Announcements
Week 11 Announcements
Hello everybody,
Welcome to Week 11 of HOPE!
Project Logistics:
Thank you everyone for submitting your projects.
All boards and components have been ordered, we expect to distribute components and boards next week (Week 12) if all goes well.
Veterans Day:
This Wednesday 11/11 (make a wish) is Veterans Day.
We will still hold section this week for both Wednesday and Thursday, but attendance is optional for both sections.
There is no new lab or lecture, think of it as extended OH to finish the USB soldering lab.
If you are able to, please come so that you can get the support you need to stay on track.
Best Regards, Curtis + HOPE Staff
Final Project Submission - Deadline Extended to Friday (11/06) at Noon
Hello all,
We are aware that some groups are still putting the last touches on their designs.
Thus, we have extended the deadline for final project submission to be Friday (11/06) at noon (12:00 PM PST).
We will not extend the deadline further, so make sure that everything is submitted by this time. Make sure to:
Push your final commit to your Github repository
Submit to the “Final Project Submission” assignment on bcourses: https://bcourses.berkeley.edu/courses/1559669/assignments/915349 , including all of the required files
If you’re still working on the project right now, I encourage you to call it a night soon, get some rest, and finish it up in the morning.
We are all very proud of the work you’ve put into your projects, and we look forward to seeing your finished designs.
All the best,
Roman + HOPE Staff
Project Manufacturing Deadline Submission
Greetings HOPE Students,
Today is the last day to submit your project BOM and manufacturing files (you will generate these when you are done with layout). Follow the instructions on the bcourses assignment to submit: https://bcourses.berkeley.edu/courses/1559669/assignments/9153496.
If you have any questions or need any help, HOPE staff will be in Cory 125 until 12:00AM. If you can’t make it in person and still want help, email your project mentors or make a post here on Ed.
– HOPE Staff
Ansh 11/3 OH Cancelled
Hi all,
I am unable to make my 6:30-7:30pm OH today. I will try to find a time later this week to reschedule to. My OH will resume as per regular schedule next week.
Best, Ansh
Week 10 Announcements
Hello everybody,
Welcome to Week 10 of HOPE!
Project Logistics:
Draft Schematic and BOM: now 3 weeks overdue. If you have not finished this assignment, please do so immediately; you are now very behind schedule and will lose points for lateness.
Layout: was due 1 week ago. Again, please get this submitted as soon as possible if you haven’t done so already.
Final Project Deadline:
As a reminder, the final manufacturing deadline is this Thursday (11/05) at midnight. If you do not finish your board on time, there is a high likelihood that your board will not get ordered.
Section this week will be a project work session during both days; there will not be lecture or a new lab. HOPE staff will be available to help and answer sections.
On Thursday, HOPE staff will stay later after the end of section to give additional help for groups that have not yet finished.
Infiniti Info Session:
On a PCB-related but not project-related note, IEEE (HOPE’s parent organization) will be holding an info session this Thursday (11/05) from 1:00 - 2:30 PM for Infiniti Solutions. Please check out #40 for more information!
Looking forward to seeing you all in section this week!
All the best,
Roman + HOPE Staff
Infiniti Solutions Info Session - Thursday 11/05 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Hello all,
As you may know, IEEE (the campus parent organization that runs HOPE) also holds other interesting events throughout the semester that are relevant for engineering students.
This week, we are hosting an info session for Infiniti Solutions, a company that does PCB manufacturing, assembly, and testing. Please check out the flyer and information below!
Working on your HOPE or APE DeCal final project? Designing your own electronics, or simply curious about PCB manufacturing? Ever wonder how your PCB design can become a real, mass assembled product?
Join us for an info session with Infiniti Solutions to explore how electronics go from design to production!
About Infiniti Solutions: Infiniti Solutions USA, Inc. delivers world-class Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), specializing in PCB layout for burn-in and logic boards, contract manufacturing, and semiconductor reliability testing. From low-volume prototyping to high-volume production, their global capabilities support the full electronics manufacturing lifecycle.
What to Expect: Discover how PCBAs are manufactured and assembled at scale, and explore the role of semiconductor reliability and burn-in systems in real-world electronics manufacturing!
| When: Thursday, November 5 | 1:00–2:30 PM |
Where: HMMB 290
Food will be provided!
RSVP: https://forms.gle/MEVy8HkToF4SAXnSA
All the best,
Roman + HOPE Staff
Anthony 11/2 OH Cancelled
Sorry for the short notice, my OH today will be cancelled. Please email me with any questions!
Enron’s OH 10/27 Cancelled
Hi everyone,
I’m unable to hold my 5-6pm OH today. I apologize for the short notice; I will resume my regular OH in Cory 125 next week. Feel free to email me or post questions here in the meantime.
Thanks,
Enron
Week 9 Announcements - Please Read
Hello everybody,
Welcome to Week 9 of HOPE!
