Wolfgang (Ing.) Gärber
IPS Verification
Experience
Harman-Becker GmbH
- TI-DSP Audio Framework
- Fixing runtime / performance problem on a hybrid multicore SoC DRA787
- Handling, tuning and optimization for online AVAS speaker impedance monitoring
- Alternate detection algorithm developed and proposed
Amadeo GmbH
- Low power inductive locking device based on TI BT-LE
IPS Verification
Nordic Semiconductors
- Test emulated IP blocks of upcoming Bluetooth chips
- Test emulated SoC hardware IP blocks against spec in an agile development process
Solar Power Inverters
SMA
- Signal processing
- TMS320F28379
- New compilers
- New memory utilization schemes for existing platforms
Sdacit
- BT-LE low power sensor platform with nRF52
Power Quality Analyzer
Fluke
- TI AM5728, C66x DSP, highspeed ADC, FPGA
- Migration from old C67xx to C66x corepack
- Transient recorder
- Design and interfacing of hi-speed ADC/FPGA module for transients
KVM-TEC
- Lossless, realtime x86/x64 HD Windows multicore video codec with gigabit bandwidth
- KVM-TEC has a symmetrical setup of FPGAs for tunneling high-definition digital video over ethernet
- I implemented a multicore decoder running on x64/Win10 to decode this GBit video stream in realtime
- Additional we catched lots of symmetric bugs and optimized the architecture
AFCI Software Integration
SMA
- Signal processing to protect solar DC strings
- MOAID performance optimization
- TMS320F28379D, Soprano, uCos, Matlab Simulink
- Embedded coder runtime verifications
- Multicore optimizations
- AFCI implementation. To get a highspeed-ADC channel – I had to revise the ADC channel allocation and auto-muxing. This also influenced analog compare circuitry in the realtime partition of the device. I had to free up memory for buffering and add co-processor routines to store this data. As this product underlies function safety concerns – making this changes required a lot of re-certification and testing effort
NA-Protection, Anti-Islanding recognition, AC Converter
Trumpf-Hüttinger
- Hüttinger was developing power-inverters to test and operate redox-flow batteries as backup devices
- Part of the needed integrated protection towards mains is an anti-islanding detection
- This detection should be capable to shut of the inverter if mains grid fails
- The presence of mains should even cover situations which almost no current drawn from mains
- I implemented a very sensible sliding fixed-point DFT to measure even minimal phaseshifts. This was combined with ramping injection of reactive current
- After implementation and simulation – the converter was tested against mains simulators and finally approved @Buero Veritas, Bad Wörishofen
- TI, Delfino, Matlab, TMS320F28377D, TMS320C28346
Audio DSP Software
Harman-Becker
- AM5728 – hybrid multicore SoC
- Goal was a standardized audio platform based on AM5728 “summit” architecture in a scrum-on-scrum setup with 4 globally teams
- My part was review, testing and optimization of signal modules filters, compressors, downmix audio player modules
- VST Plugins
- Visual Studio, Codecomposer, CMAKE, Git, Scrum, Jira, Confluence
Frequentis/Mission-Embedded
- BSP for a TI Sitara am5728 based audio modem for the FAA
- Migration from C64xx to C66xx corepacks
Toicube
- Very low power active IR gesture control for consumer use HW+SW– AVR8, Layout
Study
- Advanced subminiature Geiger Counter for use with drones with generic ISM connectivity
- AVR8, ISM Module
Smart Anti-Glare Goggles
Inoptec Ltd
- Civil and military applications, demonstrators
- LCD Shutter, Bluetooth4.0 LE integration, Android App, high power modulated LED Spots
- ARM Cortex M3, M4, Low Power High Speed multichannel data acquisition, Acceleration sensors
SIL3 capable HW/SW Platform
Andritz Hydro
- Joint substation control, protection, excitation
- Design and development of a new hardware platform for automation, protection and generator control for power plants and substations. “Hipase”, Andritz Hydro according IEC61508
- Selection of critical components, strategic selection of key components, standardization, documentation
- Standardised EMI solutions, hardware/software integration
- HW Design of various multichannel A/D Boards with high isolation and harsh burst and surge requirements
- SW (Kernel) modules to sync boardclocks on nanosecond basis including SafeRtos and Linux domains to operate within the same time domain and maintain systemwide precise nanosecond timestamps
- OS Addons to synchronize scheduling and preemption
- Highly scalable STM32 C++ software stack to derive data concentrator functionality/firmware from XML hardware descriptions
- U-Boot Firmware deployment mechanism and programmer(s) to distribute firmware within the system
- Framework for ARM(Cortex) SoC Benchmarks
- ARM9, M4, A9, A5, Git, Linux, Kernel Drivers, U-Boot Drivers, U-Boot ISP loadable modules, QT, Mentor Layout, Matlab, LTSpice
- Multichannel sliding DFT tracking mains frequency optimized for ARM9
Smart Meter System
Gemis GmbH
- Special powersaving Smart Meter system to retrofit almost any traditional metering system
- Cortex M3, 400nA quiescent Current, CCTV capturing and pattern recognition, machine reading, GSM, NarrowBand IoT Ethernet, sdcard Interfaces
Lucent Alcatel
- Performance analysis, code instrumentation
- Optimizing aged GSM basestation transceiver code stack
- Verified and optimized MMU configuration and pagetable walk
- PPC, pSOS, DSP/BIOS, TMS320C6416
Klastech GmbH
- Hardware / Firmware / Blackbox Logging storage, transport and operational temperature and acceleration data for delicate laser systems
