Embedded Systems on ARM Cortex-M3 (4weeks/45hrs)

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Embedded Systems on ARM Cortex-M3 (4weeks/45hrs) Course & Kit Contents

LEARN HOW TO:

 Use of Keil Real View for ARM

 Use ARM Cortex-M3 MCU for professional embedded application development

 Understanding Timer/Counter concepts

 Give professional look to your applications using Seven Segment Display

 Use of optical encoder to make Wireless/Contactless Tachometer, Speedometer etc.

 Implement RC-5 protocol & control home electronic appliances using TV remote

 Develop Touch Screen based applications

 Understanding & working with RTC based applications

 Understanding I2C protocol & interfacing external EEPROM

 Understanding & working with UART protocol

 Interface Stepper motor

 Experiments on DAC

 Interface Bluetooth module

 Use 3-Axis Acceleration sensor

 Interface Acceleration sensor with PC

 Control your home electronic/electrical appliances using IR remote control

 Control your home electronic/electrical appliances using Bluetooth of Mobile Phone/Laptop

 And many more...

DETAILS OF THE SYLLABUS:

Introduction to ARM

 ARM processor family

 Applications of ARM Processor

 Comparison between 8/16/32 bit microcontrollers

 Design Approaches

 CISC

 RISC

 Von-Neumann

 Harvard

 ARM’s approach towards RISC and Von-Neumann

ARM Processor Architecture

 CPU modes

 Instruction set

 Arithmetic instructions

 Registers

 Conditional execution

 Other features

 Pipelines and other implementation issues

 Coprocessors

 DSP enhancement instructions

 Jazelle

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 Thumb

 Floating-point (VFP)

Introduction to ARM Cortex-M3

 Cortex-M3 architecture

 Programmer’s model

 Fixed memory map

 Privilege, modes and stacks

 Memory Protection Unit

 Power management

 Migrating Legacy ARM/Thumb Code to Cortex-M3 (Thumb-2)

 Cortex-M3 Interrupts and Exception Handling

 Cortex-M3 Memory Systems

 Block Diagram

 On-chip MCU Peripherals

 Main features

 Coding conventions : CMSIS

 Library structure

ARM Programming Model

 ARM Processor Programming in C

 Different Programming Tools

 Debugging Techniques

 Data types and alignment

 Endian-ness and Byte ordering

 Parameter passing

 Procedure calls and returns

 Writing efficient C programs for ARM

Basic I/O Device Interfacing

 LED

 Glowing of LED

 Blinking of LED

 Switch interface

 Circuit/connection details of the switches

 Development & testing of various switch based programs

16x2 Character LCD Interfacing

 LCD Features

 LCD Connection

 Algorithm to Control LCD

 LCD Commands

 Programming & development of LCD based applications

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Seven Segment Display

 Construction & working of Seven segment display

 Types: Common Anode & Common Cathode

 Understanding BCD-to-Seven segment decoder

 Programming & development of different seven segment display based applications

Actuator/Motor Interfacing & Control

 Types of actuators

 DC motors

 Linear Actuators

 Motor driver using transistor

 Solid-state drivers: H-bridge IC drivers

 DC Motor controlling

Interrupts

 What are Interrupts?

 Vector Interrupt of ARM

 Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller [NVIC]

 Interrupt Masking

 Interrupt handling

 Re-locatable vector table

 ISR(Interrupt Service Routine)

General purpose 32-bit Timers

 Introduction to Timers

 Features

 PWM Generation

 Watchdog Timer(WDT)

 Timer based delay generation

Optical Encoder / Rotary Encoder / Shaft Encoder

 What is optical encoder/rotary encoder/shaft encoder?

 Principle of operation

 Types: Single phase, Quadrature phase

 Industrial use & project options based on optical encoder

 Interfacing technique/method

 Concepts of how to make contactless Tachometer, speedometer etc.

RC5 Protocol Implementation

 Techniques and Applications

 Brief of different wireless technologies used

 IR transmission and reception concepts

 Understanding the RC5 protocol

 Frame format of RC5 protocol

 Interfacing 38Khz IR Receiver module

 Designing TV Remote based wireless controlled applications

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Analog to Digital Conversion (ADC)

 What is ADC?

 ADC features

 Internal registers used for ADC

 ADC channel & resolution

 Getting data from different channels

 Understanding the working principle of Analog devices

 Types of Touch Screen/Pad

 Working and functionality

 Touch screen/pad selection criteria

 Touch Screen Interfacing

 Displaying Coordinate on LCD

 Calibration of Touch Screen

 Implementation of different Touch Screen based applications

Real Time Clock (RTC)

 Introduction to on-chip RTC & its feature

 Understanding the real world applications of RTC

 Details of RTC internal registers

 Use of CMOS battery in the RTC

 Programming the RTC & displaying the time

Working with I2C Protocol & Interfacing External EEPROM Module

 The I2C Protocol

 Frame format, block diagram & use of pull-up resistors

 Algorithm for how to read & write?

 Slave address configuration

 Interfacing external EEPROM Module

 Writing & reading data to & from EEPROM module

UART Communication Protocol Implementation

 Basic of UART Protocol

 Frame Format, baud rate, parity etc.

 Hardware & software used in the communication

 Programming & development of different UART based applications

Stepper Motor Interfacing

 Description of Stepper Motor

 Types of stepper motor

 Working principle

 Controlling Stepper Motor using GPIO

 Different Excitation methods of stepper motor:

o Single coil o Double coil

o Mixed/Hybrid excitation

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Digital to Analog Conversion (DAC)

 Introduction to DAC

 Application of DAC

 Details of the on-chip DAC registers

 Programming & development of different DAC based applications

Bluetooth Module Interfacing

 Wireless communication using Bluetooth

 Details of Bluetooth Technology & its network

 Bluetooth Characteristics

 Bluetooth Module Interfacing

 Controlling peripherals using Bluetooth Module & Mobile Phone/Laptop

 Programming & development of different Bluetooth based applications

Acceleration Sensor: Concepts and Activities

 What is an acceleration sensor?

 Working principle of an acceleration sensor

 Types of acceleration sensors available in market

 Different interfacing technologies used with acceleration sensor

 Hardware interfacing circuitry of a 3 axis acceleration sensor

 Register configuration of an acceleration sensor

 Reading x, y, z and tilt parameters

 Configuring the acceleration sensor for shake, tap & orientation detection

 Mapping hand gesture through acceleration sensor

AC Device Control (Used in Home Automation Systems)

 What is an Electromagnetic Relay?

 Construction, working principle & types of Relay

 Understanding the relay board

 Automatic/time based on/off of home electronic/electrical appliances

 Controlling home electronic/electrical appliances using IR remote control

 Controlling home electronic/electrical appliances using Bluetooth of Mobile Phone/Laptop

Training Kit Contents:

 ARM11 Cortex-M3 Development Board

 16x2 Character LCD

 IR Module

 Potentiometer

 EEPROM Module

 Seven Segment Display Module

 Touch Screen

 DC Motor

 Stepper Motor

 Bluetooth Module

 Acceleration Sensor

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 Relay Board

 UART to serial converter (BAFO)

 UART/Serial Cable

 Optical sensor/Optical Encoder

 USB Cable

 Battery

 Connectors/Cables

 Battery connectors/snappers

 Comprehensive Study material covering all the discussed topics in a CD/DVD