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About Course

Today, every organization is marching towards digital transformation, with the rapid growth of industrial automation. As automation directly impacts business returns, companies in designing, manufacturing, assembling, and logistics sectors are earnestly embracing the shift into digital industries. A pivotal element driving this transformation is the evaluation of multi-featured, high-speed, tiny microcontrollers. The global microcontroller market is expected to witness a 7.6% compound annual growth rate during 2021-2023, creating substantial job opportunities for the engineering community. The main objective of this course is to address the job market's demand and fine-tune engineers' skills.

The 'Industrial Applications of Microcontrollers - A Practice-based Approach' course is meticulously designed for undergraduate students, covering the fundamentals of microcontroller design, application-specific embedded boards, and real-time industrial applications. Learners will gain a profound understanding of digital systems' principles and how microcontrollers play a vital role in various domains. Engaging demonstrations and use cases on a digital platform ensure a complete learning experience. The course imparts practical knowledge and skills in embedded development boards and Integrated Development Environment (IDE) tools, commonly used in industries. Guided by multipurpose development boards preferred in the industrial sector, learners will gain valuable insights and ignite their creativity. Moreover, the in-course project encourages learners to develop embedded solutions for real-world applications.

Industrial Applications of Microcontrollers - A Practice based approach
Industrial Applications of Microcontrollers - A Practice based approach

Pre-requisites

Basic knowledge in Digital Electronics and Programming Language


Course duration , assessment and expert session

20 hours of self-paced interactive learning, including summative assessment and expert live interactions


Key topics:

  • Architecture and Programming of 8-bit CISC Microcontroller
  • AVR Microcontrollers and Case study using AVR
  • AVR Microcontroller development boards
  • Assembly language based simulators (GNU8085, EdSim51)
  • Arduino IDE and Embedded C programming
  • Arduino UNO, ESP32, ESP8266 development boards
  • Thing Speak – Cloud Simulation
  • Smart Diesel Generator
  • Pick & Place Robot
  • Line Follower Robot
  • Object Identification robot
  • Safety Monitoring in Construction
  • Automated Inventory control
  • Smart HVAC

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

Manipulate the relationship of Digital circuits in building the structure of Microcontrollers.

Infer the various functionalities of Microcontrollers.

Apply Embedded C code in development boards like Arduino, ESP8266, ESP32.

Select the appropriate microcontrollers for different applications.

Design and Develop simple Assembly Language and Embedded C code-based real-time applications of Microcontrollers.


Key Job Roles:

  • Integrated Chip (IC) designer.
  • Application engineer.
  • Embedded Programmer
  • Network Device Engineer
  • Researcher (High computing Algorithms, Intelligent Networks, MEMS etc.)

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