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Poll - How Familiar Are You With Push Pull Isolation Transformers?

rscasny — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 13:22:12 GMT

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Seeking Feedback About A Webinar on Ruggedization and Miniaturization in Connector Design

rscasny — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 14:04:59 GMT

I've had an interesting conversation with a supplier who is interested in offering a webinar on some new trends in connector design that you may not be fully aware of. Before they launched the webinar, they wanted to get your help on focusing on this topic.

What I need you to do

If you have the time, please take a look at the webinar briefs below. I'd appreciate you voting on all 4 topics, that is, your degree of interest. It's always a challenge to offer a webinar, so your feedback is really important. Thanks.

Topic 1: Why Ruggedization and Miniaturization is the new big trend in Connector Design
The electronics industry has long grappled with the trade-off between ruggedness and miniaturization. Ruggedized components designed to withstand harsh conditions are often bulky and heavy for added protection. Conversely, miniaturized components, valued for their compact form factor, can be perceived as more delicate and less robust. How can connectors be designed to have both qualities?

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Topic 2: Making Room for Rugged, Reliable Connected Applications
Vehicles are no longer just vehicles — they’re mobile data centers running a slew of customized apps. By 2030, electronics are expected to make up 50% of the cost of a new car, up from 35% in 2010. One problem that automakers are having is that they are running out of room to install more connections. That means they must pick and choose which popular features to include, inevitably disappointing some customers. They must also ensure the reliability of sensitive electronic equipment in harsh interior and exterior environments. The more software and hardware connections a vehicle contains, the greater the chance for problems. Recent innovations in electronics are helping manufacturers solve these complex problems and pave the way for more sophisticated automation in the future.

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Topic 3: Exploring the Concept of Rugged Miniaturised Connectors
Life on the road for a vehicle isn’t easy, and few applications expose electronic systems and their components to a wider range of environmental considerations than transportation. From internal engine vibrations and battery heat to extreme factors like ice, sand and rain, transportation applications are the ultimate test of connector reliability. But as the industry increasingly demands more feature-heavy and more efficient vehicles, trucks, bikes and other means of transport, design engineers must also simultaneously design for higher electronic densities, smaller space considerations and reduced weights.

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Topic 4: Designing Robots for High Vibration Activities
Rugged connectors are key to supporting the reliability and longevity of robotic systems prone to high vibrations, such as those caused by movement and terrain. Molex’s rugged, miniature connectors are well suited for robots that are consistently exposed to vibration.

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What Versal Topics Do You Want Adam Taylor to Cover in an Upcoming Webinar?

tariq.ahmad — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 21:03:30 GMT

Greetings members,

We are planning a webinar with Adam Taylor for those of you are familiar with him from his MicroZed Chronicles and posts on Hackster amongst other places. In the past we've done an exciting PYNQ workshop with Adam, and we're excited to get him back on the community for a webinar on Versal. Versal is a highly versatile and innovative platform developed by AMD, that integrates various processing elements such as CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, and AI engines onto a single chip. It offers advanced capabilities for accelerating artificial intelligence, machine learning, networking, and data center applications, providing flexibility, performance, and energy efficiency.

There isn't a lot on the community right now on Versal so we are looking for where you would like to get started. Here are a couple of tech spotlights where Versal is discussed:

I would also highly recommend checking out the following articles from Adam Taylor to get more ideas on what you would like to see covered:

Hopefully, that gives you some ideas on what you want to hear about for this webinar. In the comments below let us know what you want to see from Adam Taylor! Here's a poll as well to help get the ideation started:

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Nordic Thingy:53 Winners for Beginner's Embedded ML Webinar Announced!

tariq.ahmad — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 20:10:03 GMT

The winners for the following webinar have just been announced:

Beginner's Guide to Embedded ML with Nordic Thingy:53 and Edge Impulse Studio

What ADAS Related Topics Are You Interested In?

tariq.ahmad — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 17:14:04 GMT

Molex is interested in doing a webinar or panel discussion around ADAS on the element14 community and is interested in what topics are members would be interested in. Feel free to suggest topics you are interested in on the comments below and vote in our poll. Molex is interested in what topics our members are interested in. If you're not familiar with what Molex has to offer around ADAS the following link would be a good place to start.

Here's a breakdown of Molex ADAS offerings which I suggest you check out in their overview of automated driving.

