TI Embedded Labs

Accelerating ADAS with vision-based AI on TI processors

This session explores how TI's AM62A and TDA4VH processors can enable all levels of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) applications, such as parking assistance, drowsiness detection and forward collision warning. Learn how heterogeneous accelerators enable complex vision artificial intelligence (AI) models to interpret interior and exterior environments, meeting safety and regulatory requirements such as the European Union's General Safety Regulation while delivering scalable, high-performance solutions. 

C2000™ F29 MCUs: Enabling edge AI for intelligent condition monitoring and virtual sensing

This session explores how TI enables automotive edge artificial intelligence (AI) on C2000™ F29 microcontrollers (MCUs) to enhance value in onboard chargers and traction inverters. F29 MCUs deliver exceptional performance for control and safety applications while leveraging parallel processing capabilities for edge AI. We'll examine intelligent condition monitoring for predictive maintenance and demonstrate how virtual sensing can reduce costs while improving performance.

Scalable connectivity for every protocol, from smart homes to smart grids

This session introduces TI's comprehensive connectivity platform supporting multiple protocols including Bluetooth® Low Energy, Zigbee®, Thread, Matter and Wi-Sun. You will learn how to select the best protocol for applications ranging from consumer electronics to industrial grid infrastructures, accelerating the development of intelligent connected products. The presentation provides practical guidance for implementing connectivity as a core system component rather than just an add-on feature.

How designing with AM26 MCUs for Ethernet ring architectures simplifies zone architectures

This session explores the benefits of an automotive Ethernet ring architecture in zone architectures, including deterministic, low-latency communication and 1Gb bandwidth with packet safety redundancy. Learn how to implement this technology using AM26 microcontrollers, integrated Ethernet switches and turnkey software solutions.

Multiaxis servo-control solutions for precise robotic automation using PRUs

This session showcases how TI's programmable real-time units (PRUs) in the industrial communication subsystem (ICSS) enable deterministic, precision motor control. See how the PRU-ICSS architecture drives as many as six motors simultaneously with integrated position sensing, current monitoring, pulse-width modulation generation and features to help you meet functional safety requirements. We'll demonstrate how these programmable cores synchronize multiaxis motion with external timers or industrial communication protocols, delivering the real-time performance essential for advanced automation and robotics.

Controlling motor designs with TI’s SimpleLink™ wireless MCUs

Motor designs are increasingly adding wireless intelligence, using radio communication not just to control movement but to monitor and report performance in real time. This session explores how SimpleLink™ CC2340 and CC2755 wireless microcontrollers (MCUs) combine motor-control logic with bidirectional 2.4GHz communication. We'll walk through the SimpleLink F3 software development kit and device features that help you cut costs, reduce power consumption, and streamline development across a range of motor types and radio protocols.

Preparing for cybersecurity regulations: 3 steps to take now

Cybersecurity regulations such as the European Union Cyber Resilience Act will soon affect all businesses shipping products with digital elements to Europe. These rules could disrupt the ability to sell existing products, creating challenges for unprepared manufacturers and opportunities for those who act now. It starts with understanding the impact on currently used components (a list larger than you may expect), and adding infrastructures for security management and vulnerability reporting. In this session, you'll learn what steps to take to help you prepare and gain a competitive advantage as enforcement deadlines approach.

Scalable safety architectures in MCUs and MPUs for ASIL D (ISO 26262) and SIL 3 (IEC 61508) systems

Designing safety-critical systems to meet Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) D per International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 26262 or Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 per International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61508 requires reliable, scalable architectures using both microcontrollers (MCUs) and microprocessors (MPUs). This session explores how to leverage each product's strengths, along with architectural choices and safety mechanisms, to meet stringent functional safety requirements.

Accelerating embedded development with TI's zero-code and GUI-based tools

This session provides an overview of TI's comprehensive ecosystem of foundational and application-specific software and hardware, designed for simplicity, time to market and accessibility. You will see how everyone – from hobbyists to engineers – can quickly develop embedded applications using our GUI-based tools such as SysConfig and SmartRF™ Studio, zero-code tools for real-time control, and strategic partner offerings for safety and security solutions like Automotive Open System Architecture and hardware security modules.

How real-time edge processing in MSPM0+ MCUs extends battery life in medical ECG monitoring

This session explores how machine learning and neural networks enhance signal processing, covering curve fitting, noise removal and signal classification. We'll present a example from the medical sector of an electrocardiogram (ECG) arrhythmia classification using MSPM0+ microcontrollers with edge artificial intelligence, showing how hardware acceleration can improve performance and efficiency in medical devices.

Breakthroughs in Wi-Fi®-powered presence detection 

The session explores Wi-Fi sensing technology, including channel-state indication techniques, with practical applications and network configurations. We'll compare Wi-Fi sensing to radar and passive infrared technologies while examining future developments, along with the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers 802.11 standard's role in advancing this technology. You'll learn how to transform building automation by using TI Wi-Fi products to add presence detection without extra hardware costs.

Advancing real-time industrial automation with Siemens' Profinet RT/IRT stack on AM26 MCUs

This session highlights TI's Profinet differentiation using the on-chip industrial communication subsystem (ICSS), featuring an optimized Siemens stack from 8MB to approximately 1MB while enabling all features of Profinet Real-Time/Isochronous Real-Time (RT/IRT), including fast startup, shared devices, redundancy and media redundancy-planned duplication. Learn how our Profinet-certified microcontrollers (MCUs) accelerate time to market, and how our upcoming certified communication module will simplify adding real-time industrial networking to any application using the unified common hardware extraction layer.

Combining radar and sensor fusion in safety-critical, in-cabin automotive applications

This session examines how camera-radar fusion enhances occupant monitoring by combining visual recognition with radar's precise detection capabilities. This integrated approach delivers reliable performance across various conditions, helping automakers meet evolving safety regulations. Learn how this complementary technology pairing enhances monitoring systems for modern vehicle safety applications.

Replacing ASICs with TI MCUs for advanced analog integration in sensing applications

This session covers the advanced analog peripherals in Arm Cortex-M0+ microcontrollers (MCUs) and how they can replace application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), analog front-end products, or both. We'll demonstrate replacements in applications such as circuit breakers, field transmitters, energy meters and glucose meters, while highlighting ecosystem tools that accelerate design processes.

Technology trends and solutions for real-time motor control in appliances and power tools

The global household appliance market is surging toward 5 billion units by 2029, driven by demand for enhanced performance and features at lower costs. The session introduces technologies for appliances and power tools, including vibration management, high starting torque with speeds >100,000 rpm, low acoustic noise, motor parameter identification, artificial intelligence-powered weight detection and Underwriters Laboratories compliance, helping you innovate and accelerate time to market. 

Ensuring seamless portability across MCU platforms with TI's Zephyr ecosystem

This session highlights TI's Zephyr ecosystem, emphasizing its advantages for application development and seamless portability across microcontroller (MCU) platforms. We'll present examples enabled by our Zephyr software portfolio, including electronic shelf labels, Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE) Bluetooth Mesh and upcoming support for Bluetooth LE audio. We'll also share how our investments in Zephyr-based testing, using tools such as Twister for automation and validation, ensure reliable solutions across platforms.