Embedded Systems – Academic Mentoring 2025-1 (UTEC)

This repository contains the academic material, examples, and practical exercises developed for the Embedded Systems Academic Mentoring Program (2025-1) at the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC).

The course focuses on fundamental and applied concepts of embedded systems, covering both 8-bit AVR microcontrollers and ARM Cortex-M–based Systems-on-Chip, with an emphasis on low-level programming, hardware–software integration, and peripheral management.

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🎯 Course Objectives

• Understand the concepts, metrics, and development flow of embedded systems.
• Develop embedded applications using low-level programming (C and Assembly).
• Analyze and program AVR 8-bit microcontrollers and ARM Cortex-M–based SoCs.
• Configure and integrate internal peripherals and communication protocols.
• Design embedded solutions that interact with analog, digital, and power systems.

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🧠 Course Syllabus

1. Embedded Systems Concepts, Metrics, and Development Flow

• Definition of embedded systems concepts
• Reliability in embedded systems
• Embedded systems development methodologies

2. Architecture and Programming of an 8-bit AVR Microcontroller

• Microcontroller architecture
• Memory organization and management
• Logical and arithmetic operations
• Conditional branching and program flow
• Subroutine usage
• Internal and external interrupts

3. Embedded System Development on an ARM Cortex-M3–Based SoC

• System-on-Chip (SoC) architecture
• ARM Cortex-M3 processor architecture
• Configuration and usage of PSoC 5LP internal peripherals
• Peripheral and interrupt management on the PSoC 5LP

4. Basic Peripherals and System Integration Criteria

• Communication protocols: UART, SPI, I²C
• Timer architecture and usage
• PWM signal generation
• ADC and DAC architecture and applications
• Operational amplifiers (OPAMPs) in embedded systems
• Integration of embedded systems with power electronics systems

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🛠️ Development Platforms and Tools

Hardware

ATmega328P (8-bit AVR microcontroller)

• 📄 Official Datasheet (Microchip)
• 📚 ATmega328P Product Page
• 🎓 AVR Instruction Set Manual
• 📖 Arduino Uno Hardware Reference (usa ATmega328P)

PSoC 5LP (ARM Cortex-M3–based SoC)

• 📄 PSoC 5LP Datasheet (Infineon)
• 📚 PSoC 5LP Product Family Page
• 🎓 CY8CKIT-059 Development Kit

Software

Microchip Studio (AVR development)

• 💿 Download Microchip Studio
• 📖 User Guide
• 🎥 Getting Started Video Tutorial
• 📚 Microchip Studio Help & Tutorials

AVRDUDESS (AVR programming and flashing)

• 💿 Download AVRDUDESS (GUI for AVRDUDE)
• 📖 AVRDUDE Documentation
• 🔧 AVRDUDE GitHub Repository
• 📚 AVRDUDE Command Reference

PSoC Creator 4.4 (PSoC development)

• 💿 Download PSoC Creator
• 📖 PSoC Creator User Guide
• 🎓 PSoC Creator Video Tutorials
• 📚 PSoC Creator Component Datasheet

Programming Languages

C Programming for Embedded Systems

• 📖 Embedded C Tutorial (Microchip)
• 📚 AVR Libc Reference Manual
• 🎓 C Programming for Embedded Systems Course
• 📘 Embedded C Coding Standard

Assembly (AVR)

• 📖 AVR Assembly Language Programming
• 📚 AVR Assembler User Guide
• 🎓 AVR Assembly Tutorial Series

Simulation and Testing

Proteus Design Suite

• 💿 Proteus Professional
• 📖 Proteus VSM for AVR
• 🎥 Proteus Simulation Tutorials

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📁 Repository Structure

(Structure may evolve as new mentoring materials are added.)

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👨‍🏫 Academic Context

This repository was developed as part of an academic mentoring initiative, aimed at supporting undergraduate students in strengthening their practical and theoretical foundations in embedded systems, with a strong focus on hardware-level understanding and real-world system integration.

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📜 License

This repository is intended for educational and academic use.

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📬 Contact

For academic or technical inquiries related to this mentoring material, please feel free to reach out through GitHub.