Date:
Monday, October 3, 2011 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Location:
E1-514 EITC
University of Manitoba
Speakers:
Craig Nemeth, Matthew Sebastian, Frank Serafin (VE4FHS), Troy Denton, and Matthew Woelk (VE4MDW)
Abstract:
This hands-on workshop is designed to introduce first and second year students to the design of embedded systems. Each student will receive a Texas Instruments MSP430 LaunchPad development board to work with and take home after the workshop.
A team of experienced mentors will demonstrate how to:
- use Code Composer Studio,
- program the embedded microprocessor in C,
- debug embedded programs, and
- use input/output ports to interface external components.
Pizza & pop served in E1-514 EITC from 6:00-6:30pm. Workshop in E3-528 from 6:30-8:30pm
Registration:
$5 for UMARS/UMIEEE/UMSATS members
$10 for non-members.
Registration includes pizza, pop, development board, programming cables, and software to continue learning at home.
Only 15 spots available on a first-come-first-serve basis. Register online before October 2, 2011 by clicking here.
Organizers:
- University of Manitoba Amateur Radio Society (UMARS)
- University of Manitoba Space Applications and Technology Society (UMSATS)
- University of Manitoba IEEE Student Branch (UMIEEE)
- IEEE Computer and Computational Intelligence Chapter
- IEEE EduManCom Chapter
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba
Event Sponsor:
- Shell Canada
Contact:
For more information contact Dario Schor, VE4SCH or Frank Serafin, VE4FHS.
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