ACT SEMINAR Requirements

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ACT SEMINAR Requirements

• Please do not mute your phone unless a herd of
  Buffalo come through your conference room. It is
  important we hear each other.
• Notes for this seminar will be sent to everyone
  who we know attended

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• Sunday Seminars at TUG 2007
• now an ACT Seminar
• in 3 Parts

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You Can Engineer

• (But Can You Talk About It?)

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What can we do in 60 minutes?

• We can Answer one of three questions
• 1st Hour
• How do you target your Audience?
• 2nd Hour - TODAY!!!!
• How do you ensure a good presentation?
• 3rd Hour
• How do you improve the Presenter?

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Looks like a good Presentation

• (Is it?)
• Part 1

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Looks like a good presentation, Is it?

• Where your expertise can cause you to leave out
  important pieces of
• your presentation.
• What you can't leave out.
• How to sequence your slides and why.
• How Your slides can reveal or hide your content
  and meaning.

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Where your expertise can hurt

• You know your topic, but the Audience does not
• You have spent weeks or months with the in's and
  out's, but the Audience only has 20 minutes
• You have overcome 17 problems
• You have learned from 4 mistakes
• But, the Audience only sees what you present to
  them!

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Example 1 FLEXmicroFLEX DSSC Pattern
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Example 1 FLEXmicroFLEX DSSC Pattern

• An engineer is explaining how to set up the
  pattern for a new technique using the Digital
  Signal Source Signal (DSSC) controlled by
  microcode.
• He has created a screen capture following the
  idea that a picture is worth a thousand words.
  (It is!)
• He explains it as follows

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Example 1 FLEXmicroFLEX DSSC
The Engineer points to the items identified below
in the red boxes. He carefully and fully
explains the Command microcode. He points out the
two instrument columns. He carefully explains the
DSSC_Source microcode He carefully explains the
DSSC_capture microcode Then he shows how the
three types of microcode interact
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Example 1 FLEXmicroFLEX DSSC
The presenter is a good engineer, a conscientious
and careful individual who has spent a great deal
of time on his topic. He knows the DSSC
instrument thoroughly.
What is missing?
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Example 1 FLEXmicroFLEX DSSC
Assuming his Audience are interested in his
topic, we can assume they are all familiar with
digital patterns. But we cannot assume they are
familiar with the DSSC.
Using the DSSC, specific characters in the
pattern are a necessity. But there is no reason
for anyone unfamiliar with the DSSC to know
this. What is the solution?
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Example 1 FLEXmicroFLEX DSSC
Add one slide (and make sure it
is in your paper)
It is recommended you use the character "V"
on those vectors you want data going into the
DSSC capture memory. Since capture is based on
VOL or Not VOL, the use of V (VALID) to test
results will give you a fail for any floats
The Source requires the character "D" on those
vectors you want data coming from the
DSSC instead of the other data memories
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What You Can't Leave Out

• The Objective of your presentation/paper.
• An objective is one sentence which states
• What Your Presentation/Paper intended to
  accomplish
• Under What conditions it was accomplished
• To What standards was it accomplished
• Example
• "My Paper" shows a new technique for using
  instrument A
• on the FLEX family of testers under IG-XL Rev
  X.XX
• to give you a test time reduction of at least 15
  in standard tests

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Why Can't You Leave it Out?

• Every Slide in a Presentation has to have a
  reason for being there.
• The reason is to support the objective.
• Any slide which does not support
• What You intend
• Under What conditions
• To What standards
• ....simply should not be in the presentation at
  all. You can add "nice to know" and "extra stuff"
  in either a paper/appendix/handout - where you
  have time and room.

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Example 2 The Kitchen Sink

• There is an old saying
• "He put in everything, including the kitchen
  sink".
• It is used when someone appears to
• have put so much in, the presentation
• has become ridiculously large or long
• or complex. It may be a result of simply
• not knowing how much to put in.
• OR LEAVE OUT
• It usually results in overwhelmed Audiences or
• unfinished (in time) presentations.

