Texas Instruments Innovation Challenge Vietnam MCU Design Contest 2015
2015-05-01
To encourage students’ innovation on MCU system design, Texas Instruments announces the MCU Design Contest for Vietnam Universities for the year 2015.
I. Contest Period
Contest will divide into 2 phases: regional level - southern, northern & central and national level final.
1. Regional Level: Apr 2015 – Sep 2015
2. National Level: Dec 02, 2015
II. Contest Content
It is required to use TI MSP430/MSP432 and Tiva C ARM Cortex-M4F as the main processor. The students have to design their own hardware platform or/and use existing TI EVMs to implement certain functions. TI analog, power management and wireless connectivity are highly encouraged.
List of recommended MCU devices which are available for sample request:
• MSP430G2553/2955
• MSP430F5529
• MSP430FR5669/5738
• TM4C123GH6PM and TM4C123GH6PGE
• MSP432P401R
III. Contest Targets
Qualification: The contest is open to in school Undergraduates. Every team should have 1-3 team members and 1 lecturer as their advisor. The team members of the winning teams of the contests before year of 2015 are not allowed to participate in 2015 contest.
Submit Application Form: All teams should submit an application form for the contest, pronouncing their group & design target. The application form is available online and can be found by visiting TI Vietnam support forum: www.diendanTI.com, or can be accessed directly through:
• For North region: http://tinyurl.com/2015TIMCUNorth
• For Central region: http://tinyurl.com/2015TIMCUCentral
• For South region: http://tinyurl.com/2015TIMCUSouth
IV. Score Criteria
In Regional Elections, the judges will evaluate the project quality by scoring the submitted papers in English (full design files or demo videos can be a strong complementary support). In both rounds, the teams will submit the thesis using provided format which can be downloaded from the websites of participating universities.
Score Criteria for Elections (Total 100):
1. Innovation 15
2. Practicality 20
3. Technical Competence of Project 40
4. Demo Quality (Video) 15
5. TI Analog/Power/Wireless Connectivity Engagement 10
In Regional & National Finals, the teams need to give a presentation (Please note that teams must do presentation in English at National Final), Q&A and a live demonstration to the judges.
Score Criteria for Finals (Total 100):
1. Innovation 15
2. Practicality 15
3. Technical competence of project 25
4. Presentation 15
5. Demonstration 30
V. Contest Time Frame
1. Before May 15, 2015: Download & Submit Application Form
2. May 30, 2015: Announce the accepted registrations
3. Before Sep 10, 2015: Submit thesis for election
4. Sep 17, 2015: Election Winners Announcement
5. Sep 30, 2015: Regional Finals (South, North and Central)
6. Dec 02, 2015: National Final
VI. Regional Level Awards (Each Region; Following Cash Awards are Pretax)
1. Teams who enter the Regional finals will get a “Completion of the Contest Award” Diploma Only.
2. 1st Class Award: USD800
3. 2nd Class: USD400
4. 3rd Class: USD200
5. “The most promising”: USD100
6. “The best presentation”: USD50
7. Excellence Advisor Awards: The advisors of the 1st place winners in the regional finals will be awarded an amount of USD300.
VII. National Level Awards (Following Cash Awards are Pretax)
1. 1st Class Award: USD2000
2. 2nd Class: USD1000
3. 3rd Class: USD500
4. “The most promising”: USD300
5. “The best presentation”: USD200
