This session will explain how Freescale can enable customers to develop 76-81 GHz short and long range radar applications using the MPC577xK MCU, it will explain the concepts of the radar algorithms, including practical aspects such as SDADC or MIPI CSI sampling, Chirp Generation, Data Compression, R,V FFT, Detection and Tracking algorithms, and the benefits of the new Freescale IP that can allow them to improve their system resolution and accuracy. In this session customers will take away a detailed understanding of how to develop fast modulation radar systems using the MPC577xK MCU including the BOM cost advantages it also brings.

In this session, we’ll take a look at how Micron is currently supporting the memory needs (DRAM, NAND, NOR, and SSD) of the automotive, industrial, medical, and military (AIMM) markets. Although memory is changing constantly and faster than ever, Micron understands that the AIMM markets require long product lifetimes as well as specific temperatures and package sizes. Learn more about how Micron is supporting these requirements by keeping a close eye on the latest market trends, technology, and interface roadmaps while offering a Product Longevity Program.

Simultaneous multithreading (SMT) is an advanced processor microarchitecture feature that allows independent execution threads to more effectively utilize a superscalar CPU pipeline organization. SMT implementations in a 2-way superscalar pipeline maximize dual-thread concurrency with relatively little incremental dynamic power dissipation. This session focuses on the SMT capabilities included in the next-generation Power Architecture e200z9 processor core, and the improved performance/power metric achievable through this microarchitecture.

This session will cover a variety of topics currently being faced with change management, including why Product Change Notifications (PCNs) are important to Freescale customers (notably in cost reduction achievement) and quality improvements to product and manufacturing processes. This session will also discuss several aspects of the shift from gold to copper bond wire including the technical details of this shift, what Freescale has done to qualify it, the rollout timing review by product family and the importance of customer approval. FTF-ACC-F1247

Curtiss-Wright will discuss the vital role that Freescale’s Power Architecture® and ARM® processors play today in rugged COTS-based embedded aerospace and defense applications where SWaP-C constraints demand low-power computing without compromise in harsh, deployed environments.  Such applications benefit greatly from Freescale’s ability to meet the STRESS requirements (S-Security, T-Trusted Computing, R-Reliability/Rugged, E-Embedded, S-Safety Certifiable, Support-Long Lifecycle Supply) typical of these markets. Through application examples we show how open architecture modules based on these devices provide processing solutions for airborne and ground combat vehicles, commercial embedded, as well as addressing requirements for ancillary markets which include National Infrastructure applications such as Power Plants, Power Grid, Security and Homeland Protection.

Learn about Freescale's first low-power, quad-core 64-bit ARM® processor.  This device is targeted for several growth segments including:  Industrial networking and control, small to medium services routers and gigabit rate residential gateway's.

This session will provide an opportunity to view a demo with the QorIQ LS1021A Tower board. We will go over using CodeWarrior for Digital Networking ARM®-based products, learn how to use the Processor Expert for QCS tool to generate RCW, how to load up uboot and RCW to the Tower board, and gain experience with the SDK.

As the IoT gains momentum, the growth in the number of nodes connected to the internet poses a number of security challenges. The sheer number of devices establishing new connections to the cloud places a severe computational load on web servers. At the other end of the network, existing internet authentication algorithms are too heavy for small, battery powered sensor nodes to process. Further, more personal data will be captured and must be protected from cyber-attacks. This session will propose solutions to mitigate these challenges, both in the cloud and in the edge nodes.

For the Internet of Things (IoT) in the home to become a reality along with mass adoption, companies need a protocol that improves network architecture and is also low-power, secure and scalable. This class will examine the latest efforts by the Thread Group to achieve network interoperability across devices in the home and the technical roadblocks that have prevented widespread adoption of the connected home to date. The session will further detail why the Thread Group was created, what it covers and how it solves reliability, security, power and compatibility issues in order to help manufacturers and consumers connect products around the home. An overview of Freescale's Thread solution will be presented along with a complete demonstration.

