DesignSpark chipKIT™ Challenge
Join DesignSpark's chipKIT™ Challenge and turn your hot idea into a cool solution! Participants in this competition must use Microchip's chipKIT™ Max32™ development board to design an energy-efficient and eco-friendly device. Achieve the most energy efficient solution and you could win share of US Dollars $10,000 cash! Maximize your design power while reducing your environmental and energy footprint.
DesignSpark PCB
Entries must include an extension card developed using DesignSpark's PCB tools, should compile using MPIDE software and will be judged on their level of energy-efficiency and quality of the extension card's PCB design. Your prize-winning, efficient application can be anything that reduces the energy footprint of a system—a controller for a windmill, an energy efficient battery charger or even a piece of hardware that lets you drive your e-bike miles further!
DesignSpark Share
The chipKIT™ Challenge is an Open Source competition, keep the DesignSpark community regularly informed through posts and sharing your project files on the DesignSpark Project pages and your updates will make you eligible for Community Choice Awards and random prize drawings! Win $200 vouchers for Allied Electronics and RS Components, as well as, free subscriptions to Circuit Cellar and Elektor magazines.
Microchip chipKIT™ Max32™ Dev kit
DesignSpark, in participation with Microchip Technology, has made 1000 sample development kits available for the competition. Use the registration button below to sign up and see if you qualify for a free chipKIT™ Max32™ development board.
This competition is now closed. The deadline for submission was 18.00 GMT (13.00 EST) March 27, 2012.
$10,000 in cash prizes!
The following prizes will be awarded:
$5,000 First Prize
$3,000 Second Prize
$1,000 Third Prize
Five $200 Honorable Mention prizes
PLUS, keep the DesignSpark community regularly informed through posts on the DesignSpark Project Pages and your updates will make you eligible for Community Choice Awards and random prize drawings! Win $100 vouchers for Allied Electronics and RS Components, as well as free subscriptions to Circuit Cellar and Elektor magazines.
All properly claimed prizes will be awarded. Only the prizes specified in the numbers indicated will be awarded. Total cash value of Contest prizes is $10,000. All winners will be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability prior to being declared a winner. All winners are required to comply with all reasonable requests for tax identification and will be required to provide a Social Security number (U.S. residents only) before receiving any prize.
