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Following are the free digital signal processing ebooks provided by this site. This free DSP ebooks teaches you various DSP systems, signals and systems, discrete systems, LTI systems, Fourier transforms, DFT, DSP applications, etc. Source:http://hello-engineers.blogspot.com/2009/10/free-digital-signal-processing-ebooks.html

Live Webiners on :Fundamentals of USB 3.0, Embedded system design,Multimedia and Cellular Baseband and more

Designing Low Power SoCs for Multimedia and Cellular Baseband
Applications

Wednesday, October 14
8am PT
11am ET
5 pm CET

Click to watch

This CEVA webinar will deliver a fresh perspective on the main
challenges involved in designing an advanced SoC while maintaining
low-power consumption. It will provide insights into how SoC
architects and designers can build state-of-the art SoCs for low power
requirements using different techniques and processor architectures.

Topics to be covered:
1. Future challenges in low power SoC design
2. Key concepts in building an advanced processor architecture for low
power requirements
3. Current trends and techniques used in low power processor
architectures
4. Implementation and verification flow of processors designed to meet
low power requirements

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Agilent Technologies

Introduction to LTE-Advanced

Thursday, October 15
8 am PT
1 pm ET

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After much anticipation, the fourth generation (4G) of cellular
wireless is nearly upon us. The ITU Radiocommunication sector (ITU-R)
have been working on their IMT-Advanced 4G program for some time and
are now soliciting candidate technologies from the industry later this
year. 3GPP will be submitting LTE-Advanced, an enhancement to basic
Release 8 LTE.

This webcast will explain the scope and timing of the ITU 4G program
and describe in some detail the major features of LTE-Advanced which
will be standardized in Release 10 of the 3GPP specifications.
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IBM

Unlock key strategies for successful systems development

Tuesday, October 20
9 am PT
12 pm ET

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Are you involved in developing embedded software, systems engineering
or designing systems of systems? Are you interested to know what
challenges your peers face and what practices they have put in place
to tackle them? Would you like insight into what strategies to
consider when looking at improving the maturity of your systems
development process? If the answer to any of the above questions is
yes, then join this webcast with analyst Bola Rotibi, MWD Advisors and
Dominic Tavassoli. Program Director, IBM Rational to learn how to
"Unlock the key strategies for successful systems development."

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Netrino and Embedded Systems Design

Keeping Bugs Out of Embedded Software with Coding Standards

Tuesday, October 20
11 am PT
2 pm ET

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Join us to learn about simple practical steps you or your development
team can take to keep bugs out of embedded software written in C or
C++.

Attend this webinar to learn:
*Ten simple coding rules to keep bugs out of embedded software
*How to increase the readability and portability of source code
*The dark corners of the ISO "standard" C programming language
*A basic understanding of the role of MISRA-C and MISRA-C++
*How to use static analysis tools to enforce coding standards

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NXP

Real Time Clocks and the advantages of using a stand-alone version
from NXP Semiconductors

Thursday, October 22
8 am PT
11 pm ET

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Learn about Real Time Clock (RTC) functions and how to achieve higher
accuracy, lower power consumption, and minimized bill of material.
Unlike RTCs integrated in microcontrollers, stand-alone RTCs have
features like integrated TCXOs and a wide operating range, helping you
achieve higher system accuracy and lower power consumption. Topics
covered in this seminar include accuracy calculation, crystal
selection, oscillator tuning, and how to pick the optimal RTC device
from NXP.
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Agilent Technologies

New Power Device Analyzer/Curve Tracer Solves High Power Device
Testing Challenges

Thursday, October 22
10 am PT
1 pm ET
Click to watch

The B1505A Power Device Analyzer / Curve Tracer combines curve tracer
ease-of-use with the power of a parameter analyzer. Its abilities to
characterize power devices at up to 3000 V and 20 A easily meet the
measurement challenges of modern power devices. It can also measure
capacitance at up to 3000 V of DC bias. This web-based seminar will
cover these capabilities in detail and show how they can be used to
provide you with revolutionary efficiency improvements for power
device evaluation.
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IBM

Three keys to exceeding your customer's quality expectations

Thursday, October 22
12 pm PT
3 pm ET

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Statistics show that engineers using model-driven testing are more
able to keep to a schedule than projects not using it. But quality has
an undeserved reputation for increasing costs, decreasing productivity
and impacting delivery schedules. When your systems are more complex,
your software is a product differentiator, your costs are scrutinized
and meeting time-to-market is critical for success, how can you get
quality and productivity from your development process?