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Example 2 The Kitchen Sink
Exercise 2 - The Kitchen Sink On the next three
slides and on your handout is the outline one
engineer had for his paper. From the point of
view of a paper, it is actually a pretty good
outline. But the engineer made the mistake
of using this same outline for his 20 minute
presentation.
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Exercise 2 The Kitchen Sink
This is the beginning - What should go in his 20
minutes? What could the engineer have left out?

• Title Using Instrument X
• Introduction
• Objective of Paper
• What is X?
• What do we use X for?
• What were the time savings, benefits, results of
  this paper?
• Specs overview
• Terms explained

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Exercise 2 The Kitchen Sink

• Outline
• Planning to use X
• Programming Process Overview tied to
  Functional Block Diagram
• Programming X
• Complete basic Syntax Example for overview
• Line by Line syntax options (for each mode)
• Supporting theory as needed to understand
  option choices
• Debug Displays
• Tech Manuals reference locations
• Help File Locations

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Exercise 2 The Kitchen Sink
This engineer also put a lab in his paper because
his instrument could best be understood by an
engineer on a tester. What should go in his 20
minutes?

• Help for the Programmer
• Resetting the X
• Alarms on the X
• Calibrating the X
• Appendices for all other choices, options, or
  modes etc.
• Lab Directions

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Exercise 2 The Answer
Here is what he really had time to do

• Introduce Self and Title 1 minute
• Introduction (ALL) 3 minutes
• Outline (ALL) 6 minutes
• Programming Instrument X
• Complete basic Syntax Example see Handout
• Complete basic Syntax Explain 8 minutes
• Debug Displays 2 minutes
• Question and Answer Session at TUG 10 minutes
• Everything Else see paper

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Example 2 The Kitchen Sink

• Summary
• Limit the majority of the details
• to your paper
• Use your paper outline only to help
• you identify what is absolutely
• necessary
• You really only have 10 minutes to speak in
  technical detail if you want your Audience with
  you
• Ask yourself what YOU would need to hear and see
  to make you go read someone's paper on this topic.

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Example 2 The Kitchen Sink

• Summary
• Use handouts to give clear complete code examples
  - show the highlights on your slides. You can
  even put arrows or numbers on the handout to make
  it easier to follow you.
• Tell the Audience all your paper has to offer,
  but refer to it don't try to repeat it.
• Always leave them wanting more - so they will
  read your paper!
• Remember if you dont complete your presentation,
  everyone loses. AND the last 10 minutes are
  Question Answer time!

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Looks like a good Presentation

• (Is it?)
• Part 2

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How Your Slides can Reveal or Hide yourContent
and Meaning.

• Throughout the following slides are examples of
  common
• problems with presentation slides.

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Sequencing

• Think of your presentation as a road trip. You
  start with a
• map of the state, then the city, then the local
  streets.
• Go from tester, to instrument, to signal flow.
• Go from hardware block diagram, to interface
• requirements, to programming code, to pattern.
• Go from the usual technique to the new technique.
• Go from simple to complex
• Don't get the Audience lost!

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Bad Slide 1
content
11 April 2007
TAG 2007 ACT SEMINAR with Ellen Onderko
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Good Slide 1

• content

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Bad Slide 2
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Good Slide 2
Opening the Pattern Tool
This DSSC Source column does not include the
microcode "Stop" or "StopE". This is required for
the DSSC Source.
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Bad Slide 3
Available values for FMT depend on the selection
made in the Data Src column Example PATHI-You
enter RH, DataTool may change it to NR. You enter
SBL, DataTool may change it to SBC.
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Good Slide 3
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Good Slide 5
If left alone the Data src selection would simply
effect the pattern as shown in the table. But
it works in conjunction with the FMT (format)
selected and so the effect is to change one
format to another. There is a page length table
in IG-XL HELP to sort this out.
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Really Bad Slide 5

