Episteme's Embedded Systems

Episteme Certified Embedded IOT Associate ( ECEIOTA )

Embedded Chip

EPISTEME SOFT offers 6 Months Advanced Course in Embedded Systems and Internet Of Things IOT. This course is designed to offer application oriented training & real time exposure to students, there by provides for bridging the gap between industry's requirements and students' academic skill set. By pursuing this Program the students gain ready acceptance in the market.

EPISTEME SOFT Course serves the interests of practicing embedded software engineers as well as engineers who are planning to enter the embedded field. The course content of this Program is approved by the industry so as to match day to day change in technology requirements.

Figure: Embedded IP Chip Companies

Presents practical lessons and techniques for use in designing, implementing, integrating, and testing software for modern Embedded Systems.
Describes what an Embedded, Internet Of Things(IOT),Software-Defined Networking(SDN),Wireless,L2 / L3 Protocol Development is, what makes them different, and what Embedded Systems designers need to know to develop Embedded Systems.
Provides the student with a life cycle view for designing multi-objective, multi-discipline Embedded Systems.
Imparts a solid understanding of the role of Embedded Systems and Embedded Systems design and development in modern day's technology-enabled society.

What the students gain through the course?

So, the students completing the Advanced Course in Embedded Systems will be equipped with the needful technical skills concerning

Evaluating
Developing
Implementing
Integrating

Embedded Systems, and will understand the role of Embedded Systems in the context of complex engineering systems.

EPISTEME SOFT Institute's Advanced Course in Embedded Systems aims at imparting technical skills to the students right from the basics to advanced level, such that, by the end of the Program the student is developed as the finished product, ready for corporate/ industry tests and interviews.

Duration :6 Months
Eligibility : B.E/B.Tech Graduates (CSE,IT,ECE, EEE Branches)
Weekly theory & practical exams will be conducted on the covered syllabus.

Embedded C Programming

Fundamentals of c
Conditional statements
Loops
Functions
Arrays
Strings
Storage classes
Structures & union
Enumerated data types
Bit operations
Pointers
Dynamic memory allocations
File handling concepts
Data structures
Array of pointers
Pointers and Dynamic memory Structures
Union and structure Uses differences
Sorting and Searching techniques
Managing data in Arrays
Operations on arrays Arrays Vs Strings
Managing data in Linked lists

Mini project 1

Project on C and Data Structures

UNIX internals

Introductions
Kernel architectures
Process management
File management
Signals
Interprocess management
Memory management
Shell scripting
Disk Drivers
Terminal Drivers
Network Communications
Sockets
Problem of Multiprocessor Systems

Mini project 2:

Project on UNIX internals

Microcontroller(8051):

Introductions
Cross compilers
Embedded C programming
Embedded c debugging
Memory models
Library Reference
#pragma directives
On chip peripherals
Ports: INPUT/OUTPUT
Timers/Counters
Interrupt, uart
Externals Interface
Led, LCD, Switches
Seven Segment display
I2C protocols
SPI Protocols

Mini project 3:

Project on Microcontroller (8051)

Socket Programming

Overview
Types Of Sockets
Programming interface
Bind, Listen, Connect and Accept calls
Address, Ports and Sockets
Socket calls for TCP and UDP
Blocking and Non blocking socket
Send, sendto, recv and revefrom
ntohl, ntohs, htonl and htons
getsockopt, setsockopt - get and set options on sockets
Domain Name System DNS and gethostbyname
Client / server design
select system call
Concurrent Servers
Implementation of HTTP/FTP

Mini project 4:

Project on Sockets

TCP/IP Internals & Protocols:

Introduction to TCP/IP protocols
Link Layer
IP: Internet Protocol
ARP:Address Resolution Protocol
ICMP: Internet Control Message Protocol
UDP: User Datagram ProtocoL
TCP:Transimission Control Protocol
Broadcasting and Multi Casting
Application Protocols

Mini project 4:

Project on TCP/IP Protocol

ARM:

Introduction
Core Features
Version History
Data Flow Model
Registers
CPU Modes
Memory Organization
Interrupts
Pipelining
ARM Assembly Language
Programming
Addressing Modes
ARM 7 Instruction Set
(20% 7 Instruction Set)
(20% 80% -rule of Assembly Ianguage)
Usage of Keli IDE
Demonstrating ARM ISA
Demonstrating THUMB ISA
ARM Embedded C languages
Implementation
Exposure to an ARM 7 CPU
Core Based Microcontroller
LPC2114-ARM7 Based
Microcontroller from Philips
Semiconductors
On-Chip System Peripherals Bus
Structure (AMBA)
Memory Map
Phase Locked Loop
VPB Divider
On-Chip User Peripherals
General Purpose I/O: Demo
Using switch & LED
Vectores interrupt Controller
(VIC)
External Interrupts: Demos

RTOS RT-LINUX:

RT-Linux
Different types operating systems
RTOS Basics-Linux as Real Time
RTOS Introduction (Hard Real time, Soft Real Time)
Latency in Linux, Priority Inheritance
Linux 2.6 features for real time
2.6 Kernel Compilation
RT LINUX patching
Linux RTPREEMPT Patches
Configuring the kernel with RT-PATCHv
Implementation of Real Time Application
Linux real- Time API
Measuring and comparing scheduling latency in standard Linux and in RT-Linux with the Latest RT patches
Porting RT-LINUX on ARM and application development

IOT communication, protocols and their applications

Introductions to Internet Of Things
IEE 802.15.4
Bluetooth
WiFi
IPv4 & IPv6 dependency
TCP/IP Communication
Gateway Software
Switching & Routing
Firewall & VPN Security
HTTP/REST interfaces
MQTT

Mini project 5:

Project on IOT

Final project

Fee structure, admission process & scholarship

The details of the fee structure of the EPISTEME's ECEIOTA program is given below:

Application Fee: 3000 (Non-refundable)
Program Fee for ECEIOTA: 75,000 + 15% Service Tax
Admission Fee: 20,000 + 15% Service Tax (Non-refundable)
First installment: 35,000 + 15% Service Tax
Second installment: 20,000 + 15% Service Tax
Program Fee for ECEIOTA with On Job skills: 3,00,000 + 15% Service Tax, Pay in 3 installments:
- Admission Fee: 50,000 + 15% Service Tax (Non-refundable)
- First installment: 1, 25,000 + 15% Service Tax
- Second installment: 65,000 + 15% Service Tax
- Third installment: 60,000 + 15% Service Tax
Full payment at the time of admission (Get 5% discount): 2,85,000 + 15% Service Tax

Education Loan is available for the entire program with Credila. Click here to apply for it.

The admission process is competitive and aspirants need to qualify the entrance test conducted by EPISTEME. Applicants will be admitted in to the program based on their performance in the entrance test, prior academic background, work experience and the availability of the seats.

Application fee: 3000 (non-refundable), payable online.

Scholarships, Fellowships & Internships

Scholarships

Awarded to top 10 - 15% performers in the competitive admission test, scholarships are awarded in the range of 50,000 to 100,000 to each qualifying student. This is awarded before the program commences.

Internships

EPISTEME students have an extraordinary opportunity of paid internships, where they get to work on real-time industry projects under the guidance of experienced software engineers and earn monthly stipend. The opportunities include product, R & D and consulting based real-time industry project. After laying the initial foundation during the 1st month of the course, the students are eligible for internship projects from the 2nd month onwards till the end of the program subject to availability.

Here's an indicative table to showcase how top performers can financially benefit from EPISTEME's scholarship offerings:
Award Type	Stage	Grant Amount
Scholarship (stage 1)	Before program commencement	100,000 or 50,000
Scholarship (stage 2)	Upon completion of 3 months	100,000 or 50,000
Scholarship (stage 3)	Upon completion of 6 months	100,000 or 50,000
Internship (industry project)	During the program from the 2^nd month onwards till 6^th month	Variable
TOTAL AWARD OPPORTUNITY		300,000

Infrastructure Requirement

EPISTEME will provide students with all the course material in soft & hard copies. However, students should carry their individual laptops for lab sessions. Please find the minimum configuration required:

Minimum required is 8 GB RAM comfortable is 12 GB
i5 Processor
Hard disk 50 GB for VM (Max)
Virtualization technology must be enabled (VTX -enabled in bios)
64 bit Operating system

1.Postponement Policy

Postponement requests received less than 3 weeks prior to the start of program will be entertained solely at the discretion of EPISTEME SOFT, depending on its ability to allocate that seat to someone else.

In case it cannot, such requests will be rejected and the policy with respect to refunds comes into force.

If the person is unable to continue in the same batch, he/she will forfeit the admission fee as per the policy. It cannot be adjusted against future admission.

If a student, for any reason whatsoever, decides to drop out of the program and requests to be allowed to continue participation in the next batch(es), the student will be required to pay the postponement fee of Rs.50,000 + 15% taxes or any applicable difference in the fees for the next batch, whichever is higher.

While we will try to accommodate the student in the next consequent batch to attend program, if the class is full and there is no space for the student to sit then he/she will have to watch the videos of the theory sessions and come to the institute to attend the lab sessions.

In addition, any remaining payments will have to be paid to EPISTEME prior to the commencement of the classes in the batch being joined. The payment deadlines of the new batch are not applicable to these students. If the payment is not received prior to the commencement of classes, EPISTEME will have the right to refuse admission.

Any postponement will be allowed only at the sole discretion of EPISTEME. Even when such a postponement is permitted, it will only be applicable for the next immediate batch. Beyond that, the admission stands cancelled and the applicant will have to re-apply afresh.

2. Refund Policy

The following refund policy is applicable to all program fee.

The application fee is non-refundable.
The admission fee is non-refundable.
If a student wishes to cancel his or her admission after paying the course fee, the following refund amounts and conditions apply:

Refund amount on cancellation greater than or equal to 30 days or more prior to commencement of the classes: 80% of Installment 1 amount.
Refund amount on cancellation less than 29 days but greater than or equal to 14 days prior to commencement of the classes: 60% of Installment 1 amount.
Refund amount on cancellation less than 14 days but greater than or equal to 7 days prior to commencement of the classes: 10% of Installment 1 amount.
Refund amount on cancellation less than 7 days prior to commencement of classes (including after commencement of classes): NIL.

Refunds, if any, will be processed within 30 working days.
In all of the above cases involving course fee, the student can choose to postpone the admission to the next batch. In such a case, EPISTEME reserves the right to postpone admission at the current fee structure at which the fee is paid or at the prevailing fee structure of the next batch. EPISTEME's decision in such matters is final and not negotiable.

Effective as of September 02, 2015.

3. Surcharge clause

Transaction fee charges would not be refunded/ reversed under any circumstances for any refund/ reversal /chargeback and any other reasons. Transaction fees charged would be borne by cardholder for any payment.

Effective as of August 23, 2016.

Requests for change in location from one city to another must be placed atleast two weeks prior to the start date to the batch (and location) for which the participant is already registered.

Request for shifting of location during the program will be entertained only if there is a vacancy in the desired location

Such requests will be entertained solely at the discretion of INSOFE based on seat availability, etc.

Effective as of May 03, 2016.

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More than 20 companies actively hiring our students with starting salary of freshers is 4-8 lakhs
Episteme Certified Embedded IOT Associate ( ECEIOTA ) certification is highly regarded internationally & enables you to work anywhere around the globe

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