CERTIFICATE COURSE

Certificate in Embedded System Design Level 1

 
Description:

In the certificate course, a systematic approaches of embedded system hardware and firmware design is introduced. This course starts from basic concept of electronics to advanced topics of embedded real time system design. Popular electronics devices such as microcontroller, FPGA, DSP, ARM microprocessor are covered. Various software design tools are also covered. All the modules are accompanied by a series of well-designed hands-on projects and all students will be provided with industrial standard development kit during the class.

Pre-requisition: Computer literacy / Programming Basic
Duration: 69 hours / Part time
Commencing/End date: Schedule
Mode of Delivery: Instructor led, classroom based training
Method of assessment:  Exercise and project
Location: St.Hua Classroom
Fee: SGD2500.00 Inclusive Registration Fee and Material Fee
Average Teacher to Student Ratio: 1:10
Industrial Attachment: NA
Instructor: Mr. Tang Fan / Mr. Adam Ye
Content:
  1. Electronics fundamentals: Analog, Digital Circuit;
  2. C programming;
  3. Microcontroller system design & development;

Module 1 Electronics fundamentals: Analog and digital circuit;

Duration: 30 hrs;
Part1: Analog Electronics:
1.1 Current, voltage and resistance;
1.2 Power, Energy and Efficency;
1.3 Resistor, inductor and capacitor;
1.4 Diodes;
1.5 Transistor;
1.6 Transistor amplifier configuration;
1.7 Operational amplifier;
1.8 Oscillator;
1.9 Filter;

Part2: Digital Electronics:
2.1 Number system;
2.2 Boolean algebra
2.3 Logic gate;
2.4 Electronics display;
2.5 TTL and CMOS ICs;
2.6 Flip-Flops
2.7 Counter and Application;
2.8 Decoder and encoder;
2.9 Multiplexer and Demultiplexer;
 

Module 2. C programming

Duration: 18 hrs
1 Introduction to C;
2 Data type;
3 Logical operations;
4 Input statements;
5 Functions;
6 Loop control;
7 Arrays;
8 Pointers;
 

Module 3. Microcontroller system design and development

Duration: 21 hrs
1. Introduction to microcontroller system;
2. LED and sequential light design;
3. Buzzer, relay and other output devices;
4. Digital tube display (static and dynamic);
5. Dot matrix display
6. DC motor and stepping motor control;
7. Interrupt and Input device: isolated keypad and matrix keypad;
8. LED display (LCD 1602);
9. AD/DC conversion;
10. Serial port communication;
11. IIC bus and AT24C02 EEPROM chip;
12. SPI bus and 93C46c EEPROM chip;
13. Single bus and thermometer chip DS18B20;
14. Timekeeping clock – DS1302;
15. Time and counter;
16. Remote control decoder;
 
 
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