PG Diploma in Embedded Systems and IoT

Highlights

Scholarships Hands-on experience Internet of Things

Placements career growth Interview Guidance

Practical oriented High-End Hardware Real-time projects

Optimum strength learn by contributing Trainer with real-time

Good Environment to our Smart Products Industry experience

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Detailed Syllabus
Module 1: Linux Basics Duration: 16 Hours
 How Linux built  Linux Commands  Users and Groups
 Linux History  Text Editors  Files and Filesystems
 Linux Kernel Architecture  Shells, bash, and the Command  Filesystem Layout
 Linux Licence Line  Linux Filesystems
 Linux Kernel Features  Essential Command Line Tools  Building RPM and debian
Packages

Module 2: Programming Duration: 90 Hours

‘C’ Programming  Arrays Data Structures
 Writing, Compiling, and  Pointers  Introduction to DS
debugging C Programs  Function pointers  Types of Data Structures
 Basic C Language Components  Strings  Stacks
 Variables and Data Types  Command Line Arguments  Queues
 Operators  Recursive Functions  Linked Lists
 Conditional Statements & loops  Mixing Assembly and C  Searching
 Memory Layout of C program.  Dynamic Memory Allocation  Sorting
 Storage Classes  Structures, Unions & Bit fields  Binary Trees
 Stack Frame  Pre-processor Directives
 Functions
Shell Programming Python Programming  Python modules
 Shell Scripts  Python Overview  Strings
 Shell Initialization  Basic Syntax  File I/O
 Variables, Parameters  Basic Operators  Python Exceptions
 Loops  Control Statements  Python Example: Serial Port

Module3: Embedded Systems Essentials Duration: 120 Hours

Embedded Systems Basics
Digital Electronics
 Number Systems
 Logic Gates
 Combinational Circuits
 Sequential Circuits
 Applications of Digital circuits.
Microcontroller Programming & RTOS
Embedded Hardware
 MSP430 and TM4C123G
Microcontroller Architecture.
 CC3200 Microcontroller
 ARM Cortex M4 Architecture.
Embedded Software
 General ‘C ‘ vs Embedded ‘C’
 Embedded C Programming
 Start-up Code
 Code Composer Studio
Computer Organization
 Introduction to CO
 Memory Organization
 I/O Organization
 X86 Architecture & Assembly
Language Programming.
Microcontroller Interfacings:
 GPIO: LED, Switches
 UART, I2C, SPI
 PWM, WDT, Timers/Counter
 ADC,DAC, LCD, RTC,
 Interrupts
Embedded ‘C’ IoT Projects
 Wifi Module
 GPS Module
 GSM Module
 Bluetooth Module
ARM Architecture
 Introduction to ARM
 ARM Processor modes
 ARM Registers
 ARM Cortex M4 Assembly
Language Programming.
RTOS
 Real-Time Concepts
 RTOS Internals & Real time
Scheduling
 Application programming on
RTOS
 Porting on RTOS
 Building RTOS for Target
Systems.

