Session abstracts – Room 1

Next Wave of Specialized MEMS Sensors for Industrial Applications with Embedded Intelligence

10:00 – 10:25
Presenter: Ernesto Manuel Cantone, STMicroelectronics

MEMS sensor innovation and technology has taken us to the point where we can detect all manner of ambient energy with the tiniest of devices, and employ the data in useful, if not critical, applications that help us perceive more, perform better, and stay safer. While there is enormous scope for increasingly sophisticated use of combined sensor data, there are serious latency, bandwidth and security challenges emerging across all personal electronics, industrial and automotive markets in relation to the transfer of such large quantities of data to and from centralized systems and cloud servers.

Real-time, low-power, local and edge data processing capabilities represent among the most viable and sustainable routes forward, and ST is shaping its technology and MEMS sensor product portfolio in pursuit of stringent power management targets in combination with extremely exciting developments in learning hardware and artificial intelligence engines.

Thermal MOS-IR-based Presence Sensor

10:30 – 10:55
Presenter: Ernesto Manuel Cantone, STMicroelectronics

Introduction to the STHS34PF80: an uncooled, factory-calibrated, IR sensor with operating wavelength between 5 µm and 20 µm. The STHS34PF80 sensor has been designed to sense presence based on the absolute temperature of objects within its field-of-view (FoV).

New Generation of Industrial Pressure Sensors with QVAR

11:00 – 11:25
Presenter: Alexandra Gogonea, STMicroelectronics

ST’s pressure sensors are increasingly being used in smartphones, tablets and wearable technology such as sports watches, smart watches, and fitness bands, enabling accurate floor detection and enhanced location-based services, allowing more accurate dead-reckoning calculations, and opening the door to new industrial applications, like smart flow detectors and predictive maintenance. This new generation of sensors embed an analog hub sensing functionality which is capable of connecting an analog input and converting it to a digital signal for embedded processing. In addition, an embedded Qvar (electric charge variation detection) channel can be enabled for sensing in applications such as water leakage detection, tap, double-tap, long press, and L/R - R/L swipe.

Opening New Interaction Possibilities with Gesture Recognition Features

11:30 – 11:55
Presenter: John Kvam, STMicroelectronics

ST's new gesture recognition feature for ST Time-of-Flight sensors opens new possibilities for enhanced user interactions. This brand-new turnkey solution comes in a simple package that will dramatically reduce design times thanks to its intuitive GUI and ready-to-use example code. Custom-made for the multi-zone VL53L5CX sensor, it enables hand tracking, swipe, tap, push/pull, and many more.

Built upon the major success of Flight-Sense™ sensors, this new software will help you to unleash the full capability of these tiny depth sensors. Ease of integration, low power consumption, and non-intrusive technology make it the perfect solution for low-cost, simple and robust gesture recognition applications.

Secure Remote Debug and Secure Boot for Connected Devices with Twilio

12:00 – 12:30
Presenter: Ramkumar Yadavalli, STMicroelectronics and Jonathan Williams, Twilio IoT

Device-to-cloud security and connected device manageability have to be re-thought to make the IoT successful. The transition from unconnected to connected products has uncovered fundamental issues with how software is built for microcontrollers. A reference architecture needs to cover security at the hardware level with secure boot, at the firmware level with failsafe FOTA, and at the cloud level.

To achieve competitive time-to-market for new IoT solutions, the embedded engineer cannot be burdened with connectivity and security. This talk will walk you through a reference architecture for modern IoT infrastructure as well as give an introduction to, and demonstration of, Twilio Microvisor, an implementation of said architecture based on the STM32U585 MCU and leveraging Arm TrustZone. This offers managed connectivity and security, including secure remote debugging — an industry-first.

Edge AI Ecosystem: From Project to Product in a Few Steps

2:00 – 2:25
Presenter: Markus Mayr, STMicroelectronics

We will introduce ST’s edge AI development platforms: Cube AI and NanoEdge AI Studio in the context of an Edge AI project. This presentation will highlight the necessary steps for product development built around Edge AI on STM32 platforms, and the solutions enabled by ST tools. From project definition to data collection and model optimization, we will take you through all the required steps through an example use-case.

wolfBoot on the STM32U5 with wolfSSL

2:30 – 2:55
Presenter: Greg Davis, STMicroelectronics

Come learn how to implement secure and measured boot using the new STM32U5 with wolfBoot. We have out-of-the-box support for the new U5 with exciting features like delta or encrypted updates. Our secure boot solution uses industry best practices based on RFC9019 (a firmware update architecture for Internet of Things). It also supports a root of trust (key store) with support for multiple public keys, measured boot using TPM (or similar device) and support for ECC, RSA and ED25519.

Session abstracts – Room 2

STM32 Complete Wireless Solutions

11:30 – 11:55
Presenter: Tim Nakonsut, STMicroelectronics

During this presentation, we will guide you through our STM32 Bluetooth LE 5.2+ (Audio, Thread, Zigbee, MATTER), LPWAN (SubGHz), cellular and ultra wide-band solutions. With our growing portfolio of devices and SoC’s, your wireless IoT needs can be served with the same industry-leading STM32 ecosystem.

