Dr. Don Wilcher
Dr. Don Wilcher is An Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. His research interests include embedded controls, robotics education, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence, and their impact on personalized learning, competency-based models, curriculum, and instructional development in Mechatronics, Industrial Control, and electronics. He is also the co-founder and owner of MaDon Research LLC, a research and instructional technology consultancy, technical writing company.
Sessions at EOC
2026
Designing Embedded Industrial Control Systems: From Web UI to Hardware - I/O
Modern industrial control systems increasingly span multiple layers, from web-based user interfaces to deeply embedded hardware I/O interacting with physical processes. While web technologies provide ...
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2025
Rapid Development of Hardware Prototype Concepts using an AI LLM and a Renesas EK-RA2E1 Kit
Developing a hardware prototype proof of concept (PoC) does not require a major investment in electronic components and test equipment. Such electronic components and test equipment include active int...
HardwareAI/MLMicrocontrollerTools
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2024
Aggregating Data and Sensor Programming With The Arduino Nano 33BLE Sense Board
MicrocontrollerToolsSoftware DesignOpen Source
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2023
2022
OpenPLC: A Unique Approach to Programming Microchip Atmega328 microcontrollers
MicrocontrollerToolsArchitectureSoftware Design
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Enabling Rapid Prototype for Physical Interaction Design Using A M5Stack Core
Connectivity
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2021
Prototyping Industrial Control Concept Applications Using MicroPython and the BBC micro:bit.
HardwareMicrocontrollerPythonSoftware Design
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2020