Advance Training Course on Microcontroller & Embedded System (AVR)

Course duration = 15 Class
Per weak = 2 class
Duration per class = 3 hours

Course Outline

1. Introduction to Embedded System
2. What is microcontroller
3. Comparison between Microcontroller & Microprocessor
4. What is AVR?
5. Why AVR?
6. Comparison of AVR with other MCU
7. AVR Block diagram
8. Reason of choosing MCU for your project
9. Atmel AVR 8-bit microcontroller architecture
10. Special feature
11. Block diagram
12. System Clock

Installation & Environment Setup :
Development life cycle
Proteus Setup
Atmel Studio 7.0
IDE features
Schematic design
Simulation Concept
Development kit
Hardware construction
Testing & Debugging
Final Fabrication.

Lecture 1 :
Basic concept about C programming
Concept about if-else, do-while, for loop and goto statement
Concept about macro, header file and library design
Concept about Various custom data types
Exercise : Exercise of few problems in C will be given in class.

Lecture 2 :
Concept about functional programming
Basic concept about Pointers and it’s usages
Basic about  OOP (Object Oriented Programming) like C++
Basic concept of class, properties, methods, constructor, destructor, static members &
methods etc of C++ programming
Exercise : Exercise of few problems in C & C++ will be given in class.

Lecture 3 :
I/O and port
GPIO’s
Analog I/O’s
Configuring ports and controlling their status
Example : Input and output detection method
Project : LED Blink and LED Turn on/off using Button, Interfacing 7 segments.

Lecture 4 :
Memory Management
Types of memories and its usage
SRAM
EEPROM
Special function registers
System Clock and Clock Options
Concept of Interrupt and it’s usages
Example : Internal Interrupt, External Interrupt, Pin Change Interrupt
Project : Interfacing PIR Sensor using External Interrupt

Lecture 5 :
Timers in AVR
Using 8-bit & 16-bit Timers
Asynchronous Timer
Counters & their usage
Example : Making ‘Delay’ using Timers, Count exact 1 second using Asynchronous Timer, Counting total input pulse using Counter
Project n : Countdown display using 7 segments.

Lecture 6 :

Example : ADC reading, Interrupt based ADC reading
Project : Design a voltmeter, Temperature reading using sensor LM35, Capacitor meter

Lecture 7 :
Concept about Digital to Analog conversion (DAC)
Generating PWM using Timer0, Timer1 & Timer2
Making various voltage level using PWM
Making Sine Wave using PWM
Generating Sound using PWM
Example : Generating PWM and analyze it, generating Sine Wave & Sound
Project : Making various sound frequencies, Generating Siren using PWM

Lecture 8 :
Basic communication protocols
Basic about Serial Communication
Details about UART protocol
Example : Serial communication with PC and other microcontroller.
Projec t : Controlling load by giving command from computer, Connect Bluetooth module with microcontroller and control load remotely.

Lecture 9 :
Basic about SPI Communication
Details about SPI  protocol and interfacing methodology
Example :  SPI communication with other hardware & microcontroller
Project :   Interfacing and reading SD card data using SPI protocol from microcontroller.

Lecture 10 :
Basic about I2C/TWI protocol
Advantages of I2C/TWI protocol over other protocol
Details about I2C/TWI protocol and interfacing methodology
Example :  SPI communication with other hardware & microcontroller
Project :   Interfacing and reading SD card data using SPI protocol from microcontroller.

Lecture 11 :
Basic Concept about Internet of Things (IoT)
Connect microcontroller with Internet through Ethernet Cable
Pulling data from server to microcontroller and pushing data to server from microcontroller
Controlling Load from a Webpage over Internet            
Example :  Controlling load and getting the device status update through     Internet.
Project :   Design an Internet controlled Home Automation project.

Lecture 12 :
Basic electronics design concept
Basic electronics calculation for designing circuit
PCB design basic
PCB design practice

Lecture 13 :
Design custom component in Proteus
Design PCB for custom component
Details about PCB Production in practical

Lecture 14 & 15 :
Final Project