- Active Electronics ~ www.active-tech.ca
- ADD Electronics ~ www.add-electronics.com
- Adi's Electronics ~ www.adis.ca
- Cirrus Logic ~ www.cirrus.com
- Digi-key ~ www.digi-key.ca
- Lantronix ~ www.lantronix.com
- Maxim ~ www.maxim-ic.com
- Microchip ~ www.microchip.com
- Mouser ~ www.mouser.com
- QualityKits ~ www.qkits.com
- Spark Fun Electronics ~ www.sparkfun.com
- STMicroelectronics ~ www.st.com

So, what is the WIMP? The Wireless Interactive Media Player (WIMP) is a 4th year project at Carleton University that involves the design of an MP3 stereo with a wireless link to a PC. The wireless link allows users to remotely download songs and control their WIMP MP3 stereo from any room in their home, regardless if where in their home the WIMP stereo is situated.

The idea for the WIMP project came from our desire to work on a more "hands-on" project thanmost of the traditionally abstract, and theoretical projects that offered by Carleton University. We wanted a project that combined a wide variety of Electrical and Systems concepts together and a chance to produce a working prototype of our design by the completion of the course, the result was the Wireless Interactive Media Player.

The design of the WIMP is based on inexpensive, off the shelf components that include an MP3decoder, a microcontroller, CompactFlash memory and a wireless standard. Each group memberis responsible for one component of the design, as each component is designed they will beintegrated together to form the finished product. For more details on the design visit the Design Page.

Ideas and concepts are drawn from the following courses taken by one, or all of us over the past 4 years:

• SYSC 2001 - Computer Systems Foundations
• SYSC 2003 - Introductory Real-Time System
• SYSC 3601 - Microprocessor Systems
• SYSC 4502 - Communications Software
• SYSC 4504 - Distributed Network Processing
• ELEC 2501 - Circuits and Signals
• ELEC 2607 - Switching Circuits
• ELEC 3500 - Digital Electronics
• ELEC 3509 - Electronics II