Building an AI Agent Workflow for Embedded Firmware

6:00 - 6:30 PM: Social Time
6:30 - 7:00 PM: Brief circuit analysis for parts
7:00 - 8:00 PM: Agentic Instruction
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NOTE: YOU MUST BRING A LAPTOP TO BE ABLE TO PROGRAM THE DEVICES!

This talk walks through setting up an agentic development workflow for embedded firmware, using a live demo of two microcontrollers communicating over Bluetooth. I'll show how to define test cases as guardrails that constrain the agent's output, then let it iterate autonomously toward a working system built to spec. By the end, you'll see a functional Bluetooth-connected device pair built with minimal manual coding—and walk away with a practical framework for applying agentic development to your own embedded projects.

The device that we will be working with is the Arduino Nano 33 IoT,
Info Link: https://docs.arduino.cc/hardware/nano-33-iot/
The Arduino Nano 33 devices will be provided for use.
The laptop should have the following installed to build and test the devices:
Arduino IDE
Download Link: https://www.arduino.cc/en/software/
Alas, this one needs to be installed.
MobaXterm (or another serial terminal program)
Download Link: https://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download.html
There is a free version for home use. Also, there is a version that may be downloaded as a stand alone application in case you don't want to install it.
If you need assistance setting up your development environment, please arrive during the 6 - 6:30 PM social hour time for assistance.

Our speaker tonight is Henry Silva. Henry Silva is a New Product Consultant at Slingshot Product Development Group, where he works at the intersection of business strategy and technical implementation to drive client success. He previously co-founded Wavelogix, a smart infrastructure startup spun out of Purdue University, where he served as Director of Product Development.