Michael Collier1 Pamela Collier2
1.College of Information and Electrical Engineering, Shandong University of Science & Technology Qingdao, 266510, Chinacollier1942@yahoo.co.uk 2. College of Foreign Languages, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266510, China pamcollier1943@yahoo.co.uk
Abstract – A piece of equipment designed under a multi-disciplinary project in Shandong University of Science and Technology is described. The purpose is to indicate speech-time status to speakers in debates by presenting a three-light output. The speech length may be programmed by the user with a combination of buttons and LCD display. The system is portable and microcontroller-based, using on-chip timers for accurate measurement of durations.
Keywords – oral, linguistic, debating, microcontroller, timing.
Manuscript Number: 1674-8042(2010)supp.-0101-03
dio: 10.3969/j.issn1674-8042.2010.supp..27
References
[1] Debate, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate
[2] Asian University Debating Championship, www.chinadebate.org/newsdetails.asp?icntno=103862
[3] Speech and Debate Timekeeper, Source Forge, http://debate-ie-timer.sourceforge.net
[4] Public Debate Timer
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[7] Limitimer, D’San Corporation, http://www.dsan.com/speaktimers/Limitimer1.asp.
[8] C8051F206 Datasheet, CYGNAL Integrated Products, 2002
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