Webinar – Programming Hardware Two Ways: CircuitPython and Verilog

Join us for an engaging, hands‑on webinar exploring how today’s embedded systems blend high‑level software, digital logic, and real hardware skills. Whether you're just stepping into embedded design or looking to deepen your understanding of hardware‑software integration, this session will give you practical insight into what happens across the full stack—from Python code to soldered circuits.

What We’ll Explore

In this session, Ross Satchell, Senior Engineer, and Hani Ahamd Assi, Senior Technical Staff Engineer for Microchip will introduce embedded system design through both software and hardware abstraction levels, focusing on a key engineering question: When is high‑level code enough—and when do you need dedicated hardware logic?

Attendees will see real demos using CircuitPython on a Microchip development board for rapid prototyping, hardware interaction, and experimentation. We’ll pair this with hands‑on digital logic exploration using a Configurable Logic Block (CLB) / MiniFPGA kit, where you’ll learn how combinational and sequential logic behave and why timing‑critical applications rely on hardware determinism.

You'll even get introductory soldering practice to help connect the dots between logic design, physical circuits, and real-world embedded workflows.

What You’ll Gain

• Understand where CircuitPython shines for rapid prototyping and when it’s time to switch to Verilog to implement dedicated hardware logic.
• Watch practical demonstrations on a Microchip development board to learn quick prototyping techniques and hardware‑level interaction.
• Get an accessible introduction to CLBs (MiniFPGA) and how they map to Verilog‑based digital design—perfect preparation for coursework, capstone projects, or personal builds.
• Discover new directions Microchip is taking to elevate student learning outcomes and prepare future engineers to work across both hardware and software domains.

Whether you’re exploring embedded systems for the first time or expanding your engineering toolkit, this webinar will give you a practical, intuitive understanding of how modern embedded systems come together.

When: Thursday, April 30, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT

Length: 1 hour

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