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NOW SHOWING: E2E Video Success Stories starring.............Jens-Michael Gross

Scott2190 — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:20:00 GMT

by Scott Roller,
Vice-President and General Manager, Texas Instruments Microcontroller (MCU) business

Over the past five years I have watched the TI E2E Community grow and become a central part of how we support our customers. I often go through threads in the MCU forums to see what questions our customers are asking and the solutions provided. I especially like when I see non-TI engineers solve problems and answer questions of other non-TI engineers.

One of the most amazing examples of this is Jens-Michael Gross from Berlin, Germany. An E2E community member since 2010, Jens-Michael has answered over 11,000 forum threads, solving countless problems and helping thousands of people design better, easier and faster. I sincerely thank Jens-Michael for the support he provides to the TI E2E Community. If you do not know him, find him in the MSP430 forums and watch this video to learn why he does what he does.

World Premier of E2E Video Success Stories
with Jens-Michael Gross

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Community members want to hear your E2E Success Story. Click here to see all E2E Video Success Stories and learn more about how you, too, can be a Success-Story Star!

New InstaSPIN Office Hours Coming in May

Blake Ethridge — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:45:00 GMT

Over in our new InstaSPIN forum on these dates InstaSPIN expert Chris Clearman and others will be answering your questions live (here). Be sure to subscribe to its forum thread to be notified the minute it goes live!

About E2E Office Hours
E2E Office Hours offers the TI E2E Community real-time chats with live TI experts.

Most Active E2E Threads - 1st Quarter 2013

Blake Ethridge — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:57:00 GMT

The following represents the most active E2E threads across all of E2E for the first quarter of 2013.

1) RTSP streaming of mosaic
DM816x, C6A816x and AM389x Processors Forum Thread
80 Contributions

2) LM3S Change to NRND
Stellaris® ARM® LM3S Microcontrollers Forum Thread
69 Contributions

3) Android and Bluetooth Smart - It works on the Samsung S3 phone
Low Power RF Bluetooth® Low Energy & ANT Forum Thread
62 Contributions

4) Please help me get DM368 IPNC SDK 4.0.0 up and running
Linux Forum Thread
62 Contributions

5) [DM8168] Video Display Latency
DM816x, C6A816x and AM389x Processors Forum Thread
59 Contributions

6) SYSBIOS error upon loading code, also possible heap issue
BIOS Forum Thread
59 Contributions

7) Questions about SW Mosaic Link
DM816x, C6A816x and AM389x Processors Forum Thread
55 Contributions

8) Concerto boot with shared memory
C2000 Forum Thread
52 Contributions

9) TAS5731 / Questionsv
Audio Amplifiers Forum Thread
51 Contributions

10) InstaSPIN-FOC and the FAST observer represent a REVOLUTION in motor control
InstaSPIN Motor Solutions Forum Thread
45 Contributions

Digest Most Active E2E Threads - March 24-30

Blake Ethridge — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:03:00 GMT

The following is a curated digest of all the most active thread posts on E2E for the week of March 24-30.

Overall Most Active E2E Threads

Most Active E2E Threads

Most Active E2E Threads for Analog, DSP, Embedded Processing, Low Power RF & Wireless Connectivity, Microcontroller and Power Management

Most Active E2E Threads in AM335x, CCS, Keystone Multicore, MSP430 and Precision Data Converters Forums

Most Active E2E Thread Archive

Most Active Precision Data Converters E2E Threads - March 24-30

Blake Ethridge — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 05:05:00 GMT

The following represents the most active Precision Data Converters E2E threads for the week of March 24-30. (Digest)

1) ADS1243-HT : RREG command : Can I issue the command one time and keep reading out the register value to poll the DDRY bit status?
16 Contributions

2) driving ADS1255 whit pic18f4550 across SPI comunication
10 Contributions

3) ADS1259 question
7 Contributions

4) ADCpro errors during data loading from ADS1278
7 Contributions

5) Characteristics about ADS1299
5 Contributions

6) is my circuit of ADS1291 right?
5 Contributions

7) ADS1298R PACER DETECTION PROBLEM(URGENT)
4 Contributions

8) ADS1298R SPI communication -ECG FEM - MMB0 interface
4 Contributions

9) ADS1278
3 Contributions

10) Pacer detection with AFE chips in ECG acquisition
3 Contributions

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Digest Most Active E2E Threads - March 24-30

