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Need for PCB.

Printed Circuit Boards are essential part of electronics; they provide a convenient way to rig up circuits and test them. Not only they ease prototyping they enhance reliability of the products. The bread boarding techniques do not quite work if the number of connects increase substantially. Hence even for Hobby users PCB design is becoming essential. Also with smaller packaging sizes for Integrated circuits it is almost impossible to prototype on Breadboard. PCB designing can be very joyful, and intricate. They say it is more of an art then science. Lots of scope for the designer. So Let's build a few of them.

Introduction to KICAD.

KiCAD is Open source and free software for schematic drawing, and PCB Layout. Commercial software of similar capability cost a good amount. It is not just about it, Open source allows more freedom, a rapid development and a chance to contribute to its development. We at ExploreEmbedded use it for most of our designs. We strive to make user friendly tutorials on KiCAD. Check this Basic Tutorial to get started. Workshops are extension of this endeavor to help you build hands ON!.

A simple example: Schematic entry to PCB layout.

In the first session of the workshop; we do a small PCB like a 4 led breakout, or a 555 timer etc, right from schematic to layout. This gives a complete flow on how to build a PCB with KiCAD. Following it we take up a advanced tutorial and do a hands on session with following topics in detail.

Schematic Entry in detail:

  • Creating custom components.
  • Importing standard libraries.
  • Tools for creating components.

Generating Net list from schematic:

  • Annotation schemes.
  • Matching schematic symbols to footprints.

Footprints:

  • Component packages.
  • Measurement units & standards.
  • Library footprints.
  • Importing footprints.
  • Creating custom footprints.
  • Tools for footprint generation.

Board layout:

  • Importing Net list.
  • Footprint layout & form factor.
  • Layers of design.
  • Single layer, multilayer designs.
  • Manual routing
  • Custom Tracks & vias.
  • Track width calculation.
  • Auto Routing
  • Outline routing tools.
  • Generating custom routes.

Gerber file generation:

  • Finalizing the design.
  • Gerber file format for different layers.
  • Appending multiple boards.

PCB Fabrication:

  • Quick Presentation on PCB fabrication
  • Checking FAB requirements.

Video Tutorials

It is not just the workshop, we continue our efforts to make high quality video tutorials. You can watch these tutorials later at home or office and improve your design skills. Our videos are listed on KiCADs Official website!

Date September 19 2015 to September 20 2015
Venue Explore Embedded
Duration 16 Hours
Fees: 1800
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Workshop Details:

Building Robotics with the Arduino Platform is not just simple, its fun! With this workshop we intend to build 5 basic robot types from scratch!

  • Line Follower
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Light Follower
  • Computer controlled
  • Mobile DTMF controlled.
Workshop Outline Day 1
  • Setting up the required Software
  • Brief Introduction to Arduino IDE.
  • Basics of Robotics
  • Driving Motors
  • Reading Sensors
  • Transmitting Receiving Strings
  • Writing simple algorithms
  • Writing functions for Motor Control
  • Writing functions for Reading Sensors
  • Testing individual Hardware Components.
  • Assembling the Robot.
  • Testing algorithm for Computer controlled Robot.
Day 2
  • Introduction to Interrupts
  • Using Interrupts to make Mobile DTMF controlled Robot
  • Introduction to light Sensors.
  • Building light follower Robot
  • Understanding working of IR Sensors.
  • Building a obstacle avoiding Robot
  • Building a line follower Robot

Session on how to re code everything in AVR C

Date July 18 2015 to July 19 2015
Venue Explore Embedded
Duration 16 Hours
Fees: 1800
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Workshop Objective

Well Arduino, needs no introduction. It is your entry into the maker world with a bang. This workshops aims to get you hands on with arduino We will cover all the basics, right from setting up the IDE and programming constructs. Then we take you through lots of simple interfaces and experiments detailed below.

Experiments

  1. Blink a LED
  2. Read Switch and Display on LED
  3. Make some noise with buzzer
  4. Display colors with RGB LED
  5. Display numbers on Seven Segment Display
  6. Display letters, numbers and fun characters on LCD
  7. Blink LED with POT
  8. Lets measure the light in the room with LDR
  9. What is temperature there? with LM35
  10. Can we turn on the bulb? with Relay
  11. Let the motors run!

Hack it!

Once you get familiar with the arduino, during the 2 days; you can hack stuff with what you've learnt. Build some thing cool, if there is time to spare.

Date September 5 2015 to September 6 2015
Venue Explore Embedded
Duration 16 Hours
Fees: 1800
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The two day workshop on AVR Micrcontrollers covers the basics of AVR Atmega Microcontrollers, the programming and interfacing various peripherals. We will help you get kickstarted with AVR Micrcontroller development. It is not just 2 day affair, we have you backed up with code-libraries, video and text tutorials. You'll have skills for a lifetime.

