Building on top of 11 years of usage within data centers, Xen Hypervisor is uniquely placed to support a new range of use cases for embedded solutions. In particular, its isolation and security features, flexible virtualization modes and architecture, driver disaggregation, and strong ARM support make it a perfect fit for embedded applications. Artem Mygaiev, GlobalLogic’s Embedded Practice Head, will explore the virtualization nuances and challenges of using Xen Hypervisor for embedded applications through the demonstration of his own company’s journey in developing a platform that leverages Xen for virtual network equipment, IoT, automotive, and other embedded use cases.

With the trend of frequent and remote software updates on the vehicle, the need of managing this properly at the microcontroller is critical. This session will present the challenges on microcontroller reprogramming and how our S32K144 microcontroller properly addresses it safe and efficiently.

As the US Government prepares to mandate Car-to-Car communication in the US, the car industry is gearing up to provide cars which support this Dedicated Short Range Communications technology. We look at what benefits this will bring to road users, how the ITS-G5 standard is being deployed around the globe, and the challenges faced by the Car industry in bringing this to market, and NXP’s leadership role in this deployment. Watch Video Presentation

This session is a high level introduction to the problems to tackle for automated driving and sensor fusion applications. It describes NXP’s BlueBox solution, the first motion-planning system to address the stringent safety, power and processing performance requirements of the world’s top automakers. This session will also review BlueBox performance capabilities required to analyze driving environments, assess risk factors and then direct the car’s behavior. Watch Video Presentation

Vehicles need to accurately grasp the world around them - just like the human driver - in order to drive autonomously. Automotive technology aims to fit vehicles with capabilities even beyond the senses of the human driver, allowing to make the most intelligent decisions in real time. The information that vehicle sensors collect must not only be real time and accurate but also be secure against hacking attacks so that we can trust them with our lives. Reliable ADAS and appropriate security measures are a key ingredient in self-driving cars. Vehicle-to-X technology, extends the visibility beyond the sight of drivers to "see" around corners and through obstacles. External sensor information and internal data from the car networks are vital to help to eliminate the 1.3 million road accidents happening on global roads each year.

Today’s Infotainment systems are an important part of the driving experience. Complexity of these systems is increasing yet OEM development schedules are being compressed to bring consumers the latest in connectivity, entertainment, and security, at the lowest possible cost. A group of industry experts will discuss: How to approach platform development (customer specific vs market segment). The winning architecture at the system and IC level (distributed vs integrated solutions)? Managing quickly changing technologies such as displays, connectivity, security? How to continue development of increasingly complex software systems. Will the Infotainment system become a cockpit electronics module? How to manage mixing infotainment and safety-related functions like cluster indicators and “convenience” ADAS features?

The hottest topic in automotive design today is the concept of the eCockpit -- where all visual functions in the car are controlled across multiple screens and fully integrated for the driver’s convenience. The key technology that enables eCockpit to run on a single processor also offers new capabilities in industrial, embedded and consumer products such as drones, manufacturing HMI interfaces and smart displays. This class will cover the fundamental technologies and architectural techniques in the i.MX 8 processor which enables rich eCockpit functionality, how NXP has implemented the world’s most significant full chip virtualization capabilities in an ARM-based processor and breaks down the eCockpit demo from the Tech Lab.  Watch Video Presentation

NXP’s latest generation of passive UHF RFID, called UCODE® DNA, can be used in Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) systems that make it easier to identify – and collect from – drivers of vehicles that aren’t properly registered. In an AVI system for vehicle registration, readers can be installed above, below, or to the side of the road. They can also be embedded in a handheld device, for use by government personnel. The tag, attached to the vehicle, uses the energy produced by the reader’s RF field, so there’s no need for a battery and the tag has a very long lifespan. Cryptography-based security minimizes errors and practically eliminates fraud. Vehicle owners (and fee collectors) can be confident that the right person is being billed, since readings are both highly accurate and highly secure.

