Nordic Semiconductor Newcomer’s Zephyr RTOS Seminar

23 Jan 2026 - 23 Jan 2026

Germany, Leinfelden-Echterdingen

Nordic Semiconductor and Avnet Silica warmly invite you to a free seminar offering a compact and hands-on introduction to the modern real-time operating system Zephyr.

Zephyr is a modern, platform-independent real-time operating system (RTOS) that has gained significant importance since its release in 2017 and is now one of the most active embedded OS projects. Thanks to its device-tree-based approach, software can be efficiently ported to different hardware platforms. Zephyr is particularly well suited for current Cortex-based microcontrollers and microprocessors and offers comprehensive middleware—including wireless stacks, USB, Ethernet, CAN, and security frameworks.

Using the latest technologies from Nordic Semiconductor, such as nRF54L15DK and nRF Connect SDK, we show how to set up projects cleanly, choose suitable tools, and support different hardware platforms efficiently.

The seminar is designed for developers who want to gain a clear technical overview of contemporary embedded development approaches , without needing prior experience with Zephyr RTOS.

In two hands-on sessions, participants will apply the concepts directly and gain practical experience that simplifies entry into modern Zephyr RTOS based embedded development.

Date & Location

• January 23rd, 2026, 09:00 CET - Avnet EMG GmbH, Humboldtstr. 35, D-70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen

Agenda

• 09:00 – Introduction to Zephyr (Avnet Silica)   
• 09:45 – Break
• 09:50 – nRF Connect SDK: How Nordic uses Zephyr (Nordic Semiconductor)
• 10:20 – Break
• 10:25 – Configure software without changing source code: Kconfig and Devicetree (Nordic Semiconductor)
• 11:10 – Break
• 11:15 – Visual studio code and useful tools (Nordic Semiconductor)
• 11:45 – Lunch break
• 12:30 – Hands-on session (Avnet Silica & Nordic Semiconductor)
  • Unboxing the nRF54L15DK                   
  • Quick start                     
  • Board configurator                    
  • Connecting an ST LPS22 pressure sensor                     
  • Configure Zephyr to read sensor data                             
  • Running the I²C Shell                
• 13:45 – Break
• 13:50 – Introduction to the Nordic Tech Academy for self-learning (Nordic Semiconductor)
• 14:00 – Pause
• 14:05 – Nordic Developer Academy – self-learning: Multithreaded applications (Avnet Silica & Nordic Semiconductor)
  • Thread creation & priorities                  
  • Time slicing                   
  • Workqueue creation & work item submission
• 15:05 – End

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