Siddhesh Nikam

Electrical & Computer Engineering | University of Washington

Projects

(Documentation still in progress)

Electronic Speed Controller Documentation

Embedded documentation for the Electronic Speed Controller is available directly on the page. Includes design details, BOM notes, and firmware integration information for a BLDC motor controller.

Designed in Altium Designer, Custom Firmware flashed on a Development Board in C++

Associated with Husky Robotics

4-Sensor Telemetry & Data Acquisition Board

4 Layer ESP32-S3 sensor board featuring a 6-axis IMU, 3-axis magnetometer, barometric pressure sensor (SPI), and a GPS module with PPS output over UART. Powered by USB-C with an LDO regulator, featuring onboard PSRAM and MicroSD Storage.

Designed in KiCad, Fabricated by JLCPCB, & Firmware written in C++.

Custom VR-Style 6-DOF Robot Controller

2-Layer PCB powered by an Arduino Teensy Microcontroller, featuring a 6-axis IMU over SPI, 2 Hall effect sensors, a 5-button + joystick input interface, and RS-232 serial communication

Designed in Altium Designer, Printed by JLCPCB, & manually soldered in the lab. Firmware written in C++

Associated with Advanced Robotics at the University of Washington.

Custom Handheld Gameboy with RP2040

2-Layer PCB powered by a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller, featuring a 1.3" IPS display, 5-button input interface, and USB-C power + programming

Designed in KiCad, Printed by JLCPCB, & manually soldered in the lab. Firmware written in C++ using the RP2040 SDK