Seminars
Seminars run from 1:00 pm until 3:30 pm. Seminars and times are subject to change.
Seminars will be held at:
Embassy Suites Hotel, 2885 Lakeside Dr, Santa Clara, CA.
Parking is available at Great America Parking lot. A shuttle bus will take you to the hotel and then to the Arrowfest event site.
| Track I 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm |
Track II 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm |
|---|---|
| Analog Devices, Inc. | Analog Devices, Inc. |
| Cypress Semiconductor | Cypress Semiconductor |
| Littelfuse | Littelfuse |
| Renesas Technology America, Inc. (RTA) | Renesas Technology America, Inc. (RTA) |
| STMicroelectronics | STMicroelectronics |
| Texas Instruments | Texas Instruments |
1:00PM–2:00PM Seminars Track I
- Analog Devices, Inc.- Discover Analog Devices iSensor Motion Sensor Products,
Presented by Bob Scannell of Analog Devices
- Accelerometers and Gyros have a long and successful history within the automotive and consumer markets. Recently ADI’s iSensor products are providing higher integration and performance for industrial and instrumentation applications. These devices are used for either Motion Control/Analysis or Navigation, with typical applications being Platform Stabilization, Dead Reckoning, Machine Controls, Shock or Vibration Analysis, Robotics and Precision Instrumentation. This seminar will examine the challenges faced in MEMs implementation, explanations of the most important specifications and a discussion of system benefits. Both existing and upcoming solutions will provide examples of how to optimally meet a wide array of application requirements and customer capabilities
- Littelfuse - Blown a Circuit Lately?
- When it comes to circuit protection. Littelfuse understands that your needs are specific to your own design. To ensure that those needs are met, we’ve developed the world’s most complete portfolio of products. So no matter what your application, you can be confidant that Littelfuse has the answer. Beyond our extensive line, we also have industry leading experience and expertise to anticipate the needs of our customers. That’s why over the last 80 years, more companies around the globe continue to rely on Littelfuse for all their circuit protection needs. Join us to find your solution.
- Cypress Semiconductor -
Consumer and Commercial Communications Infrastructure
- Wired and Wireless applications, what is driving choices and why do people want to connect this way? We will be discussing High and Low bandwidth requirements. In addition, frequency selection for wireless solutions and communications over power lines for wired solutions will de presented.
- Renesas Technology America, Inc. - Colorful and Animated Control Panel GUI’s, using low cost LCD Direct Drive Technology
- Course abstract - Business, consumer, and industrial products are continuing to incorporate more low-cost, moderate size TFT-LCD panels in their products. The trend is to offer full color displays that show a variety of content such as product operating instructions, maintenance information, safety warnings, usage information, entertainment material, or just general information. The latest TFT-LCD panels are truly dual-purpose peripherals because they have both output and input capabilities. They generally use a parallel interface, require constant refreshing, and support touch-sensitive control functionality. As output devices, the panels give product developers a very flexible and dynamic way to show a large amount of information to users. As input devices, the panels allow the user of a product to touch a button or icon on the screen to activate a function and then slide the finger to select options, rotate/resize an image, or perform other actions in an easy, natural way.
- Renesas offers both 16-bit and 32-bit solutions, which utilize LCD Direct Drive Technology and offer direct connectivity to digital RGB TFT-LCD panels. This technology is focused to developers who are looking for an easy to use and low cost solution for controlling QVGA, ½ VGA, WQVGA (PSP Style), and WVGA TFT-LCD panel with a Microcontroller. With implementation of Direct Drive Technology, the CPU is virtually unloaded allowing it to execute all required system algorithms (e.g. real time application algorithms, MP3 decoder and JPEG decoder) while driving a TFT-LCD panel.
- This solution consists of complete source code as a working project in the Renesas development environment (HEW) and is especially designed to be easily tailored for panel changes, with details on how to create new panel drivers that allow driving various size panels. FreeRTOS is the underlying operating system that manages the tasks and effectively utilizes all available idle time. New application tasks can be added in conjunction with the panel control tasks.
- Texas Instruments - Op Amp Stability: Tricks of the Trade,
Presented by Mike Claassen
- Any system that has gain is subject to stability issues. The basic conditions necessary for extended ringing and even sustained oscillation are connected with phase shift and gain. With the information from the product data sheet, TINA simulation, and bench tests, a stable system can be realized.
