Call for Participation Revised 3 Feb 2009

National Conference on Low Power Embedded Systems

Feb 19-20, 2009
Sponsored by
Cranes Software
Technical
Sponsorship:
Texas
Instruments

Cranes Software

IEEE
Circuits
and
Systems,
Bangalore
Chapter
Supported
by
JSS
Academy of
Technical
Education
Visweswaray
a
Technologica
l University
VTU
e-Learning
Centre

JSS Academy of
Technical
Education

IEEE Circuits
and Systems
Society,
Bangalore
Chapter and
IEEE Bangalore
Section

Visweswaraya
Technological
University
Venue JSS Academy of Technical Education, Uttarahalli-Kengeri Main Road,
Bangalore
General Chairs:

Registration Chairs:

Ashfaq Ibrahim, Cranes Software

C.P. Ravikumar, Texas Instruments
India

Imran Sayeed, Cranes Software

Sri Hari Prasad, Texas Instruments
Prof. P.M. Shivakumar Swamy, JSS ATE

Organizing Committee:

Patrons:

Imran Sayeed, Cranes Software

Chander Bhusan Goel, Texas
Instruments
Ramesh Ramamritham, Texas
Instruments
T.N. Nagabhusan, VTU
Prof. Aravamudhan V, JSS ATE
Prof. Shira G. Rao, JSS ATE
Prof. Sholapur, JSS ATE

Prof. H.C. Khincha, Vice Chancellor, Visveswaraya Technological

University
Prof. M.H. Dhananjaya, Director (T), JSSMVP, Mysore
Dr. Biswadeep Mitra, Managing Director, Texas Instruments India
Prof. A.N.N. Murthy, Principal, JSS Academy of Technical Education

Contacts:
For registration-related queries or for queries about the venue, please contact Prof. P.M. Shivakumar Swamy
(94487-68635 or +91 80 28603425.) If you wish to FAX the registration forms, send them to +91-80-2860 3706 or
2860 4646.

Advance Technical Program:

Feb 19, 2009

(Thursday)
8.30 am 9.30 am

Registration and Breakfast

Tutorial on Low
Power Embedded
Systems

Low Power Embedded Systems: Hardware, Software, and

Applications Tutorial
Speakers Chander Bhushan Goel, Texas Instruments; Dr. K. Rajan,
IISc, Bangalore; and Mr. Vasant, Cranes Software
Embedded systems are found in all walks of life starting from the toothbrush to
electronic meters to automotives. Most embedded systems run on battery power.
Maintenance of the batteries is either difficult or impossible in most applications.
Changing batteries is also undesirable from the viewpoint of the environment. Modern
semiconductor technology has design techniques have evolved to meet the power
challenge. Power management is used to reduce power dissipation in both normal and
standby modes of operation. Software is written to take advantage of low-power modes
of operation to accomplish the task under time constraints. In this tutorial, a
comprehensive overview of low power design techniques will be provided. The tutorial
will include demonstration of software techniques and applications of the Texas
Instruments MSP430 microcontroller.

9.30 am 11.00 am
11.00 am 11.15
am

Tutorial

Coffee Break

11.15 am 1.15 pm

Tutorial Continues

1.15 pm 2.00 pm

Lunch

2.00 pm 3.30 pm

Tutorial Continues

3.30 pm 3.45 pm

Coffee Break

3.45 pm 4.30 pm

Tutorial Continues

4.30 pm 6.00 pm

Panel Discussion on Teaching Low Power Embedded Systems in

Indian Universities Challenges and Solutions
Where does a course on Low Power Embedded System Design belong
in a UG or PG curriculum? How can we address the interdisciplinary
nature of the course? What training is necessary to empower faculty
members? What opportunities exist for graduates specializing in
low-power embedded systems? What are the industrys needs? The panel
will discuss these issues and more! Audience participation is encouraged.

Moderator C.P. Ravikumar, Texas Instruments

Panelists Panelists include C.R. Venugopal, Chairman, Board of Studies, VTU;
Sumedha Limaye, Program Manager for Microcontroller Development, Texas
Instruments;

Feb 20, 2009 (Friday)

8.30 am 9.30 am

Registration

9.30 am 10.30 am

Inauguration by Honorable Vice Chancellor of VTU,

Prof. H.C. Khincha.
Prof. Dhananjaya will preside over the function.

10.30 am 11.00 am

Coffee Break

11.00 am 11.45 am

Low Power Embedded Systems for Medical

Applications Shyam Vasudev, Philips India.

11.45 am 12.30 pm

Embedded Applications of Low-Power

Microcontrollers Present and Future.
Prohor Chowdhury, Texas Instruments, Bangalore.

12.30 pm 1.30 pm

Lunch Break

1.30 pm 2.00 pm

Low Power RF for a High Power Career!

Ravikumar Ramanathan, Tessolve

2.00 pm 2.30 pm

Introduction to IEM (Intelligent Energy Manager.

Harsha Kumar, ARM

2.30 pm 3.30 pm

Time for visiting Exhibits

3.30 pm 4.00 pm

Coffee Break

Student Presentations
4.00 pm 5.30 pm

Wireless Fetal Heartbeat Monitoring

System Kumara Shama, Abinash
Prusty, Sonu Josh, Neelima M.,
Manipal Institute of Technology,
Karnataka.
Smart Sole with Auditory and Visual Feedback for
Stroke Affected Patients, B.Gowda., Pranab
Purkayastha, Manipal Institute of Technology,
Karnataka.

Wireless Voice Communication over ZigBee Network

for T-Asha. Adeeb Husnain, Aditya Mishra, Ayush Rai,
Ujjwal Gupta,Mandaville Kartik. Manipal Institute of
Technology.
Battery Charger Using Unwanted Noise Power.
R.Rajeev, E.M.Saravanan,E.Senthil Kumar, R.Vijaya
Kumar, Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai.
Micro-Drip Irrigation Scheme For Water-Scarce Dry
Land Farming. Ekta Soni, B.Meena, B.Meenakshi,
G.Sathya, Saveetha Engineering College, Chennai
5.30 pm 6.00 pm

Coffee Break

4.00 pm 5.30 pm
5.30 pm 6.00 pm

Closing Ceremony and Distribution of Certificates