Session-1: Basics and Background

  • Why learn about MCUs?

  • Features: Speed, Programmable and versatile.

  • MCUs in real time application

  • Generic Classification and choice

  • What really is a ALU?

  • Why AVR is still relevant?

  • AVR Architecture in brief.

  • Covering the C basics.

  • Setting up the tools.

Session-2 : Interfacing.

  1. Blinking LEDs            

  2. Reading Switches and some logical operations

  3. Interfacing 7 Segment display    

  4. Interfacing 16x2 LCD.

  5. Interfacing Hex Keypad

  6. Introduction to AVR Timers and Counters

    1. Generating Delay with timers

    2. Counting objects with counters

  7. Introduction to serial communicat    

    1. RS232

    2. Sending/Receiving chars, strings and processing data

  8. Basics of I2C    

    1. Interfacing Real time clock DS1307

    2. Interfacing External EEPROM

 

  1. Interfacing DC/Stepper Motors with L293D

  2. Interfacing Relays

  3. Interfacing Buzzer    

  4. Interfacing ADC    

    1. Read a potentiometer

    2. Interfacing Temperature sensor LM35

    3. Measuring Light with LDR

  5. Interrupt Basics

    1. External Interrupts

    2. Timer Interrupts

    3. Serial Interrupts

Video Tutorails:

We have made awesome video tutorials for AVR Micrcontrollers, you may learn before or after the workshop!

Date June 6 2015 to June 7 2015
Venue Explore Embedded
Duration 16 Hours
Fees: 1800
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The workshop on PIC Micrcontrollers gets you kickstarted with 16F and 18F series of PIC Micrcontrollers. You'll not just learn the basics of PIC but get real hands-on with interfacing various peripherals. To back you up we have open source code libraries, text and video tutorials. We hope to make this a real skill development workshop for you!

Workshop Outline:

Session-1: Basics and Background

  • Why learn about MCUs?

  • Features: Speed, Programmable and versatile.

  • MCUs in real time application

  • Generic Classification and choice

  • What really is a ALU?

  • Why PIC is still relevant?

  • PIC Architecture in brief.

  • Covering the C basics.

  • Setting up the tools.

Session-2 : Interfacing.

  1. Blinking LEDs            

  2. Reading Switches and some logical operations

  3. Interfacing 7 Segment display    

  4. Interfacing Hex Keypad

  5. Interfacing 16x2 LCD.

  6. Introduction to PIC Timers and Counters

    1. Generating Delay with timers

    2. Counting objects with counters

  7. Introduction to serial communicat    

    1. RS232

    2. Sending/Receiving chars, strings and processing data

  8. Basics of I2C    

    1. Interfacing Real time clock DS130    

 

  1. Interfacing DC/Stepper Motors with L293D

  2. Interfacing Relays

  3. Interfacing Buzzer    

  4. Interfacing ADC    

    1. Read a potentiometer

    2. Interfacing Temperature sensor LM35

    3. Measuring Light with LDR
Date June 20 2015 to June 21 2015
Venue Explore Embedded
Duration 16 Hours
Fees: 1800
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Date August 1 2015 to August 2 2015
Venue Explore Embedded
Duration 16 Hours
Fees: 1800
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Workshop Contents:

Session-1: Basics and Background

  • Why learn about MCUs?

  • Features: Speed, Programmable and versatile.

  • MCUs in real time application

  • Generic Classification and choice

  • What really is a ALU?

  • Why 8051 is still relevant?

  • 8051 Architecture in brief.

  • Covering the C basics.

  • Setting up the tools.

Session-2 : Interfacing.

  1. Blinking LEDs            

  2. Reading Switches and some logical operations

  3. Interfacing 7 Segment display    

  4. Interfacing Hex Keypad

  5. Interfacing 16x2 LCD.

  6. Introduction to 8051 Timers and Counters

    1. Generating Delay with timers

    2. Counting objects with counters

  7. Introduction to serial communicat    

    1. RS232

    2. Sending/Receiving chars, strings and processing data

  8. Basics of I2C    

    1. Interfacing Real time clock DS130    

    2. Interfacing EEPROM AT24HC02/04

  9. Interfacing DC/Stepper Motors with L293D

  10. Interfacing Relays

  11. Interfacing Buzzer    

  12. Interfacing ADC0808    

    1. Read a potentiometer

    2. Interfacing Temperature sensor LM35

    3. Measuring Light with LDR

Date July 4 2015 to July 5 2015
Venue Explore Embedded
Duration 16 Hours
Fees: 1800
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Date August 22 2015 to August 23 2015
Venue Explore Embedded
Duration 16 Hours
Fees: 1800
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Fees: 2000
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