participants. Participants must courier the DD only when they receive the confirmation mail.
   NOTE : If the participants courier the DD without sending the scanned copy first, their DD WONT be accepted. Scanned copy of the DD should be mailed before 20th December, 2012.
   
   The mail of the scanned copy of the DD should be in following format: Subject: Participant id_payment (This is to be STRICTLY followed.)
   example: GD 1001_payment
   Content:
   DD number
   Participant details (Participant's name, email id, contact number)
   Attachment: Scanned copy of the DD.
   Courier us the DD at the below mentioned address -
   Techfest Office,
   Students’ Gymkhana,
   IIT Bombay,
   Powai,
   Mumbai - 400076
   
   Your registration will be confirmed once we receive the DD. Your DD should reach us by 20th December, 2012.
   The following details should be written on the back side of the DD:
   Participant id
   Participant's name
   Contact No
   Workshop Name
   NOTE : DDs that do not have the following details written on the back side will be straightaway rejected.

In the event of requiring accommodation, participants are requested to make the payment at their own RISK. Techfest 2013 does not give accommodation for the workshop.

Scoring System

1. 5 points will be awarded for moving to the correct coordinate.
2. 10 points will be awarded displaying a correct grid cell colour code, if a bot displays all the four grid cell colour correctly at a coordinate it will gain 20 bonus points.
3. 30 points will be awarded if a bot successfully enters finishing zone but these 30 points will only be awarded only if the bot moves to atleast one of the coordinate and also displays its colour code correctly.

The team which completes the task with maximum points will be the winner.

In case no team finishes the task, team with highest points will be the winner. To evaluate in this case differential marking has been done at various checkpoints.

In case of a tie, the team who has taken least time will be the winner.

Team Specification

A team may consist of a maximum of 3 members. Students from different educational institutes can form a team.

Eligibility

All students with a valid identity card of their respective educational institutes are eligible to participate.

Certificate Policy

Certificate of excellence will be awarded to the top 3 winners.
Certificate of participation will be awarded to the teams with a score of atleast 15 points
Disqualified teams will not be considered for any certificates.

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