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Here is a short update via video of the activities done at the University Programs demo area at the Embedded World 2014 Exhibition that was held on 25-27 March 2014 in Nuremberg (Germany).
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Entrenamiento acerca del Cortex M0+ de la familia Kinetis L presentado por Alejandro Lozano.
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EGR280 sophomore design and ECE470/570 Microprocessor based system design at Oakland University (in South East Michigan). Using CW HC12(x) special edition and Wytec Dragon12 dev boards.
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The Team from the University of Padova in Vicenza are working in getting their race car ready for the upcoming EMEA Finals that will be held in Paris on 26-27 March. They filed this short video on a make up track. Conditions were not the best so they had to scale down the speed.
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In this video we will look at the example code provided for the FRDM-TFC for use with Codewarrior.  
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Introduction to basic motor DC motor control. The concept of an H-Bridge will be shown as well as some useful ways to control the motor. View Video Link : 1467
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The TWR-K40X256 Kit is a Freescale evaluation board powered by the Kinetis K40 microcontroller. The Kinetis microcontroller family is a set of 32 bit ARM Cortex M4 chips which feature flexible storage, lower power usage, high performance and optional Floating Point Unit with many useful peripherals. For more information on the Kinetis family see Freescale's Kinetis website. The Tower System is a prototyping platform with interchangeable and reusable modules along with open source design files. TWR K40X256 Hardware Setup There are several main hardware configuration steps. After installing the battery, once the USB cable has been connected between the evaluation board and PC, it may be necessary to update the chip firmware which requires moving a jumper pin on the evaluation board. TWR K40X246 Hardware Setup Instructions Board Specific Tutorials K40 Blink LED K40 Drive DC Motor K40 Drive Servo Motor K40 Line Scan Camera Board Tips The TWR-K40X256 features a socket that can accept a variety of different Tower Plug-in modules featuring sensors, RF transceivers, and more. The General Purpose TWRPI socket provides access to I2C, SPI, IRQs, GPIOs, timers, analog conversion signals, TWRPI ID signals, reset, and voltage supplies. The pinout for the TWRPI Socket is defined in Table 3 of the TWR-K40X256 User's Manual, but the user manual does not describe how to order a connector A Samtec connector, part number: SFC-110-T2-L-D-A is the proper female mating connector for the TWR-K40X256 TWRPI socket. SIDE A/SIDE B White DOTS for counting Pins Solder Wire to GND, and to MCU VDD Pin for testing purposes Important Documents TWR-K40X256 User's Manual TWR-K40X256 Schematics External Links TWR-K40X256-KIT Webpage Kinetis Discussion Forum Tower Geeks Community Website Tower Geeks Freescale Cup Group
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All, The date is getting closer: 28-30 August in Seoul, South Korea. Here is the official agenda (subject to last minute modifications) and more information: Location: Olympic Gymnasium at Hanyang University in Seoul Dates: 28-30 August 2014 Hotel location: Hotel Prima http://www.prima.co.kr  / Address •536, Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu Seoul, Seoul, Korea /  Phone +82-2-6006-9201 Agenda Date Time Event Location 28-Aug-2014 Arrival at airport Transfer to Hotel and free time Hotel Prima 29-Aug-2014 7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast Hotel Prima " 8:30 Meet in the lobby for departure Hotel Prima " 9:00 - 12:00 City Tour " 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch " 13:00 - 13:30 Transfer to Hanyang University " 13:30 - 17:00 Practice on Practice tracks Hanyang University - Olympic Gymnasium " 17:00 - 17:10 Presentation: History of the Intelligent Car Competition Hanyang University - Olympic Gymnasium " 17:10 - 17:30 Teams' Introduction Hanyang University - Olympic Gymnasium " 17:30 - 17:40 Rules and Information Hanyang University - Olympic Gymnasium " 17:40 - 18:00 Q&A Hanyang University - Olympic Gymnasium " 18:00 - 18:30 Transfer to dinner " 18:30 - 20:30 Dinner " 20:30 - 21:00 Transfer to Hotel Prima Hotel " 21:00 Free Time 30-Aug-2014 7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast Prima Hotel " 8:30 Meet in the lobby for departure Prima Hotel " 8:30 - 