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News Release from: RapidIO Trade Association
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 20 April 2007
Training course on RapidIO technology
A RapidIO Technology training curriculum that will provide hands-on training for designers employing RapidIO technology in high-performance systems.
The RapidIO Trade Association and Embedded Planet have partnered to create a RapidIO Technology training curriculum that will provide hands-on training for designers employing RapidIO technology Embedded Planet will build on its years of professional training experience, first-hand knowledge of RapidIO design processes, and input from the RapidIO Trade Association members to develop and deliver a set of high-quality training courses
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 Dec 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The RapidIO ecosystem continues to grow as OEMs and ODMs discover the powerful benefits of designing with RapidIO technology", says Tom Cox, Executive Director of the RapidIO trade association.
"With this new training curriculum from Embedded Planet, independent testing through RIOLAB, more than a hundred products, and a growing trade association community, designers have everything they need to create high-performance systems".
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The training program is designed for engineers designing with Serial RapidIO for the first time as well as for experienced designers seeking to hone their knowledge and keep abreast of RapidIO technology developments.
The courses, RapidIO Hardware Design and RapidIO Software Design, are comprehensive two-day sessions, which focus on both the RapidIO 1.3 and the imminent the RapidIO 2.0 specifications.
The curriculum provides an overview of Serial RapidIO, packet switching, as well as design tips for the logical, transport and physical layers.
The program can be combined into an in-depth four-day course.
"Embedded Planet is pleased to be working with the RapidIO Trade Association to deliver training on a technology that is becoming increasingly important in the creation of next generation embedded systems", says Mike McCullough, Director of Professional Services for Embedded Planet.
"Quality training is a vital component of enabling engineers to reach high levels of productivity quickly and meet today's demanding product schedules".
"Our experience in training, software, and hardware development allows us to deliver a unique training course that covers the breadth of issues facing engineers designing with RapidIO technology".
Embedded Planet's trainers have been developing and providing training programs for more than a decade, helping embedded systems developers as they produce world-class software and systems on schedule and within tight budget constraints.
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