(NXP Webinar) Designing for Low Power using Zephyr® Project: A Smartwatch Example
2023-12-12 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
In this NXP webinar on Tuesday, December 12 at 8-9 am PT, Derek Snell, Senior Systems Engineer, will share a wearable example application built on Zephyr® RTOS. This example is a power-optimized reference for battery-powered devices which leverages Zephyr’s power management subsystem, and uses the display driver to a MIPI™ smart wearable display.

Derek will detail the power-optimization techniques used within the Zephyr software and the i.MX RT500 crossover MCU. The smartwatch UI consists of professional LVGL graphics with multiple animated watch screens. The source code for the UI is generated using NXP’s GUI-Guider tool, and the example leverages GPU acceleration to offload the CPU. Engineers looking to design low power applications using the Zephyr RTOS will benefit from this session, regardless of end application.
This webinar is managed by NXP and not the Linux Foundation or the Zephyr Project. Register here.

Zephyr Tech Talk #008 - IPC in Zephyr: to Zbus, or not to Zbus?
2024-01-10 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Paris)
Tune in on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 (9:00 AM EST / 3:00 PM CET) for a new Zephyr Tech Talk live stream!
As we enter the new year, we are having not one, but two guests on the show! There are many ways to implement inter-process communication (IPC) in Zephyr, and choosing the right one for your use case can be tricky. Are low-level kernel primitives to be preferred for their performance and footprint, or should you be using a higher-level abstraction like Zbus?
Rodrigo Peixoto and Bjarki Arge Andreasen will join Benjamin to debate the pros and cons of each approach. Rodrigo is the author of Zbus and will give us insight into the design decisions behind it and some of the use cases to which it best suits. Bjarki will advocate for some of the lower-level IPC mechanisms available in Zephyr and how it can sometimes be beneficial to use them to leverage the compiler and linker’s ability to check for type consistency, even if that might mean being less generic.
As always, it will be a lively discussion with you, the audience, and the hope is that we will answer the question posed in the Tech Talk’s title with more than the traditional: “it depends!”.
Zephyr Tech Talks are live streams organized by and for the Zephyr community. Join us live to get a chance to ask your questions directly to our guests, or simply catch up the recording anytime afterwards!

Zephyr Tech Talk #009 - Practical Tips to Build Secure & Observable Embedded Systems
2024-01-17 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Paris)
Tune in on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024 (9:00 AM EST / 3:00 PM CET) for a new Zephyr Tech Talk live stream, where Benjamin will be joined by Katarzyna Zalewska, Software Engineer at Sternum.
Zephyr is being used in a wide variety of applications where it is critical to be able to remotely observe and monitor the behavior of the device, in particular to detect and respond to security threats. In this talk, we will discuss some of the typical threats that IoT devices are facing, the current state of security in Zephyr, and how commercial security offerings such as Sternum’s can be used to enhance the security of Zephyr-based devices at runtime.
As always, we are planning on having lots of live demos, and leaving plenty of time for you to ask your questions live in our chat.
Zephyr Tech Talks are live streams organized by and for the Zephyr community. Join us live to get a chance to ask your questions directly to our guests, or simply catch up the recording anytime afterwards!

Nordic Webinar: Adding Device Firmware Update (DFU/FOTA) Support in nRF Connect SDK
2024-03-13 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Having Device Firmware Update (DFU) or Firmware Over-The-Air (FOTA) support in an IoT product is becoming the norm now; it has become a standard requirement in modern products, and customers expect products to have it for security updates and improvements updates.
In this developer-oriented webinar on March 13 at 10 am PDT (9 AM CET / 4 PM CST ASIA & 6 PM CET / 1 PM EDT), Nordic will dive into the fundamental principles and best practices for adding DFU/FOTA support in an nRF Connect SDK-based firmware. We will focus on MCUboot as the default bootloader in the Zephyr RTOS, inherited by the nRF Connect SDK.
This webinar is managed by Nordic Semiconductor. To learn more about it or to register for the event, click here.
Agenda:
– General bootloader (MCUboot) and DFU concepts
– Fundamental options in MCUboot and options to perform DFU/FOTA in MCUboot
– Multi-Image builds and the Partition Manager
– Hands-on demos for DFU over UART and FOTA over Bluetooth Low Energy
– Detailed hands-on resources for DFU over USB, DFU over external memory, and FOTA over – – Wi-Fi/Cellular IoT
– Q&A
Speakers:

Webinar: Building Embedded Products with Zephyr
2025-03-19 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Paris) | https://zephyrproject.org/event/webinar-building-embedded-products-with-zephyr/
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Duration: 1 hour session (All Time Zones)
Presenter: Loïc Domaigné, Doulos Senior Member Technical Staff
Webinar Overview

Are you considering using Zephyr RTOS on your next embedded system project?
Do you want to find out what Zephyr RTOS can do for you in practice?

