Ed Tyler - Principal Engineer

Languages	C, C++, assembler (x86, 68k, z80, 80C251), HTML
Processors	Intel x86, 80C251, ARM, Intel StrongARM, Motorola (680x, 680x0, PowerPC, Coldfire MCF5414,) AMD Geode SC1200 and Atmel AT97SAM7
Operating Systems	Microsoft Windows (XP, ME, 2000, NT, 9x, CE, 3.1), WindRiver VxWorks, Linux, MS-DOS, Unix, QNX
Programming API's	PC BIOS, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Foundation Classes, Component Object Model (COM), Win32, WDM/NT, NDIS, TAPI, RAS, PCMCIA Card/Socket Services
Protocols	TCP/IP, NetBEUI, PPP (LCP's & NCP's), TDI, ISDN, HDLC, SMB, MS Browser

Project History
May. 2007	Windriver VxWorks BSP Ported BSP for PowerPC MPC8641D-based HPCNet platform.
Apr. 2007	Windows Application Development Added FlexLM licensing support to FPGAView application.
Mar. 2007	Embedded IDE Encryption Product Development Developed user interface software and embedded processor firmware for an encrypting IDE interface. The product interfaces between a standard IDE hard drive and a PC (x86) such that the data on the harddrive is entirely encrypted. User interface provides administrative control over passwords and authentication methods and key management. Encryption engine is Enova XWall. User interface software is OS-independent, requiring only the standard PC BIOS for its operation.
Feb. 2007	Windows Application Development Added Tektronix MSO support to FPGAView application, using TekVISA programming interface.
Nov. 2006	General Software BIOS Development Customized General Software EB2000 v5.33 for the INIT CopilotTouch and CopilotPC telematic product line. Customized serial port configuration. Configured and tested Firmbase (SMM) support for USB flash drive, USB keyboard and mouse, VSM, console redirection, APM, and internal and external SIO.
May. 2006	Windows Application Development Added Xilinx FPGA support to FPGAView application.
Apr. 2006	Serial Data Network Driver Enhancements Modified SDN PCI adapter WDM driver for PCI Express SDN adapter. PCIe adapter included PLX PCI9056B PCI bridge, PLX 8111 PCI-PCIe bridge, Motorola MCF5414.
Mar. 2006	TDI Filter Added UDP support to the TDI Filter.
Nov. 2005	Windows Application Development Designed and implemented application to interface with FPGA design tools and Tektronix Logic Analyzers. Application is used to switch banks of signals being analyzed to a single output port, and update the logic analyzer with the bank's signal names.
Oct. 2005	Embedded Encrypting ATA Drive Interface Design Designed and implemented BIOS modules for use in secure hard drive interface.
Nov. 2004	XP Linux Embedded Development Developed configuration library, GPIO and serial EEPROM interface routines for embedded RFID scanner, for Snapgear Linux 2.4.x.
Jul. 2004	XP TDI Filter Driver Developed Windows XP TDI filter driver and API for use in secure network application. Driver provides for arbitrary interception and filtering of TDI layer packets to/from the application layer. The API provides application layer control and monitoring of TDI connections and data encryption/decryption.
Jun. 2004	Embedded XP Mapmem Driver Modified mapmem driver for use on XP Embedded.
Jan. 2004	TFTP Enhancements Modified TFTP protocol to add timeout and blocksize option extensions. Created Linux standalone test application using raw sockets. Integrated TFTP extensions into Symbol T3 Access Point firmware and modified Telnet and HTML UI to incorporate new options. Tested all modifications on Symbol AP.
Aug. 2003	Windows 2000/XP USB WDM Driver Developed USB WDM driver for Windows 2000/XP for an custom device based on the Cypress EZ-USB FX-2 controller. Bulk transfer, control, firmware download, WMI, and custom IOCTL functions supported. Developed WMI function tester and installation applications.
Apr. 2003	Linux Symbol Spectrum24T 802.11b Driver Enhancements Fixed WEP and Ad-hoc mode for Symbol Spectrum24t compact flash adapter on Setrix ARM-based platform (driver name spectrum24t_cs.o.) Added wireless statistics and range information. Modified signal quality and strength conversions for correct dBm values in iwconfig output.
Dec. 2002	WDM Watchdog Driver Development Developed a WDM driver to perform watchdog functions for both applications and other kernel drivers. Entities which need to be monitored register with the watchdog and periodically call the watchdog to indicate they are still active. Inactivity causes the watchdog to log the failure and optionally reboot the system.
Nov. 2002	GenSoft BIOS Application Development Developed Windows MFC application to interface with General Software EB2000 BIOS via 'Manufacturing Mode.' This general purpose application allows a user to upload new BIOS images to the onboard flash ROM and perform low-level formatting of the IDE flash disk.
Oct. 2002	GenSoft BIOS Development Customized General Software EB2000 BIOS for the Northwest Logic 'Avenger' platform, an embedded PC based on the National Semiconductor GEODE PC-on-a-chip (SC1200) processor, designed for an Optical Character Recognition application. This design included onboard Intel Pro-100 Ethernet, USB, CompactPCI IDE Flash, standard IDE interface, and integrated VGA output and dual NTSC video input ports.