Most Active MSP430 E2E Threads - March 24-30

Blake Ethridge — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:54:00 GMT

The following represents the most active MSP430 E2E threads for the week of March 24-30. (Digest)

1) Software-driven boost converter to power msp430 itself (let's build)
23 Contributions

2) output drive strength
21 Contributions

3) CCS v5.3 error reading 'used' flash in map file
19 Contributions

4) SPI Flash Communication Problem
18 Contributions

5) Assign asm code to ISR vector in C
15 Contributions

6) Adding support for MSP430G2955 to the Launchpad 1.5?
14 Contributions

7) Compile error
12 Contributions

8) FR5739 ADC10 won't start this way?
12 Contributions

9) PWM Audio with the MSP430
12 Contributions

10) ccs5.3 on linux - grace
10 Contributions

11) Digital Output Burnt
10 Contributions

12) MSP430FG4618 UART does not receive nor transmit
10 Contributions

13) Supply...
10 Contributions

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Digest Most Active E2E Threads - March 24-30

Most Active Keystone Multicore Forum Threads - March 24-30

Blake Ethridge — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:47:00 GMT

The following represents the most active Keystone Multicore Forum Threads for the week of March 24-30. (Digest)

1) Questions about C6670 AIF2 using EDMA3
14 Contributions

2) C6678 Jpeg Encoder DRI Marker
12 Contributions

3) Timer interrupt works using debugger, but not when booting off flash
9 Contributions

4) about DDR3 configuration during boot from Emac
8 Contributions

5) Failed to enumerate TMDSEVM6670LE Rev. 4.0 using TMDXEVMPCI
7 Contributions

6) IPC Interrupt Generation Registers
7 Contributions

7) Where to find documentation on Chip Support Library (CSL) for C6670?
7 Contributions

8) cl6x -c -o does not rename object files
6 Contributions

9) C6657 MSI Interrupt with released version
5 Contributions

10) C6678 SRIO does not working with high speed 3.125G 5G
5 Contributions

11) MPAX mapping not working with Hyperlink
5 Contributions

12) Watchdog timer control register
5 Contributions

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Digest Most Active E2E Threads - March 24-30

Most Active Code Composer Studio E2E Threads - March 24-30

Blake Ethridge — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:35:00 GMT

The following represents the most active Code Composer Studio E2E threads for the week of March 24-30. (Digest)

1) CCS 5.3.0 Installation at Windows 7 64 bit
12 Contributions

2) Code Generation Tool Installation in CCS V5.3
11 Contributions

3) Lost my license -- again!!
9 Contributions

4) Uniflash 2.1 not loading program on CC2538
9 Contributions

5) Cant build project after migration to CCSv5.3
8 Contributions

6) CCS unknown error + invalid key binding (5.3 on win 8)
8 Contributions

7) CCS5.3 installation terminated on WIN7-64b OS
8 Contributions

8) Unable to download the latest CCS versions
8 Contributions

9) can not modify the SDK application
6 Contributions

10) Code Execution Issue - C28 Cycle Accurate Simulator Bug?
6 Contributions

11) GUI Composer JavaScript Console
6 Contributions

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Digest Most Active E2E Threads - March 24-30

Most Active AM335x Sitara ARM Processors E2E Threads - March 24-30

Blake Ethridge — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 04:09:00 GMT

The following represents the most active AM335x Sitara ARM Processors E2E threads for the week of March 24-30. (Digest)

1) MCSPI API
20 Contributions

2) AM335x evm always boot from NAND ( SD card problem)
14 Contributions

3) About the AM335x PORz time after boot-up.
12 Contributions

4) How many devices can it be connected on AM335x USB I/F?
11 Contributions

5) AM335x MLO boot issue
10 Contributions

6) Blurring in Arago File System GUI of TI AM3354
10 Contributions

7) AM3359 (BeagleBone) freezes
7 Contributions

8) Connecting AM335x GPMC to C674x HPI
6 Contributions

9) AM335x preferred way for power-down
5 Contributions

10) AM3352 can not reboot after linux boot up
5 Contributions

11) Custom board based on am335x UART0 pin mapping
5 Contributions

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Digest Most Active E2E Threads - March 24-30

