Firmware Tutorials Schedule F2021

Tutorial	Date + Presenter	Topics	Purpose	Homework	Links
Firmware 101: Welcome to Midnight Sun Firmware!	Saturday Sept 11th, 2021 Mitchell	Introduction to Firmware Systems Overview How we are working remotely?	High-level and general introduction for new and interested members.
Firmware 102: Firmware 101 Continued!	Saturday Sept 18th, 2021 Mitchell	Project Overview Controller Boards Project Structure: Writing code, data structures, etc. Testing and Validation Collaboration: GitHub	To familiarize new members with the tools we use as well as the GPIO and Software required for development.	Follow the “Software 101” Tutorial [LINK] (Optional) In preparation for next tutorial or for your own interest, you can watch the following videos: GPIO Interrupts ADCs	C Programming Git Shell Make sure to watch Part 1 and Part 2
Firmware 103: Introduction to Hardware Libraries	Saturday Sept 25th, 2021 Avery	Datasheets GPIO Interrupts ADCs	To familiarize members with the integration between Firmware and Software, required hardware libraries, and embedded ports basics.	Datasheets & Hardware Schematics Worksheet Tutorial Project 1: Buttons and ADCs (Optional) In preparation for next tutorial or for your own interest, you can watch the following videos: CAN	Sample Datasheet for AFE GPIO Interrupts ADCs
Firmware 104: Inter-board Communication	Saturday Oct 2nd, 2021 Mitchell	CAN Code Generation I²C & SPI	Understanding communication protocols.	Tutorial Project 2: CAN Read written tutorial for Code Generation Validation Task Assignments	CAN Codegen Tooling
Firmware 105: Architecture	Saturday Oct 9th, 2021 Avery	FSMs Event Queues Architecture	Understanding the architecture of a firmware project.	(Optional) Review tutorial videos.	FSM/Event Queue Centre Console
Firmware 106: MSXIV’s Firmware (New this term!)	Saturday Oct 16th, 2021 Ryan	General overview of each project How the car turns on, turns off, drives, charges, etc.	A high-level understanding of how the MSXIV firmware system works.	TBD	TBD