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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery	Frequency Of Classes
English	Self Study, Virtual Classroom	Video and Text Based	Weekdays

Course Overview

With the rapid changes taking place in the world, every tool and product is increasingly being modernised with the introduction of embedded systems in them, whether it be factories, offices, hospitals, or even cars on the road. This fast-paced digitalisation needs active support from talented candidates who are skilled in the field but there is a significant gap between demand and supply.

The course PG Diploma in Embedded System Design offers to close this gap by training fresh candidates who are enthusiasts of the digital world by providing them with detailed content on what they would need to be a part of the industry, starting with the architecture of processors that embedded systems use to teaching them to design embedded applications itself.

The participants will gain practical knowledge of the domain via industry-relevant projects mentioned in the programme that will supply the applicants with insights that will endow them to take on any challenges of the industry throughout the duration of the 24-week long course.

The Highlights

NIELIT certificate
NIELIT expert faculty
Online classes
24-weeks long
Government certification
Fee waiver for SC/ST students
840 hours of effort

Programme Offerings

Projects
Practical Sessions
placement assistance
Lab facilities
instructor led sessions
E-learning
Practical oriented contents

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	NIELIT Calicut

The number of students of the general community has to pay will be Rs. 1,000 for registration on the website.
The SC/ST students will need to pay Rs. 500 for registration.
Students who were selected in the first admission list will need to pay an advance fee which will be Rs. 10,000 for the students of the general category and Rs. 8,000 for the students of SC/ST category.
The cost for the first instalment of the programme is Rs. 37,600 and that of the second instalment is Rs. 34,700 for the general students.
SC/ST students will not have to pay the two instalments.
The total fee cost for SC/ST students is Rs. 8,500 and that of general category students is Rs. 83,300.

Category	Amount In Rs.
	Amount for General	The amount for SC/ST
Registration cost	Rs. 1,000	Rs. 500
Advance fee	Rs. 10,000	Rs. 8,000
First instalment	Rs. 37,600	_
Second instalment	Rs. 34,700	_
Total fee	Rs. 83,300	Rs. 8,500

Eligibility Criteria

Education

This course is only for the candidates who have a degree in either B.Tech/B.E or M.tech/M.E in Electronics and Communication/ Instrumentation/ Computer Science/ Biomedical/ Electronics/ Information Technology/ Electrical or M.Sc in Instrumentation/ Information Technology/ Electronics or Computer Science.
Having prior education in the C programming field and basic electronics is an eligibility criterion for the course as well.
Candidates who have studied one of these courses and are waiting for their results can apply as well.

Certification Qualifying Details

The qualifying criteria for the certificate of the course are that the applicants must finish all their projects and complete the programme with decent scores.

What you will learn

Knowledge of engineering

A lot of skills will be waiting for the candidates at the end of the course, ready to make them the masters of their domain.

First of all, the candidates will be introduced to embedded systems, their various kinds, specialities, and architecture which will strengthen their basics for future learning.
Applicants will learn about the architecture of the 32-bit microcontroller called the ARM Cortex and learn how its real-time applications function.
Through the C programming contents in the course, candidates will gain the ability to outline the applications of the embedded systems.
Interprocess communication in the embedded Linux systems will be of great importance to the curriculums of the participants.
The practical classes of Porting on an ARM will allow the candidates to embed their choice of operating systems and develop the applications they want in their systems.
Being able to develop real-time software and successfully run it on systems will be an impressive skill for the applicants when they enter the industry.
Applicants will be taught how to design the hardware of the embedded systems as well with the help of cyber-physical systems and the Internet of Things.

Who it is for

Product Designer

This course has been tailored to perfectly suit the following groups of people.

Enthusiasts of the digital world who have taken an interest in the embedded systems industry will get the skills they need for it in this course.
Fresher candidates or applicants looking for a change in their lines of work will need this course to become successful in the embedded systems domain.

Admission Details

The instructions on how to join the course have been given below.

Step 1: Visiting the official website for the course is the first step for the candidates: https://www.nielit.gov.in/calicut/course-calendar?coursecode=ED500

Step 2: Applicants can find a link named ‘Apply Now’ on the course webpage.Step 3: The link will take the candidates to the page notifying them that the offline procedure of admission is not being carried out and giving the link for registration.

Step 4: When the candidates have submitted the registration form, they will need to complete the registration process with payment.

Step 5: Following the payment of the registration fee, candidates will have to wait for the list of selected applicants to come out.

Step 6: In the case that the applicants get chosen, they will be informed of the next set of instructions by the support desk of the course.