Vote in the poll below to let us know what topics you are interested. Here are a list of topics Molex have explored in the past but feel free to suggest your own in the comments below:

V2X: A Vital Roadmap for Saving Lives - V2X is short for vehicle-to-everything communications. The promise of vehicle-to-everything communications (V2X) is gaining ground as tier 1 automotive manufacturers realize the potential of this innovative technology to save millions of lives and transform vehicle transportation. Today, however, multiple barriers need to be overcome before everyone can realize crucial safety benefits.
Vehicle Architecture: The Innovation Turning Point - Though electronic content drives many cutting-edge features in new cars, the manufacturing techniques used to connect electronics have not advanced at the same rate as the hardware and software. This stalled advancement could prove problematic to future automotive development if not addressed.
Sensor Fusion: Enabling Vehicles to Perceive the World Like People Do - Autonomous driving, ADAS and electrification demand improved vehicle sensing solutions to enhance safety on the road. Vehicles need to perceive their surroundings the way a human does: with a mixture of visual, audio and touch cues.
The Future of Connectivity - Molex works directly with auto manufacturers and tier-one suppliers to enable reliable camera, radar and LiDAR systems. Their V2X antenna system is key to the next generation of automated driving.
Automated Driving: Challenges and Opportunities - As driving becomes more automated, manufacturers must revamp processes and designs. Among other challenges, engineers need to find room for an ever-growing number of sensors and cameras. Electric vehicles are especially jampacked, with a high-end EV commonly hosting more than 100 sensors.
Delivering the Digital Cockpit - Accustomed to a steady stream of real-time information delivered by their smartphones, today’s car buyers increasingly expect the same kind of experience in their vehicles. Automakers are responding with multiple screens, cameras and sensors to keep passengers safe, comfortable, entertained and in the know about the weather, traffic conditions and the location of the next gas or charging station.
Driving Towards a Driverless Future - To become completely driverless, future vehicles will contain hundreds of sensors, all producing data that will need to be processed, interpreted, and acted upon. If this can be done well then there is no doubt that road safety will improve immeasurably, given that over 90% of all accidents are caused by the vehicle’s driver.
The Move to an Energy Efficient Automotive Future - The automotive industry is transitioning with speed towards a more energy-efficient future, fueled by leading manufacturers investing heavily in electrification and hybrid technologies. At the consumer level, the conversation is slightly different but just as energetic. People are excited about the concept of a more environmentally friendly solution to personal transport, one that has the potential to give us everything we need with little to no emissions.
Predicting Automotive Electronics Performance with Digital Twins - igital twins have already revolutionized automotive design and manufacturing, but what happens when that approach is applied to the component level? A team of Molex engineers is now developing product digital twins and using a virtual world to predetermine performance capabilities and lifespan.
The Car of 2030: An Extension of the Connected Home - When thinking about what cars will look and be like in 2030, there’s a lot to get excited about, according to findings of Molex’s recently released “The Future of Automotive” survey. Topping the list, we can expect the majority of these vehicles to be electric and safer while offering a full menu of connectivity options and customized experiences.
Removing Roadblocks to Vehicle Electrification - The future is electric. Indeed, the electrification of products, systems, and processes is happening at an accelerated pace in countless industrial and consumer settings. These changes are driven by advanced electronic technologies in lieu of conventional methods such as hydraulics and pneumatics.
An Adaptive Approach: Challenges and Proposed Solutions - The role that autonomous/adaptive driving plays in reducing accidents is both evident and crucial. For instance, collision-avoidance systems can mitigate the limitations of human reaction time that contribute to many accidents.
The Software-Defined Vehicle Is Here — Is Your Network Bandwidth Ready? - The concept of the “software-defined vehicle” is gaining momentum throughout the automotive industry. The way in which drivers and passengers will experience the car of the future is dependent on the software and related services offered by the car manufacturer. This will impact dramatically the architecture of the car as well as the bandwidth of in-vehicle networks (IVNs), which will continue to grow exponentially, as will the complications associated with high data rates.
Cables and Connectors Drive Innovations in Tomorrow's Connected Cars - There is a tremendous transformation underway in the automotive industry as consumers demand greater functionality from their vehicles. For example, growing interest in advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) or autonomous driving (AD) applications places greater emphasis on intelligent in-vehicle networking (IVN) and wiring systems. While often overlooked in importance, cables and connectors form a car’s critical nervous system and must deliver fast, uninterrupted signal transmissions within the vehicle.
Innovations in EV Battery Technology - The 12V power model has been the automotive industry standard since the 1950s. But today’s consumer demands are forcing automotive manufacturers to look towards a 48V future.

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Notifications about webinar updates

cstanton — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:58:27 GMT

I'm currently going through event pages and updating/fixing their recording links, you may receive notifications about this (more than usual).

This is a layover from our upgrade from Jive to Verint and the recordings were 'lost' in the transit, there's some 300 of them.

Thanks for your patience.