Most Active Microcontroller E2E Threads - March 24-30

Blake Ethridge — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 02:47:00 GMT

The following represents the most active Microcontroller E2E threads for the week of March 24-30. (Digest)

1) Software-driven boost converter to power msp430 itself (let's build)
MSP430 Forum Thread
23 Contributions

2) output drive strength
MSP430 Forum Thread
21 Contributions

3) CCS v5.3 error reading 'used' flash in map file
MSP430 Forum Thread
19 Contributions

4) Launchpad Non-responsive
Stellaris® ARM® LM4F Microcontrollers Forum Thread
18 Contributions

5) SPI Flash Communication Problem
MSP430 Forum Thread
18 Contributions

6) Running the FFT Code from the ARM CMSIS project on LM3S608
Stellaris® ARM® LM3S Microcontrollers Forum Thread
17 Contributions

7) Assign asm code to ISR vector in C
MSP430 Forum Thread
15 Contributions

8) F28035 - How to set GPIO to measure the execution time?
C2000 32-bit Microcontrollers Forum Thread
15 Contributions

9) Adding support for MSP430G2955 to the Launchpad 1.5?
MSP430 Forum Thread
14 Contributions

10) LM3S Bootloader with Grlib widgets
Stellaris® ARM® LM3S Microcontrollers Forum Thread
14 Contributions

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Digest Most Active E2E Threads - March 24-30

Most Active DSP E2E Threads - March 24-30

Blake Ethridge — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 02:38:00 GMT

The following represents the most active DSP E2E threads for the week of March 24-30. (Digest)

1) The VPss is locked up when "Overlow" detected how can it be avoided?
DM816x, C6A816x and AM389x Processors Forum Thread
34 Contributions

2) Trouble loading DSP with DVRRDK 3.50.00.05 with 512MB DM8148
DM814x and AM387x Processors Forum Thread
33 Contributions

3) Compile issues switching from v3.3 program to v4.1
C5000 Ultra Low Power DSP Forum Thread
23 Contributions

4) MCSPI API
AM335x Sitara ARM Processors Forum Thread
20 Contributions

5) EZSDK-DM814x-EVM demo capture error
DM814x and AM387x Processors Forum Thread
16 Contributions

6) AM335x evm always boot from NAND ( SD card problem)
AM335x Sitara ARM Processors Forum Thread
14 Contributions

7) AM3892 based board HDMI
DM816x, C6A816x and AM389x Processors Forum Thread
14 Contributions

8) Confirm CLKOUT pin behavior of C553x
C5000 Ultra Low Power DSP Forum Thread
14 Contributions

9) Questions about C6670 AIF2 using EDMA3
Keystone Multicore Forum (C66, 66A, AM5) Thread
14 Contributions

10) Create SwMs instance encouter DMA problem
DM816x, C6A816x and AM389x Processors Forum Thread
13 Contributions

Related

Digest Most Active E2E Threads - March 24-30

Most Active Embedded Processing E2E Threads - March 24-30

Blake Ethridge — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 02:28:00 GMT

The following represents the most active Embedded Processing E2E threads for the week of March 24-30. (Digest)

1) The VPss is locked up when "Overlow" detected how can it be avoided?
DM816x, C6A816x and AM389x Processors Forum Thread
34 Contributions

2) Trouble loading DSP with DVRRDK 3.50.00.05 with 512MB DM8148
DM814x and AM387x Processors Forum Thread
33 Contributions

3) Compile issues switching from v3.3 program to v4.1
C5000 Ultra Low Power DSP Forum Thread
23 Contributions

4) Software-driven boost converter to power msp430 itself (let's build)
MSP430 Forum Thread
23 Contributions

5) Syslink error using M3 firmware while streaming live video and dvr
Linux Forum Thread
22 Contributions

6) output drive strength
MSP430 Forum Thread
21 Contributions

7) MCSPI API
AM335x Sitara ARM Processors Forum Thread
20 Contributions

8) CCS v5.3 error reading 'used' flash in map file
MSP430 Forum Thread
19 Contributions

9) Launchpad Non-responsive
Stellaris® ARM® LM4F Microcontrollers Forum Thread
18 Contributions

10) SPI Flash Communication Problem
MSP430 Forum Thread
18 Contributions

Related

Digest Most Active E2E Threads - March 24-30

Most Active Low Power RF & Wireless Connectivity E2E Threads - March 24-30

Blake Ethridge — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 02:24:00 GMT

