Timothy Ambrose

ABOUT ME

C/C++ Wizard, Christmas Light Show Engineer

Computer Engineer, PhD Student, Tenor, Pipe Organist, Geocacher
You can see my light show at www.lightsofluminoscity.com

English

Pacific Time (US & Canada) (-07:00)

Joined February 2019

EXPERTISE

8 years experience

C++

8 years experience

3 years experience

SOCIAL PRESENCE

GitHub

EEC277-Project

C++

DigitalFaultTesting

C++

Community Posts

PS3-controlled Robots

GearRobots.JPG https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/dgpbpMvgShmnNu6s29JL WildThumper6-01.JPG https://cdn.filestackcontent.com/dt4tYqy8StuTlkva4xa5 These are my 3 robots I've made so far. They are too...

EMPLOYMENTS

Software/Firmware Engineering/Marketing Intern

Keysight

2018-06-01-2018-09-01

Returned again to work on something completely different. Combined the features of 2 distinct firmware versions into one. Added revision ...

Returned again to work on something completely different. Combined the features of 2 distinct firmware versions into one. Added revision control. Documented all changes to FPGA, embedded Linux OS, and web interfaces. Updated Web Server code and GUI.

HTML/CSS

Java

HTML/CSS

Java

C++

Verilog

JavaScript

FPGA

Software/Firmware Engineering Intern

Keysight

2017-06-01-2017-09-01

Continued supporting the new product, adding proof-of-concept code and prototype interfaces every day to support the new features as they...

Continued supporting the new product, adding proof-of-concept code and prototype interfaces every day to support the new features as they were added to the hardware. Documented the new features in the Online Help system. Debugged microcontroller and serial protocol bugs with coworkers every day.

C++

HTML

WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation)

XAML

Firmware

FPGA

Software/Firmware Engineering Intern

Keysight

2016-01-01-2016-07-01

Wrote test cases and software bug reports, ran hundreds of test cases • Built various internal-use software tools • Converted old...

Wrote test cases and software bug reports, ran hundreds of test cases • Built various internal-use software tools • Converted old C++ software to C# to interface with legacy hardware • Wrote much of the interface and debug code for stepper motor interaction • Kept Web Help updated with newest changes in software/hardware

C++

HTML

WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation)

XAML

Firmware

FPGA

PROJECTS

Luminoscity - Tim's Musical, Automated, Synchronized Christmas Light ShowView Project

2018

2006 - Present Microcontroller-driven Christmas-light display Traditional, LED, and Pixel Christmas Lights dim and blink and move to t...

2006 - Present Microcontroller-driven Christmas-light display Traditional, LED, and Pixel Christmas Lights dim and blink and move to the music Music is broadcasted with speakers and on short-radius FM radio Film entire show every year Add more lights and more songs to the show every year, replacing older traditional lights with LEDs or Pixels. My family and friends help me construct it, I do all the engineering.

GUI

Hardware

Firmware

GUI

Hardware

Firmware

PS3-Controlled Robots

2018

Built and programmed 3 robots so far, each with different types of wheel configurations (Mecanum, 2-wheel Differential, and All-terrain 6...

Built and programmed 3 robots so far, each with different types of wheel configurations (Mecanum, 2-wheel Differential, and All-terrain 6-wheel differential) and different features (obstacle detection, PS3-controller interface, broadcasting WiFi network to check status and record statistics)

C++

Hardware

Robotics Engineering

C++

Hardware

Robotics Engineering