Incorrect DC Fast Charging System Webinar Information?

ralphjy — Sun, 15 May 2022 22:51:50 GMT

There is an upcoming webinar for Designing a Silicon Carbide DC Fast Charging System - /learn/events/c/e/1604.

The time listed for the event is incorrect -> 1 Jun 2022 1:00 AM to 29 Jun 2022 1:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada).

Upcoming Webinar: What Would You Like to Know about LPDDR4?

rscasny — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 13:56:19 GMT

I had a meeting this week to talk about a webinar proposal around LPDDR4 memory. Given its fast memory speeds and low power consumption, LPDDR4 has seen widespread adoption and quite a few of our dev boards utilize it. But if we felt there's something more to learn about LPDDR4 and that's why a webinar is on our agenda.

We have some experts in the technology who want to share what they know. So, what would you like to know about LPDDR4? A tech deep dive? Unique use cases in mobile and embedded engineering? Would you like a comparison between LPDDR4 and the new high bandwidth DDR5? Please leave your comments below. Thanks.

Randall

--element14 Team

Learn more on the latest technologies for Automotive, Edge Processing, and Secure Connectivity

peggy-nxp — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 09:41:51 GMT

NXP CONNECTS is a deep-dive, technical training program for engineers designing solutions with embedded technology. Don’t miss the discussion between Dr. Holger Manz (Volkswagen AG) and our own CTO Lars Reger to discuss the frontier of Electric Vehicles.

Join a global audience of developers, designers, and decision makers advancing the world of embedded systems applications at NXP's first fully virtual training event: NXP Connects. This 100% digital conference gives you access to more expertise and insight from industry leaders and NXP experts than ever before.

Learn how NXP's latest technologies for Automotive, Edge Processing, and Secure Connectivity can help you accelerate your next breakthrough

Create your schedule and choose from over 50 virtual training sessions

Join our CEO keynote and panel discussions with global partners from various industries
Get more time for Q&A with actual NXP engineers and designers
See exclusive technology and solutions demos from NXP and our sponsoring partners

Learn and Engage : Hear from industry experts creating innovative applications with NXP solutions during two engaging days of panels and presentations.


KyeongJun (KJ) Kim CTO, EVP and Head of Mobile R&D Office, Mobile Communications Business, Samsung	Dr. Holger Manz Head of Development for Vehicle Energy Supply and High Voltage Systems, Volkswagen AG	Lars Reger Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, NXP Semiconductors

Xilinx FPGA PCB design

neuromodulator — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 14:38:08 GMT

Xilinx and their partners produce lots of FPGA content that's focused on how to use these devices, but unless one wants to rely on available FPGA boards/modules, its also fundamental to be able to design FPGA boards. Xilinx has thousands of PDFs available that cover pretty much every FPGA aspect, but it would be nice to have a series of introductory webinars that highlight the key aspects of FPGA PCB design

Design a Vision System for Machine Learning With the i.MX 8M Plus

peggy-nxp — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 08:24:45 GMT

About This Course

Learn how an integrated Image Signal Processor can dramatically change the performance and the capability of vision-based machine learning applications. This presentation will reveal details of the vision pipeline from camera to inference output, looking at features such as the high dynamic range (HDR) and dewarping capabilities of the i.MX 8M Plus Applications Processor.

Training Outline

ML Use Cases
i.MX8M Introduction
Blaser Introduction
i.MX 8M Reference Camera Into Blaser
Image Signal Processor
i.MX 8M NN Performance
Q&A Section

What You Will Learn

Learn how an integrated Image Signal Processor can dramatically change the performance and capability of vision-based machine learning applications.

Watch the video here

Powering the next generation of ML/AI, voice and audio applications

peggy-nxp — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 08:07:08 GMT

The i.MX RT600 is a crossover MCU family optimized for 32-bit immersive audio playback and voice user interface applications combining a high-performance Cadence® Tensilica® HiFi 4 audio DSP core with a next-generation Cortex-M33 core. The i.MX RT600 family of crossover MCUs is designed to unlock the potential of voice-assisted end nodes with a secure, power-optimized embedded processor.

The i.MX RT600 family provides up to 4.5MB of on-chip SRAM and several high-bandwidth interfaces to access off-chip flash, including an Octal/Quad SPI interface with an on-the-fly decryption engine. In addition, the family offers a rich set of peripherals, EdgeLock 400A security* and extremely low-power consumption with reduced power modes and fast wake-up times.

*A device that incorporates EdgeLock 400A security supports several on-chip security capabilities and is built on a foundation of secure boot, secure debug, and secure life cycle management designed to resist remote and local software attacks.