Wireless Charging for Low Power Applications

12:00 – 12:30
Presenter: Luca Bartolomeo, STMicroelectronics

This session will present the new turnkey wireless charging solutions from ST, focusing on low power applications. Starting with an overview of the market, we will continue with an outline of our Wireless Charging ICs. After, we will dedicate some time to our Innovation for Spatial Freedom, a new configuration mode that is practically transforming the whole surface of the TX in usable area, and will conclude highlighting STMicroelectronics value proposition for this application.

15 kW Bidirectional PFC for Industrial and EV Charging Applications

2:00 – 2:25
Presenter: Angel Galarza, STMicroelectronics

Learn how this reference design can apply to AC-DC and DC-AC applications based on a digital platform, optimized for power conversion. It is well suited for the Active Front End (AFE) stage in high power charging stations, industrial battery chargers and UPS. The high switching frequency of the SiC MOSFETs and the multi-level structure allow nearly 99% efficiency as well as the optimization of passive components in terms of size and cost.

A Compact 45 W USB-PD Adapter Design with VIPerGaN50 and STUSB4761

2:30 – 2:55
Presenter: Ivan Ivanov, STMicroelectronics

A GaN-based AC-DC VIPerPlus solution with 45 W single-port interface, the VIPerGaN50 increases efficiency and power density for compact AC-DC converters up to 50 W. This session will focus on how it can be used in conjunction with the STUSB4761 to achieve an extremely compact single-port 45 W AC-DC USB-PD converter.

Simplifying Motor Control with the STSPIN32G4: Integrated Cortex^®-M4 Microcontroller and BLDC Gate Drivers

3:00 – 3:25
Presenter: Ryan Satterlee, STMicroelectronics

In this session we will show you how to simplify control of a vacuum cleaner motor with a single controller and gate driver solution, using the new STSPIN32G4.

Session abstracts – Room 3

NFC for Wireless Charging

10:00 – 10:25
Presenter: Dan Merino, STMicroelectronics

End users can now benefit from innovative applications thanks to NFC, such as device pairing, authentication, and parameter setting, thereby improving product user experience and convenience. Taking a new turn, NFC technology is now also enabling wireless charging.

Hands-on Workshop: Discover the Features of an NFC Dynamic Tag Using Your Smartphone

10:30 – 12:45
Presenter: John Tran, STMicroelectronics

In this hands-on workshop you will learn how to use all the functionalities of STMicroelectronics' NFC ST25DV-DISCOVERY dynamic tag from your smartphone on both Android and IOS platforms using NDEF message, data protection and fast-transfer-mode.

Prerequisites for participation in this workshop:

• A laptop running Windows^® 10, with administrator rights for software and driver installation, a spare USB Type-A port (or spare USB Type-C port if you supply your own USB Type-C to Micro USB cable), and WiFi access.
• An Android or iOS mobile phone

The ST25DV-DISCOVERY demonstration kit will be provided by STMicroelectronics during the workshop.

Due to seating limitations, this workshop requires separate registration. Note that registering for this workshop also grants you full access to the ST Technology Tour event, including the technology demos, presentations, lunch, and refreshments.

Hands-on Workshop: Jumpstart your Asset Tracking Design with SensorTile.box

2:00 – 4:30
Presenter: Ernesto Manuel Cantone and Alexandra Gogonea, STMicroelectronics

Attend this hands-on workshop to discover the latest in design support tools aimed at helping designers rapidly develop asset tracking applications.

This session focuses on asset tracking solutions using the SensorTile.box wireless multi-sensor development kit complemented by its respective software package FP-ATR-BLE1. The session will include an overview of the hardware features and unique capabilities of this development tool, with emphasis on the sensors, and its position within our solutions for asset tracking.

You will learn:

• How to reprogram SensorTile.box and configure it via a dedicated smartphone app
• How to use SensorTile.box to log sensor data
• How to visualize sensor data on a remote Cloud application
• How to use the MEMS IMU’s Machine Learning Core and Finite State Machine in an asset tracking application

Prerequisites for participation in this workshop:

• A laptop running the 64-bit version of Windows^® 10, with administrator rights for software and driver installation, a spare USB Type-A port (or spare USB Type-C port if you supply your own USB Type-C to Micro USB cable), and WiFi access.
• An Android or iOS mobile phone
• The use of two screens is recommended so that you can watch, pause, and rewind the instruction video on one screen while completing the workshop on the other. You can either use a second screen with your laptop, or use portable device (phone or tablet) with WiFi access.

The SensorTile.box wireless multi-sensor development kit will be provided by STMicroelectronics during the workshop.

Due to seating limitations, this workshop requires separate registration. Note that registering for this workshop also grants you full access to the ST Technology Tour event, including the technology demos, presentations, lunch, and refreshments.

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