1. © DSP Valley 2004 DSP Valley Adviseerdienst voor herconfigureerbare ingebedde systemen (Advies) Advisory Service for Reconfigurable Embedded systems Introduction Advies Filiep Vincent Project Manager eSW Seminar Embedded Systems & Mobile Applications 7 September 2004

2. September 2004 - 2 Networkorganisation with focus on design of DSP and embedded systems vzw, °1998 (IMEC, PTCL and KU Leuven) Members Industry (spin-off, SME, large international company) R&D organisations (HS, universities and IMEC)  In total 36 (20 ind, 9 R&D en 7 Assoc) Technology domains Digital image processing Digital sound processing Telecommunications en navigation Sensor controlled systems Staff: 4 DSP Valley in short…

3. September 2004 - 3 The story … ADVIES

4. September 2004 - 4 Goal To provide… easy … fast … low-cost … independent technological advice in the design of re-configurable embedded systems Target Audience: Small to large corporations who are no specialist in the provided technological know-how. Embedded systems are part of or could be of major importance to the product. Services: Assist in making trade-offs, especially in the conception phase of product design. Guidance during implementation Help in finding suitable engineering partner

5. September 2004 - 5 Know-how … Assembler, C, C++, GCC, Java, VB, Delphi, VHDL, Verilog, Modelsim, Xilinx ISE, Altera Quartus, Synplify, Leon SPARC, OpenRisc, NIOS, Microblaze, Altera Excalibur, Virtex II PRO, Avalon, AMBA, Coreconnect, Wishbone, FLASH, SDRAM, Opencores, ATE/IDE, LAN, USB,.NET, C/C++ systeemontwerp, Redboot, Soft/Hardcore FPGA, Camera interfacing, eCos, Agenttechnologie, XML, Java beans, RT Operating Systems, personeelsplanning SW, Linux, Mobiele applicaties, datatransmissie, EMC, Analoge elektronica, Radio, Foutcorrectie, 8-16-32 bit processoren, CPLD, PCB design, Veldbussen, CAN, LIN, MOST, RS485, Regelsystemen, BT, WLAN, GSM, GPRS, GPS, Zigbee, …

6. September 2004 - 6 Different Types Technical Advice (TA) Short duration Typically resolved within 1 day Activities: consulting knowledge of immediate colleagues. Output Mail, short document, some web links Detailed Technical Advice (GTA) +2 days of effort (max 10 days) Activities: research, experiments, consulting expert Output GTA report Demo … KMO: 80% subsidized, GO: 50% Follow-up

7. September 2004 - 7 Also provided Project Oriented Advice Activities of longer duration than technical advice, more particular guidance during implementation of a provided advice. Help submitting a funding request Help during execution of an innovating project Finding a suitable partner Help submitting a European funding request Information distribution / Stimulating Innovation Website Database

8. September 2004 - 8 Organistion Question … Kurt Herremans Tom Tierens Joris Maervoet IRL, E-mail, Phone Technical Advice Detailed Technical Advice Network

9. September 2004 - 9 Our locations Leuven Mechelen Gent

10. September 2004 - 10 Get in touch … Start? October 2004 Information? Interested? Need advice ? Email: Advies@dspvalley.comAdvies@dspvalley.com Phone: +32 16 288 408 (Kurt Herremans)