Attend this webinar and learn:
*How a lifecycle approach to quality management enhances collaboration
and decision making.
*To solve development test productivity problems with model-driven
testing
*To easily Integrate testing activities into the quality management
lifecycle
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QNX Software Systems

Does your future OS strategy include VxWorks? Think again

Wednesday, October 28

12 pm PT
3 pm ET

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Like many software developers who need a reliable RTOS from a vendor
who is here to stay, you may be wondering about the long term
viability of VxWorks. In this webinar, we will take a look at some of
the risks that VxWorks-based projects may be faced with and suggest
how QNX Software Systems could address those concerns. Leo Forget,
product manager at QNX, will outline how a logical and modular
migration plan could be your best option. He will cover the phases of
migration from assessment to porting and optimization, bearing in mind
the need to minimize the cost and effort of the porting process. Join
us and we will give you something to think about.

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Synopsys and Altera

Stratix-based Algorithmic Acceleration and Prototyping: unique
capabilities enabling new use modes

Thursday, October 29

11 am PT
2 pm ET

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The combination of Altera's high-end Stratix FPGAs and Synopsys
high-performance rapid prototyping solutions enable new use modes and
capabilities for algorithmic design and acceleration, and for highest
performance Rapid Prototyping. These systems shorten development time,
enable early software development and reduce the risk of design
respins. Whether you're doing system validation, pre-silicon
development, or system level algorithmic design, these platforms
deliver unique capabilities, and provide a high-level of confidence to
meet demanding time-to-market needs.

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Mentor Graphics

Managing Design Challenges for M2M Devices

Click to watch

Learn how Machine-to-Machine (M2M) devices and wireless
infrastructures are changing and effecting embedded software
development
*Review the design challenges with remote connectivity and data
security for M2M devices
*Gain knowledge about regulatory certification requirements and their
impact on designs
*Understand Android's potential for M2M devices
*Learn how CCww is addressing M2M development challenges

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National Semiconductor

Factory Automation Overview

Click to watch

In this webinar we present an overview of solutions addressing the
industrial market including the PHYTER line of low-latency Ethernet
PHYs, the Precision PHYTER that delivers IEEE 1588 PTP
synchronization, and the Camera Link family of machine vision SerDes
interconnects. Upon completing this webinar, you should:

*Understand National's Factory Automation Campaign
*Review National products that are used in Factory Automation
*Gain better understanding of the solution needs in Factory Automation
and how National's solutions and products support those application
needs
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National Semiconductor

Motor Control Sensing in Factory Automation

Click to watch

This webinar reviews analog solutions for motor control applications.
The presenter focuses on high-end motor sensing needs and Factory
Automation, and discusses key applications, concerns in these
applications, and the products National Semiconductor has to support
these applications.

Upon completing this webinar, you should:
*Gain better understanding of motor control applications in Factory
Automation
*Gain better understanding of National's motor control solutions and
products we have that support those solutions
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Xilinx

Create faster, less expensive, and lower power memory interfaces with
Xilinx Virtex-6 and Spartan-6 FPGAs.

Click to watch

In this webinar, Xilinx will introduce the memory interface solutions
for Virtex-6 and Spartan-6 devices and explain how to use these
solutions to get the most out of your external memory in your next
FPGA design.

Web seminar attendees will learn:
*DRAM industry trends and roadmaps
*How the Virtex-6 Memory Controller reaches new levels of performance
and efficiency
*How the Spartan-6 Memory Controller improves performance while
lowering cost and power
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Agilent Technologies

Addressing the Design & Verification Challenges of Cognitive Radio and
SDR

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This webcast will discuss how simulation and test can be combined to
address Cognitive Radio and Software-Defined Radio physical-layer
design and test challenges. We will discuss how to mitigate many of
the risks inherent in SDR development and how to take advantage of the
SDR's inherent flexibility to improve the design and test process. We
will then introduce the concept of a Cognitive Radio Algorithm and
Development Testbed.

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Cypress

Fundamentals of USB 3.0

Click to watch

USB 3.0 is the next revolution in the wired USB market. The primary
goal of USB 3.0 is to keep the same ease of use and flexibility that
users have become comfortable with, but at a much higher data rate of
5Gbps. The other major goal of the USB 3.0 specification is the power
management which is very important for "Sync & Go" applications that
need to maintain long battery life. USB 3.0 is expected to begin
shipping as discrete silicon in 2009, and broad deployment of USB
3.0-enabled products is expected in 2011.

