Texas Instruments DESIGNStellaris 2010
Design Contest Winners
Nothing drives technological advancement in the embedded industry like healthy competition among brilliant engineers. The Texas Instruments DesignStellaris 2010 Design Contest is an excellent example of just how innovative today’s top engineers can get when they’re given amazing parts, a deadline, and some enticing incentives—such as international recognition and a chance to win a share of $10,000 in cash prizes.
Back in January 2010, engineers were challenged to use the Stellaris LM3S9B96 microcontroller from Texas Instruments with Keil’s RealView Microcontroller Development Kit (RVMDK) and SafeRTOS from Wittenstein to create exciting new applications. Texas Instruments launched the contest with a simple question: “Just how far will your design take you?” In response, designers from all over the world stepped up to the challenge and delivered truly inventive designs.
After reviewing all the entries and scoring the projects on their technical merit, originality, usefulness, cost-effectiveness, and design optimization, the judges’ results are now final. Congratulations to everyone who participated in this amazing contest!
Be sure to check back on September 20, 2010 when the winners are announced during the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston.
Stellaris EKK-LM3S9B96 Evaluation Kit
The EKK-LM3S9B96 Evaluation Kit includes: an evaluation board with an 80-MHz LM3S9B96 MCU featuring Ethernet MAC+PHY, CAN, USB OTG, and SafeRTOS in ROM, a time-limited copy of the Keil RealView Microcontroller Development Kit, cables, documentation, and StellarisWare software.