Learn more here

Bringing Low Power, High Performance Audio and Voice to Market on the i.MX RT600 Crossover MCU

peggy-nxp — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 10:05:36 GMT

About This Course

In this session, learn how DSP Concept's Audioweaver tools and libraries can unleash the performance of NXP's new i.MX RT600 MCU, allowing audio designers to implement designs quickly from the algorithm level.

Training Outline:

NXP's i.MXRT600
- NXP's scalable edge processing portfolio.
- i.MX RT600.
DSP Concepts
- Who we are.
- Main Audio weaver functionality.
- TalkTo.
Weaver Demonstrations
- Test setup.
- Audio weaver live demonstration.
Q&A

What You Will Learn

Easily integrate and create advanced audio featured in DSPs Audioweaver designer.
Meet DSP´s TalkTo to deploy voice control on MCUs.
Implement an audio feature in i.MX RT600 using Audioweaver.

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Why You Should Attend a Webinar on Careers in Engineering (Even If You Already Have a Job in Engineering)!

tariq.ahmad — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 21:57:24 GMT

Greeting Members,

We've got a couple of virtual panels on engineering careers coming up:

Engineering Careers Virtual Panel: How to Find Success in a Career in Engineering

BadassWomenEngineer Virtual Panel: How to Find Success in a Career in Engineering

Our guests are set up for the first session and we are working on finalize guests for the second session. These webinars are intended for anyone who is looking for valuable career advice, regardless of what point they are in at their career. While the need for seeking career advice when you're trying to land your first job right out of college, or if you just lost the job you are in now, is apparent. What might not be apparent, is the need to keep seeking the next opportunity when you feel "comfortable" at the job you're in. A virtual panel on careers is something that I find really interesting because no matter where you are at in your career, and because everyone's career journey in unique, everyone has a perspective that adds value to the conversation.

The two guests we have for the first session have very different backgrounds. Terry Collier has over 20 years of experience working for 3M. He's a natural leader and has been in many roles that have required him to lead. He now works as an Application Level Engineer, but before that, he led strategic planning on a team that worked on critical projects to support manufacturing improvements; worked on a team to develop new technology for LED TVs; developed, commercialized, and supported products for solar and wind energy; among other roles. As an engineer, you may be expected to assume many different roles throughout the life of your career, and we're looking forward to the insight that Terry will bring to this conversation. Joining him is Colin McGoldrick, for those of you that have not yet started in your career in engineering, Colin brings insight into what its like to try to get your foot in the door, having auditioned extensively with Molex through many internship programs, and having successfully secured employment through those opportunities. While the experience of getting his foot in the door is still fresh, he'll give us insight on what its like at the early stage of a career in engineering. Recently, we added Axel Schmidt to the list of panelists. Axel, a Senior Technical Marketing Manager with Kemet. He brings 16 years of experience with Kemet and an additional 9 years of experience at TE Connectivity.

When we set up this virtual panel, we thought it would be very cool, to also invite members to have their perspective. After all, this is a community of engineers, and we want to keep this conversation as honest as possible, and hear what our members have to say, as well. The two members we'll be joined by will do a great job rounding out the conversation, as both of them are now retired, after years of service in their respective fields. Thank you to dubbie and DAB for volunteering and adding your perspective to this conversation. Many of you that are on the community are familiar with them by the impact that their great work has had on the community.

dubbie , has done a lot of projects involving robotics on the community and DAB has been active member on the community for a while, especially when it comes to judging project competitions, which is something the Project14 program, particularly, relies on to make it work. What you may not be familiar with is the background that has led them to be a part of this online community for engineers. He did his degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering under sponsorship of the company he would work at for the next 6 months. When he realized that this was not for him, he got his PHD in Mobile Robotics, and this led to a 37 year career as a lecturer at a university, teaching various aspects of electronics, embedded systems, computer systems and robotics. He progressed through to Senior Lecturer, then Principal Lecturer and ended up as Deputy Head of Systems Engineering. For the last 15 years he mostly taught on Masters Programmes.

DAB began as an electronics technician and worked his way up to becoming a Systems engineer upon graduating with a degree in Computer Engineering. Over the next twenty five years we worked on a wide range of advanced aerospace projects. At his last company, he began a student mentoring program that enabled the company to hire many students and transition them to engineers. When he retired, over forty of his students were full engineers with the organization and one was Chief Engineer of the local office. Since retiring, he has begun to mentor a small company doing crop analysis using drones and is now mentoring three students as they learn systems engineering and image/spectral processing techniques.