The following represents the most active Low Power RF & Wireless Connectivity E2E threads for the week of March 24-30. (Digest)

1) Simple Link CC3000 @ MSP-EXP430FR5739
SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Forum Thread
19 Contributions

2) TCP Connection lost after working for some time in CC3000
SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Forum Thread
12 Contributions

3) Bricked Keyfob
Low Power RF Bluetooth® Low Energy & ANT Forum Thread
10 Contributions

4) CC2541EM + SoCBB power consumption
Low Power RF Hardware & Tools Forum Thread
9 Contributions

5) how i can program the SmartRF05BB (sensor board) "urgent"
Low Power RF ZigBee® Software & IEEE 802.15.4 Forum Thread
9 Contributions

6) CC2530 & CC2531 Silicon Revision History
Low Power RF Hardware & Tools Forum Thread
8 Contributions

7) Changing simpleprofile cc2540. Using SIMPLEPROFILE_CHAR5.
Low Power RF Bluetooth® Low Energy & ANT Forum Thread
8 Contributions

8) Problem In communication Between CC1101 and CC430F6137 (EZ430-Chronos)
Low Power RF Proprietary Software & SimpliciTI Forum Thread
8 Contributions

9) Troubleshooting experience requested on 112x design
Low Power RF Hardware & Tools Forum Thread
8 Contributions

10) zigbee multi task binding problem.
Low Power RF ZigBee® Software & IEEE 802.15.4 Forum Thread
8 Contributions

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Digest Most Active E2E Threads - March 24-30

Most Active Power Management E2E Threads - March 24-30

Blake Ethridge — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 02:09:00 GMT

The following represents the most active Power Management E2E threads for the week of March 24-30. (Digest)

1) LM3429 LED driver - analog dimming and LED string length
LED Drivers/LCD Bias Forum Thread
10 Contributions

2) need suggestion for design split rail power supply
SIMPLE SWITCHER® Forum Thread
10 Contributions

3) Auto detect USB device TPS2511DGN
Power Interface Forum Thread
7 Contributions

4) BQ34Z100, problems with FLASH after IT enabled
Battery Management Gas Gauge Forum Thread
7 Contributions

5) TPS60403 - problem with output voltage
Non-Isolated DC/DC Forum Thread
7 Contributions

6) bq77910A- Recovery from Fault Condition
Battery Management Gas Gauge Forum Thread
6 Contributions

7) GERBER FOR PMP4332 USING UCC24610, 25600 & 28051
AC/DC and Isolated DC/DC Power Forum Thread
6 Contributions

8) LP8543 initialization example
LED Drivers/LCD Bias Forum Thread
6 Contributions

9) SMPS 28VDC@4 amps - UCC3813 and PMP3029
AC/DC and Isolated DC/DC Power Forum Thread
6 Contributions

10) TLC5944 multiplexing problems
LED Drivers/LCD Bias Forum Thread
6 Contributions

11) TPS65131 Converter +15V Supply Rail Shutdown
Non-Isolated DC/DC Forum Thread
6 Contributions

12) TPS92510 issues
LED Drivers/LCD Bias Forum Thread
6 Contributions

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Digest Most Active E2E Threads - March 24-30

Most Active Analog E2E Threads - March 24-30

Blake Ethridge — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 01:47:00 GMT

The following represents the most active Analog E2E threads for the week of March 24-30. (Digest)

1) ADS1243-HT : RREG command : Can I issue the command one time and keep reading out the register value to poll the DDRY bit status?
Precision Data Converters Forum Thread
16 Contributions

2) analog basic
Other Analog & Touch /etc Forum Thread
12 Contributions

3) single supply instrumentation amp?
Precision Amplifiers Forum Thread
11 Contributions

4) driving ADS1255 whit pic18f4550 across SPI comunication
Precision Data Converters Forum Thread
10 Contributions

5) LM3429 LED driver - analog dimming and LED string length
LED Drivers/LCD Bias Forum Thread
10 Contributions

6) need suggestion for design split rail power supply
SIMPLE SWITCHER® Forum Thread
10 Contributions

7) Ultralibrarian issue
WEBENCH® Design Center Tools Other Forum Thread
10 Contributions

