Curriculum vitae Name: Ing. Igor Cesko Address: Podhorie 1427 018 61 Belusa Slovakia tel. 1: +420 607 275261 tel. 2: +421 902 849029 e-mail: cesko@internet.sk web: http://www.cesko.host.sk http://members.chello.cz/cesko Personal data: Birth: 20.2.1974 State: single Nationality: Slovak Education: Dipl. Ing. since 1.10.1998 -PhD study in Slovak Metrological institute, Thesis: Measuring and standard of electric power based on thermoconverter principle and FFT principle 1992-1997 -Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Slovak Technical University (STU), department of Microelectronics -priced price of rector of STU -study of microprocessors -study of surface analysis -Diploma work: -Factor analysis in Auger spectroscopy (surface analysis) - new method for obtaining data from noised measured data -Stage in University of York - Department of Electronics 1997 -Semester of Economy, finished by exam from marketing and management 1988-1992 -Middle school in Dubnica n/V -Electric engines and instruments 1980-1988 -Basic school in Puchov -class with extended teaching of foreign languages(Russian, German) -1. and 3. place in district lap of Mathematical Olympiad Job skills: May 2004 -starting working in company ST Microelectronics (Prague) HW & SW developer of Smart Cards based systems 1996-2003 -HW developer in Applied Precision, electronics devices(job during study and later as permanent job) -design of electronics computer controlled devices, implementation, calibration -development of devices (see on www.appliedp.sk): -Power Analyzer/Reference Standard (AC electric power standard with accuracy <0.02%, based on Industrial Computer PC104) -Isomet (handheld instrument for fast measuring of thermal conductivity, based on 80C51 microcontrollers) -Signal Generator (precise 6-channel generator based on Industrial Computer) -ELMA (complex system for verification electricity meters, includes Power Analyzer, Signal Generator, Optical Units for scanning of turns, 3-phase Power Source: U=300V I=120A) -Datalogger (battery powered unit for collecting temperatures or other physical quantities) -Voltage/Current Rejecters (galvanically isolated precise voltage/current transformers) -Portable Working Standard (handheld device for electric power measurement and electricity meter checking) -And more other developments - successfully realized but some also stopped November 1997 -study stay in University of York, Electronic Department, Great Britain Knowledge: -hardware PC AT (ISA, PCI, USB buses, I/O devices programming) -PC control of electronic instruments (expanded cards, standard interfaces: RS232, ECP LPT, USB, IrDA, Game port ...) -software controlling of hardware PC AT: - MSDOS (Pascal, C++): - programming real time systems (PC based instruments) - communications : RS232, RS485 - using standard interfaces: IEEE1284, GamePort, Keyboard, ... - programming PC architecture: timers, interrupts, DMA, RTC, ... - reverse engineering: analyse, study - Windows (Delphi): - programming real time program (time sensitive applications) - communications : RS232, RS485, USB - using hardware access to standard interfaces: IEEE1284, Joystick, Keyboard, ... - using HW based API: USB, timers, interrupts, DMA, RTC, Sound Cards, ... - TCP/IP applications - advanced mathematical methods in programming: statistics, FFT, digital filters, ... - HTML programming - reverse engineering: drivers, protection removing, ... - device drivers programming (Microsoft Windows DDK) - complex design: firmware - device drivers - DLL - end user applications -analog circuits controlled by digital technologies: - stability of circuits, precise circuits for measurement, new methods of design - computer control: DA/AD converters, cross talks problems, protection - power electronic: power amplifiers (high current, high voltage) - high speed circuits: optical communications, power sources -digital circuits design: - knowledge of physical level of PC interfaces: USB, RS232, IEEE1284, IrDA, ... - design of external PC peripherals (for USB, RS232, ...) - software support for devices (firmware, CRC implementation, timing, device drivers, DLL libraries, end user applications ...) -microcontrollers 8051, Atmel AVR and Microchip PIC: - Atmel AVR studio: assembler (USB