If you have any ideas of how you want this work, or ways we can improve this experience, let us know in the comments below. I'm excited about this upcoming series and I hope you are too. We can use all the support we can get for this so if you haven't registered to attend this webinar, please do so! :-)

Tariq

What Got You Started in Your Career in Engineering?

tariq.ahmad — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 22:46:22 GMT

In the Comments Below: Let Us Know How You Got Started in Your Career!

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” - Steve Jobs

"You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future." - Steve Jobs

One of my favorite speeches of all time was the Stanford commencement speech that Steve Jobs gave toward the end of his life. Many of you have careers in engineering, and you come to the element14 community, the first online community for engineers, because you have a passion for engineering and technology. During my first year working on the element14 community, one of the most exciting things that I have been a part of was the Bit by the Bug campaign where you shared what made you fall in love with engineering & technology:

How Were You 'Bit by the Bug' of Engineering & Technology?

Your love for engineering and technology is what helps make this community special. Hopefully, we all are doing something that we enjoy doing, even if everything is not perfect, but we've all had to start from somewhere. Sometimes, we can go down many paths during the course of our lives and this could involve having to start over. We're currently working on a webinar that is geared to those people that are just getting started, or perhaps starting over (or again?) down a path that may lead to a new (or different?) career in engineering.

You're Invited to Be a Presenter!

In the past we've focused our career webinars in the past on IoT. They're still very relevant and worth checking out if you haven't already:

This time around we would like to do something that speaks about engineering as career. rscasny recently reached out to the top members to see if any of the Top Members were interested in joining us as a panelist for a webinar on engineering. I would like to extend this invitation to the rest of the community at large. During the Project14 livestreams, I found that having members come on as hosts led to a very interesting discussion. We'd like to do something similar with the upcoming webinar!

You don't have to prepare slides, prepare a speech, or prepare statements or anything like that. Every career path is unique and we want to hear from a number of different perspectives and have a casual conversation on engineering as a career. You'll have an opportunity to voice your opinion or tell us about your experiences.

In the Comments Below: Let Us Know How You Got Started in Your Career!

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If you are interested in being a presenter for this webinar contact me directly at tariq.ahmad or comment below to let me know you are interested.

Webinar Primer: Upcoming MOSFET Relay Webinar!

tariq.ahmad — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 00:26:37 GMT

One of the goals of the element14 community is to create an inclusive environment that makes electronics accessible to everyone. One of the things we're going to be doing from now on is gathering some of the great content that is already on the community as well as provide additional commentary so that you can make the most of your webinar experience. Supporting these webinars by attending, or viewing On Demand, supports these relationships and allows us to bring more exciting guests.

On September 12th, 2019 at 9 AM CT // 2 PM GMT: Join us as we host a webinar with Gabriel Sikorjak, an Omron Technical Product Manager, currently dedicated to supporting the MOSFET relay range, for:

Circuit design with MOSFET relays!

A metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET, MOS-FET, or MOS FET) is a field-effect transistor (FET with an insulated gate) where the voltage determines the conductivity of the device. It is used for switching or amplifying signals It is a solid-state device that replaces a coil-activated mechanical switch with an optically isolated input stage driving a MOSFET. It offers superior performance to an electromechanical relay in many applications. Internally, a MOSFET relay includes an input-side LED and an output side with a photodiode dome array (PDA), a control circuit, and an output FET block.

A electromechanical relay is an electromagnetic switch operated by a relatively small electric current that can turn on or off a much larger electric current. At the heart of the relay is an electromagnet, a coil of wire that becomes a temporary magnet when electricity flows through it.

The electromechanical relay, was used in some early calculators and computers and invented in 1835 by Joseph Henry, an American pioneer of Electromagnetism. Henry's interest was solely in the science of electricity and the relay began as a laboratory trick to entertain students. It was at the College of New Jersey that Joseph Henry demonstrated the first primitive "relay" telegraph. He used a self-made electromagnet to arrange a small intensity magnet to control a much larger quantity magnet. This led to speculation that the relays could be used to control electrical machines over large distances, a principle that would be applied to another invention he was working on, the electric telegraph, a forerunner of the telephone. This invention was successfully developed by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone in England and more famously, Samuel F.B. Morse in the United States. The relay was later used in telephone switching and early computers. It remained hugely popular until the transistor came along in the late 1940s.