8) CDCM61002/CDCM61004
Clocks & Timers Forum Thread
9 Contributions

9) INA282 or LMP8640 and short circuit detection
Precision Amplifiers Forum Thread
9 Contributions

10) sampling drv201
Motor Drivers Forum Thread
9 Contributions

Related

Digest Most Active E2E Threads - March 24-30

Most Active E2E Threads - March 24-30

Blake Ethridge — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 01:19:00 GMT

The following represents the most active E2E threads across all of E2E for the week of March 24-30. (Digest)

1) The VPss is locked up when "Overlow" detected how can it be avoided?
DM816x, C6A816x and AM389x Processors Forum Thread
34 Contributions

2) Trouble loading DSP with DVRRDK 3.50.00.05 with 512MB DM8148
DM814x and AM387x Processors Forum Thread
33 Contributions

3) Compile issues switching from v3.3 program to v4.1
C5000 Ultra Low Power DSP Forum Thread
23 Contributions

4) Software-driven boost converter to power msp430 itself (let's build)
MSP430 Forum Thread
23 Contributions

5) Syslink error using M3 firmware while streaming live video and dvr
Linux Forum Thread
22 Contributions

6) output drive strength
MSP430 Forum Thread
21 Contributions

7) MCSPI API
AM335x Sitara ARM Processors Forum Thread
20 Contributions

8) CCS v5.3 error reading 'used' flash in map file
MSP430 Forum Thread
19 Contributions

9) Simple Link CC3000 @ MSP-EXP430FR5739
SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Forum Thread
19 Contributions

10) Launchpad Non-responsive
Stellaris® ARM® LM4F Microcontrollers Forum Thread
18 Contributions

11) SPI Flash Communication Problem
MSP430 Forum Thread
18 Contributions

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Digest Most Active E2E Threads - March 24-30

E2E Maintenance Alert - Saturday, April 6th

Blake Ethridge — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:51:00 GMT

E2E Maintenance Alert:

We will be updating our network on Saturday Morning, April 6th from Midnight to 4 am (CST Dallas Time). During this time, the TI E2E Community will be down.

Since we will have no network connectivity, users will not be able to receive any type of notification during this outage.

We apologize for the inconvenience this planned outage may cause.

Meet the E2E Masterminds - Avi Chami1

Blake Ethridge — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:37:00 GMT

Meet E2E Mastermind Avi Chami1 an Electronics engineer who first heard about E2E while an FAE at Eastronics. Avi was the TI E2E Community Analog Contributor of the Year for 2012 (more details).

How did you first hear about the TI E2E Community?

I first heard about E2E while working for Eastronics as an FAE. Eastronics is a TI distributor in Israel.

Tell us a little about your background?

I am an Electronics engineer, I worked in R&D for most of my professional life, mainly at board design. These days I am more into FPGA design but I like to keep my analog, digital and Power board design knowledge as fresh as possible.

For anyone new or starting out with areas the forums you are active in cover what resources or advice would you give them?

My advice for all of us, starting from me: read the datasheets and the application notes. Slowly and carefully. Then read them again, and if still in doubt, ask the forums :)

Additional:

Not asked, but I like to participate in the forums for the challenge, for the good feeling when I see that I really helped but most of all for an egoistic reason: It's a great way to learn!

Most Active E2E Threads - March 17-23

Blake Ethridge — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:38:00 GMT

The following represents the most active E2E threads across all of E2E for the week of March 17-23.

1) CCS weird error
Code Composer Forum Thread
39 Contributions

2) TI microcontrollers/DSP: Where's the Transfer Function plot for ADC?
MSP430 Forum Thread
28 Contributions

3) Cache Invalidate not working
Keystone Multicore Forum (C66, 66A, AM5) Thread
26 Contributions

4) Is there a Demo for JPEG 2K encoder ( Not Transcoding)
Keystone Multicore Forum (C66, 66A, AM5) Thread
26 Contributions

5) Requesting help for EZ430-RF2500
MSP430 Forum Thread
26 Contributions

6) AM335x evm ICS new driver build process
AM335x Sitara ARM Processors Forum Thread
22 Contributions

7) Dropins drop out
Code Composer Forum Thread
20 Contributions

8) MSP430F5529 BSL(UART)
MSP430 Forum Thread
19 Contributions

9) #include search path issues for Grace generated files
MSP430 Forum Thread
18 Contributions

10) MSP430F6736 and MSP430F6723 Flash is corrupted at address 0x8000 and 0x8002
MSP430 Forum Thread
18 Contributions

11) Wifi module hangs.
SimpleLink™ Wi-Fi® Forum Thread
18 Contributions

Most Active E2E Threads - March 3-9

Blake Ethridge — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 04:48:00 GMT

The following represents the most active E2E threads across all of E2E for the week of March 3-9.

