The i.MX processors have features for advanced key management techniques. This session examines these feature in depth.

The new i.MX 6DualPlus and i.MX 6QuadPlus processors integrate multiple ARM® Cortex®-A9 cores and build upon the solid foundation of first-generation i.MX 6Dual and i.MX 6Quad processors by more than doubling the graphics performance and improving memory utilization by more than 50 percent. Learn about enhanced versions of 3D, 2D and composition GPUs, a newly optimized 64-bit DDR3/LVDDR3/LPDDR2-1066 memory interface to increase bus bandwidth, and more embedded SRAM, as well as added pre-fetch and resolve engines These new processors are ideal for automotive instrument clusters and infotainment systems, as well as medical equipment, industrial HMI, digital signage and media streaming applications. Watch Video Presentation

In this section, NXP (SIP) will introduce the key products surround the USB Type-C connectors. The section will covers Power Delivery Controller, Power Delivery PHY, CC logic controller, high speed switch and high speed redriver. We will go over NXP Type-C hardware architecture, differentiation and product advantage.

This technical session provides an overview of the i.MX 6UltraLite MMDC (DDR Controller), the DDR tools used for DDR testing and board bring-up, and hardware considerations for DDR board designs. Attendees should be familiar with the MMDC from previous i.MX 6 series processors, specifically the i.MX 6SoloX. The session covers the differences in the MMDC between the i.MX 6UltraLite and its predecessor, the i.MX 6SoloX applications processor. The first half covers the tool offerings used to assist the user with bringing-up and testing a new DDR interface: i.MX 6UltraLite DRAM Register Programming Aid tool and the DDR Stress Test. The second half of the session covers hardware considerations board designers should follow for DDR board designs.

Many customers struggle getting their first GUI design running, and often this results in schedule and budget problems. This class covers the issues and SOLUTIONS required to get a Graphical User interface up and running. We provide solutions to standard embedded communication requirements like Ethernet, USB, Wi-Fi, and Serial. We present a Case Study of a new product using a touch screen GUI, LEDs and audio to communicate the fluid level and temperature of a beverage container back to the user. We cover the pros and cons of developing your own software or of using proven off-the-shelf solutions based on standard building blocks. We also address the buy vs. make hardware decision and look at time to market and risk factors. The class ends with a demonstration of the solution implemented with an off-the-shelf NXP LPC microcontroller based hardware module and simple custom expansion board.

The QorIQ Communications portfolio has traditionally used Power Architecture® based cores. The latest QorIQ LS series of processors has expanded to use ARM® core technology. There are a lot of software-visible architectural differences between these two types of cores, and system software is dependent on the core architecture. If a system software developer who has experience with Power Architecture based devices transitions to ARM-based processors, the developer must understand the differences between the cores so that the software can be easily migrated from a Power Architecture core to an ARM core. This session compares these two core architectures and sheds light on how software can handle the differences. Watch Video Presentation

Experience the power of market leading real time operating system, FreeRTOS and Kinetis MCUs. Learn with experts about the FreeRTOS and how to enable FreeRTOS on Kinetis MCU's: Creating a Kinetis SDK project with FreeRTOS and Kinetis Design Studio, configure it for best code size and performance, debug it with Kernel Awareness in Eclipse and how to get detailed application and systems performance data using FreeRTOS+Trace performance analysis tools.

This session will provide a demonstration led by the instructor that showcases how you can develop end products using the application solution kit (ASK) for QorIQ LS1043A processors. Watch Video Presentation

This session will discuss which analysis tool to use and when. Through customer success stories of using the CodeWarrior Analysis Tools, you will learn how to overcome business critical software issues, improve application performance and meet criteria for quality requirements. Watch Video Presentation

Recent trends are moving toward a Linux user space as an environment for packet processing. Hardware vendors have provided their own API in the user space for accessing data plane functions like sending and receiving packets, classification, scheduling, and acceleration. As the market matures, a shift toward a common API is allowing a degree of portability across hardware platforms. For DPDK or ODP, efforts are in place to create a platform independent and vendor-neutral standard API for optimized packet processing and traditional networking services. This session will provide a comparative analysis and evolution of both of these standards. We'll discuss how NXP is working to provide support for these common API without sacrificing performance or leveraging specific acceleration advantages of the NXP data plane architectures.

