What is ARM University Program? * Train future Engineers and encourage the use of ARM processors * Suitable for electronic engineering, computer science and related courses * Collaborating with Energy Micro to champion the latest, energy efficient ARM Cortex-M processors * A complete lab setup with teaching material and source code, free software tools, hardware tools and online training videos. The ARM University Program provides its training material and software tools, including the Keil MDK-ARM (Micro-controller Development Kit) Software Tools, free of charge to qualifying institutions to support teaching, laboratory work and educational research projects. Faculty requests for these materials should be addressed to university@arm.com This partnership with Energy Micro will add to the resources available and includes the EFM32 Gecko design tools and development kits. Complete bundles, containing 10 EFM32 Starter Kits, are being offered to academic institutions at a special price of $399. These bundles can be ordered from http://energymicro.com/university Energy Micro’s teaching materials for the EFM32 kits can also be downloaded from this link.

2. ARM and Energy Micro
University Program Partnership
ARM Cortex-M Microcontrollers

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What is ARM University Program?
 Train future Engineers and encourage the use of
ARM processors
 Suitable for electronic engineering, computer science
and related courses
 Collaborating with Energy Micro to champion the
latest, energy efficient ARM Cortex-M processors

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A complete lab-based course
 Teaching materials
 7 lectures developed with students – free download
 Step-by-step source code
 Free software tools
 ARM Keil Microcontroller Development Kit (MDK)
 Integrated development environment (IDE)
 Simplicity Studio software suite
 energyAware Profiler & Designer
 Hardware tools
 EFM32 Giant Gecko Starter Kits
 Train-the-trainer online resources
 Lizard Labs: free on-demand video training program for EFM32

5. Teaching Materials
Available at energymicro.com/university

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Course Content
 Documents and source code
 What is a microcontroller?
 Introduction to C coding
 Development Environment
 Interrupts, DMA and
Peripheral Reflex System
 Peripherals
 Energy and sleep modes
 Energy Optimization

7. Free Software Tools
MDK-ARM Pro Software Tools + Simplicity Studio

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Software Tools
 MDK-ARM Pro Software Tools
 Simple and easy to use for students
 Complete development environment
 Industry-standard ARM compiler, debugger, middleware
libraries, and RTX RTOS source code
 Node-locked or floating license schemes
 Simplicity Studio
 Battery Estimator: Plan and estimate current consumption
 Designer: Resolve pin-out and generate code
 Profiler: Real-time energy consumption debugging
 Manuals, Tutorial, Application Note, Source Code, Demos

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energyAware Profiler software tool
 Learn to optimize the energy consumption
 Watch the real-time current consumption on the PC
 Current consumption is related 1:1 with the actual code
 Profiling helps decide which function is draining the battery

12. Hardware Tools
EFM32 Giant Gecko Starter Kit development platform

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The EFM32 Giant Gecko STK
 USB interface to computer
 SEGGER programmer and debugger
 Advanced Energy Monitoring system
= Just plug into USB and play and you
have an energy efficiency lab

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EFM32 Giant Gecko STK
 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 processor with 1024 kB Flash memory
 High performance and large memory for programs
 Capacitive, Inductive, Resistive sensors (touch, metal, light)
 All typical analog sensors are ready to test
 LCD segment display, LED, Buttons
 Typical user interface and feedback
 Use it to debug your own prototypes
= complete kit from start, debug, prototype

15. Train-the-trainer
Kick-start the EFM32 Cortex-M learning process

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Online resources
 Lizard Labs
 Online free training program with videos
 Get started with EFM32 Cortex-M3 microcontrollers
 From level 1 to 4
 energymicro.com/lizard-labs/
 EFM32 Cortex-M forum
 Online microcontroller community
 Ask questions and learn from the experts
 Projects by users
 forum.energymicro.com

17. How to get started?

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University Lab Bundle = $399,-

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