Embedded Online Conference

Session 1 – Jump Starting Code Development to Minimize Software Defects

Debugging an embedded system is one of the most time consuming and expensive activities that embedded software developers engage in. Survey results show that the average team spends 40% of a development cycle debugging their software! Developers can easily prevent, detect and eliminate defects to dramatically decrease the time spent troubleshooting which can accelerate their development, decrease costs and improve product reliability. In this session, we are going to examine several techniques that can be used to quickly detect defects. We will develop a robust process that attendees can follow and implement to decrease the time they spend debugging and spend more time innovating.

This session will utilize hands-on demonstrations using ST Microelectronics TrueStudio and Percepio Tracealyzer 4 with source code being readily available for attendees.

Key Take-A-Ways:

• How to effectively decrease the time spent troubleshooting software
• The differences between bugs, defects and errors
• 8 Troubleshooting techniques for embedded systems
• A code start-up process to prevent defects
• Leveraging trace technology to detect defects
• Tools necessary to troubleshoot a system
• Troubleshooting best practices

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Speaker Information:
 

Jacob Beningo is an independent consultant and lecturer who specializes in the design of embedded software for resource constrained and low energy mobile devices. He has successfully completed projects across a number of industries including automotive, defense, medical and space. He enjoys developing and teaching real-time and reusable software development techniques using the latest methods and tools. He blogs for DesignNews.com about embedded system design techniques and challenges. Jacob holds Bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering, Physics and Mathematics from Central Michigan University and a Master’s degree in Space Systems Engineering from the University of Michigan..

Embedded Online Conference

Session 2 – A Platform Approach to Securing Your IoT Devices

Security is the new battleground for today’s connected devices.  The challenges are especially difficult for portable/wearable, battery-operated, home/personal use, and wirelessly connected devices due to the need for low power consumption, tighter cost management, and vulnerability to wireless attacks. With seemingly more hackers than available security experts, a platform approach is essential to optimizing your time-to-market and effectiveness of the solution:  When deploying a security solution for your IoT devices, one needs to consider:

• How data is secured on the device and / or in the cloud, as well as who has access to that data
• How new devices are given identity and managed throughout their lifecycle
• How new users are given identity
• How to ensure data integrity and availability
• Who has the authority to send commands to a device and secure those commands against modification, replay, sequence changes and disclosure
• How to ensure firmware has not been modified
• If and how to ensure that your software intellectual property cannot be stolen

European Session: Register Here

North American Session: Register Here

Speaker Information:
 

Mark Schaeffer is the Software-marketing Manager for Cybersecurity at Renesas Electronics Inc. With more than 20 years of experience in the security space, Mark has worked with applications for financial transactions, identity, anti-counterfeiting of equipment and peripherals, medical devices, machine-to-machine security/IoT, web security, border security, and secure computing. He has led global teams of engineers in both enterprise and startups and is well versed at multiple levels in security. Mark has spoken at numerous industry events, produced several security conferences, and written many security-related papers and documents. He is also active in standards, public policy, and lobbying within the Cybersecurity practice. Mark holds a BS degree in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.

Building Your Own Internet Connected PLC

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) are the foundation for manufacturing and the industrial IoT. Developers are probably used to purchasing off-the-shelf PLC controllers, but it is possible to build a simple low-cost PLC controller using microcontroller components. In this course, we will explore PLC fundamentals and how we can create our own internet connected PLC controller using an STM32 microcontroller.

Course Sessions include:
Session 1 – PLC Fundamentals
Session 2 – Designing a PLC
Session 3 – PLC Software Design Part 1
Session 4 – PLC Software Design Part 2
Session 5 – PLC Application Design

The course will take place at DesignNews.com, April 23 – 27 at 2:00 p.m. EDT

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Advanced Real-time Operating System (RTOS) Techniques

Understanding basic RTOS principles is easy but applying those techniques and reaching an advanced understanding of the concepts is difficult. This workshop propels developers into advanced RTOS application design techniques that are rarely covered in traditional RTOS courses but are critical to the practicing engineer. In this course we will examine practical examples and techniques that will accelerate development activities and improve the robustness of RTOS based designs. We will be using Percepio’s Tracealyzer to not only visualize our applications but also spot common RTOS issues such as priority inversions and dead-lock. The course includes six sessions:

Session 1 – Synchronization Techniques
Session 2 – RTOS Pitfalls and Issues
Session 3 – Debugging RTOS Applications
Session 4 – RTOS Application Design Patterns
Session 5 – Optimizing RTOS Applications
Session 6 – Developing Secure RTOS Applications
Session 7 – RTOS Best Practices

Attendees receive the live lecture, lecture recordings, lab materials, slides and supplemental materials. Attendees have unlimited access to the materials in addition to access to any future updates and are always welcome to attend the live courses indefinitely.

Live Sessions Start in May!

IEEE AICNCC Consultants Network Workshop in Pittsburg

The Alliance of IEEE Consultants Network Coordinating Committee (AICNCC) will be holding a full day consulting workshop in Pittsburg on Saturday April 21st, 2018. If you are interested in attending, the link below will provide you with additional information.

Reusable Firmware Development – A Practical Approach to API’s, HAL’s and Drivers
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Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to improve your embedded software and benefit from author Jacob Beningo’s more than 15 years developing reusable and portable software for resource-constrained microcontroller-based systems. You will explore APIs, HALs, and driver development among other topics to acquire a solid foundation for improving your own software. Reusable Firmware Development: A Practical Approach to APIs, HALs and Drivers not only explains critical concepts, but also provides a plethora of examples, exercises, and case studies on how to use and implement the concepts.

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