Use Kinetis software development kit (KSDK) to enable 802.15.4 connectivity for multiple MCU platforms. This training will describe key features of MCR20A stand-alone transceiver, and hands-on training KSDK and 802.15.4 software stack to migrate connectivity applications across Kinetis MCUs. After joining this session, the attendee will be able to add 2.4GHz connectivity to their design using multiple Kinetis platforms like FRDM-K64F, FRDM-KL43 and FRDM-KL46.

The ARM® 64-bit architecture is rapidly emerging as a standard ISA spanning all segments of the networking space, bringing the industry closer to having a single standard platform for networking and network function virtualization (NFV). The Linaro engineering organization is dedicated to the consolidation of open source software and tools for the ARM ISA, focused on building a robust ecosystem around a single runtime software platform. The primary activities of the networking working group of Linaro will be examined, including the role, objectives and activities of Open Dataplane -- an effort to create a platform independent and vendor-neutral standard API for optimized packet processing for NFV and traditional networking services, and its relationship to activities such as the Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV) initiative.

How to develop a proper GUI with FreeMASTER and integrate it to a MCU for development and debugging purposes.  FTF-ACC-F1244

Network functions virtualization is promising to be a disruptive influence in the networking marketplace, leveraging software defined networking capabilities to virtualize network services that are currently carried out by dedicated special-purpose hardware. If successful, NFV will reduce operator dependencies on proprietary hardware and software, providing operators greater control over time-to-market, reduced cost structures and significantly lower operational costs. The market forces behind NFV will be examined and the NFV architecture will be introduced with particular attention paid to mapping of QorIQ LS series technology to anticipated NFV needs for greater levels of acceleration and offloads.

High power RF customers also use low power MMICs and GPAs as smaller drivers and pre-driver which are included in Freescale's RF small signal portfolio. This class will cover the mathematics for computing the required driver and pre-driver output power in a line-up, discuss key product differentiators and review the small signal RF device portfolio. Since all radio communications systems include both a transmit path and a receive path, Freescale’s small signal portfolio contains an extensive array of low noise amplifier (LNA) devices used in the receive path of the radio link. This class will also cover the techniques used to create line-up suggestions utilizing these devices.

This session will provide an introduction to designing audio and non-audio accessories for smartphones and tablets based on Kinetis MCUs and i.MX applications processors. Several demos will be included.

Developers of safety-critical applications need to be very selective about what tools they choose to craft their products since their selected compiler and linker will touch every piece of code in their product. Functional Safety standards such as ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 help to ensure that your tools conform to the C/C++ language standards and that any tool defects are corrected according to a documented process so that you can have complete confidence that your tools are of the utmost quality. Since developers have the ultimate liability to prove that their products are safe and reliable, using a Functional Safety version of your tools makes sense, particularly when you are seeking a safety certification for your design. This session will help you understand how a Functional Safety toolchain can benefit your organization as well as help you speed your path to certification.

This session will provide customers the opportunity to meet with a variety of Kinetis engineers and business owners to discuss critical topics for today’s embedded engineers such as security, connectivity, power consumption, and time-to-market.  Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss the latest Kinetis roadmap, ask technical questions, provide feedback back to the Kinetis team. #KinetisConnects

This session will provide customers the opportunity to meet with a variety of Kinetis engineers and business owners to discuss critical topics for today’s embedded engineers such as security, connectivity, power consumption, and time-to-market.  Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss the latest Kinetis roadmap, ask technical questions, provide feedback back to the Kinetis team. #KinetisConnects

This session introduces Freescale's FXTH8715 TPMS that monitors tire pressure up to 1500 kPa, which provides the highest range in the industry. The solution can also be programmed to deliver tire usage data to facilitate fleet management.

During this session you will learn about the principal requirements of key classes of sensor applications, Freescale’s sensor portfolio and learn to help solve problems with Freescale sensors.