- ATMEL-AVR, GCC, MEMS-Acceleration sensors, powersaving, 5yrs standby with CR2032
Crysanthos KG
- Retro-fitting custom control to support EEG management and remote management for a small water power plant
- Adding modern PAC3200 power meters, FriendlyArm Controller and custom hardware to integrate seamlessly into existing control system
- Design HW + SW, C, C++, Embedded Linux, Kernel Drivers, ATMEL-AVR, SAMSUNG ARM9, MODBUS-TCP
IoT System Design
Gemis GmbH
- Universal retro-fittable metering to be used at Deutsche Bahn
- CCTV Capture, OCR, uPower Transmission of sensor data and pictures using ISM and GPRS
- Python server backend
- GSM, ISM, Luminary Micro ARM Cortex, ATMEL AVR, MicroPower
Kapsch Traffic Com AG
- Driver / Application / Authorization system based on Linux / WiFi 802.11p
- openWRT, PowerPC8313, Xenomai, 802.11p, Atheros, Embedded Linux
IMECO GmbH
- High-speed USB capture system based on a Sony HDTV camera MCB1172 using Cy7c68013
- HW/SW design, low-level drivers, Twain drivers, DLLs for various middleware, digital image processing, cropping, OpenCV, custom algorithms
TU Wien
- Firmware for a container-management system using GSM, GPS, sensors
- Atmel AVR, NXP ARM7, power-saving, ZigBee, GSM, GPS, sensors
Mitton Instruments
- Design and implementation of adaptive DFT algorithms for their “Tuned Voltmeter” including injection frequency tracking
- ARM Cortex, Matlab, C, IAR, VC
Sartorius / Boekels
- Hardware bring-up, driver framework / BSP for TI TMS320F28335 controller for use in a highly sensitive metal detector for food chain processing
- DSP/BIOS, advanced driver framework, CodeComposer, C++, DSP/BIOS
RBS Module / RBS-TT
Qidenus GmbH
- Hardware and software for operating autonomous scan robots based on Trinamic BLDC and stepper technology
- Distributed AVR controllers with integrated edge sensing using pulsed laser and DFT algorithms
SDR Modem / Study
Rohde & Schwarz
- Design and implementation of the common BSP and low-level drivers for a combination of TMS320C6416 and XILINX Virtex-4 FPGA with PowerPC core
- High-performance IPC drivers, compatible with DSP/BIOS Link
- C, C++, Assembly, CORBA, Java, SCA, FPGA
PDCC, Philips Product Creation Center
- Firmware for portable MP3/CD players and standard CD designs on various controller platforms
- Software design and implementation of a shock-buffer system in a portable MP3/CD application using TI TMS320VC5416 fixed-point DSP
- Use of 64 Mbit DRAM with bit-banging and low power
- Frequency, clock, and multiplier scaling to save power
- Integration of .723 ADPCM codec; turntable control implemented as FLL with block-sync IRQ
- Migration of CD servo code across 8/16/32-bit and DSP platforms
- C, C++, assembler, hardware-oriented programming, ARM7, ARM9, TI BridgeCo, Toshiba, Renesas, Mitsubishi
Franz Feigl KG
- Laser control and optical measurements
- Hardware and software to control excimer laser drilling with micrometer precision in ceramic substrates for use in gas detectors
- C, Assembler, EAGLE, Atmel AVR
Altotec / Ambient Recordings
- Prototypes and development for the Ambient Recordings "Lockit" ecosystem
- Wireless SMPTE control; design, prototyping, and programming of RF modules based on ChipCon transceiver chips; communication; calibration of precise synchronization and master clocks for broadcast A/V
- Precise locked color burst using ADC encoder chips and PLL timing
- microPower AES/EBU synchronization
- "Emit"-based IoT terminals; embedded web servers on 8051
- Atmel, AVR, 8051, C, Assembler, EAGLE, AVR, DECT modules
Audio Engineer / Technician
- Midi drivers in assembly for Z&G DAM 16 Audio matrix
- Mastering & Recording Studio
- Repair, Service and Calibration of analog 2 inch tape-machines and other audio gear
- Audio Sampling, effects, algorithms on Amiga platform
- Audio & Visual Effects for techno clubs
Summary
25+ years experience with embedded hardware and firmware, signalprocessing and DSPs.
Experience with various RTOS and a multitude of controller and DSP platforms.
Board Support Packages, UBOOT and Linux drivers.
Design and development of a new hardware platform for automation, protection and generator control for power plants and substations. “Hipase”, Andritz Hydro according IEC61508.
Selection of critical components, strategic selection of key components, standardization, documentation.
Standardised EMI solutions, hardware/software integration.
Low Power Smartmeter solution for Gemis/DB..
Micro Power solutions for Klastech and Toicube.
Hard and Firmware for automated bookscanners, document cameras and other consumer gear.
Firmware for CD engines.
HAM Radio Amateur.
Audio Recording Studio.
Repair, Service AV/Broadcast gear
Skills
- Embedded Systems Hardware & Software
- Circuit Development, Simulation, Layout, Protoyping, Measurments, Testing, Emi, Mechanical Integration, 3d Printing, Functional Safety, Probability Of Failur
- Embedded Firmware For Realtime Critical Systems And Dsp In Medical, Military, Industrial, Consumer And Communications Domain.
- Board-support Packages For Various Platforms.
- C, C++, C#, Assembler, Phyton, Jawa, Matlab Simulink, Labview
- Ti-dsp, Arm, Powerpc, X86/64, Cplds, Fpgas, Stm32, Avr, Mips
- Sys/bios, Ucos, Safertos, Psos, Vxworks, Threadx, Linux, Windows
- Git, Bitbucket, Svn, Jira, Clearcase, Scrum, Confluence, Jenkins Jawa, Matlab Simulink, Functional Safety, Cad
Languages
Education
Secondary technical school
Electronics and radio communication · Saint Pölten, Austria
Technical University Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Certifications & licenses
HAM Radio Amateur
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