Embedded Systems & IoT Development with Arduino, ESP32 & STM32

Embedded Systems & IoT Development – Complete Syllabus

Module 1: Fundamentals of Electronics

Voltage, current, resistance and power
Ohm's law and Kirchhoff's laws
Resistors, capacitors, inductors and diodes
Transistors, MOSFETs and relays
Analog and digital electronics
Operational amplifiers
Voltage regulators and power supplies
Multimeter and oscilloscope fundamentals

Hands-on:Component testing, LED driver circuit and transistor switching circuit.

Module 2: C Programming for Embedded Systems

Variables and data types
Operators and expressions
Conditional statements and loops
Functions and arrays
Pointers and structures
Bitwise operators
Memory concepts
Register-level programming fundamentals

Hands-on:Embedded C programs and bit manipulation exercises.

Module 3: Microcontroller Architecture

Microprocessor vs Microcontroller
CPU architecture and memory organization
GPIO registers
Clock configuration
Timers and counters
Interrupts and polling
ADC and PWM
Embedded system development workflow

Hands-on:GPIO programming and peripheral configuration.

Module 4: Arduino Development

Arduino architecture
Digital and analog input/output
PWM generation
Sensor interfacing
LCD and OLED interfacing
Motor and relay control
Serial communication

Hands-on: Smart home automation and sensor monitoring.

Module 5: ESP32 and Wireless Communication

ESP32 architecture
GPIO and ADC programming
PWM and timer configuration
Wi-Fi connectivity
Bluetooth communication
HTTP and MQTT protocols
Web server development
Cloud data monitoring

Hands-on: IoT-based environmental monitoring system.

Module 6: STM32 ARM Cortex-M Development

STM32 architecture
ARM Cortex-M fundamentals
STM32CubeIDE introduction
STM32 HAL programming
GPIO and EXTI interrupts
ADC and DAC
Timers and PWM
UART, SPI and I2C
CAN communication using external CAN controller
Debugging using ST-Link

Hands-on: STM32-based sensor acquisition and CAN communication.

Module 7: Sensors and Actuators

Temperature and humidity sensors
Ultrasonic and IR sensors
Pressure and flow sensors
Gas and air quality sensors
Hall effect sensors
DC motors and servo motors
Relay and MOSFET drivers
Signal conditioning circuits

Hands-on: Sensor data acquisition and actuator control.

Module 8: Communication Protocols

UART and USART
SPI communication
I2C communication
CAN bus fundamentals
CAN frame structure
Node-to-node communication
SPI-based MCP2515 CAN controller
Hardware troubleshooting

Hands-on: CAN transmitter and receiver implementation.

Module 9: Analog Circuit Design and PCB Development

Op-amp fundamentals
Signal conditioning
Active and passive filters
Voltage dividers and buffers
Current-to-voltage conversion
4–20 mA industrial signal interfacing
Circuit simulation using LTspice
PCB design using KiCad
PCB layout and routing

Hands-on: Sensor signal conditioning and PCB design.

Module 10: IoT and Cloud Integration
IoT architecture
Wi-Fi and MQTT communication
Cloud platforms
Data logging and visualization
IoT dashboards
Remote device monitoring
Basic IoT security

Hands-on: ESP32 cloud-connected monitoring system.

Module 11: Final Industry-Oriented Project
Students select and develop a complete embedded or IoT project.

Project stages: Problem identification

Hardware architecture
Component selection
Circuit design
Firmware development
Hardware integration
Testing and debugging
Project documentation
Final demonstration