Semester: S2 2026
Course Code: DE6417
Schedule: Tuesdays, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Duration: 15 weeks + Examination Period
| Week | Date | Lecture Topic | Practical / Assessment Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 14/07/2026 |
Lecture 1: Microcontrollers 1 Review
FSM, ADC, GPIO, ATmega328P Architecture |
Introduction & Practical Setup
Review exercises on FSM, ADC, and GPIO |
| Week 2 | 21/07/2026 | Lecture 2: Understanding Interrupts on the ATmega328P Interrupt Vector Table, external interrupts (INT0/INT1), ISR execution, polling vs interrupts, registers (EIMSK, EICRA) |
Interrupt Practical Exercises Configuring external interrupts and writing simple ISRs |
| Week 3 | 28/07/2026 | Lecture 3: Understanding Timers, Counters, PWM & Measuring Temporal Events Timer/Counter architecture, prescalers, CTC, PWM modes (Fast PWM, Phase Correct), 8-bit vs 16-bit timers (Timer0, Timer1, Timer2) |
Timer & PWM Practical Exercises Hands-on practice with timer configuration and PWM output |
| Week 4 | 04/08/2026 |
Lecture 4: PWM & Tone Generation
CTC review, Fast PWM Mode 14, ICR1 as TOP, duty cycle control, piezo buzzer piano notes |
Lab 1: Digital Signal Generation
Focus: Square, Triangle & Sine waves using PWM and Timer Interrupts |
| Week 5 | 11/08/2026 | Lecture 3 (Cont.): Timers, PWM & Waveform Generation Timers/PWM registers, CTC registers, Fast PWM Mode 14 configuration, waveform shaping, duty cycle controls |
Assignment 1 Due PWM Waveform Shaping exercises |
| Week 6 | 18/08/2026 | Lecture 5: Using Timer & Interrupt Arduino APIs TimerOne library, MsTimer2, attachInterrupt(), square/triangle/sine PWM waveform shaping, RC filter analog output |
Lab 2: The Safety Garage Door Focus: PCINTs for Emergency Stop safety feature with stepper motor |
| Week 7 | 25/08/2026 | Lecture 6: Pin Change Interrupts (PCINT) PCINT groups, shared ISR vectors, registers (PCICR, PCMSK), edge detection, software debouncing inside PCINT ISR, direct port access |
Lab 2 — Continued / Completion Finish Safety Garage Door lab work and PCINT exercises |
| Week 8 | 01/09/2026 | Lecture 7: WiFi Communication with ESP8266 ESP-01 ESP-01 hardware, AT commands, SoftwareSerial communication, WiFi Chat Terminal, WiFi LED Controller |
Lab 3: Debugging an Alarm System with VSCode Focus: Finding and fixing bugs using VSCode/PlatformIO debugger |
| Break | 08/09/2026 | Mid-Semester Break | No Classes |
| Break | 15/09/2026 | Mid-Semester Break | No Classes |
| TestWeek 9 | 22/09/2026 | Lecture 8: DHT11, Web Server & ThingSpeak DHT11 sensor integration, live web server, cloud data logging with ThingSpeak IoT dashboard |
Lab 3 — Completion Finish Debugging lab work and web server testing |
| Week 10 | 29/09/2026 | Class Test Coverage: Timers, PWM, Interrupts (External & PCINT), Debugging |
Assignment 2 Released: IoT Security System with Computer Vision Focus: Motion Sensors (ISR), Camera Modules, Serial-to-Telegram • Due: Week 14 |
| Week 11 | 06/10/2026 | IoT Workshop & Lab Work Hands-on IoT project work, ESP8266 integration, Telegram bot, camera control |
Assignment 2 Development Working on Assignment 2 features and components |
| Week 12 | 13/10/2026 | Revision & Project Work Catch-up, revision, and final project development work |
Assignment 2 Development & Testing Finalizing hardware assembly and testing bot communication |
| Week 13 | 20/10/2026 | Lecture 9: Arduino as ISP / Standalone ATmega328P ISP protocol, SPI wiring, ArduinoISP sketch, bare-chip programming, fuses, bootloaders, external 16 MHz crystal, power regulation |
Standalone Build Workshop Hands-on building of standalone circuits and bootloading chips |
| Week 14 | 27/10/2026 | Lecture 10: Bare-Metal C Programming avr-gcc toolchain, avrdude, direct register manipulation, bare-metal LED blink, INT0 external interrupts, 3-state button control without Arduino core |
Assignment 2 Due Bare-Metal C practical exercises |
| Week 15 | 03/11/2026 |
Revision & Practical Preparation
Hands-on revision, Q&A, exam practice |
Open Lab & Exam Preparation
Supervised practice on all lab topics |
| ExamWeek 16 | 10/11/2026 | Examination Period | Examination Period |
| ExamWeek 17 | 17/11/2026 | Examination Period | Examination Period |
Key Deliverables & Assessments
| Assessment | Released | Due | Duration | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1: Advanced Traffic Light Control System | Week 3 (28/07) | Week 5 (11/08) | 2 Weeks | 10% |
Lab 1: Digital Signal Generation |
Week 3 (28/07) | Week 4 (04/08) | 2 Weeks | 6% |
Lab 2: The Safety Garage Door |
Week 6 (18/08) | Week 7 (25/08) | 2 Weeks | 6% |
Lab 3: Debugging an Alarm System |
Week 8 (01/09) | Week 9 (22/09) | 2 Weeks | 8% |
| Class Test | Week 10 (29/09) | In-class | 10% | |
| Assignment 2: IoT Security System with Computer Vision | Week 10 (29/09) | Week 14 (27/10) | 4 Weeks | 10% |
| Final Examination | Weeks 16–17 | Exam Period | 50% | |