College of Engineering (COE)
Engineering Computer Center (ECC)
Welcome: ECC Users ...
This is the website for the URI College of Engineering Computer Center. Think of it as the online presence for a place that many URI engineering students call home.
The ECC features 85 workstations, scanning, printing and plotting services, cable and wireless Internet access for personal laptop computers, three classrooms and a conference room.
The ECC also provides centralized services, with two linux servers, for @egr.uri.edu email accounts, college web sites and online file storage for engineering students. Please refer to the left menu for more information on any of these topics.
The following link is to a general introduction to the ECC, as presented in the Fall 2009 EGR105 seminar (pdf).
Password Checking
In April (2009) the ECC will be running a password checking program designed to guess insecure passwords. You will be notified by email if your password is guessed and given time to correct it yourself. Any accounts which still have an insecure password on April 22 will be disabled. You will need to see the Student Operator in Kirk 203 to re-enable your account, all files and email messages will remain intact.
Do not send username or password information via email !!!
New PCs in Main Area:
During Spring Break (March 2009) the ECC operators installed 15 new PCs on the first three tables in the main room. These are Dell Vostro 220N mini-towers with Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz processors and 2gb memory. They have all the standard engineering college software loaded on them.
Don't take memory sticks left in PCs !!!!!
One day that memory stick will be yours. Please turn them in, to the student operators at the desk. They will look for a name on the stick to email the owner for pick up.
Discovery Center: now open!
The Discovery Center is a high-end computer classroom. It has seating for 30 students with dual monitor PCs; an instructor podium with tablet monitors and the ability to interact with any of the student PCs; eight wide screen flat panel TV monitors, two projectors, and a laser printer. The room is a renovation of rooms 203C & E, combining them into one large space. The Perdikakis conference room, Kirk 203D, remains intact with a small study room connecting it to the main part of the Computer Center.
Construction Progress:
06.20.08 Discovery Center is complete and open for full use!!!
06.19.08 Electrician came, connected projectors, screens and switches.
06.17.08 Last four TVs arrived, put up along north end wall.
03.20.08 Two projectors installed in the ceiling, with large screens on the north end.
03.18.08 Two more TVs arrived, put up in pairs on south end to mimic instructor tablets.
02.22.08 Synchroneyes software installed for instructor interaction with student PCs.
02.21.08 Instructor PC installed with all three video displays working.
02.11.08 Printer delivered and set up, HP4250dtn, named Loki
01.31.08 Orders gone out for Instructor PC, Printer, and rest of data cables.
01.30.08 First labs held, EGR106, student PCs have XP, Office and Matlab so far.
01.24.08 Monitors unpacked and set up (new stands coming for usb ports)
01.24.08 First class held (lecture only, using temporary instructor PC and TVs)
01.22.08 Towers unpacked and set up.
01.16.08 Gateway towers delivered.
01.16.08 First two TVs mounted, cables run from podium, working!
01.15.08 Projection screens delivered.
01.14.08 Gateway monitors delivered (wrong ones, no usb ports).
01.10.08 Wacom tablet monitors delivered and set up on the podium..
01.09.08 Installation complete for all network and most data cables.
01.04.08 Podium delivered.
12.21.07 Gateway order has now gone out for student PCs.
12.18.07 The first two 46" TV monitors have arrived, the Ops are "testing".
12.18.07 The furniture is in (except for the podium) all new desks and chairs.
12.13.07 Student PCs ordered from Gateway (just kidding ... order delayed).
12.12.07 Doors and carpet are in - it looks like a room now!
12.03.07 Electrician back for finish work.
12.03.07 Painting today! Check out our color choices.
11.26.07 Contractor returned to block for TVs, sheet rock walls and paint.
10.19.07 Electricians installing outlets, desk whips, conduit for network and video cables.
09.21.07 Locations of desks, TV monitors, projectors and screens finalized.
08.30.07 Contractor arrived to remove wall and windows, frame in new wall.
08.20.07 Computer desks and other furniture ordered.
05.30.07 Architectural plans for renovation accepted.
01.01.07 Champlin grant awarded for Discovery Center, renovation of Kirk 203C&E.
