Technical Training

Reduce your development time by taking hands-on training with our experienced application engineers at your site or ours. Class sizes are kept small and the curriculum can be tailored to your specific needs, often at no extra cost. To register, please read the training requirements, then complete and fax in this training registration form, or contact your local sales representative.

For more information, download the Training Datasheet (pdf).

Standard workshops include: SDR-2000, SDR-3000, SDR-4000, Software Communications Architecture (SCA), SDR-3000 MRDP/SDR-3002 IMRDP, HCDR-1000, and System Orientation.

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Standard Training Workshops

Workshop Name Description Prerequisite
SDR-2000 Platform
(2 days)

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

  • Design, develop, build and run real-time applications
  • Understand common programming techniques
  • Program the Xeon server and module-based I/O products
  • Program with Spectrum’s quicComm™ Software library

Topics Typically Covered

  • SDR-2000 System Presentation
  • quicComm Software for SDR-2000
  • SDR-2000 Hardware
  • FPGA Wrapper
  • Booting the System and running an Application
  • Rebuilding the Application
  • SDR-2000 Hands-on Exercises
  • System Application Development
  • Design, build and run an FPGA Application
Familiarity with
  • Microsoft Windows XP
  • Xilinx's ISE FPGA Development Tools for Virtex-4 devices is recommended
Information about training for these products is available on the Xilinx web sites. Prior knowledge in these areas will help with the learning curve.
SDR-3000 Platform
(2 days)

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

  • Design, develop, build and run real-time applications
  • Understand common programming techniques
  • Program the PRO-3500, PRO-3100 and transition module-based I/O products
  • Program with Spectrum’s quicComm™ Software library
  • Use third-party software supplied with SDR-3000, including Wind River® Tornado/VxWorks®

Topics Typically Covered

  • SDR-3000 System Presentation
  • quicComm Software for SDR-3000
  • TM1-3300 Hardware
  • PRO-3100 Hardware
  • Sand FPGA Wrapper
  • Booting the System and running an Application
  • Rebuilding the Application
  • PRO-3100 Hands-on Exercises
  • PRO-3500 Hardware
  • System Application Development
  • Design, build and run a Sand FPGA Application
  • Introduction to CORBA
  • Introduction to the Software Communications Architecture (SCA)
  • PRO-3500 Programming Exercises
  • CORBA Exercises
Familiarity with Wind River's Tornado 2.x Development Tools for VxWorks 5.x and Xilinx’s ISE FPGA Development Tools for Virtex II devices is recommended.

Information about training for these products is available on the Wind River and Xilinx web sites. Prior knowledge in these areas is highly recommend to help with the learning curve.
SDR-4000 Platform
(2 days)

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

  • Design, develop, build and run real-time applications
  • Understand common programming techniques
  • Program the PRO-4600 and module-based I/O products
  • Program with Spectrum’s quicComm™ Software library
  • Use third-party software supplied with SDR-4000, including Green Hills® INTEGRITY®/MULTI® or Wind River® Tornado®/VxWorks®

Topics Typically Covered

  • SDR-4000 System Presentation
  • quicComm Software for SDR-4000
  • PRO-4600 Hardware
  • FPGA Wrapper
  • Booting the System and running an Application
  • Rebuilding the Application
  • PRO-4600 Hands-on Exercises
  • XMC-33xx I/O Hands-on Exercises (if purchased)
  • System Application Development
  • Design, build and run an FPGA Application
Familiarity with
  • Wind River's Tornado 2.x Development Tools for VxWorks 5.x
  • GreenHill's Integrity O/S and Development Tools
  • Xilinx's ISE FPGA Development Tools for Virtex-4 devices is recommended
Information about training for these products is available on the Wind River, Green Hills and Xilinx web sites. Prior knowledge in these areas are highly recommend to help with the learning curve.
Software
Communications
Architecture
(SCA) on
Spectrum Platforms:
» SDR-2000
» SDR-3000
» SDR-4000
 (4 days)

An intensive workshop that includes the curriculum of the SDR-2000, SDR-3000 or SDR-4000 Platform workshop along with the Software Communications Architecture training that includes:

  • Design, develop, build and run SCA compliant waveforms
  • Understand a practical approach to developing waveforms while avoiding pitfalls when working with the SCA
  • Program the the SDR-2000 Waveform Design Studio (WDS), PRO-3500, PRO-3100, or PRO-4600 and module-based I/O products for SCA applications
  • Use third-party software supplied with your platform:
    • SDR-2000 WDS: Microsoft Windows XP, TAO CORBA, and Harris SCA Core Framework
    • SDR-3000: Tornado/VxWorks, TAO CORBA, and Harris SCA Core Framework
    • SDR-4000: INTEGRITY/MULTI, OIS ORBexpress® RT, CRC SCA Core Framework and SCARI tools

Topics Typically Covered

  • SCA Background
  • CORBA Introduction
  • SCA Introduction and Overview
  • Harris dmTK Overview
  • Booting the System and running a simple SCA application
  • Spectrum’s SCA BSP
  • Domain Profile
  • IDL Overview
  • Rebuilding and modifying the simple SCA application
  • Harris dmTK Configuration
  • SCA General API
  • SCA Security API
  • Running, rebuilding and modifying a SCA waveform application
Workshop on your respective Spectrum Platform:
» SDR-2000 Workshop
» SDR-3000 Workshop
» SDR-4000 Workshop
SDR-3000 MRDP/
SDR-3002 IMRDP Orientation
(1 day) 		An orientation workshop designed to augment our SDR-3000 training and allow customers to develop skills in using the DRT2110 and DRT4001 front-end transceivers. Familiarity with Wind River's Tornado 2.x Development Tools for VxWorks 5.x and Xilinx’s ISE FPGA Development Tools for Virtex II devices is recommended.

Information about training for these products is available on the Wind River and Xilinx web sites. Prior knowledge in these areas is highly recommend to help with the learning curve.
HCDR-1000 Platform
(2 days)

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

  • Design, develop, build and run real-time applications
  • Understand common programming techniques
  • Program the PRO-1900, ePMC-PPC and ePMC based I/O products (note: this material is customizable to your specific configuration)
  • Program with Spectrum’s quicComm™ library
  • Use third-party software supplied with HCDR-100X, including Tornado/VxWorks

Topics Typically Covered:

  • quicComm and Software Stack
  • PRO-1900/1901 Hardware
  • ePMC-PPC Hardware
  • vxWorks and Tornado for HCDR-100X
  • ePMC I/O Hardware
  • Introduction to quicComm-Remote and CORBA
  • Spectrum’s FPGA Wrapper for ePMC-8120
  • Booting the System and running an Application
  • Rebuilding the Application
  • PRO-1900/1901 Hands-on Exercises
  • ePMC I/O Hands-on Exercises
Familiarity with Wind River's Tornado 2.x Development Tools for VxWorks 5.x and Xilinx’s ISE FPGA Development Tools for Virtex II devices is recommended.

Information about training for these products is available on the Wind River and Xilinx web sites. Prior knowledge in these areas is highly recommend to help with the learning curve.
System Orientation
(2 days)

This is an orientation workshop for Spectrum products not covered by the above SDR and HCDR workshops

Topics Typically Covered

  • Descriptions of over-all system functions and data paths
  • Demonstrations of the Development Tools
  • Training on how to run and rebuild software examples
  • Formal training modules (presentations and hands-on)
Product dependant
 

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