connectivity) - Microchip MPLAB - 8051 assembler - application of microcontrollers in high speed, real time, low power applications - communications: RS232, USB, I2C, SPI, ... - TCP/IP embedded connectivity (Web51, Ethernut, ...) -modelling of devices (MATLAB, PSPICE) and design of calibration process: - models for increasing precision of metrological devices - circuit simulation and optimisation - including models into design or software microcontrollers -new mathematics methods: - digital filters, FFT, statistics -Operating systems: - Windows 95/98/XP - MS-DOS - beginning with Linux -Programming languages: Turbo Pascal, Delphi (main activity) C/C++, Borland C++ Builder Assembler Intel 80x86, 8051, Atmel AVR, Microchip PIC Microsoft Windows DDK (device drivers) Java - J2ME (Java Micro Edition) for mobile phones HTML PSPICE - simulation of electronics circuits MATLAB - modelling PROTEL - CAD for electronics MSOffice - Word, Excel other: Corel Draw, Photoshop, OrCAD, ... -Strong in: -hardware PC AT (architecture, ISA bus, PCI bus) -analog design (precise circuits) -hardware design of computer controlled devices (digital and analog circuits, communication) -standard PC interfaces (RS232, IEEE1284, USB, IrDA, ...) and PC peripherals -programming in Delphi and Pascal (low level drivers, applications, real time systems) -programming microcontrollers (8051, Atmel AVR, Microchip PIC) -knowledge of computer design (protected mode, Windows drivers, PC interfaces) -new methods in modelling and SW & HW design (new construction principle and their implementation) PROJECTS: -since 1996: -development of Power Analyzer: AC electric power measurement device based on patented thermoconverter, fully computer controlled, measurement of electric power, RMS voltage and current, precision at current time is 0.02% In the next: based on digital design - Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) -design of PC104/ISA based cards -design of analog parts (precise input current transformers, input stages, autocalibration, ...) -development of precise measuring methods (frequency generation, FFT analysis, ...) -development of software for calibration (MATLAB, Delphi) -collaboration on firmware (MS-DOS based, Borland C) -design of new FFT based power measurement (mathematics, design of analog & digital parts, new measuring method, testing) -since 1998 -development on complex measuring system for verification and calibration of electricity meters "ELMA" -measuring of old induction and new electronics electricity meters -includes Power Analyzer, Signal Generator, Power Sources, Optical units -development on Power sources 300V/120A (160A) -development on Optical units for scanning of electricity meters, communicated with new electronics electricity meters, communication with PC by RS485 bus (up to 240 devices in one bus), collaborating on firmware based on 89C2051 microprocessors, testing and improvements of devices -development on Signal Generator: precise 6-channel generator based on waveform signal generated from memory (DMA channel), development of calibration software and models (MATLAB, Delphi), collaboration on firmware (MS-DOS based Borland C) -since 1998 -projects of "ELMA": - Slovakia (5 ELMA stations) 1999 - Slovakia (1 ELMA station) 1998 - Czech republic (2 ELMA stations) 1999,2000 - Colombia, (1 ELMA station) 1999 (1+1 weeks visit) - Slovakia (1 ELMA station) 1999 - Slovakia (4 ELMA stations + one 1.2kA/25kV power source) 2000 - Moldavia (5 ELMA stations) May 2001 (3 weeks visit) - Syria (2 ELMA stations), June 2001 (2 weeks visit) - Slovakia (1 ELMA station) 2001 - Czech republic (1 ELMA station) 2001 - Czech republic (1 ELMA station) 2002 - India (ELMA stations + power analyzers), May 2002 (1 week visit), - India (ELMA station), January 2003 (3 weeks visit), June 2003 (2 weeks visit) - Saudi Arabia (ELMA station), December 2003 (2 weeks visit) - Czech republic (1 ELMA station) 2004 - Bangladesh (3 ELMA stations), March 2004 (1 week visit) -since 2000 -development of Coulometer: precise equipment for chemical purposes (amperometric, ) -precision current source for charge dosage (current and time precision, fast current switching) -electrometer with extra large input resistance -potentiostat for amperometric/voltametric purposes -for