Part 5: How to Choose a Development Kit
Continuing Education Center 6/22/2012 206 comments As a designer, you must consider more than finding good dev-kit hardware and an MCU to work with. In this session you will learn what to look for in a kit, what to watch out for, where to get support, debugging and programming tools, the need for testing, helpful books and references, design challenges, and so on.
Part 4: Microchip Wireless Modules & MiWi Protocol
Continuing Education Center 6/21/2012 364 comments This kit, DM182015-1, lets engineers and programmers test wireless communications between two transceivers that use the Microchip MiWi protocol. Participants will learn how a wireless connection operates and see sample code for such a connection. An API simplifies wireless-communication software. Also covered: the use of a packet "sniffer" to observe wireless traffic.
Part 3: Atmel AVR XMEGA Family
Continuing Education Center 6/20/2012 294 comments Atmel provides the small XMEGA-A3BU Xplained board and software to introduce engineers to this MCU architecture and to the company's software tools. Those tools include easy ways to work with sample code and find documents. Participants will learn about the tutor's experience using the board and how well the software works.
Part 2: Energy Micro Tiny Gecko Family
Continuing Education Center 6/19/2012 310 comments The EFM32 Tiny Gecko Starter Kit (EFM32TG-STK3300) gives engineers and programmers a board that lets them measure power consumption and correlate power use with code. Participants will see how that capability helps fine-tune programs for battery-powered and energy-harvesting applications.
Part 1: Silicon Laboratories Precision32 Architecture
Continuing Education Center 6/18/2012 315 comments This session focuses on the expandable SiM3U1xx Precision32 Development Kit that provides an ARM Cortex-M3 MCU and headers for five I/O ports. Silicon Labs offers its own integrated development environment and AppBuilder software for a quick start with peripheral control. Learn about the ups and downs of working with the hardware and software.
Part IV: Developing Software for Your Test Application
Continuing Education Center 6/7/2012 231 comments At the end of this session, you'll understand the components of a modular test software framework, how to approach application development, and the role of analog front ends in capturing test data.
Part III: Selecting a Modular Test Systems Architecture
Continuing Education Center 6/6/2012 210 comments In this session, you'll learn how to define your requirements for selecting a modular test systems, the role of application development software, and configuration of measurement and control services.
Part II: Flexible Software-Based Test vs. Purpose-Built Equipment
Continuing Education Center 6/5/2012 201 comments In this session, you'll understand how software is used as the underpinnng of virtual instrumentation, how it supports modularity, and how it can be configured to exact application requirements.
Introduction: Basics of Software-Based Test Systems
Continuing Education Center 6/4/2012 205 comments In this session, you'll learn the basics of software-defined instrumentation, its benefits, and the differences between traditional and virtual instruments.
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