CEC Semester Ten 2016

This class will provide descriptions and examples of UART and USART interfaces used in IoT applications. Hardware resources, protocol, performance, and power concerns will be described and discussed. Advantages and disadvantages over other types...

This class will provide descriptions and examples of SPI and QSPI interfaces used in IoT applications. Hardware resources, protocol, performance, and power concerns will be described and discussed. Advantages and disadvantages over other types of...

Stepper and servo motors are key electromechanical components for Motion Control products. Today, participants will explore Motion Control driver circuits by building and experimenting with basic Arduino based Stepper and Servo Motor Controllers.

In this final session, participants will learn how to build a Desktop Automation Trainer. The Arduino will be configured as a programmable input simulator to stimulate the PLC Ladder Logic code to operate a dc motor.

The intelligent industrial controller that is at the center of robotics and automation is the PLC (Programmable Logic Controller). In this hands-on discussion, participants will learn PLC I/O and CPU Architecture basics. The hands-on activity will...

Day two session will focus on driving high DC/AC current electromechanical components with low current DC driver. To illustrate this design method, participants will learn how to build a DC Motor Driver using a Power MOSFET. Power MOSFET basics...

A discussion on Mechatronics, with examples, will be presented. Also, two hands-on activities that participants can do at home will illustrate the audible and visual devices that can be used in Mechatronics warning systems. The LCD and a Piezo...

Starting a project right can determine whether it is poised for success or failure. Rarely do development teams start with all the right resources configured in their software project. We will setup an embedded workbench, a baseline project that...

The way that firmware is developed is beginning to change at a rapid rate. Designing a scalable software architecture that ties into a hardware abstraction layer can greatly improve reusability which in turn decreases development costs and time...

In this session, attendees will explore the latest methods and technologies available to properly manage an embedded software project. Attendees will walk away with an understanding of estimating development times, managing features, integrating...