kit's Windows CE BSP.

Adeneo says that the five-day in-depth class follows Microsoft's official Windows CE 6.0 training curriculum. It includes such topics as:

• Introduction to Windows CE 6.0
  
• Firmware development using Platform Builder
  
• Board support packages and drivers development
  
• Windows CE image customization
  
• Application development with Visual Studio

AT91SAM9261-EK development kit block diagram
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The Atmel development kit is based on the company's AT91SAM9261 ARM9 system-on-chip (SoC) and includes 64 MB of SDRAM and 256 MB of NAND flash. Peripherals include 10/100 Ethernet, USB host and device ports, serial and JTAG/ICE ports for debugging, a 3.5-inch QVGA touchscreen display, and audio DAC out (block diagram). The kit comes with a universal AC/DC power supply and all necessary cables, according to Atmel.

The training sessions are scheduled for Chicago, July 16 to 20, and Boston, September 17 to 21. Tuition is $2,500.

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