C Language

Why C in Embedded

ANSI Standard

Fundamentals of C

Datatypes and Constants

Simple & Formatted I/O

Memory Usage

Operators & Expressions

Flow Control

Loops

Functions

Role of Functions

Pass by value / reference

Returning values from Functions

Recursive Functions

Call Back Functions

Implications on Stack

Library Vs User defined function

Passing variable number of arguments

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

Storage Classes

Scope and Life

Automatic, Static, External, Register

Memory(CPU / RAM)

Structures & Unions

What structures are for

Declaration, initialization

Accessing like objects

Nested Structures

Array of Structures

Passing structures through functions

Allocation of memory and holes

Structure Comparison

Structure bit operation

Typedef 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

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

Far, Near and Huge Pointers

Pointer Type Casting

Dynamic Memory Allocation

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

Farmalloc(), Farcalloc()

File Handling Concepts

Concept of a FILE data type

Inode, FILE structure

File pointer

Character handling routines

Formatted Data Routines

Raw data Routines

Random Access to FILE

Command line Arguments

Argc, argv

Variable Inputs to the main

Compiler in Practical

Preprocessor Directives

Compiler, Assembler, Linker

Conditional Compilation

Multiple File Compilation

Code Optimization techniques

Volatile, #pragma

Data Structures

Linear & non-linea

Homogeneous & non-homogeneous

Static & Dynamic

Single, Double & Circular Linked Lists

Stacks & Queues

Binary Trees

Sorting and Searching Techniques

Insertion, Selection, Bubble, Merge, Quick, Heap

Concepts and Real-time Exposure

Development Tools and Environment

Make Utility

Industry Coding Standards

Object / Executable File Format

Debugger

MICROCONTROLLER AT89C51

Introduction

Microprocessor vs Microcontroller

CISC vs RISC

Overview of Architecture of 8051

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

External Interfaces

Middle Level Programming Concepts

Cross Compiler

Embedded C Implementation, prog. * Debugging

Differences from ASNSI-C

Memory Models

Library reference

Use of #pragma directive

Functions, Parameter passing and return types

On-Chip Peripherals

Ports: Input/output

Timers & Counters

Interrupts, UART

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

Protocols I2C (EEPROM), SPI (EEPROM) Keil’s RTX51 Tiny / Pumpkin’s Salvo

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

Idle Task

Stack Management

Function Reference

Porting on to H/W

Implementation Examples

Selective Discussion during Project Development

A/D & D/A Converter

Stepper motor, DC Motor

I2C Protocol (RTC:800583,DS1307 ADC:PCF8591, DS1621)

SPI Protocols (ADC:MCP3001)

IR Communications (Phillips RC5 Protocol)

ZIGBEE, GSM, GPS, USB, MMC & SD

Ethernet MAC, CAN Protocol

Real Time Operating System TOS RT-LINUX

RT- Linux

Different types of Operating systems

RTOS basics – Linux as Real Time

RTOS Introduction (Hard Real Time, Soft Real time)

Latency in Linux, Priority Inheritance

Linux 2.6 features for realtime

2.6 Kernel Compilation

RT LINUX patching

Linux RTPREEMPT Patches

Configuring the Kernel with RT-PATCH

Implemantation of Real Time application

Linux real-time API

Measuring and camparing scheduling latency in standard Linux and in RT-Linux with the latest RT patches

Porting RT-Linux on ARM and application development

Object Oriented Programming with C++

Overview

Characteristics

Function Overloading

Scope Resolution Operator

Classes in C++

Access Specifiers

Constructor, Destructor

Static members, Functions

Friend Classes, Friend Functions

Operator Overloading

Data Conversions

Inheritance, Polymorphism

Exception Handling, Templates

Input and Output Streams

IoT on Raspberry Pi Introduction to the “Internet of Things” Introduction to Raspberry Pi

Tools : Win32ImageWrite & SDFormatter

Loading Raspbian OS image on SD CARD

Demo programs using C

Backing Up Updated SD CARD & OS image

Installing Wiring Pi package Controlling the Raspberry Pi 2 GPIO by command line

Networking with Pi

Client – Server programming for Automating Device / sniffing Device State

IoT -Cloud

Installing and configuring PubNub SDK for C language

Creating credentials with PubNub Cloud Server

End to End IoT program demonstrations

Project on Embedded IoT

ARM 7

Introduction

Core Features

Version History

Data Flow Model

Registers

CPU Modes

Memory Organization

Interrupts

Pipelining

ARM Assembly Language Programming

Addressing Modes

ARM 7 Instruction Set (20/80% -rule of assembly language)

Usage of Keil IDE

Demonstrating ARM ISA

Demonstrating THUMB ISA

ARM Embedded C language Implementation

Exposure to an ARM7 CPU Core Based Microcontroller

LPC2114-ARM7 Based Microcontroller from Philips Semiconductors

On-Chip System Peripherals

Bus Structure (AMBA)

Memory Map

Phase Locked Loop

VPB Driver

Pin Connect Block

On-ChipUser Peripherals

General Purpose I/0 : Demo using switch & LED

Vectored Interrupt Controller (VIC)

External Interrupts : Demos