What is USB Type-C and USB-Power Delivery? Why consumer electronics and mobile computing products is adopting this new Type-C connector? What are the advantages and disadvantages using this connector? What is the future for USB Type-C and PowerDelivery. In this section, NXP (SIP) will give a high level introduction on this new technology and the ecosystem. This section is market and ecosystem driven discussion, not technically intense discussion.

QorIQ Configuration and Validation Suite (QCVS) is a collection of tools that are critical for board bring-up of designs using QorIQ System-on-Chip (SoC) processors. From configuration of the RCW, to configuration and validation of DDR and SerDes, the QCVS offers user-friendly, intelligent tools for your bring-up tool belt. Watch Video Presentation

Understanding the ARM®v8 exception level processing (EL0 through EL3) and the Generic Interrupt Controller v3 (GICv3) logic on the latest QorIQ LS series processors can be challenging outside of the pre-packaged Linux SDK environment. This presentation will look at configuring the Distributor (GICD), the Re-Distributor (GICR), the CPU interface (ICC_*_EL*), and ARM core to handle Private Peripheral (PPI) and Software Generated Interrupts (SGI). It will be useful for embedded developers writing exception handlers and for anyone confused by all the acronyms. CodeWarrior will be used to show example exception handling projects. Watch Video Presentation

Learn how to effectively use the integrated SPI-NOR flash on the SCM-i.MX 6Dual/6Quad. Topics covered will include the characteristics of a Linux image that will fit entirely into 16 MB SPI-NOR, and examples for how to leverage the SPI-NOR along with external boot sources such as eMMC. Attendees will also get to try multiple scenarios using the Quick Start board.

This presentation will demonstrate the capabilities of the new i.MX 7 System-on-Chip, a hybrid solution containing a Cortex-A7 processor and a Cortex-M4 processor. Particular attention will be given to the hardware modules and software counterparts allowing both cores to communicate with each other. This hybrid architecture will be highlighted through various potential use cases/product scenarios and a Qt powered application running on top of Linux along with FreeRTOS will be showcased, focusing on asymmetric processing.

This session will cover emerging trends in crypto acceleration APIs, their benefits, and NXP's roadmap for supporting them. Watch Video Presentation

ARM® mbed™ OS is an open source embedded operating system designed specifically for the "things" in the Internet of Things (IoT). It includes all of the features you need to develop a connected product based on an ARM Cortex-M microcontroller, and is ideal for applications in smart cities, smart homes and wearables. Fast track your IoT application development with mbed OS and it's implementation on Kinetis MCUs.

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) provides a standard, modern environment for booting an operating system and running pre-boot applications. UEFI is already extensively used across the server, mobile and embedded market and supports multiple architectures (x86, ARM®) and has support for booting multiple OS (like Windows®, Linux, Mac). This session describes the UEFI bootloader on QorIQ LS series processors (LS1043A board) and how we can migrate from U-Boot bootloader to the UEFI bootloader on the LS processors. This session also showcases how it can be used to boot an CentOS Distribution using GRUB2 bootloader. For loading the CentOS kernel and RFS images we demonstrate PXE boot (Boot over Network) method. So essentially this session showcases a standard chained bootloading architecture which is extensively used to support embedded distributions like CentOS, Ubuntu, ONIE etc. Watch Video Presentation

Learn the basics of DDR4 and how to configure the DDR4 controller on QorIQ devices. Watch Video Presentation

This session will discuss various initiatives underway at the multicore association such as multicore programming practices, API design, open source multicore technology development, etc. Watch Video Presentation