Interactive Design Tutorials

University Webinars

Learn why real-time operating systems (RTOS) are important for modern IoT projects. RTOS accelerates development schedules by eliminating the need to create basic system software functions from scratch. Mark Easley will share information on great low cost ways to introduce the excitement of electronics and integrating wireless connectivity with IoT examples.

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The TI Robotics System Learning Kit (TI-RSLK) is a low-cost robotics kit and classroom curriculum, which provides students with a deeper understanding of how electronic system designs work. Teaching systems-thinking through robotics, the TI-RSLK is an effective means for students to get a hands-on learning experience of engineering topics that span electrical, mechanical and computer science concepts. Learn more about TI-RSLK.

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This webinar takes students and educators through a practical design process:

Finding the right power source
Defining their load requirements
Understanding voltage regulator types and how they work
Using WEBENCH Power Designer to find the regulators that best fit their project

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mmWave is a sensing technology for detection of objects and providing the range, velocity and angle of these objects. It is a contactless-technology which operates in the spectrum between 30 GHz - 300 GHz.

Join & learn how you can leverage mmWave sensor solutions to develop automotive and industrial system level solutions.

What you will learn from this webinar:

Introduction to mmWave sensing
TI mmWave sensor solutions
Applications using mmWave sensors
TI mmWave sensor platform for system development
Introduction to mmWave tools, reference designs, hardware and software solutions

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This webinar looks at the characteristics of inductors used in DC-DC power converters and how they influence performance, including:

Introducing the TI-PMLK BUCK-Wurth Elektronik Edition learning kit
Highlighting test board with two buck regulators
Investigating the impacts of magnetics with the experiment book

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Learning to program on a microcontroller is becoming an important skill for all engineering students. Energia takes industry leading hardware and tools, and combines them with Arduino-compatible programming language. This webinar is meant to ensure you are successful in deploying Energia in your classroom. By the end of this webinar, you will learn:

Why are universities switching from Arduino to Energia?
What are the popular hardware and software platforms universities are using?
How are universities painlessly switching from Arduino to Energia?
What are the tips and tricks in deploying Energia in classes with over 1,000 students?
Where do you go for technical support?

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Teaching students how to properly power their electronics is critical to an Electrical and Computer Engineering education. During this webinar, Texas Instruments will highlight the tools and methods available to teach Power Electronics, from a beginner-level ‘project in a box’ to a multi-board set up using open-sourced curriculum and a full suite of test equipment.

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Power Design

This is useful when learning power management. TIer Ryan Manack introduces three popular power converter circuits: the linear regulator, the buck converter and the boost converter. Common applications for each topology are included as well as a compare and contrast of linear versus switching regulators.

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This power overview identifies the four major components needed in power converter design: inductors, capacitors, diodes and MOSFETs. Each component is defined, and several common considerations for use in power circuits are included.

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This overview highlights the importance of power electronics in our everyday lives. TIer Ryan Manack defines both power and energy, and discusses how energy sources are converted into electricity before being distributed in macro and micro settings. Power distribution creates the need for better power conversion, including voltage regulators and linear regulators.

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This power overview focuses on applying control to power converter circuits, including the principle of negative feedback, and recognizing several benefits to feedback. TIer Ryan Manackintroduces high-level overviews of three popular power supply control methods – Hysteretic, Voltage Mode Control and Current Mode Control. Each control technique’s advantages and disadvantages are listed, as well as comparisons between the three methods.

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Low Power Microcontrollers

Supplement low-power microcontroller coursework with this 11-part series and learn about the challenges faced by many developers today of maintaining or improving battery operating life while simultaneously increasing a device’s capabilities. Each learning module is approximately seven minutes long.

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Data Converters

Digital to analog converters (DACs) do what the name implies -- convert digital data (usually binary) into an analog signal (current, voltage, or electric charge).

Learn where code-to-code glitch in precision DACs originates from, what you can do to mitigate it, and why it matters.

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Digital to analog converters (DACs) do what the name implies -- convert digital data (usually binary) into an analog signal (current, voltage, or electric charge).

Some precision DACs have inherent DC errors, but you don't have to live with them. Learn about the benefits of, and method for, calibrating gain and offset errors out of a precision DAC.

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In this video, you will learn about the basic DC specifications of precision DACs. We begin by introducing the ideal DAC transfer function. Then we discuss the errors that cause a DAC to deviate from ideal, such as:

Offset and zero-code error
Gain error
Differential non-linearity (DNL)
Integral non-linearity (INL)

We finish by discussing total unadjusted error (TUE), which is an effective way to summarize the DC errors of a DAC.

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Systems

One of the key systems in a solar energy harvester is a solar inverter. This is a three-part tutorial, no more than seven minutes each, which gives you a quick understanding of how to design an energy harvesting system using solar inverters and, gate drivers, along with the top three parameters that need to be considered when selecting an isolator for a solar inverter design.

Learn about TI’s solutions for solar inverters

Sidekick is a collection of popular components for DIY projects. It is easy to create custom breadboard circuits that can interface with a development kit. This kit is fully compatible with all TI LaunchPad™ development kits.

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Online Learning

University Webinars

Why real-time operating systems are important for modern IoT projects

First year engineering experience with robotics

Power your project

mmWave sensors & applications

Understanding inductor characteristics using a new hands-on learning kit

The instructor guide to Energia

TI tools for learning power electronics

Introduction to programming the TI-RSLK with Energia

Power Design

Introduction to Power Topologies

Introduction to Power Components

Introduction to Power Electronics

Introduction to Power Control Theory

Low Power Microcontrollers

Learning series: MSP432™ Low-Power + High Performance MCUs

Data Converters

Lessons on Precision DACs: Code-to-code glitch

Lessons on Precision DACs: Calibration

Precision DACs: AC Specifications

Systems

Solar Inverters

Sidekick Basic Kit for TI LaunchPad (Seeed Studio)