A good place to start if you are unfamiliar with the basics of electromagnets, transmitters, relays, and electronics in general is The Learning Circuit with makerkaren:

There's also A Bald Engineer Video: MOSFET Tutorial by baldengineer who is best known on the community for his work on WorkBench Wednesdays and element14 presents:

www.youtube.com/watch

In it he talks about how MOSFETs are the most common transistors used today. They are switches that can be used an Arduino, BeagleBone, or Raspberry Pi. When it comes down to it, MOSFETs are pretty complicated devices. The video covers the basics of what you need to use them in your circuit, including calculating if you need a heat sink or not. You'll also learn what they are and how to use them. Its the second part of a two part tutorial. You can view Part 1 here:

www.youtube.com/watch

There's also this great tutorial he did:

Reading MOSFET Curves

Which he did as a supplement to Workbench Wednesday 12: Semiconductor Measurements:

Another great thing to check out in order to wet your interest in the upcoming webinar would be the excellent Experimenting with MOSFET series from jc2048:

Check out more great content by jc2048 by visiting jc2048 Blog Index.

Finally, visit content sponsored by Omron to get a feel for what might be discussed in the webinar and to ready any questions you may have for them:

In the comments below: Let us know what you would like to know about MOSFET Relays or how you would improve the webinar experience!

Upcoming Project14 Live Stream: For the Love of Dancing Robots, Join Us on Wednesday, May 29th!

tariq.ahmad — Thu, 23 May 2019 20:23:45 GMT

Greetings Best Community Members in the Galaxy!

I'm excited about the upcoming live stream on Robotics. If you love robots (who doesn't on a site whose unofficial mascot is a dancing robot) then you got to support this great content by signing up to attend the live stream on May 29th, 5:30 CST or 10:30 PM GMT:

Project14 | Recorded Live Stream: Robotics: Tribute to Gordon McComb: Community Presenters with Special Guest MATRIX Labs!

The format will be similar to the first live stream but we've made some adjustments from the last time. We've invited more community members to join us and talk about anything related to robotics. We'll also have robotics show & tell's and do a book giveaway of Robot Builder's Bonanza Fifth Edition by Gordon McComb. I downloaded this onto my kindle and while I haven't gone through the whole book, I found it very enjoyable and accessible for even those that are not technologically inclined. It was very in the spirit of what we've tried to make Project14 become. If you have no experience with robotics, you can read it from cover to cover and begin building your own robotics projects. If you are more experienced, it contains a lot of useful information that will allow you to thumb through and learn something you never knew. First published in 1987, it's a book that led MAKE magazine to declare Gordon McComb the Father of Robotics. In his honor we're going to have a live stream devoted exclusively to robotics projects.

You can also get your hands on a MATRIX Voice by participating in the following roadtest:

Matrix VOICE Dev Board

And ask your questions directly to MATRIX Labs. If you want some ideas of questions check out the following poll:

Project14 | Live Stream & MATRIX Voice Roadtest: What Do You Want to Discuss with MATRIX Labs?

We've also got some exciting updates about things related to element14 presents (hint: something to do with a couple of the topics mentioned during the live stream) and something fans of Arduino are going to be interested in finding out about the MATRIX Voice.... Project14 Live Streams are the first live streams on the community where community members present, so this is an opportunity to support your fellow community members, and keep this a program that is all about YOU!

Join us for the robotics live stream on May 29th, 5:30 PM CST / 10:30 PM GMT:

www.youtube.com/watch

Why You're Going to Want to Attend the Upcoming Webinar on Cellular Network Surveying!

tariq.ahmad — Tue, 21 May 2019 15:20:55 GMT

Greetings best community members in the galaxy!

We're less than a day away from a webinar on Network Cellular Surveying:

Learn to Use a Continuous Survey LTE Logger for Cellular Network Surveying

The community has always been a great place for learning and sharing information. One of the programs that stands out for the community is the great webinars we put on with industry leaders that bring you closer to cutting edge technology. You don't have to dig too deeply to convince people interested in Cellular technology that a webinar that opens up the world of how cellular networks operate is well worth your time. John Culver has a really personable speaking style and you can tell that he can not only speak authoritatively on the subject, but he's eager to do so in an approachable style that makes it easy for anyone to understand. It's is the kind of webinar you've got to love. The webinar is intended for engineers with no previous knowledge of how a cellular network operates, but even if you're just a technology enthusiast who is interested in doing projects that involve cellular technology, you're sure to pick up something you'll find useful. John's got a wealth of experience in cellular technology, having been with Siretta, an Industrial IoT company, since 1988, and working with cellular networks since 1997.

He'll give you an overview of how cellular networks operate and let you know how cellular network surveying works. Introducing a tool which you can get your hands on with the following Roadtest:

Siretta Cellular Signal Strength Data Logger

This is your chance to check out a webinar on cellular network surveying, learn why this is something you would be interested in, and then get your hands on a cellular network survey tool through our roadtest program.