9:00 Transfer to Hanyang University Prima Hotel " 9:00 - 9:30 Registration and technical inspection Hanyang University - Olympic Gymnasium " 9:30 - 12:00 Practice on Practice tracks Hanyang University - Olympic Gymnasium " 12:00 - 13:00 Working Lunch (lunch boxes) Hanyang University - Olympic Gymnasium " 13:00 - 13:15 Keynote by VIP Hanyang University - Olympic Gymnasium " 13:15 - 13:30 Introduction of The Worldwide Freescale Cup Championship Hanyang University - Olympic Gymnasium " 13:30 - 15:00 Finals Race Hanyang University - Olympic Gymnasium " 15:00 - 15:30 Awards Ceremony Hanyang University - Olympic Gymnasium " 15:30 - 15:40 Introduction of The Worldwide Freescale Cup 2015 in Germany Hanyang University - Olympic Gymnasium " 15:40 - 16:30 Transfer to Tour and Dinner " 16:30 - 20:00 City Tour and Dinner " 20:00 - 20:30 Transfer to Hotel Prima Hotel " 20:30 Free Time 31-Aug-2014 Check out and Transfer to Airport
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Data acquisition system for Kinetis K Family Author : Mauro Padin (Student) Supervisors : Professor Daniel A. Jacoby, Juan Pablo Vega (Teacher Assistant)   Summary:   This project is based on the FRDM-K64F board, a HC-05 Bluetooth module, and a smartphone. In this application, an analog signal is sampled and transmitted wirelessly to a smartphone, using an external Bluetooth module, where it is displayed. The complete CodeWarrior C code and MIT App Inventor code can be found in the .zip file. System Structure SysTick Module: Periodically triggers ADC conversions and UART transmissions. ADC Module: Samples the analog signal and manages the ADC input buffer. UART Module: Manages the UART output buffer and transmits the digitized data. Bluetooth Module: When connected, wirelessly transmits the data coming from the UART module. Smartphone App: Handles Bluetooth connection, receives the digitized data and manages the display.   Software Structure   A project template is provided to the students in order to establish a simple, and easy, program organization for the duration of the course. A portion of the template was built with the help of the Processor Expert so that, later on, the students would be able to understand its structure and limitations, and transition to this new tool. A wrapper was built around this auto-generated code and the resulting function, void __LDM_init (void), is to be used at the very beginning of the project given. This function mainly configures internal processor registers related to clock configuration.   The project is composed of separate files for each hardware and software module:   The template is composed of four files: LDM.c/h, main.c, and misc.h. The application is found in: App.c/h RTI, ADC, UART, LED Drivers are defined in: RTI.c/h, adc.c/h, uart.c/h, and LED.c/h.   The basic Driver structure consists of a void DRV_init(void) initialization, a set of void DRV_x_ISR(void) interrupt handlers, a set of void DRV_x_PISR(void) periodic interrupt handlers, and a set of void DRV_x services function. Only the initialization function is mandatory, the others being optional and dependent on the driver purpose. Service functions are interfaces between the application and the Driver and do not necessarily access any subjacent hardware. Indeed, this Driver structure can be nested and thus not handle any hardware at all. When a Driver function does access hardware, it is recommended to further use a Hardware Abstraction Layer to enhance productivity and improve portability.   Extracts of the system   As an example of the Driver Structure, the LED Driver is described below:   init void LED_init  (void)   ISR N/A   PISR void LED_PISR  (void)    Services void LED_write  (color_t color, bool value) void LED_set  (color_t color) void LED_clear  (color_t color) void LED_toggle (color_t color)   The entire application is interrupt driven, so that only initialization are necessary and the run loop is empty:   void App_init(void) {   LED_init();  // LED driver init function   uart_init();  // UART driver init function   adc_init();  // ADC driver init function   RTI_init();  // RTI driver init function }   void App_run(void) { }       Hardware interrupts are not serviced in their specific handler but referred to external handlers for readability and organization. The SysTick interrupt handler is composed of a ISR and a Service:   ISR_t SysTick_Handler(void) {   LED_isr code   ADC_conv code } The code for the smartphone side is depicted below:     Finally, a screenshot of the result:       Original Attachment has been moved to: -ADC-bluetooth-TP6.zip