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Module 4: Linux System Programming
GNU Toolchain
 GCC
 GDB (GNU Debugger)
 GNU Makefile
 GNU binutils
 GNU Build System
Operating Systems Concepts
 Types of Kernel
 OS Operations
 Linux Kernel Architecture
 Scheduler Algorithms
 IPC & Synchronization
File Management
 File Tree & Types
 File Systems
 Super Block & inode
 System vs Function Calls
 System Call Sequence
 File descriptor table
 File related System Calls
Module 5: Linux Device Drivers
Introduction to Linux Kernel
 Two Roles of Kernel.
 Kernel Programming
 Linux Source tree Overview
 /proc and /sys virtual file
system.
uction to De Introduction to Device Drivers
 What is Device Driver?
 Types of Device Drivers
 Classes of Device Drivers
 The Role of the Device Driver
 Types of Kernels
 Configuring, Compiling and
Booting the Linux Kernel
 Kernel Configuration
 Booting the kernel.
Module Programming
 What is a Kernel Module?
 User mode vs Kernel mode
 Our First Linux Driver
 Module parameters
Module 6: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
SDLC Process
Open Source Development
 Open Source Software
 Why Use Open Source
Software?
 OSS Licensing and Legal Issues
Source Code Version Control
 Introduction to GIT
 Git Installation
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 File Control Operations
 File Locking
Process Management
 Mode of Execution
 Address Space
 Context Switching
 Process Structure & States
 Scheduling & Priority
 Process Creation & Exec
 fork()/exec() calls
 Signals
 Threads
Synchronization
 Producer Consumer Problem
 Thread Synchronization
 Process Synchronization
Character Device Drivers
 The Complete connection.
 Major and Minor numbers.
 Implementation of Character
Driver.
Concurrency and Race Conditions
 Concurrency and Its
Management
 Semaphores and Mutex
 Completions
 Spinlocks
Advanced Character Device Drivers
 ioctl
 Blocking I/O
 poll and select
 Asynchronous notification
Communicating with Hardware
 I/O Ports and I/O Memory
 An I/O Port Example
 Git and Revision Control
Systems
 Git Concepts and Architecture
 Useful git commands.
 Contributing patches.
 Managing Files and the Index
 Commits
 Branches
 Diffs
Duration: 32 Hours
Inter-Process communication
 Pipes
 Semaphores
 Shared Memory
 Message Queues
 Sockets
M Memory Management
 Virtual Memory
 Paging & Swapping
 Memory Mapping
Duration: 40 Hours
Interrupt Handling
 Installing an Interrupt Handler
 Implementing a Handler
 Top and Bottom Halves
 Interrupt Sharing
 Interrupt-Driven I/O
Kernel Mechanisms
 Kernel Threads
 Kernel Timers
 Delaying Execution
 Tasklets
 Workqueues
Network Device Drivers
Adding a Driver to the Kernel Tree
 kernel layout for drivers
 Modifying the Makefile
 Adding it to configuration options -
the Kconfig file
Duration: 12 Hours
 Merges
 Managing Local and Remote
Repositories
 Using Patches
Bug Tracking Tools
 Bugzilla
source Code Browsing Tools
 cscope
 ctag
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Module 7: Embedded Linux Duration: 90 Hours

Embedded Linux Development Environment
Introduction to embedded Linux. Linux Kernel  Developing and debugging
 Embedded Hardware and Software.  KBuild System applications for the embedded
 C libraries. Building a cross-  Configuring, (cross) compiling system
compiling tool chain. and booting a Linux kernel  Implementing real-time
 Setting Up a Target Development  Kernel boot-up flow requirements
Board. Root File System  Boot time optimizations
 X86 vs Embedded Boot Sequence.  Creating a simple, Busybox Embedded Linux Build System
Boot loaders based root file system from  Buildroot
 Board Support Packages scratch  Configuring Buildroot for
 U-boot commands and  Flash file systems – Manipulating bbb
Environment variables. flash partitions  Yocto Project/Open Embedded
 U-boot Source code flow  mmc vs emmc  Poky and bitbake
 U-boot Customization  NAND vs NOR
 Device Trees
Developing Embedded Linux Device Drivers
BSP/Bootloader Communication protocols Ethernet Drivers
 Board bring up  UART Framework DMA Driver
 Device Tree  I2C Framework Wifi Drivers
 RTC, Clock, Timers, watchdog and  SPI Framework  802.11/a/b/n stack
Interrupts.  CAN Framework  WLAN Performance
 Mux Configuration Sensors  P2p
GPIO Driver  Touch panel Bluetooth
 Linux GPIO Management  Proximity  BT stack (BlueZ and OEM stacks
 Accessing GPIO interfaces  Accelerometer  BT profiles (A2DP, SCO)
Linux Input Subsystem Display/LCD  BT Drivers
 Matrix Keypad  Frame buffer Architecture
Embedded Linux Test Environment
 Setup Linux Test project (LTP) on Kernel Masters Embedded Linux Development Board.
 Self-Diagnostic Tool.
 Developing Linux Device Drivers Test Cases using Shell & Python Scripting.
Embedded Linux Troubleshooting
 u-boot Level
 Kernel Level
 User Level

Module8: Debugging Techniques Duration: 26 Hours

User space tools Android Debugging Kernel Space tools
 GDB,  adb  Printk
 gdb server  logcat  Kernel Panic
 Strace  avd  Kernel OOPS
 /proc & /sys Remote Debugging  KDB
 Valgrind  ssh  KGDB
 Ethernet  Kprobes & Jprobes
 Crash dump Analysis

Module 9: Embedded Android Duration: 16 Hours

 Introduction to Android
 Android source code and
compiling
 Boot loaders for Android
 Android changes to the Linux
kernel.
 Supporting new hardware
 Development and debugging
with ADB
 Android’s build system
 The Android file system
 Android native layer and calling a C
program from Android
 Android framework and applications
 System customization Advise and
resources

