16th Annual Embedded Systems Workshop 2018 in South East Michigan – October 20th

IEEE South East Michigan Computer Society Chapter is conducting its 16th Annual Embedded Systems Workshop 2018 on Saturday, October 20th, 2018.
This free workshop is open to all (IEEE membership is NOT required.)  Students (and teachers!) and practicing engineers are encouraged to attend.
 
The event will be held this year at Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI, 48075
(First time at LTU!  Previous events were held exclusively at Oakland University.)
 
The aim of this event is to disseminate knowledge, directly benefitting the attendees, at the same time to improve the technology skills pool, indirectly boosting the Michigan economy.  Speakers and experts from the embedded systems industry will be making presentations, and will also be available for discussions and networking throughout the day.  In addition to the technical presentations, there will be industry information display and professional recruitment tables.  Use this opportunity for networking with other engineers, industry experts and embedded enthusiasts.
 
Those interested in attending should register by October 18 to assure that sufficient food is ordered to accommodate their dietary preferences and requirements:
http://bit.ly/esw2018

IEEE Consultants Workshop – October 27th

The Alliance of IEEE Consultants Network Coordinating Committee (AICNCC) wants to inform you that we are partnering with the IEEE Melbourne and Canaveral Sections to hold a full day consultants workshop on Saturday, October 27. Click here for registration information. 

This full-day workshop will cover topics that interest both novice and experienced consultants providing insight and tips on how to be a successful independent consultant. Presentations include advice on networking, overviews of how to run a successful consultant practice, and financial advice to help better manage periods between contracts. Again, click here for registration information.

Minimizing Defects (Bugs) in Real-Time Embedded Systems

One of the greatest challenges facing development teams today is preventing and managing their software bugs. On average, development teams spent at least 40% of their time debugging! For an average development project (1 year), that’s 4.8 months! There are many techniques that developers can follow to dramatically decrease their debug efforts which can result in decreased development costs, faster times to market, a less stressful work environment and more time to focus on product differentiation and features. In this course, attendees will learn the strategies necessary to minimize, prevent and manage software defects while also learning how to quickly and efficiently troubleshoot their systems when bugs do squeak through. Each attendee will assess their own defect management capabilities and will develop an action plan to follow that will improve their skills.

Attendees will also get a hands-on approach as we examine microcontroller hardware and interfaces such as SWD, ITM and the ETM. We will examine traditional debugging techniques such as printf and assertions in addition to examining cutting edge real-time techniques such as OS aware debugging, tracing and deep insight analysis.

The techniques used in this course can be applied to nearly any embedded system and hardware setup.

The course consists of the following sessions:

Session 1 – Managing Defects
Session 2 – Modern Debugging Techniques and Interfaces
Session 3 – Understanding Basic Debugging Techniques
Session 4 – Employing the ITM
Session 5 – The Serial Wire Viewer
Session 6 – Data Tracing, Profiling and Deep Insight Analysis
Session 7 – Using Trace to Understand your Application

The course is taught in a convenient, hands-on style that provides developers with ample time to not just absorb the material but begin to apply it.

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.

Reusable Firmware Development – A Practical Approach to API’s, HAL’s and Drivers
AVAILABLE NOW!

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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