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Updated: May 7, 2013 - Added 6 new chapters Author(s): Ken Hsu, Rochester Institute of Technology Dan Cheung, Rochester Institute of Technology Sam Skalicky, Rochester Institute of Technology Overview Written using the TWR-K40N512. Most of the knowledge is transferable to any of the Kinetis K family of devices. The Freescale Tower System is a modular development platform that allows rapid prototyping and re-use through interchangeable modules. A few of the modules are serial modules for Ethernet and other serial interfaces, wireless modules, audio modules, and blank proto-boards to build your own circuit. CodeWarrior 10.1 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is a new version of CodeWarrior based on the Eclipse IDE. It provides features such as instruction level debugging, disassembly, access to device registers while debugging, processor expert, and more. It is designed to be used with Freescale’s latest microcontrollers. Modules Introduction General Purpose I/O Multipurpose Clock Generator Interrupts and Timers Serial I/O I2C Digital to Analog Converter Analog to Digital Converter Analog to Digital Interrupts Flex Timer Module Real Time Clock Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) Digital Signal Processing (DSP)  [Draft State] Capacitive Touch Complete course files restricted to verified faculty only.  Available for download in the Faculty-Portal
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http://www.gpdealera.com/cgi-bin/wgainf100p.pgm?I=FUTM0043  This is the Futaba Standard Size Ball Bearing High Torque Servo. This servo can produce high-current draw from your batteries. If using NiMH or LiPo batteries, make sure they are capable of delivering approximately 2A for each servo. FEATURES: Ideal for high-torque applications requiring a standard size servo Universal connector fits Futaba, Hitec, JR, KO Propo, Airtronics Z, and Tower Hobbies. Does not fit old Airtronics A plug w/out adapter Nylon gears One bearing pre-mounted on output shaft. INCLUDES: One Futaba standard size high torque servo with; One 1.4" (35mm) diameter round servo wheel One 1.5" (39mm) diameter 4 point servo wheel One 1.25" (32mm) diameter 6 point servo wheel Four 2mm x 11mm phillips screws Four rubber grommets & Four metal eyelets REQUIRES: Small phillips screwdriver to mount to surface SPECS: Speed: 0.20 sec/60° @ 4.8V 0.16 sec/60° @ 6.0V Torque: 72 oz-in (5.2 kg-cm) @ 4.8V and 90 oz-in (6.5 kg-cm) @ 6V Dimensions: 1.6 x 0.8 x 1.5" (1-9/16 x 13/16 x 1-1/2") (40 x 20 x 38mm) Weight: 1.5oz (1-7/16oz) (41g)
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The Embedded World trade show is a European reference for Embedded Technologies. The exhibition and conference continues to grow and attract exhibitors and attendees from all regions of EMEA. Freescale has a large demonstration booth in Hall 4A and, for the 2nd year in a row, we also have a Freescale University Programs presentation area in the entrance all, right outside Hall 4A. The 25m2 demo space for the University Programs this year include robotics and automotive demonstrations from the following Universities: Technical University of Munich: eCARus electric buggy featuring S12 and Qorivva CAN & FlexRay automotive networks and i.MX display University of Applied Sciences Munich with K60 Tower kits running Pong tennis game University of Applied Sciences Ingolstadt with a MPC5604B 3 dimensional camera stabilization system mounted on a 6-copter drone University of Applied Sciences Deggendorf with Kinetis Tower mini-robots University of Applied Sciences Landshut with ColdFire FSLBOT University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg with a ROS communication robotic arm demo ported on i.MX535 Technical University of Ostrava with a search/rescue robot featuring i.MX31 HMI interface on remote control and HCS12 radar control system In addition we have a video presentation of the Freescale Cup.
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The Freescale Cup competition was new to Convergence this year. College-age and young professionals' teams are challenged to achieve the fastest time around a designed track with a battery operated kit RC car. All parts for the car are provided along with information on how to build and code the car. The teams must design their own algorithms that drive the car over the black line on the white track as quickly as possible. SAE Convergence 2012 Freescale Cup Winners! More photos from the event: This pretty much sums it up! Qualification Track Team TRW in the foreground working on the car. Team Freescale's show car, er..van. Cutting the corner. Team "Success" Continental car.  This car was unique in that they utilized two cameras.
