>Hey, guess what? I'm hearing from my MChip FAE that the second San Diego
>stop for the "2000 Embedded Control Seminar" will be held in the Radisson
>Hotel right next door to my office building here in Rancho Bernardo!
>
>I'm wondering who from the PICList might go so I can shake some hands and
>put faces with names.
>
>They are also having a pretty kick butt deal: $130 for the seminar and the
>ICD!
>
>I got the following advance information:
>
>The 2000
>Embedded Control Seminar
>Is Open for Business.
>
>The unique format of this year's Embedded Control Seminar will step you
>through a real-world application challenge, from marketing specifications
>through successful design implementation. Spend the day with Microchip
>experts on the job at "Arcturas Ltd." -- the "hottest" new company on Planet
>Microchip, and discover how our flexible embedded control solutions will
>help your designs take off. Architectural options, memory technology
>choices, peripheral selections and interfacing sensors to microcontroller
>peripherals are all covered. The full-day Embedded Control Seminar
>registration fee of $50 includes all instructional material, lunch and
>refreshments.
>
>It would be helpful but not necessary to have a basic understanding of
>embedded system application design and PICmicro architecture.
>
>REGISTRATION OPTIONS:
>Register online using VISA. or MasterCard. credit cards.
>Online:   http://www.microchip.com/seminar
>Register by telephone by calling toll-free (from the US):
>Toll Free:   1-800-437-2767
>Register by completing the information on the next and faxing to:
>Fax:   480-917-4051
>Or, contact your local Microchip sales office.
>
>
>Agenda
>
>8:00 am         Registration
>8:30 - 10:00 am Select the right microcontroller including variations of the
>System Design and development to meet the marketing spec.
>Break   Refreshments provided
>10:30 - 12:00   Interfacing the microcontroller to the real world (including
>filter and amplification issues as well as A/D conversion on and off chip)
>12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch (provided)
>1:00 - 2:30 pm  Adding features using Distributed Processing via the CAN bus.
>Break   Refreshments provided
>3:00 - 4:00 pm  Interface to Home PC via USB and migrate the code to a higher
>end 8 bit PICmicro.
>
>SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT TOOL OFFERS:
>Pre-register for the Embedded Control Seminar and take advantage of the
>special savings on two of Microchip's most popular development tools:
>1) PICSTART. Plus PICmicro MCU Programmer
>$150.00 with pre-registration for the Embedded Control Seminar (includes
>seminar fee). In addition you may purchase a second PICSTART Plus for
>$150.00 USD
>2) MPLAB. ICD In-Circuit Debugger
>$130.00 with pre-registration for the Embedded Control Seminar (includes
>seminar fee). In addition you may purchase an additional MPLAB-ICD for
>$130.00 USD.
>
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>James Newton (PICList Admin #3)
>.....jamesnewtonKILLspam@spam@piclist.com 1-619-652-0593
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