A modern car is more than just transport, it provides comfortable heating and cooling, navigation systems, entertainment systems, and a lot of data about the car's health and performance. Including how well you are conserving fuel or when to seek service. All of this is a challenge to present to the driver and passengers, without distraction to driving, under all conditions from bright daylight to the dark of night, in any temperature. We talk about both Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and Light Emitting Diode (LED) component solutions that keep your dashboard simple, readable, and helpful. Watch Video Presentation

During this course we will review how to use the new analog Freedom board FRDM-12XSF available for 12V eXtreme Switch devices thanks to the analog Processor Expert software and Kinetis Design Studio component. This training will cover full system enablement from hardware (MCU + analog), software (MCU agnostic) perspectives and demonstrate how to quickly drive different type of loads (resistive, inductive and capacitive). Thanks to its processor eXpert component, the interaction between MCU, sensor and our device will be facilitate, this training will cover different exercise to make the trainee fully enabled.

The session will consider the use of discrete power MOSFETs in automotive applications such as powertrain, safety, chassis and body control, guiding attendees to the best choice of NXP’s latest silicon and packaging technology. Solutions for motor control for fuel, oil, and water pumps will be highlighted. Watch Video Presentation

Automotive headlamp technology is rapidly changing. LEDs are used increasingly in automotive lighting applications to enable creative design elements, improve system efficiency and enable advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) features. Car makers and lighting tier 1s are looking for flexible and scalable solutions that can quickly enable ADAS functionality across multiple car platforms to increase re-use and reduce development time and cost. NXP has released a state of the art Multichannel LED driver portfolio to address these emerging advanced lighting applications. The LED drivers provide all the necessary functionality to ensure a compact, low-cost and flexible design for advanced LED headlights. In this session learn how our LED drivers address the key trends and current and future requirements for advanced LED headlights. See the demo for your self! Watch Video Presentation

Introducing a new Brushed DC motor driver product family designed for automotive engine control applications. It will be the first motor driver fully certified to ISO26262 to support ASIL level D system qualification and features a patented thermal management scheme to ensure high, efficient operation. The key aspects of thermal power dissipation during heavy load conditions will be reviewed. The session will also include a demonstration with the new brushed dc motor driver and SPI GEN software, showing its integrated protection features. The participants will be able to see how current averaging will maintain higher torque during over-load and all the safety features that can be reported over the SPI.

The need to ensure electrical power availability is increasing. Batteries are spreading into automotive, electrical storage systems and uninterruptible power supplies. This session will present the benefits of NXP Battery Management Solutions for multiple battery architectures. Watch Video Presentation

This session will provide an overview of NXP automotive sensors for airbags, TPMS, ABS, engine management and other safety and comfort applications.  Watch Video Presentation

The two big topics in automotive electronics development in the last five years has been functional safety and security. Sometimes these terms are used synonymously, sometimes completely separately. This thought provoking presentation will explore where the two topics overlap, where they result in contradictory requirements, and indeed whether they are complementary. Watch Video Presentation

With the very public hacks of some major vehicle brands in 2015, there is a renewed focus on vehicle security. There is a large range of vehicle electrical architectures, with significant regional variations, but there is an acceleration towards a domain orientated secure network. This presentation will look at the growing importance of the central gateway in a world of increased connectivity and security. As Ethernet becomes more prevalent, the topic of IP routing & firewall will be introduced and its role in adding another security layer. Finally, the role of the central gateway in enabling OTA software updated beyond the telematics unit, to the entire network will be presented.

This presentation will describe the updates to Crypto Services Engine (CSE) made by NXP, where are they used and how to protect your application. NXP was the first semiconductor vendor to offer a Secure Hardware Extension (SHE) compliant security module on its automotive microcontrollers, the CSE. Since the introduction of the CSE, there have been many enhancements, and extensions of its capability, we will cover additional use cases and device configurations. Watch Video Presentation

This presentation will look at the lessons learned from vehicle hacks and introduce a whole vehicle multi-layered approach to automotive security. In 2015, automotive security was rarely far from the headlines of technical and public media, with a number of very public hacks of some major vehicle brands. The result was a renewed focus on vehicle security. There will be an introduction to the NXP portfolio of automotive products from microcontrollers, secure transceivers and secure elements and how they all fit together to offer a complete security solution for connected vehicles today and tomorrow.

This presentation will cover the Hardware Security Module (HSM) and how to use the software kits NXP offers, the HSM Security Firmware and HSM Software Development Kit. We will also cover other security features of the device offered by modules like PASS or TDM and their configuration. Watch Video Presentation