You’re invited!  Join Atmel^® Tech on Tour at the University of Louisville/GE First Build for in-depth technical training in the state-of-the-art mobile trailer showroom. There is no cost to you, you get to learn directly from an Atmel Tech Expert, and you get an Atmel AVR ATMega328P Xplained Mini board to take home with you at the end of the training.  Interested?

Hands-on Training Overview

Atmel AVR XMEGA Robot Lab Course Summary
Here you will receive a basic introduction to microcontroller-based robotics using a simple two drive platform based on the Atmel AVR^® XMEGA^® A3BU Xplained microcontroller (MCU). Attendees will learn the basics of key MCU peripherals like timers and analog to digital convertors in implementing a simple collision avoidance robot.

Agenda / Course Outline
12:00 – 1:00 pm  Lunch and Session 1: Getting Started
This is an introduction to Atmel Studio and the AVR XMEGA A3BU Xplained MCU.  The first session will introduce you to the basics of Studio 6 by building a quick example project and then running it on the AVR XMEGA A3BU boards. 

1:00 – 3:30 pm    Lab Session 2: Controlling Servo Motors
The second lab session will introduce basic concepts as timers, interrupts and pulse width modulation as you learn how to control a standard servo motor. This training will be used to develop a basic 2 motor robot platform drive system.

3:30 – 5:00 pm    Lab Session 3: Sensing Objects and Avoiding Them
The last session will introduce the concept of Analog to Digital conversion. You will learn how to interface a simple IR distance sensor to the AVR XMEGA A3BU board and then use its data output to control the direction and path of the two wheel robot platform.

Prerequisites

Software Requirements

·        Atmel Studio 6.2

·        Wireshark Packet Sniffer will be provided

Hardware Requirements

Attendees are required to bring a laptop with Administrator right.  Atmel will NOT supply computers at the training.   Laptop must have at least one Internet port and one free USB host connector.

Evaluation Kits Requirements

As a participant, you will receive the Atmel AVR ATMega328P Xplained Mini board to take home with you and the end of the training session.  Retail value:  US $8.88

Atmel Tech on Tour is coming to you!

April 9, 2015