- STMicroelectronics - Releasing Your Creativity with STMicro Technology
- This seminar will show you how to design low power portable systems using STMicroelectronic’s breakthrough STM32, 32-bit Flash Microcontroller powered by ARM Cortex-M3. We will examine a reference design to demonstrate how portable STM32 systems can be designed to run for over two years on a single coin cell battery. The STM32 is a fully compatible family of high performance; low power 32-bit Flash MCUs with Flash from 32kB-512kB, rich peripheral set, high level of integration and available in packages from 36QFN to 144LQFP/BGA. Low cost and easy to use 3rd party development tools support the STM32 family. The complete firmware library supports all peripherals available from ST.
2:30PM–3:30PM Seminars Track II
- Analog Devices, Inc.- Discover Analog Devices iSensor Motion Sensor Products,
Presented by Bob Scannell of Analog Devices
- Accelerometers and Gyros have a long and successful history within the automotive and consumer markets. Recently ADI’s iSensor products are providing higher integration and performance for industrial and instrumentation applications. These devices are used for either Motion Control/Analysis or Navigation, with typical applications being Platform Stabilization, Dead Reckoning, Machine Controls, Shock or Vibration Analysis, Robotics and Precision Instrumentation. This seminar will examine the challenges faced in MEMs implementation, explanations of the most important specifications and a discussion of system benefits. Both existing and upcoming solutions will provide examples of how to optimally meet a wide array of application requirements and customer capabilities
- Littelfuse - Blown a Circuit Lately?
- When it comes to circuit protection. Littelfuse understands that your needs are specific to your own design. To ensure that those needs are met, we’ve developed the world’s most complete portfolio of products. So no matter what your application, you can be confidant that Littelfuse has the answer. Beyond our extensive line, we also have industry leading experience and expertise to anticipate the needs of our customers. That’s why over the last 80 years, more companies around the globe continue to rely on Littelfuse for all their circuit protection needs. Join us to find your solution.
- Cypress Semiconductor - Consumer and Commercial Communications Infrastructure
- Wired and Wireless applications, what is driving choices and why do people want to connect this way? We will be discussing High and Low bandwidth requirements. In addition, frequency selection for wireless solutions and communications over power lines for wired solutions will de presented.
- Renesas Technology America, Inc. - Colorful and Animated Control Panel GUI’s, using low cost LCD Direct Drive Technology
- Course abstract - Business, consumer, and industrial products are continuing to incorporate more low-cost, moderate size TFT-LCD panels in their products. The trend is to offer full color displays that show a variety of content such as product operating instructions, maintenance information, safety warnings, usage information, entertainment material, or just general information. The latest TFT-LCD panels are truly dual-purpose peripherals because they have both output and input capabilities. They generally use a parallel interface, require constant refreshing, and support touch-sensitive control functionality. As output devices, the panels give product developers a very flexible and dynamic way to show a large amount of information to users. As input devices, the panels allow the user of a product to touch a button or icon on the screen to activate a function and then slide the finger to select options, rotate/resize an image, or perform other actions in an easy, natural way.
- Renesas offers both 16-bit and 32-bit solutions, which utilize LCD Direct Drive Technology and offer direct connectivity to digital RGB TFT-LCD panels. This technology is focused to developers who are looking for an easy to use and low cost solution for controlling QVGA, ½ VGA, WQVGA (PSP Style), and WVGA TFT-LCD panel with a Microcontroller. With implementation of Direct Drive Technology, the CPU is virtually unloaded allowing it to execute all required system algorithms (e.g. real time application algorithms, MP3 decoder and JPEG decoder) while driving a TFT-LCD panel.
- This solution consists of complete source code as a working project in the Renesas development environment (HEW) and is especially designed to be easily tailored for panel changes, with details on how to create new panel drivers that allow driving various size panels. FreeRTOS is the underlying operating system that manages the tasks and effectively utilizes all available idle time. New application tasks can be added in conjunction with the panel control tasks.
- Texas Instruments - Op Amp Stability: Tricks of the Trade,
Presented by Mike Claassen
- Any system that has gain is subject to stability issues. The basic conditions necessary for extended ringing and even sustained oscillation are connected with phase shift and gain. With the information from the product data sheet, TINA simulation, and bench tests, a stable system can be realized.
- STMicroelectronics - Releasing Your Creativity with STMicro Technology
- This seminar will show you how to design low power portable systems using STMicroelectronic’s breakthrough STM32, 32-bit Flash Microcontroller powered by ARM Cortex-M3. We will examine a reference design to demonstrate how portable STM32 systems can be designed to run for over two years on a single coin cell battery. The STM32 is a fully compatible family of high performance; low power 32-bit Flash MCUs with Flash from 32kB-512kB, rich peripheral set, high level of integration and available in packages from 36QFN to 144LQFP/BGA. Low cost and easy to use 3rd party development tools support the STM32 family. The complete firmware library supports all peripherals available from ST.
