2019 Projects, Goals, and Aspirations

With the New Year less than 24 hours away, I think it’s about time I start thinking about what I plan on making by the end of 2019.

Projects:

Atari portable –

I’ve always wanted to tear down a classic Atari. I’ve seen plenty of YouTube videos explaining the circuitry and chips on the retro console. Of course it’s archaic compared to what we have today.

DIY NES controller –

This is more of a continuation project. The NES controller uses a 4021 8-bit shift register. This means all I need to make the controller are tact switches and wire.

PS1 Portable –

I haven’t made anything outside of Nintendo and the original PlayStation has struck me to be quite intriguing. I already flashed a PIC micro with code to run off of CDs so portabolizing it shouldn’t be too difficult.

Goals:

College –

Having just finished my first semester as an undergrad I cant say it was easy. Electrical engineering by application has always come easy to me but the theory is definitely something I need to work on. Hopefully by the end of this semester I’ll have at least a 3.5 GPA.

Jobs/Internships:

Career –

During the summer of 2019 I think it would be beneficial to me if I were to find a job working with computers, phone repair, or even circuit troubleshooting. Since I recently moved I’ll probably have to spend the rest of my winter break looking for potential workplaces.

Research –

Research has been in the back of my mind forms while. Georgia Tech had some interesting undergrad research programs and since I don’t attend college there I’ve been meaning to contract the professors about potentially working with them either during the summer (if I decide not to work) or during my second year in college.

I’ll be sure to add to this list if I think of anything else but for now I wish you all a Happy New Year! 🎉