metrological use (etalon of mass) -since 2000 -publications in computer magazine PC-REVUE (www.pcrevue.sk) -publications in information/telecom magazine Sdelovaci technika (www.stech.cz) -publications in industrial automation magazine AT&P Journal (www.atpjournal.sk) -publications in foreign computer magazines: Chip, ... -publishing of my SW & HW design on my web site and HW developers sites: http://www.cesko.host.sk , http://www.hw.cz , http://www.mcu.cz and other mirrored websites: - infrared remote control of PC for Windows (Girder plugin IgorPlug SFH-56) - infrared remote control of PC for DOS (for embedded system - DOSGir) - thermometer for PC Game port (very precise and cheap) - automatic door-keeper with PIC16F84 microprocessor (low power & automation) - interface PC with Casio diary (data transfer device) - serial port Plug and Play implementation tool (Windows PnP implementation to device) - infrared remote control of PC : USB version IgorPlugUSB-AVR (world cheapest USB device - unique construction based on AVR microcontroller) - universal USB interface: RS232 + 16-bit IO control + EEPROM (improved version of cheap but useful USB device based on AVR microcontroller) - complex Application Note for Atmel Corporation (with documentation and source codes: firmware, driver, DLL, application) - Embedded TCP/IP demo application based on Ethernut board (AVR microcontroller) published at http://www.hwgroup.com - Java applications into mobile phones (J2ME) - starting activities on EuroScience projects: http://members.chello.cz/cesko Language knowledge: -English: -intermediate/good -secondary school: 2 years -university: 2 years -PhD study: 2 years -German: -beginner -basic school: 4 years -university: 1/2 of year -Russian: -beginner/intermediate -basic school: 6 years -secondary school: 1 year Driving licence: Yes Free time activities: Sport: swimming, skiing, cycling, fitness, in-line skating, health nutrition Technics: electronics design of news, computers: new HW and SW technologies (USB, PCI, drivers, embedded systems, TCP/IP), space technology, genetics, motoring, physics (new methods), publications of my SW & HW products in magazines and on internet Science and Technology - Research and Development Rest: books, films, travelling Main interests: Research and Development : Science and Technology of all progressive projects (space, robotics, quantum physics, genetics, computers, communications, ...) References: Education: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Slovak Technical University, department of Microelectronics (http://www.elf.stuba.sk ), Ing. Peter Vogrincic - diploma work leader (e-mail: vogrinc@elf.stuba.sk) Job: Applied Precision Ltd. Technicka 5 821 04 Bratislava, Slovakia Ing. Ladislav Grno, CSc., director (and tutor of PhD study) tel.: +421 2 43337340 http://www.appliedp.sk , http://www.appliedp.com My R&D: Publications on internet developers sites: www.cesko.host.sk www.hw.cz www.mcu.cz www.hwgroup.com www.stech.cz www.atpjournal.sk http://members.chello.cz/cesko Prague 25 July 2004 Ing. Igor Cesko www.cesko.host.sk Appendix A: Some links to my projects webpages and publications: AT&P Journal: http://www.atpjournal.sk/casopisy/atp_04/pdf/atp-2004-06-53_54.pdf , http://www.atpjournal.sk/casopisy/atp_04/pdf/atp-2004-06-57_58.pdf Embedded TCP/IP: http://www.hwgroup.cz/products/charon2/software_en.html , http://www.hwgroup.cz/download/Charon2_dk_en.pdf Remote control: http://www.cesko.host.sk/girderplugin.htm , http://www.cesko.host.sk/DOSGir.htm , http://www.girder.nl/plugins.php , http://www.cesko.host.sk/IgorPlugUSB/IgorPlug-USB%20(AVR)_eng.htm , http://www.hw.cz/constrc/iramp/scaner_iramp.html USB development: http://www.cesko.host.sk/IgorPlugUSB/IgorPlug-USB%20(AVR)_eng.htm , http://www.cesko.host.sk/IgorPlugUSB_RS232/IgorPlug-USB%20(AVR)%20RS232_eng.htm , http://www.lvr.com/usbcode.htm , http://www.avrfreaks.net/Tools/showtools.php?ToolID=459 , http://www.graphord.com/books/UsbAnyOne.pdf , http://www.mikrocontroller.net/attachment.php/86320/AVR309_doc2556.pdf Various projects: http://www.hw.cz/programovani/x86_win/pnp_rs232.html Other: all projects on: http://www.cesko.host.sk/hardware.php , http://members.chello.cz/cesko/hardware.php Devices in my job development: http://www.appliedp.com