Then start here…
The Zephyr RTOS has gained a lot of traction in recent years.
Zephyr is more than just a new RTOS “kid on the block” with a cool kite. It is a very modular, highly portable, real-time operating system with an associated eco-system to build secure, connected and future-proof devices.
But what does that really mean? And how does that help you with your product development? What are the actual challenges?
In this webinar, we will look at building Zephyr applications, what sets Zephyr apart from other traditional RTOSs/embedded OSs, and how Zephyr supports the development and expectations for connected embedded products. We will conclude by showing application examples on an NXP MCX N FRDM Development board with Percepio Tracealyzer.
Content Summary:

Background
Why use Zephyr RTOS?
Architecture and Features Overview
Licensing and Release Lifecycle
MCX N FRDM Development Board & Tracealyzer Demo
Conclusion

About the speaker:
Loïc Domaigné, a Doulos Senior Member of the Technical Staff, will be presenting this training webinar. The session will last one hour and include an interactive Q&A segment with attendee participation.
Register for the webinar here.
Webinar Timing – All Time Zones:
Asia & Europe:
📅 Wednesday, March 19, 2025⏰ 10:00 – 11:00 AM (GMT)⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (CET)⏰ 3:30 – 4:30 PM (IST)
Americas:
📅 Wednesday, March 19, 2025⏰ 10:00 – 11:00 AM (PDT)⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (MDT)⏰ 12:00 – 1:00 PM (CDT)⏰ 1:00 – 2:00 PM (EDT)
Attendance is free of charge
If you have any queries, please contact webinars@doulos.com

How Zephyr became the leading open source RTOS for IoT
2025-07-02 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
Zephyr RTOS has rapidly grown into the most widely adopted open-source real-time operating system for secure, connected, and low-power embedded devices. Hosted by the Linux Foundation and backed by a vibrant community of contributors, Zephyr offers much more than an RTOS kernel—it’s a comprehensive, modular, portable, and scalable ecosystem trusted by thousands of developers around the world.
One of the earliest adopters and the top contributor to Zephyr, Nordic Semiconductor recognized the project’s potential back in 2016 and made the strategic decision to adopt it as the foundation for its nRF Connect SDK. That decision has enabled Nordic to deliver robust, production-grade software offerings across a wide portfolio of wireless SoCs, helping developers bring innovative wireless products to market faster.
Join Kate Stewart from the Linux Foundation along with Carles Cufi and Ali Aljaani for a behind-the-scenes look at Zephyr’s evolution, its growing role as an industry standard, and how Nordic contributes to the open-source community.
Agenda:

Is Zephyr just an RTOS? Understand how Zephyr is an ecosystem with drivers, protocols, middleware, tools, and security—all maintained under one cohesive project.
Zephyr 2016 vs. Today: Explore Zephyr’s major milestones, technical evolution, and its unprecedented adoption growth.
Why Nordic Chose Zephyr: Learn what sets Zephyr apart from other RTOS options and why Nordic decided to go all-in with Zephyr.
Inside nRF Connect SDK: See how Nordic built a complete SDK around Zephyr, integrating additional networking protocols, tools, and libraries to support its hardware platforms.
Nordic’s Contributions to Zephyr: Did you know that roughly a quarter of the contributions to Zephyr came from Nordic? Discover key contributions by Nordic to Zephyr—from the Bluetooth LE controller and USB stack to west tool, DFU frameworks, and more.
Getting Started with Zephyr-based software development: Access tools and resources to accelerate your development/onboarding journey—like nRF Connect for VS Code, Nordic Developer Academy, and more.

Date: July 2, 2025
Time: 3 PM CET / 8 AM CST
Duration: 60 min
Register now