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Campeão Brasileiro 2011 POLIposition Team PSI USP
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Freescale S12 C-Family Specific Device Used = APS12C128SLK Courses Developed by Fredrick M. Cady Related Textbook: Oxford University Press: Software and Hardware Engineering: Fredrick M. Cady Files: All files related to this course are at bottom of this page. Summary: Introductory level course.  Covers basic microcontroller concepts and exercises in both assembly and C programming language.  Instructor editions of the laboratory include answers to questions and additional commentary by author especially for instructors. The following is a laboratory short courses developed applying the Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) pedagogy.  POGIL uses guided inquiry – a learning cycle of exploration, concept invention and application – as the basis for many of the carefully designed materials that students use to guide them to construct new knowledge.  POGIL is a student-centered strategy; students work in small groups with individual roles to ensure that all students are fully engaged in the learning process. POGIL activities focus on core concepts and encourage a deep understanding of the course material while developing higher-order thinking skills. POGIL develops process skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, and communication through cooperation and reflection, helping students become lifelong learners and preparing them to be more competitive in a global market. Course Contents: Title Topic Document Name Objective S/W Required H/W Required The Microcontroller - General Principles General Principles – The MCU LABSS12CINTRO01.pdf Show architecture of typical microcontroller; define terms. None None Software Development General Principles – S/W Development LABS12CINTRO02.pdf Show S/W/firmware development tools and process. None None Introduction to CodeWarrior - Simluating the Microcontroller in Assembly Language Introduction to the Laboratory – I LABSS12CINTRO03.pdf Introduce the S/W development system used in the lab. CW Introduction to CodeWarrior - Running Assembly Programs on the Microcontroller Introduction to the Laboratory – II LABSS12CINTRO04.pdf Continue above and introduce hardware used in the lab. CW SLK The Assembler Assembler Program LABSS12CINTRO05.pdf Learn the fundamentals of the assembler. CW Exploring Embedded C Programming The C Compiler LABS12CINTRO06.pdf Learn about using C in embedded systems. CW Introduction to CodeWarrior - Simulating the Microcontroller in C Intro to uC Hardware LABSS12CINTRO07.pdf Learn programmer's model and addressing modes None None Introduction to Your Microcontroller Hardware Intro to uC Hardware LABS12CINTRO08.pdf Learn programmer's model and addressing modes None None The Microcontroller Instruction Set I Instructions – I LABSS12CINTRO09.pdf Start to learn the instruction set; memory addressing; conditional branching. None None The Microcontroller Instruction Set II Instructions – II LABS12CINTRO10.pdf Continue ". CW SLK The Bouncing Switch in Assembly Switch Debouncing in Assembly LABS12CINTRO27.pdf Demonstrate switch debouncing and solutions CW SLK The Timer – Introduction to Timer Overflows With C Timers – I LABSS12CINTRO11.pdf Generating a delay using the timer overflow. CW SLK Digital Input and Output Digital Input and Output LABSS12CINTRO12.pdf Input from switches, output to LEDs. CW SLK Digital Input and Output With C Digital Input and Output LABS12CINTRO13.pdf Input from switches, output to LEDs. CW SLK I/O Software Synchronization Digital I/O software LABSS12CINTRO14.pdf I/O software synchronization CW SLK Introduction to Interrupts Using C Interrupts – I LABS12CINTRO15.pdf Learn fundamentals of interrupt vectors, etc. CW SLK The Bouncing Switch in C Switch Debouncing in C LABS12CINTRO28.pdf Demonstrate switch debouncing and solutions CW SLK Introduction to Interrupts Interrupts – I LABS12CINTRO16.pdf Learn fundamentals of interrupt vectors, etc. CW SLK Sources of Multiple Interrupts Interrupts – II LABS12CINTRO32.pdf Multiple sources of interrupts. CW SLK and scope The Timer – Introduction to Timer Overflows The Timer – Intro to Timer Overflows LABS12CINTRO17.pdf Generating a delay by polling the timer overflow. CW SLK The Timer – Timer Overflow Interrupts The Timer – Timer Overflow Interrupts LABS12CINTRO18.pdf Generating a delay using timer overflow interrupts CW SLK The