PCI Workshops

["Meindert Kuipers" <Kuipers@connect.nl>]

This message has been posted before. Please note that there is an extra 
workshop planned in The Netherlands on September 17 and 18 (language is Dutch).

The PCI Workshop will come to the following places:
September 11, 12	Stockholm, Sweden
September 17, 18        Utrecht, Netherlands (language: Dutch)
September 25, 26	Berlin, Germany (language: German)
October 16, 17	        London, United Kingdom
November 13, 14	        Tel Aviv, Israel
Other workshops are being planned in France and Belgium.

Following is the text of the flyer we have printed for the PCI Workshops we are
organizing together with ACTIVE EXHIBITIONS. Note that the workshop language is
English, German or Dutch. We are currently considering to prepare a French
version. Please let me know if there is any interest in this. The workshop has
been given successfully since September 1995 for engineers from many different
companies, including PC manufacturers, motherboard designers, chip designers and
OEM's in applications like aerospace, aviation, medical equipment, research,
military, service and repair, telecommunication etc


Regards,

Meindert Kuipers  
kuipers@connect.nl


PCI WORKSHOPS 1996,  Coming close to you, throughout Europe

organised by: CONNECT BV and ACTIVE EXHIBITIONS EUROPE

* What are the subjects?
The PCI Workshop has five sections, which introduce the various subjects in a
step-by-step manner. Although the workshop is condensed, plenty of time is taken
to explain nearly all aspects of the PCI local bus in a deep technical approach.
1. Introduction: A general introduction is given with the history, design
   objectives and general architectural aspects. 
2. General PCI Operation: Explanation of basic PCI characteristics, signals
   and cycles, timing, burst transactions, wait states and bus commands. 
3. Electrical and Mechanical Aspects: Introduction of the electrical principles
   of the PCI local bus, bus loading, mechanical characteristics, PMC and
   CompactPCI 
4. Advanced PCI Operation: many advanced subjects are treated in detail like
   Arbitration and Latency, Transaction Termination, Configuration Cycles, PCI
   Bridges, Interrupts, Cache Support, Special Cycles, etc. 
5. Configuration Address Space: This sections deals with the issues of the 
   `Plug-n-Play' principles like the setting of addresses and interrupts.

* Hands-On?
Actual PCI cycles and examples will be visualised using VMETRO's advanced PCI
Analyzer running in a PCI system. Participants will receive a software simulator
(for Windows) of the Analyzer with various examples of PCI cycles on a diskette.


* Who should attend?
The workshop is designed for hard- and software engineers, system integrators,
service technicians and support engineers who need to have a good technical
knowledge and architectural overview of the PCI local bus. Also engineering
managers and project leaders will benefit from the workshops since it will give
them an efficient means of appreciating the technology and judging when and how
the PCI local bus can be used in a project. The workshop will give a quick
flying start and sufficient knowledge to start working on projects, while the
literature provided will be a guide for future reference.

* Who teaches? 
The workshop has been designed by CONNECT BV, who has a long history and in-deep
knowledge on various system- and bus-architectures. ACTIVE Exhibitions Europe is
responsible for the operational and logistics issues of the workshop. The
teacher will be one of the senior CONNECT BV employees. Language of the workshop
is English, German or Dutch unless otherwise indicated.

* In House PCI Workshop?
The PCI workshop can be given as an in-house course and adapted to specific
wishes. Please contact the organisation for details. The workshop can be given
in English (default language), German or Dutch.

* Workshop material? Participants will receive the coursebook which contains
copies of the overhead presentation and has plenty of space to make notes. Also
included are the latest PCI Specifications, a reference book on PCI and a
simulator of the PCI Analyzer with various cycle examples.

* When and Where in 1996:
September 11, 12	Stockholm, Sweden
September 17, 18        Utrecht, Netherlands (language: Dutch)
September 25, 26	Berlin, Germany (language: German)
October 16, 17	        London, United Kingdom
November 13, 14	        Tel Aviv, Israel
Other workshops are being planned in France and Belgium.

Most workshops end on the same day as the start of the Real Time Computer Show,
which is usually held in the same location. Workshop participants are invited to
a free lunch and visit to the exhibition in the afternoon of the second day.

* How and What:
Duration of the workshop is one and a half day, from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. the
first day and from 9.00 a.m. to noon of the second day. Included in the price
is: lunch at the first day, coffee and refreshments. Course material is included
and consists of: latest PCI Specifications, copies of overhead presentations, a
book on PCI and a simulator of the PCI Analyzer with cycle examples.

* Workshop pricing:
NLG 1350 (FF 4050, DM 1200 or GBP 520) payable before start of workshop
After registration participants will receive a confirmation with the exact
location. Payment must be received prior to start of workshop, credit card
payment is possible during registration. Cancellation latest 14 days prior to
start of workshop. Workshop price is excluding sales taxes, including lunch,
refreshments, coffee, parking and documentation. Participants must arrange
his/her own travel and hotel accommodations. Please contact the organisation for
conditions of in-house workshops.

Please contact:

CONNECT BV			or		ACTIVE EXHIBITIONS EUROPE
PO Box 110			  	        PO Box 2114
5690 AC  SON, Netherlands			5300 CC ZALTBOMMEL, Netherlands
Phone:	+31-499-460706				Phone:	+31-418-512999
Fax:	+31-499-460737				Fax:	+31-418-515115
Meindert Kuipers

CONNECT BV                        PERFORMANCE IN INDUSTRIAL COMPUTING
P.O. Box 110
5690 AC  SON, NETHERLANDS         THE LONWORKS INDEPENDENT DEVELOPER
Phone: +31-499-460706    Fax: +31-499-460737
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