• Option Explicit
• Public Function BasicSrcCapPSETsExample(SrcPin As
  String, CapPin As String, DSPWaveVarName As
  String) As Long
• Call CreateDefinePSETs("SrcPrimaryPos",
  "CapPrimaryPos")
• 'apply timing for pattern
• thehdw.Digital.ApplyLevelsTiming False,
  False, True, tlUnpowered
• 'Connect VHFAC Source and Capture to DIB
• thehdw.VHFACSource.Pins(SrcPin).Connect
  tlVHFACSourceConnectPrimaryPos
• thehdw.VHFACCapture.Pins(CapPin).Connect
  tlVHFACCaptureConnectPrimaryPos
• 'Setup the VHFAC Source Signal for 1MHz,
  0.375Vpk Amp, 0.0V Offset
• Call SetupSrcSig(SrcPin, "SrcSig1M", "aSine",
  128000000, 128, 1, 0, "False", 2000000, 0.375,
  0, 50)
• thehdw.VHFACSource.Pins(SrcPin).Signals("SrcSi
  g1M").LoadSettings
• 'Setup the VHFAC Source Signal for 3MHz,
  0.75Vpk Amp, 0.75V Offset
• Call SetupSrcSig(SrcPin, "SrcSig3M", "aSine",
  128000000, 128, 3, 0, "False", 5500000, 0.75,
  0.75, 50)
• 'Setup the VHFAC Source Signal for 9MHz,
  1.5Vpk Amp, -1.5V Offset
• Call SetupSrcSig(SrcPin, "SrcSig9M", "aSine",
  128000000, 128, 9, 0, "False", 10000000, 1.5,
  -1.5, 50)
• 'Setup the VHFAC Capture Signal
• Call SetupCapSig(CapPin, "CapSig",
  79921951.2195122, 16384, "False", 6100000,
  0.512, 0)
• 'Load and Start the Pattern
• thehdw.Digital.Patterns.Pat(".\patterns\patter
  n.pat").Load

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Really Good Slide 5

• The handout you were given at the start of this
  session contains the complete
• code. Let's look at the key lines
• 'Load and Start the Pattern
• thehdw.Digital.Patterns.Pat".\patterns\pattern
  .pat".Load
• thehdw.Digital.Patterns.Pat".\patterns\pattern
  .pat".Start "start"
• 'In our new paradigm, they should be written as
• Call thehdw.Digital.Patterns.Pat(".\patterns\patte
  rn.pat").Load
• Call thehdw.Digital.Patterns.Pat(".\patterns\patte
  rn.pat").Start "start"

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Exercise 3 Improving Better Slide 6

• This is a "TAKE HOME" exercise to help you when
  print a presentation to hand out to your
  audiance.
• With slide 6 the following choice would make the
  difference between keeping and losing your
  audiance
• The Choice?
• To print grey scale OR pure black and white
• The Exercise?
• Print your next handout both ways

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Good Slide/Bad Slide PRINTING
When you intend to print your slides, try both
"Grayscale" and "Pure Black and
White" Sometimes, the hard copy will look better
then the slides... Sometimes the hard copy
will look worse! Be "full of care"!
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What Did You Learn?

• RULE 1 - Never show an incorrect method (to
  program code, use a tool, or write a pattern,
  etc). Get a 2nd pair of eyes.
• RULE 2 - Never leave out a key piece of
  information.
• RULE 3 - Never put anything on the screen that
  is not fully explained (unless you explain why
  and where to find it later)
• RULE 4 - Never use an acronym until AFTER you
  have explained it.
• RULE 5 - Never go without an objective

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What Did You Learn?

• RULE 6 - Focus your slides on making a single
  point each
• RULE 7 - Never make an unreadable slide
  (project your slides and check them in advance
  from the back of a room)
• RULE 8 - Make sure your titles focus the
  Audience on your topic and leave room for your
  topic! Keep Header and Footer small.
• RULE 9 - Make sure your labels are clearly
  attached to what you are labeling
• RULE 10 - Make sure your Font color can be seen

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What Did You Learn?

• RULE 11 - Use color sparingly only to
  emphasize your point.
• RULE 12 - If you have several points, consider
  more then one slide, not more then one color!
• RULE 13 - Print both Grayscale and Pure Black
  and White copies and choose the one which is best
  to hand out.
• RULE 14 - Go back to your original slide after
  you see the printouts, ask yourself can you
  improve either?
• RULE 15 - Check Your Sequencing, can your
  audience follow you?

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Now You Know a little bit about how to ensure a
Good Presentation

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