Project Assignment Logistics:
Draft Schematic and BOM: now 2 weeks overdue. If you have not finished this assignment, please do so immediately; you are now very behind schedule and are at risk of not finishing the project.
Layout: was due yesterday (Sunday 10/25). Again, please get this submitted as soon as possible if you haven’t done so already.
Design Reviews:
As a reminder, this week we will be doing design reviews during section. This will be one of the last opportunities to get design feedback before the final manufacturing deadline, so make sure to come, and come prepared!
If you are a mixed-section group (#4, #13, #19), please attend the Wednesday section. This is to help give a more even split between the number of groups presenting on each day.
Please see the bcourses assignment for details: https://bcourses.berkeley.edu/courses/1559669/assignments/9153503
Please use the provided template slides, as they list the required parts of your presentation
Focus your slides on the technical and design decisions you made over the course of your project, not a general summary of what your project should do.
Each group will have up to 7 minutes to present, followed by 2-3 minutes for Q&A.
Looking forward to seeing you in section this week!
All the best,
HOPE Staff
Project Layout Submissions
Good work on your layouts. To help staff know if you submitted your layout, have someone in your group submit some text on the bcourses assignment: https://bcourses.berkeley.edu/courses/1559669/assignments/9153507 (you can just write “done”). This is just so HOPE staff can know that the layout on github is the version you intend to submit for feedback as there is no indication of that on github.
Running late to HOPE OH
Apologies, I’m running late to the 12-2pm oh, I will be there at 12:20
Aarav
Anthony's OH 10/23 Cancelled
Sorry for the short notice but my regular 3-4pm OH will be cancelled tomorrow. Feel free to email me if you need anything!
Curtis OH 10/21 Moved to Cory 125
Hi,
I’m moving my OH to Cory 125 today so I can support soldering. OH will still run from 7-8PM today.
Best regards, Curtis
Enron’s OH 10/20 Moved to Cory 125
Hi everyone,
My OH will be held in Cory 125, same time 5-6pm.
-Enron
Curtis 10/14 OH Cancelled
Hi,
I am unable to host OH today (10/14) as I am sick. Sorry for the inconvenience. Fortunately, this is a buffer lab week, and you can get checked off during section still.
— Curtis
Aarav's OH moved to Cory 125
I will probably just hold it in 125 for the foreseeable future since Snode is often busy.
GitHub Project Repositories
Hi everyone, each project group now has its own private GitHub repository in the IEEE-HOPE organization. Only your group members and course staff can see it.
Look for an email from GitHub sent to your @berkeley.edu address, saying you’ve been invited to join IEEE-HOPE. Once you’ve joined, you’ll find your group’s repo here.
It will be named like: fa26-X-hope-final-project-group-#-group-name
Due to limited daily invites:
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Wednesday and Cross-listed (X) groups will receive invites on 10/7
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Thursday groups will receive invites on 10/8
Unfortunately, we cannot use Classroom 50, so please bear with us feel free to thread below for questions.
Aarav's Office Hours Cancelled
Apologies for the delayed notice, but I’m having some issues with my ankle and cannot host OH tomorrow. We will try to see if another staff can schedule OH for tomorrow for the people that still needed to get lab checked off.
- Aarav
Curtis 9/30 OH Cancelled
Hi HOPE students,
I have to cancel my 7-8PM OH for today, sorry for the inconvenience.
— Curtis
Anthony's OH Moving
Hi all,
My Friday 1-2pm office hours will now be from 3-4pm going forward. This will be reflected on the HOPE calendar. Apologies for any inconveniences.
Project Proposal Submission due 11:59PM 9/27
Hi HOPE students, happy Friday!
Thank you for forming your groups! You can find your group number here on this google sheet.
We just launched the project proposal submission google form. Follow along there for the deliverables for your project proposal.
You will also need to complete the Project Proposal Submission on bcourses. That is where you will upload your block diagram, and earn a grade for your proposal.
As a reminder, you can find the project spec here.
There will be NO extensions for this, as your mentors will be assigned Monday.
Thank you,
HOPE Staff
HOPE Grading
Grades were just posted on bcourses for the past 3 weeks. If anything seems wrong make a private post in regrades and I will look into it. If you have an extension, the grade will be updated when you turn it in.
– Aarav
Please Come to Section This Week + Project Group Changes
Hello all,
We’ve gotten the EdStem set up, and will be using it for announcements moving forward. Thank you for your patience.
Please come to section this week, as we will be doing more project group stuff, unless you are ill or have a conflict.
It is important that you attend even if you already have a group, as we have made some changes to how project groups are set up. In particular:
We want all project groups to have 4 enrolled students. If your group can’t find 4 people, speak to us during lecture.
We will ask all groups (once they have 4 enrolled students) to submit the project group form.
If your group already has 4 enrolled students, you will just need to resubmit the project form and specify the 4 enrolled students.
If an auditor (somebody not officially enrolled in the course) wants to join your group, you can put them down separately (NOT as an enrolled student)
We will give more information during lecture and in the coming days.
Thank you,
HOPE Staff