1) sniffer shows packets but the actual data sent not seen in any of the fields of captured packets.
Low Power RF ZigBee® Software & IEEE 802.15.4 Forum Thread
33 Contributions

2) security problem
Low Power RF ZigBee® Software & IEEE 802.15.4 Forum Thread
30 Contributions

3) Can I add an external FRAM to current released FRAM based MSP430 products?
MSP430 Forum Thread
18 Contributions

4) F28069 HRCapture
C2000 32-bit Microcontrollers Forum Thread
18 Contributions

5) JTAG error message
Code Composer Forum Thread
18 Contributions

6) When the battery is on its last legs - MCU's final waking moments
MSP430 Forum Thread
18 Contributions

7) SYS_abort issue with CCS 5.2
BIOS Forum Thread
17 Contributions

8) undefined symbol / unresolved symbol
Code Composer Forum Thread
17 Contributions

9) c55 local variables in wrong memory
C5000 Ultra Low Power DSP Forum Thread
16 Contributions

10) Hardware development kit for universal remote control
Low Power RF RemoTI for RF4CE Remote Controls Forum Thread
16 Contributions

11) question about message
DM816x, C6A816x and AM389x Processors Forum Thread
16 Contributions

E2E Maintenance Alert - Thursday, March 14

Blake Ethridge — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:19:12 GMT

Thursday, March 14
1 pm (CST Dallas time) - 2 pm (CST Dallas time)

Please take note of this time for Thursday. If you have any questions please leave a comment below.

Why: Resolving issues with E2E site functionality and optimization for site performance and increased usability.

What is impacted: E2E users will experience a small outage or slow performance during this time.

Current primary issues slated to be resolved (more updates but this is a brief list):

Forum Posting - Issues with lists (including bulleted) resolved
Forum Posting - Now resolved: Previously when editing forum replies that have a parent reply, the thread is shown instead of the parent reply
Forum Update - External Hercules forums consolidated into a single forum

Meet the E2E Geniuses - Brian Willoughby

Blake Ethridge — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:34:00 GMT

Meet TI E2E Genius Brian Willoughby who first learned about E2E from TI.com and is most active in the C5000, Converters/Amplifiers (both High Speed and Precision), TI C/C++ Compiler and CCS forums.

How did you first hear about the TI E2E Community?

I first heard about the TI E2E Community through the Texas Instruments web site.

Tell us a little about your background?

My background started with an interest in music, sound, computers and electronics. I obtained my BSEE from NCSU and have worked in software, firmware and hardware design ever since.

What forums on E2E are you most active in?

I am most active in the C5000, Converters/Amplifiers (both High Speed and Precision), TI C/C++ Compiler and CCS.

How has E2E helped you since you've joined?

E2E has helped immensely, from getting around bugs in the products, to learning about how to use the many features. In some cases, TI engineers have been willing to provide SPICE files for sub-circuit designs, and that really speeds up the design process when there are so many details to get right in the prototype boards.

In the future what would you like to see E2E offer that you think would be helpful to you and its community?

In the future, I might like to see better organization of the forum divisions, so that it is easier to find help with specific products. In some cases, there might be too many choices (high-speed conversion versus precision conversion) while in other cases there is not enough (C5000 Ultra Low Power DSP). Of course, it might just be that there isn't as much of a community of developers for some TI parts as compared to others. The E2E can sometimes feel very lively, but at other times feels empty and quiet. On that note, perhaps Texas Instruments could encourage more employees to participate in E2E.

What was the last book or film you read or saw that inspired you and that you would recommend to others?

The last inspirational film that I saw was Invictus. Although I spend most of my time being creative and designing with technology, I think it's important to be reminded that there are people who face violence in their lives, and it takes someone with the courage of Nelson Mandela to face violence calmly and peacefully in order to de-escalate and bring about positive change.