What you'll learn:

• The reason to do a cellular survey

• Basics of how a cellular device works out which base station to register to

• Using the SNYPER-Graphyte to conduct cellular surveys

• Understanding survey results

Presenter:

John Culver - Technical Director

BSc (Hons) in Computer Engineering.
Joined Siretta in 1988.
Lead technical support since 1990.
Working with Cellular networks since 1997.
H/W design and debug expertise.
Post design engineering.

Join me, along with Special Guests MATRIX Labs, for the First Live Stream Where Community Members Present!

tariq.ahmad — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 20:41:30 GMT

Greetings Best Community in the Galaxy,

During the time of the Commercial Uses of Arduino - 5 Recorded Live Streams we introduced a new platform for webinars/live streams called On24. I helped out with Q&A but never really got to dig in deep with the platform till recently. The reason for the switch was that it promised a more engaging experience than was currently possible. At the time, Project14 was mentioned as a candidate for the new platform. Well, the time has come, and the upcoming Project14 Live Stream & Giveaway promises to offer you a different experience than you are use to on the element14 community.

For one thing, we will attempt to stay true to what makes the Project14 program such a welcome addition to the element14 community's family of programs, we will focus on projects. We've made friends with the MATRIX Labs folks and they have agreed to be our special guests. You'll learn more from them on using the MATRIX Creator in your projects. It will also be the first live stream where the community members present. We've got an all star line up to join us, consisting of balearicdynamics , gam3t3ch , and Sean_Miller . We will have a learning segment with MATRIX Labs, followed by project videos, and then show & tells by gam3t3ch & Sean_Miller . Because its the birthday special as well, balearicdynamics will present a present to Project14 as a video. All of them will be presenters on the live stream, so this will be the first time we've had community members as presenters for a live stream.

This will be my first time as the host of a webinar / live stream so your support would be really appreciated. The hope is that if this is successful, we can invite more community member presenters to interact with a special guest of interest. I will try to use the time between now and then to help ensure things run smoothly but like all things you do for the first time, there will be lessons to be learned, especially with how different this one promises to be.

Project14 | Live Stream & Giveaway: Learn About Using the MATRIX Creator in Home Automation Projects!

If you're not familar with me, I know rscasny and e14phil may be more familiar to our frequent webinar attendees, get to know me and what I do on the element14 community in a candid interview with MATRIX Labs:

www.youtube.com/watch

We'll also launch the Robot of the Month Birthday Special to celebrate the second birthday of Project14 on the same day. The hope is these events will become a regular part of the program and offer members a new way to learn and engage through the Project14 program!

Cheers and hope to see you at the event,

Tariq

Op Ed: Why You Need To Know More About 5G than You Think You Do

rscasny — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 20:24:03 GMT

I get a lot of email. A lot!

Part of this is due to my job, as I correspond with suppliers, talk to my bosses (like everyone), and keep up to date with my roadtesters (of course)! But I also get a lot of email from different tech journals that keep me up on what is hot when I really don't have time to read every article I find interesting.

One of the hot topics is 5G. That is, the 5th Generation.

The big benefits of 5G is greater bandwidth and much less latency. It will immensely benefit IoT solutions in the future. I won't mention that actual numbers, because they are sure to change next month or next year.

I think everyone should know something about 5G and the developments and components of 5G, even if it isn't directly impacting them at this time. If for no other thing....curiosity.

That's why I suggest that you attend the element14 5G webinar on Mar 27th.

How to see you there!

If you haven't registered, here's the link: How 5G will Impact IoT and Mass Connectivity

How CircuitStudio's Supplier Links Features Makes it Easier for to Make Better Part Selection's in your PCB Design

rscasny — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 19:53:41 GMT

Being able to establish supplier-linked component data early in the design cycle, and review this information throughout the design process, allows you to make valid part decisions based on current component specifications, data sheets, physical properties, and availability and pricing information.

The above statement summs up a feature in CircuitStudio called "Supplier Links."

I'd like to drill down and talk about Supplier links in a little more detail.

The Whys of Supplier Links ....From the Beginning

Access to electronic component resources is essential to the success of a PCB design because the symbols and models you use only represent the virtual equivalent of ‘real-world’ components – that is, the physical parts that are ultimately loaded into a manufactured circuit board. Deciding which actual parts are used in the design – with what specifications, from which manufacturers and suppliers, and at what price – is a crucial part of the design process that usually involves considerable research and product comparison.

That's the "why" of Supplier Links. It takes the pressure off of you because Supplier Linsk form by a direct connection to suppliers, which in turn allows you to search across all supplier databases supported by CircuitStudio. When the desired part is selected, a link is added to the local schematic component as a set of parameters. This link connection is then re-established each time the component is opened in a schematic or library, and is, therefore, guaranteed to reflect the current supplier’s data for that component.

