Upcoming Courses

Applying Signal Processing with MATLAB & SIMULINK
20-21 July 2010

This 2-day course provides an overview of signal processing capabilities in MATLAB & SIMULINK and equips participants with the necessary signal processing techniques.  Participants will learn how MATLAB, SIMULINK and featured Toolboxes and Blocksets enable users to more effectively analyze signal processing systems and to better model, design, implement and algorithms and systems.  The course presents signal processing in the MATLAB environment, including the capabilities of the Signal Processing and Filter Design toolboxes, as well as the basics of using the Signal Processing Blockset in SIMULINK to analyze and design a signal processing system.
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Embedded Systems Development
15-16 Sep 2010

Xilinx FPGAs provide a new level of system design capabilities through soft MicroBlaze™ processors, hard PowerPC® processors, and silicon-efficient architectural resources. This course brings experienced FPGA designers up to speed on developing embedded systems using the Embedded Development Kit (EDK). The features and capabilities of the Xilinx MicroBlaze soft processor and the PowerPC 440 processor are also included in the lectures and labs. The hands-on labs provide experience with the development, debugging, and simulation of an embedded system.
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Xilinx Partial Reconfiguration Tools & Techniques
29-30 Jul 2010

This course demonstrates how to use the ISE®, PlanAhead™, and Embedded Development Kit (EDK) software tools to construct, implement, and download a Partially Reconfigurable (PR) FPGA design. You will gain a firm understanding of PR technology and learn how successful PR designs are completed. You will also identify best design practices and understand the subtleties of the PR design flow.

This course covers both the tool flow and mechanics of successfully creating a PR design. It also describes several techniques focusing on appropriate coding styles for a PR system as well as system-level design considerations and practical applications.
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Physical Modeling of Mechanical Systems with SimMechanics
17 Sep 2010

This one-day course discusses how to model rigid body mechanical systems in the Simulink environment using SimMechanics software. Topics include:

• Modeling simple multibody systems
• Combining Simulink blocks and SimMechanics blocks
• Creating reusable models of mechanical systems
• Modeling constraints (gears, wheels, etc.)

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