The Syllabus

Overview of Cortex Architecture
Overview of ARM
Introduction to ARM Architecture

Specialities of embedded
Categories of embedded systems
Recent trends in embedded systems
Software architecture
The architecture of embedded systems
Overview of embedded system architecture
Communication Software
Introduction to embedded systems Application Areas
Hardware architecture
systems
Development and debugging tools.
Application Software

Application development with Cortex M3 controllers with standard peripheral libraries
Memory mapping
Timers
Cortex M3 interrupt handling – NVIC
ADC
Cortex M3-based controller architecture
UARTs
Cortex M3 Peripherals – GPIOs

Bitwise operations
Structures and Unions
Controlling program flow
Introduction to ‘C’ programming
Memory Management
Pointer to Functions and advanced topics on Pointers
Variable arguments in Functions
Preprocessor directives
Conditional Compilation
Command-line arguments
File operations
Arrays
Functions
Typecasting
Queues
Data Types
Storage Classes
Linked List
Data Structures
Pointers
Arrays and Pointers
Stacks

Kernel Compilation for ARM
Building a root file system
Porting of OS to ARM

Building Kernel
Linux boot sequence
Building Boot image

Embedded Linux Applications and Porting on ARM

Application Development with VxWorks and freeRTOS

Pipe and FIFOs
Sockets
Shared memory

Process
Internals of Linux OS
Serial port and Network programming
Linux Compiler options
Kernel module programming and Device drivers
System Calls
Multithreading and Synchronization

Discussion on Embedded OS Applications and Products
Embedded OS Tools and Development
Linux as Embedded Operating System
Basic Operating System Concepts
Comparison of Embedded OS

Comparison of Embedded RTOSs
Introduction to Real-time systems and Embedded Real-time Systems
Design Goals for Real-time software
Embedded Software – Real-time Vs Non-Real-time
Discussion of popular RTOS VxWorks and freeRTOS
Considerations for real-time programming
Discussion on Embedded Real-time applications

Peripheral Interfacing and porting freeRTOS on ARM
Synchronization in FreeRTOS
Task Management in Free RTOS
Introduction to Free RTOS

Semaphores, Message Queues, Pipes
Introduction to VxWorks
Inter Task Communication Mechanisms
Interrupts, Tornado tools
Task Creation and management

Wireless Sensor Networks
IoT Overview
Python Programming
IoT Platforms
Linux Scripting for IoT
Sensors & Interfaces
Wireless PAN (Bluetooth & Zigbee), GSM, Wifi

Basic principles of design and validation of CPS
CPS HW platforms -Processors, Sensors, Actuators
CPS Network –Wireless Hart, CAN, Automotive Ethernet
Industry 4.0
Building Automation, Medical CPS
CPS Overview and CPS in the real world

Flowchart Symbols Meaning
Flowchart Techniques
How to Draw a Flowchart
Common Mistakes Made when Drawing Flowcharts
Flowchart Best Practices

Embedded Hardware Design with Microcontroller
OrCAD Schematic and PCB Layout

I2C protocols, SPI, CAN Processor Bus, USB
Overview of Embedded Protocols
GSM, GPS, RFID, RF Module, ZigBee and Bluetooth Modules Interfacing with Microcontroller

Component cost and cost in product design
Hardware and software integration issues and testing
Hardware and software co-verification
System-level design using hardware and software

Evaluation process

There will not be any exams for the selection of the candidates as it will be done on the merit-based system.

NIELIT Calicut Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What job options will open up after the course?

The participants will be perfectly suitable for the roles of embedded software engineers, embedded trainee engineers, embedded design engineers as well as embedded hardware engineers.

2: What is NIELIT?

National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology is a self-functioning body of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Government of India. It provides a higher level of education in these fields.

3: What number of seats are provided in this course?

The programme has a total of 40 seats. The selection of the candidates for these fields is based on the candidates’ grades in the qualifying degree.

4: Are scholarships offered in this programme?

The course grants financial assistance to the students of the SC/ST community. They will have to submit a small fee as a security deposit which will be returned back to them after the course’s end.

5: What are the refund policies of the course?

The programme offers refunds of the registration fee only in one of two cases; either the applicant cancelled their registration long before the admission process or if the course was postponed to an unfortunate time when the candidate could not join it.

6: What is the fee payment structure?

The fee payment of the programme has to be done in two instalments. However, the candidates who were selected in the first list will need to pay a part of the first instalment as the advanced deposit.

7: Which companies hire applicants from NIELIT?

A great number of reputed companies like Wipro Technologies, Tata Elxsi, Microchip, Toshiba, VVDN technologies, Harman, Continental automotive hire candidates from NIELIT.

8: What lab facilities have been offered?

The programme provides the applicants with more than a hundred state of the art Intel Xeon dual processor systems with 1Gbps internet speed and accessibility to much popular software.

9: What is the course code for this programme?

The programme has the course code ED500. When the students have logged in their accounts on the NIELIT website, they will be able to find the course in the list of online courses.

10: Who is the course coordinator?

The programme has been co-ordinated by Shoukath Cherukat. He is an expert faculty and has specialisation in the field of engineering.