In CircuitStudio, Supplier Links can be added to components in a project or components within a Schematic Library. Supplier Links added to components in a project are exclusive to that project, and Supplier Links added to a library component will become available in any project that uses that library component.

Want To Learn More

Are you interested in learning more about Supplier Links? Great! Then join us for the Live Webinar: Discover Supplier Links and the CircuitStudio v1.5.2 Update

Op-Ed: I Think you Should Attend Our 'Securing IoT Sensors' Webinar

rscasny — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 23:20:41 GMT

IOT is a big interest on the community. I think this is reflective of what is going on our broader society and culture: technology is woven into our daily lives and into the things we use -- home appliances, lamps, cars, bikes, and someday clothes!

An important component of IOT is sensors. After all you need something to sense the physical world to make some "sense" of it. There will be huge sensor networks monitoring various conditions (i.e., environmental), and they'll be generating a lot of critical data that will be important to us. Health conditions or wide-ranging sensor networks for earthquake alert systems. It's rather incredible once you think about it.

The problem is that there are "bad actors" that want to mess with this data if it isn't protected. Hence, securing IOT saensors is an important knowledge point or skill to have.

I think learning about securing IoT sensors is worth your time. That's why I was ecstatic when we got NXP to offer a webinar on the topic: Securing IoT Sensors with LPC5500 MCU & Trustzone Block

I really encourage you to sign up.

The webinar will go through the hardware and the software for securing IOT sensors. Should be interesting.

See you at the webinar!

Randall

element14 webinar host

How can one participate in the quiz to earn a badge?

meera_hussien — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 08:31:09 GMT

I would like to know how one can participate in a quiz to earn a badge?

Thank you.

Regards,

Hussien

How to keep Battery Modules safe with e-Mobility Battery Management Solutions? /WEBINAR

yoSoyTono — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 17:59:03 GMT

Growing regulatory focus toward reducing carbon emissions while increasing the share of renewables on the grid will push the U.S. energy storage market size to surpass $4 billion by 2024, according to Global Market Insights, Inc. The electrification era demands robust battery management systems (BMS).

Phil Pesses (Senior Technical Product Marketing Engineer – Automotive Microcontrollers and Processors, NXP) and David C Chung (Systems & Applications Engineer – Automotive Microcontrollers and Processors, NXP) will show you how to build highly reliable and safe lithium-ion BMS for automotive and industrial. The Keeping Your Battery Module Safe with e-Mobility Battery Management Solutions webinar will introduce the NewTec NTBMS solution (a generic e-mobility BMS based on the NXP MC33772 battery cell controller and NXP S32K MCU) and how it rises to the current challenges with a reference implementation in action. An overview of hardware and software, safety enablement, and available safety certification services will also be presented.

ATTEND THE WEBINAR and learn:

To design for low-power, high-accuracy 14 V Li-Ion battery management applications featuring simultaneous I-V measurement, wide 5-18 V operating range and high-system BOM integration.
To use NewTec turnkey safety solution for device manufacturers targeting ISO 26262 ASIL-C and IEC 61508 SIL-3 system level certification for BMS.

How to Easily Develop LIN-based Actuator Applications with Mixed-signal MCUs? /WEBINAR

yoSoyTono — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:56:45 GMT

Electric motor control solution in automotive are increasingly replacing mechanical approaches for better fuel efficiency, for a higher degree of automation and for increased comfort. Design engineers are challenged to look for microcontrollers that support them with design simplification while improving manufacturing efficiency and Bill of Materials.

During the Learning to Easily Develop LIN-based Actuator Applications with Mixed-signal MCUs webinar, Thomas Kuehnle (Senior Product Manager – General Purpose & Integrated Solutions, NXP) and Atzel Collazo (Systems & Applications Engineer – Automotive Microcontrollers and Processors, NXP) will guide you step by step on how to get a DC-motor to spin using S12ZVMA MagniV® MCUs with NXP development tools. The NXP S12ZVM MCUs speed time to market with highly-efficient and integrated solutions for BLDC motors, DC motors, and other actuators in combination with CAN-, LIN-, or PWM-communication support.

ATTEND THE WEBINAR and learn:

To get their motor spinning in less than 15 minutes, using the S12ZVMAEVB evaluation board and the NXPCodeWarrior® for MCUs v11.0
To develop an actuator application controlled via LIN by working with relevant modules: Gate Driver Unit (GDU), Pulse width Modulator with Fault protection (PMF), Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC), and LIN-Transceiver
An introduction to the NXP S12ZVMA MCUs and the complete S12 MagniV devices, offering single-chip solutions for simple loads, controlled remotely via LIN or PWM command