Embedded systems are involved in almost every facet of modern life including cell phones, pagers, answering machines, microwave ovens, televisions, CD and DVD players, video game consoles, remote controls, fax machines, and digital cameras. Modern automobiles may contain as many as 65 embedded microprocessors, controlling such tasks as antilock breaking, climate control, engine control, audio system control, and airbag deployment. Embedded processor sales far outweigh any other type of microprocessor.

This tremendous growth in embedded computing has given rise to demand for engineers with experience in designing and implementing embedded systems.

This course is aimed at practicing embedded software engineers as well as those engineers planning to enter the embedded field. The course presents practical lessons and techniques for use in designing, implementing, integrating, and testing software for modern embedded systems. The course will describe what an embedded system is, what makes them different, and what embedded systems designers need to know to develop embedded systems. The course will provide the student with a life cycle view for designing multi-objective, multi-discipline embedded systems

Introduction to Embeded System:     Features, Current trends and Challenges Product live Cycle, Processor, Tool Chain, Hardware Design Issues System memory Layouts Realtime Systems, Hard and Soft Predictable and Deterministic kernel, Scheduler RMA and RMS
Programming Concepts:       Review of C-Programming Data Structures C++, EC++ OOAD Introduction to UML Real time UML with Rhapsody Software Life Cycle Models Embedded Systems Design, Implementation and Testing Project Management
Real-Time Operating System:       Introduction to OS and EOS Process Management & Inter Process Communication Memory management I/O subsystem File System Organization Introduction to Real-Time /Embedded Operating Systems Real Time Scheduling Performance Metrics of RTOS Linux & RTLinux Internals Programming in Linux & RTLinux Configuring & Compiling RTLinux Overview of other RTOS/EOS
Embeded System Programming:       Embedded System Design Issues Challenges & Trends in Embedded Systems Assemblers, Compilers, Linkers, Loaders, Debuggers Profilers & Test Coverage Tools Utilities like make, ranlib, objcopy & objdump Configuring & Building GNU Cross-Toolchain Building RTOS/EOS Image for Target Hardware. Porting RTOS & Embedded Operating Systems Writing Time & Space Sensitive Programs Writing Device Drivers
8/16/32 Microcontrollers Interfacing:       RISC/CISC and Harvard/Princeton Architectures Types of Memories Introduction to 8-bit Micro controllers Simulators, In circuit Debuggers, Emulators, Cross compilers Keil, IAR, RD 51 Timers/Counters, UART, PWM, WDT, Input Capture, Output Compare Modes, I2C, CAN Interfacing LED, Switches, ADC, DAC, LCD, RTC Emerging Bus Standards (USB, Compact PCI) Programming in Assembly and C (GNU Tools) Introduction to 16/32-bit Processors ARM Architecture & Organization ARM/THUMB Programming Model ARM/THUMB Instruction Set ARM Exception Handling ARM/THUMB Assembly & C Programming (GNU Tools) ARM/THUMB Interworking Design Patterns with ARM7TDM
VX Works:       Introduction to VxWorks and Tornado Host and Target Architecture Task Management & Task Scheduling Debugging through Crosswind Using Browser and Windsh Inter Task Communication WDT, Message logging Signal and Hardware Interrupt Handling Memory management Ring Buffer and Linked Lists Implementation I/O subsystem File Systems such as DOSFS, RAWFS, RT11FS File Systems on Ram disk Building VxWorks Image Networking in VxWorks Accessing remote files using FTP,TFTP,RSH and NFS Configuring VxWorks as FTP,TFTP and NFS Server and Client Designing memory based Device Drivers
Embedded Communication System:       Overview of Networking and Packet Switching Concepts OSI Reference Model and TCP/IP protocol Suite Serial Communications Programming SPI, I2C, SMBus CAN, Device Net, CAN Open LAN Protocol Suite Application Layer Protocols Embedded Network Protocols: Issues and Applications Embedded Internet Appliances with wiz net Wireless Protocols (802.11, Bluetooth) Security Issues in Embedded Systems Video and Audio Standards and Technology Trends