Timer – Output Compare The Timer – Output Compare LABS12CINTRO19.pdf Waveform generation using output compare and interrupts. CW SLK and scope The Timer – Input Capture The Timer – Input Capture LABS12CINTRO20.pdf Using input capture to measure pulse width CW SLK The Timer – Pulse Accumulator The Timer – Pulse Accumulator LABS12CINTRO21.pdf Using pulse accumulator in event counting and gated time mode CW SLK and signal generator Analog Input using Assembly ATD – I LABSS12CINTRO22.pdf Introduce analog-to-digital conversion CW SLK Analog Input using C ATD – I LABSS12CINTRO26.pdf Introduce analog-to-digital conversion CW SLK Sampling and Resolution for Analog Input ATD- II LABS12CINTRO23.pdf ATD Sampling None None HCS12 A/D Digital I/O ATD – III LABSS12CINTRO24.pdf Digital I/O using the ATD CW SLK COP Coming Soon Using the COP CW SLK MSCAN Coming Soon Using the CAN module CW SLK SERIAL I/O – SCI SCI LABS12CINTRO29.pdf Introduction to SCI CW SLK and terminal SERIAL I/O INTERFACES – RS-232-C SCI-II LABS12CINTRO30.pdf Creating an RS-232-C communication Interface SERIAL I/O – The Serial Peripheral Interface SPI – I LABSS12CINTRO31.pdf Introduction to the SPI CW SLK, scope, SPI device SPI – II Coming Soon LCD CW SLK, LCD Register Listing HCS12C Family Register Listing HCS12C Family LABS12CINTRO25.pdf Complete course files restricted to verified faculty only.  Available for download in the Faculty-Portal
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Overview: The TWR-TFC-K20  is an all-in-one tower CPU card that can be used to create an autonomous race vehicle for the the Freescale Cup.   It has all the interfaces necessary for the car to sense the track and control the vehicle    This card is also a great platform for teaching embedded systems.   The TWR-TFC-K20 uses a Freescale Kinetis K20 MCU and has some really cool I/O to keep students interested. Features: Servo Outputs 3-pin Header to connector directly to steering Servo 1 Extra Servo header. Camera Interfaces 1. 5-pin header to connect directly to a Freescale Line Scan Camera 2. Header for 2nd linescan camera (optional) 3. RCA Camera Interface. Includes an LMH1981 Sync Extraction chip and connection to MCU to allow for low resolution (64x64) image capture at 60FPS Power Accepts direct battery power – onboard switching regulator 5-18v All circuitry except for motor controller can be optionally powered over USB Connector DC Motor Drivers QTY 2 MC33887APVW : Dual, Independent 5A Motor Driving Circuit. Supports forward, reverse and braking. Independent control over each drive motor allows for an active differential implementation Current Feedback to MCU ADC to allow for closed loop torque control CPU/ Programming Integrated Kinetis MK20DN512ZVLL10MCU with OSJTAG Additional I/O Some basic I/O for debugging. 4-poistion DIP Switch + 4 LEDs + 2 pushbuttons. Inputs for Tach Signal/Speed Sensor Design Files Rev Beta [B] (Current Production version) Schematics, Assembly Prints, BOM, etc. - Includes 3d view Rev B Errata: None known! Example Code: All software relating to the TWR-TFC-K20 is held in an Google Code Subversion repository.   This is the only way the source is distributed.   Never used a version control system yet?   Now is the time to learn (Google is your friend)!   All "real" software development processes use some form of version control.  TortoiseSVN is a nice client for SVN! Google Code Repository: https://code.google.com/p/tfc-twr/ This code works with Rev B of the board. All major interfaces & peripherals have been tested. At some point we will make a video going through the code. By default, the Linescan camera code is enabled. The code in main.c is pretty easy to follow. There is also code for the NTSC camera but must enabled in the TFC_Config.h file via a pre-processor directive. There is also code used for the OSTAG interface, Labview demo applications and drivers for the USB Videos:
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Freescale cup 2012 Team 3.14 Slovakia Bratislava High speed camera 400fps
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Lab exercise supporting the i.MX53QSB for Master Student level student prepared by massimoviolante from the Politecnico of Torino. Complete course file(s) restricted to verified faculty only.  Available for download in the Faculty-Portal
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Freescale cup 2011 India....trials ... line follower
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