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Module 10: Internet Of Things (IoT) Duration: 32 Hours

IoT Architecture Database server Networking
 End User  mysql  MQTT Protocol
 Physical Wireless Communications  6LoWPAN
 IoT Gateway  Wi-Fi  CoAP
 Cloud  Bluetooth  IoT Applications
 ZigBee  IoT Challenges

Module 11: Industrial Projects (Gain 2+ Years of Real Time Hands-On) Duration: 120 Hours
IoT (Internet of Things) Projects  Smart Home Automation  Network Router
 Smart Gateway  Human Machine Interface  Setup Box
 Smart Grid  Point Of Sale  Data Loggers
 Smart Attendance System  Hand Held terminals  Smart Health Monitoring
 Smart Car  Weather Monitoring System System

Module 12: Kernel Masters Placement Assistance Program (KMPAP) Duration: Till placement
 Profile Preparation Presentation Skills
 Interview oriented Course revision  Project Presentation
 Regular assessments  Seminars
 On Campus / Off-Campus Interview support  How to present the project in an interview
 Individual interview guidance  Team Interactions and motivational sessions
 C-Vital (C language practice)  Technical mock interviews

Note: All sessions are highly interactive & hands-on with hardware

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Our Students are placed in:

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Our latest placement record (total 156 students out of 165*)

S.No Student Name Company Name, Location
156 Kishore Ponnoju Global Edge, Bangalore
155 Bhagavan Koppaka Bulwark Systems, Hyd
154 Kiran Kumar Goshika NPulse Tech Mechatronics, Hyd
152 Aditya Vohra Qualcomm, Hyderabad
151 BV Praveen N-Grid,Hyderabad
150 PLSS Parvathi N-Grid, Hyderabad
149 Sunil Kumar Sahu Sevya IT,Noida
148 Ankit Kumar Qualcomm, Hyderabad
147 Venkata Mani Kumar Punyamantula Votarytech, Hyderabad
146 Shravya Kumbham Votarytech, Hyderabad
145 Siva Reddy Surasani Unik Systems,Hyderabad
144 Sai Ram Bandikanti VVDN, Bangalore
143 Mujahid Pasha Votarytech, Hyderabad
142 Tushar Ramdas Nimkar Qualcomm, Chennai
141 Ambika Prasad Sahu Valeo India, Chennai
140 Jagadish Thummar Valeo India, Chennai
139 Sanjay Kummari ATG Informatics, Hyd
138 Shravan Kumar Kondi Jasmine Infotech, Chennai
137 Nutan Rajaram Ghatge NXP Semiconductors, Hyd
136 Harin Ravishetti N-GRID Technologies, Hyd
135 Prashant S Global Edge, Bangalore
134 Yerraji Rao Yenapu K-Circle Digital Solutions, Hyd
133 Raju Kumar Pothuraju N-GRID Technologies, Hyd
132 Santhosh Kumar Satla N-GRID Technologies, Hyd
131 Santosh Kumar NSK Blaze Automation, Hyd
130 Srikiran Kudipudi HCL, Chennai
129 Yashaswi Nisarga HCL, Bangalore
128 Sudheer Kandukuri Sasken, Hyd
127 Aakash Satish Phalak K-Circle Digital Solutions,Hyd
126 Chanda Hari Kumar K-Circle Digital Solutions,Hyd
125 Laxmi Sireesha Pamarthi K-Circle Digital Solutions,Hyd
124 Ramanaidu Naladala K-Circle Digital Solutions,Hyd
123 Venkata Ramaiah K-Circle Digital Solutions,Hyd
122 Ravi Chandra Katari UTC, Hyd
121 Archana Kamalapuram Votarytech, Hyd
120 Chandramouli Attili TCS, Hyd
119 Surya Savarni Vissapragada Redpine Signa,sHyd
118 Vinay Kumar Pabboju Regal Beloit Corporation, Hyd
117 Ashok L VotaryTech, Hyd
116 Santhosh Goud S VotaryTech, Hyd
115 Divya Bhargavi VotaryTech, Hyd
114 Sumanth Gavini NCR Corporation, Hyd
113 T Sharath Chandra Qolsys, Hyd
112 Himasri Maddipati Qolsys, Hyd
111 P.Subba Reddy Perfect Solutions, Hyd
110 Vivek Panwar Nuance,Lucknow

*Number of students under KMPAP (Kernel Masters Placement Assistance Program)

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