Sept. 2002	Windows NT/XP WDM Driver Development Developed a WDM driver for the Philips Medical Systems SDN network adapter.
Jul. 2002	Windows Intermediate Driver Development Converted TPI Wedge NDIS driver to Miniport form for use under Windows XP and Windows 2000.
Feb. 2002	Windows Serial Port Driver Development Developed a virtual serial port driver (VxD) for a mobile Windows-98 notebook. This driver solved the problem of legacy applications failing as a result of the USB-to-serial ports disappearing when the notebook was undocked from its cradle.
Nov. 2001	SMB Protocol Solutions Developed Win32 application component to enable dial-up adapters to show up in Windows Network Neighborhood on Windows 2000, by directing SMB Browser packets, which are normally broadcast, to the WINS server.
Sept. 2001	Wireless Network Middleware Developed COM object interface for 802.11 wireless network drivers, providing an API to common and proprietary features of the NIC driver and adapter firmware API, and management of WEP key data within profiles stored in the system registry.
Dec. 2000	Wireless Network Driver Development Developed VxWorks Enhanced Network Driver for the Xircom MI802B3 802.11B wireless network adapter (microISA). Included were additional API functions for power management, statistics reporting, connection detection, and functional testing.
Oct. 2000	Windows 2000 Network Driver Development Modified TPI Wedge product to allow it to be used with Microsoft Windows 2000, and Windows ME. This included developing a software-based bus enumerator, and a network notify object to the existing product.
Aug. 2000	Embedded PC BIOS Development Adapted General Software BIOS for a AMD-based firewall product. Chipset was the ALI 1542/1543, and included booting Linux from flash disk.
Mar. 2000	Embedded PC BIOS Development Adapted General Software BIOS for a Pentium-based firewall product. Chipset was the Intel 430TX, and included booting Linux from flash disk.
Oct. 1999	Wireless Network Driver Development Developed VxWorks Enhanced Network Driver for the Proxim RangeLAN-2 and AnyPoint(tm) wireless network adapters (microISA). Included were additional API functions for power management, statistics reporting, connection detection, and functional testing.
Aug. 1999	Brooks 2000 VxWorks Board Support Package Development Customized VxWorks BSP for the Brooks 2000 Embedded Industrial Controller, based on the Cell Computing Plug-N-Run PC module. Support was added for 16 additional serial ports and an SST/Woodhead Universal Communication System industrial network controller.
May. 1999	Phoenix PC Desktop BIOS Deployment Customized Phoenix BIOS desktop platform BIOS for Intel desktop platforms, primarily Intel 440BX based.
Mar. 1999	Network Application Development Developed IP Subnet Roaming monitor application. This application sensed when the platform's wireless adapter had roamed to a new network connection point, and determined if a new IP address was needed. If so, the current IP address was released and a new one obtained from the DHCP Server, thus allowing a roaming client to maintain his or her connection to the intranet.
Dec. 1998	Embedded PC BIOS Development Developed BIOS modules for embedded PC platform.
Mar. 1998	Phoenix BIOS Developed Hot-plug PCI solution for Phoenix BIOS version 4.06. Customized OEM platforms with new features, including: User-customizable sign-on information for an LCD panel display, user-configurable PCI IRQ routing in Setup.
Feb. 1998	Dynapro ET-100 PicoBIOS Development Developed BIOS for the Dynapro ET-100 embedded PC. Customized the setup user interface.
Dec. 1996	InFocus LiteShow Pro Windows Application Development Developed the user interface for the LiteShow Pro document presenter. The LiteShow Pro contained an embedded Windows 95 with custom user interface, and interface to the InFocus family of data projectors.
Oct. 1996	Ascend Communications Intermediate Driver Installation Developed Windows 95 installer for the 'TPI Wedge' filter driver.
Sep. 1996	The Software Group Sync570 Class Installer Developed Class Installer for the Sync570 Synchronous Data Link driver for Windows 95 and Window NT v3.51.
Apr. 1996	Motorola BitSURFR ISDN NDIS Driver Developed Windows 95 and Windows NT ISDN NDIS/WAN driver for the BitSURFR ISDN network adapter.
Feb. 1996	Multiprocessor Server BIOS Development Developed BIOS modules for Sequent Computer Systems advanced servers, running Windows NT and UNIX.
Jan. 1996	Ethernet Raw Packet Driver Developed raw ethernet packet driver and test utilities for Georgia Power Company for a private protocol network application.
Sep. 1995	Intel Network Monitor Application Developed network monitor application for Intel Multibus-II platform. Displayed network usage and adapter connection status and control.
Jun. 1995	AT&T WaveLAN Miniport Developed Miniport network driver for WaveLAN adapters, for Windows NT and 95. Included roaming support and installation (configuration DLL and Help dialogs).
Apr. 1995	3Com PPC NDIS Port Ported 3Com 3C95x and 3C5x9 drivers to PowerPC for Windows NT version 3.51.

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