A few months ago, the ClubElec launched its project of the semester based on the design of an RF receiver. This project was somewhat special as it ended with a small contest for the participants. The goal was simple : locating a beacon hidden in Louvain-la-Neuve using the RF receiver that they had designed. This final round took place on April 25th and gathered many participants. Have a look below to discover more about this event, find out who the winners are and what prizes were awarded !
The project consisted in 2 design phases : the first one aimed at discovering the hardware components and soldering the platform, while the second one focused on programming the Arduino Nano used to control the system. Up to 30 students (Bac, Master and PhD) showed up to participate in those different sessions.
Once all the platforms were designed, an emitting beacon was hidden in Louvain-la-Neuve and the participants could start the search on April 25th. Based on the strength of the received signal, the participants had to evaluate their distance to the beacon. Congratulations to Ha and Nicolas who were the first one to discover the target location, close to Louvain-la-Neuve’s lake. Photos of the event available here.
The winners and all participants received wonderful prizes (electronics related, as always! ). The two first groups received Raspberry Pi design kits. All other groups received discount vouchers for their next order of electronics components.
As a small reminder, the ClubElec offers free support services for personal electronics projects (open every Wednesday during lunchtime). It is also allows to place orders for Farnell products, which is a professional electronics components supplier.