RF and Wireless Design Forum
June 24 2014. Williams F1 Conference Centre. Oxford.
PROGRAMME
Morning plenary presentations:
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9-45
Welcome and Introduction. Paul Barwick. Event Manager.
10-00
The Dyson Way: A brief history of Dyson, James’ story and the Dyson design
process. Dyson is synonymous with outstanding British design; the company prides itself
on engineering products which work in different and better ways than their
predecessors. James is best known as the inventor of the Dual Cyclone bag-less vacuum
cleaner, based on the principle of cyclonic separation; he is a design icon in his own right;
championing engineering inspiring young minds. The Dyson design process starts with
‘frustration’; looking at something and knowing that it can be improved. ‘Wrong thinking’ is
another Dyson philosophy; keeping an open mind to new ideas and having no fear of
failure.
Dr Caroline Simcock. CEng MEng (Hons) EngD MIMechW MIED PMP
Global Compliance and Approvals Manager.
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Dyson Ltd
10-20
Implementing an Ultra-Low Power Wireless Mesh for Sensor Networks: Wireless
sensor networks are one of the fastest growing sectors for wireless communications today.
Applications are driven by countless different market requirements and making a choice of
specific implementation requires a clear understanding of what the key objectives are in
terms of priorities at a system level and then defining a feature set to match those.
Competition in the sensor networking space is high and under inevitable cost pressure due
to volume potential but some networks need to be very special i.e. very low power and
highly available. This is only achievable by building some very specific techniques into the
DNA of the network architecture. Dust Networks, part of Linear Technology Corporation
has many man years invested into making this a reality in the form of a simple to implement,
positive out of box experience.
Tim Kirkman. Applications Engineer.
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Motiv8 Solutions
Linear Technology
10-40
ISM Radio for M2M / IOT applications: Long range radio performance & low power
consumption for low data bandwidth applications.
Thomas Sailer . Chief System Architect.
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AXSEM AG
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11-00 to 11-30 Coffee break Served in Piers Courage Suite
11-30
Unlocking the Embedded Intelligence within Gemalto M2M Cellular Modules:
Gemalto’s Embedded Cellular modems can do far more than make voice calls and connect
to the internet. This presentation explains how to unlock the full potential of your hardware
by utilising the “on board” Java capabilities to create a faster to deploy, more scalable and
ultimately more robust and reliable platform family.
Neil Bosworth. UK Country Manager.
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Gemalto M2M
11-50
Embedding the Internet of Things (IoT): Customer expectations are changing. The
Smartphone and Tablet have revolutionised how we communicate, monitor and control the
world around us. Machine to Machine (M2M) communication is considered an integral part
of the Internet of Things. Wireless connectivity to the Smartphone and Tablet coupled with
the advent of the Cloud are enabling a broader class of application and with them new
embedded design challenges.
But what does this mean for the humble embedded designer? How can we leverage this
technology to enhance our products? Which technology is right for my application?
Ian Pearson. Senior Applications Engineer
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Microchip
12-10
Analog Devices Software Defined Radio Platforms: Software-defined radio (SDR) is a
radio communication system that utilizes software protocols to replace hardwired
components offering greater flexibility and security especially in the areas of military
communications. Since SDR systems rely heavily on software there is a greater emphasis
placed on the computational power of the FPGA or embedded processor at the core of the
system. It is vital to optimize the interfaces between the FPGA/digital processor and
analog/mixed signal side of the board to achieve peak performance for those mission
critical applications.
This session will be supported by the SDR workshop later in the day.
David McCarthy. Applications Engineer.
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12-30 to 1-50 Buffet Lunch. Served in Piers Courage Suite
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Analog Devices
Afternoon Workshops:
Workshop Room 1
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1-50
Getting started with Java in an M2M environment: Featuring real world demonstrations
of Java based control systems, attendees will be shown how to get programming using a
Java enabled Gemalto M2M Concept board.
Andy Gilbert. Principal Technology Consultant. Java Embedded Global Sales Unit.
ORACLE
Simon Mullenger. Senior Technical Consultant M2M.
Gemalto M2M
Hosted by Avnet Embedded
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2-40 to 3-10 Coffee Break served in Piers Courage Suite
3-10
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Optimising Edge Hardware Performance: An insight into how to effectively and efficiently
connect M2M cellular devices and the management options available. This is a must attend
workshop for engineers/IT professionals looking to ensure real world understanding of
connection techniques, best practises and how to realise the management benefits of
deployed cellular products. This workshop will be a technical demo of the product and
platform which will clearly outline the benefits to an organisation with deployed
routers/assets.
Neil Carey Director of Sales EMEA
Multitech
Workshop Room 2
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1-50
Practical Demonstration of live Dust Networks Solution: A live network with hardware
demonstrating live GUI based illustration of the formation of a mesh network with uplink
data from sensors and downlink to mesh elements (motes). Candidates will be able to
interact with a live network and take a first-hand look at hardware and see practical
implementations of energy harvesting powered network elements. This will be carried out
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using the standard demo kit from Dust Networks plus some recent innovations in sensor
and mote integration developed by the applications team.
Tim Kirkman. Applications Engineer.
Linear Technology UK Ltd
Hosted by Arrow
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2-40 to 3-10 Coffee Break served in Piers Courage Suite
3-10
Software Defined Radio Workshop: This workshop combines the high-speed analog
signal chain from RF to baseband with FPGA-based digital signal processing for wireless
communications. The instructor-led demo will visualize the high-speed analog signal chain,
direct conversion radio architecture, the high-speed data converter interface and FPGAbased digital signal processing for software defined radio. The technical expert from Analog
Devices will use the latest generation Analog Devices high-speed data converters, RF and
clocking devices, along with Xilinx Zynq™-7000 SoC.
You will see how to rapidly prototype your software defined radio using Analog Devices RF
transceivers together with FPGAs. A comprehensive model of the entire transceiver built
using MathWorks tools will be used for testing different scenarios and for optimizing the
design of the baseband algorithms. Automatic HDL code generation will then be used to
rapidly deploy new algorithms into the software defined radio platform.
Ching Man. Applications Engineer
Analog Devices
Hosted by Mouser
Workshop Room 3
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1-50
DECT/ULE and how it can be applied to smart home devices:
The mature DECT technology has recently evolved in the creation of an ultra-low power
variant, re-using the data channels of DECT for home automation, security, and climate
control. This workshop will provide an overview of the technology, key benefits, latest
standardization updates, and with a view into the development environments available.
Ruth Wilson. VP EU Sales & Marketing.
2-40 to 3-10 Coffee Break. Served in Piers Courage Suite
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DSP Group
Hosted by CODICO
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3-10
Wireless in your embedded system
We all know how important wireless connectivity is to our embedded designs. But how do
we leverage the myriad wireless technologies to perform everything from the simple pointto-point cable replacement right up to a fully connected, cloud enabled network sensor
system. This session will demonstrate and discuss how and when to use Bluetooth ™, WiFi™ and other wireless technologies to wirelessly enable your IoT products.
Ian Pearson. Senior Applications Engineer.
Microchip
Hosted by Rutronik
Exhibitor and Networking area:
Adaptive Modules, Arrow, Avnet Embedded, Alpha Micro, CODICO, Rutronik,
Mouser, Outsource Electronics, Scott Cables, Coilcraft, iED, DSP Group
Linear Technology, Gemalto, Oracle, Axsem, Analog Devices, Microchip,
Multi-tech Systems, Telit.
If you would like further information about participating in a Motiv8 Technology Forum then please
contact:Paul Barwick. Event & Technical Manager. paul@motiv8uk.com
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