In this webinar, geared towards demystifying USB3.0 for engineers, we
will cover the following:
*USB 3.0 and why it is relevant?
*USB 3.0 Architecture and Benefits
*USB 3.0 vs USB 2.0 Comparison
*Early Applications and usage models

Debugging C code if your SIM/EVM does not support debugging

At times, especially while working at system level/product level we will not have much chance to debug the code using break points in code for example it can be in application/firmware/dsp code

so if suppose you are stuck with wrong output and landed in finding out the bug and in case your sim/evm does not support any real time debugging then what is the method you are going to approach for step by step debugging.

So here comes the solution for this kind of problems.

For example: Consider a sample code flow show below.

main()
{

mem_alloc_inp();

mem_alloc_out();

input_read();

decimation_dsp_algo();

conv_dsp_algo();

output_read();

output_write();
}

suppose decimation_dsp_algo(); module is the cause for the corruption of the total output.

Just place a loop as show below and verify the contents of input and output buffers in the memory of decimation_dsp_algo();

main()
{

mem_alloc_inp();

mem_alloc_out();

input_read();

while(); /* 1st Verify input */

decimation_dsp_algo();

while(); /* 2nd Verify output */

conv_dsp_algo();

output_read();

output_write();
}

Note: Need to remove 1st while to verify output buffer

PID Controller Design with MATLAB and Simulink 22 Oct 2009 3:00 PM IST


PID control is ubiquitous. Although simple in theory, the design and tuning of PID controllers can be difficult and time consuming in practice.In this webinar we will show you a simple and straightforward way to quickly design, tune, and implement PID controllers. You will learn how to tune PID controllers for control systems in various industries, and how to address practical considerations such as conversion from continuous to discrete-time domain, implementation in the parallel or ideal form, output saturation, and anti-windup protection.A Q&A session will follow the presentation and demos.

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[News] IFR WorldRobotics 2009 Statistical Report Released



Service robots are increasingly entering factories, hospitals, public buildings, dangerous and hazardous areas, oceans, space, cow barns, fields, etc.

The new IFR WorldRobotics 2009 Statistical Report, just released, reports $11 billion service robots and $19 billion industrial robots through 2008. Service robots held their own in 2008 and have a bright future; industrial robots are regrouping into non-industrial areas.

SANTA BARBARA, CA (October 5, 2009) - "By 2015 we will see many robots in and around most companies sweeping, guarding and serving. These new robots will partly be introduced by the industrial robot companies who are broadening their scope and by new and innovative companies being very attractive employers for young engineers and IT specialists" says Arturo Baroncelli, of Comau Robotics, Italy.

“Due to the fact that the largest user group of industrial robots - car makers - will not return to high purchase volumes like in the past, robot manufacturers are putting more effort into the handling and green power segments, with a wide range of new applications" said Klaus M. Paulus, from MOTOMAN GmbH, Germany.

The new WorldRobotics report costs $750 but the abstracts can be read free by following the links on THE ROBOT REPORT. For careers, investments, science and technology, this is an industry to watch closely with a business mindset. The founder of a leading robotics company said about THE ROBOT REPORT: “...your site has been a mainstay of my presentations. It shows next-generation robotics as ‘a real business and not just a big playground.’”

THE ROBOT REPORT also compiles a proprietary tracking device, Robo-Stox(TM), which graphically compares worldwide publicly traded robotic stocks to the NASDAQ index - a comparison which clearly shows that the robotic stocks of the UK, the EU, Korea and Japan, with the assistance of strategic public-private consortiums, are surpassing the U.S. - particularly in the area of service robotics.


About The Robot Report
The Robot Report is a U.S. based research website focused on tracking the worldwide business of robotics and compiling and updating the most comprehensive database of public and private companies and research and educational facilities participating in the robotics industry.

There are over 100 news items and 1,100 robotic businesses and research links on the site. Bookmark and revisit often to keep current with this dynamic emerging industry.

(http://www.TheRobotReport.com).

Contact
Frank Tobe
805 895-4141
(
ftobe@TheRobotReport.com)


© 2009 The Robot Report. All rights reserved. ROBO-STOX™ is proprietary to The Robot Report.

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