embedded system course

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Embedded System Course Content

EMBEDDED SYSTEM

Introduction to embedded system

Small embedded system design

Address and data line explanation with ALE

Introduction to numbering system

Hexa octal and decimal numbering system

Memory calculation methods

Fundamentals of C

Data types and Constants

Storage Classes

Scope and Life

Automatic Static External Register

Functions

Role of Functions

Pass by value / reference

Returning values from Functions

Arrays

Defining initializing and using arrays

Multi Dimensional Arrays

Arrays of Characters and Strings

Arrays and Pointers

Passing arrays to functions

String handling with and without library functions

Pointers

The purpose of pointers

Defining pointers

The & and * operators

Pointer Assignment

Pointer Arithmetic

Multiple indirections

Advanced pointer types

Generic and Null Pointer

Function Pointers

Pointers to Arrays and Strings

Array of Pointers

Pointers to Structure and Union

Pointers to Dynamic memory

Dynamic Memory Allocation

Malloc() Calloc() Realloc() Free()

Structures & Unions

What structures are for

Declaration initialization

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Accessing like objects

Nested Structures

Array of Structures

Passing structures through functions

Allocation of memory and holes

Structure Comparison

Structure bit operation

Type def for portability

Unions

Overlapping members

Enumerated data types

Enum Indexing enum Vs #define

Bit Operations

AND ( & ) OR ( | ) XOR ( ^ )

Compliment ( ~ )

Left-Shift ( << ) Right Shift ( >> )

Masking Setting Clearing and Testing of Bit / Bits

Data Structures

Linear & non-linear

Homogeneous & non-homogeneous

Static & Dynamic

Linked Lists

Stacks

Queue

Microcontroller (8 bit)

Introduction

Microprocessor vs Microcontroller

CISC vs RISC

Overview of Architecture 8 BIT MICROCONTROLLERS

Processor Core and Functional Block Diagram

Description of memory organization

Overview of ALL SFR’s and their basic functionality

Low-level Programming Concepts

Addressing Modes

Instruction Set and Assembly Language (ALP)

Developing Building and Debugging ALP’s

On-Chip Peripherals

Ports: Input/output

Timers & Counters

Polling and Interrupts

UART

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External Interfaces

LEDS

Switches (Momentary type Toggle type)

Seven Segment Display: (Normal mode BCD mode

Internal Multiplexing & External Multiplexing)

LCD (4bit 8bit Busy Flag Custom Character Generation)

Keypad Matrix

Adc interface(08040808spi )

Protocols

I2C (EEPROM)

SPI (EEPROM)

CAN-

Motor controls

Dc motor control

Stepper motor control

Ac motor control

RTOS CONCEPTS

Overview

Specifications

Single-Tasking Programs

Multi-Tasking Programs

RTX51 Tiny Programs

theory of Operation

Timer Tick Interrupt

Task Management & Scheduler Events

Round-Robin & Co-operative Task Switching

Priority based pre emption

Idle Task

Signal

Semaphore

Shared memory

Implementation Examples

Microcontroller (32 bit)

ARM7Architecture:

Introduction

Pipeline

Registers

Exception modes

Instruction sets

ARM PROG:

General Purpose I/O’s

LED program

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LPC Board Details

Interrupts:

Interrupt Structure

FIQ Interrupt

Vectored IRQ

Non-Vectored IRQ

Programs

Serial Communication:

UART0

UART1

Baud Rate Calculation

Auto Baud Rate

Interrupt

Interfacings:

Writing program for LCD.

Timers & PWM:

Timer0

Match Mode

Capture Mode

PWM

I2C:

I2C BASICS

Master Mode

Slave Mode

Hardware Interfacings

ADC Overview

Registers

Programming sending value through serial

Introduction to Linux

History of Linux

Linux Kernel Versions

Advantages and Disadvantages of Linux

Features of Linux

Linux Kernel Architecture

Linux command set (popular 50)

General purpose commands

File system commands

File handling commands

Compressing and archiving files

Simple filters

User & System Mode

File Management

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Inter Process Communication concepts

Files

Pipes

FIFO

Message Queues

Shared Memory

Semaphore

Signals

Makefile

Virtual File System

VFS Architecture

Introduction to EXT2FS / EXT3FS.

An introduction to device drivers

Role of the Device Drivers

Character Device Drivers

File operations

The file structure

Block Device Drivers

Block drivers structures

Introduction to ARM9

Tool chain Components

Building Tool chain

Build Systems for compiling tool chain

Bootloader Architecture

U-Boot Bootloader

U-Boot Commands

Bootloader commands and usage

Bootloader code customization

Using SD-Card for rootfs.

TFTP

Linux Kernel Architecture.

Root file system.

Building Root file system and booting the Linux Kernel

Cross compilation of libraries for target.

Application development and Cross compilation.

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