The document discusses embedded systems and how they have evolved over time. It describes how embedded controllers now power many everyday devices, from phones to washing machines, and how embedded technology will continue advancing to be included in more low-cost products. It promotes an open source training on embedded systems called Open.Embedded that aims to provide practical, up-to-date skills on using different microcontrollers and IDEs to develop working prototypes quickly.

1. Open.Embebedded
New and Different Way To Learn Embedded

2. Products Available Today
 Ask your parents about the changing
technology of products that you use every day
like -
 Telephone
 Air Con
 TV
 Micro Wave Oven
 Washing Machine
 Traffic Lights
 Elevators

3. What's Now
 Landline phones comes with caller ID.
 Airconditioners comes with remote control,
timer and sleep functions.
 Music is stored on Pen Drives and flash
memory cards.
 Radio does not have any tuning knob, just
switches to select next channel.
 Train fare gets deducted at the touch of a card
of the size of visiting card and you can see the
balance on display.

4. How Does It Happen
 It happen due to a small size chip popularly
knows as micro controller.
 This is nothing but a computer in small size.
 With Built in processor, memory, ram, I/O
devices, Timer like in a PC.
 It is programmed in C (or at times in Java or
Python)

5. Let me share my experience
 The first micro processor that I used in year
1979 was Intel 8080 and it was really amazing.
A few ic put togther can be programmed to do
lot of things.
 Very soon it was 8085, less number of Ics and
only 5V supply. The previous version required
three supplies +12V, +5V and -5V.
 And then the wonder of wonder's happened by
8048. Just a single ic compared to minimum of
five for 8085.

6. How it progressed over the years
 During last few years, we have moved from
OTPs / UVEPROM/MASK Ics to Flash
programmed parts.
 From expensive emulators and programmers
now there are low cost tools costing Rs 5,000/-
or even upto Rs 1000/- each.
 Assembly level language is replaced by C and
now there are lot of code generators that
results in quick development.

7. What will happen in future
 Today you find PC in every home and office.
 And around 10 embedded controllers in every
home in devices like car, motorcycle, micro
wave over, washing machine, security systems
and even voltage stabiliser.
 This figure is riseing and you will find even low
cost devices like tube lights to be fitted with
embedded controllers (by the way, we sold over
20,000 controller for a dimmable tube light
ballast last year)

8. The Challenge
 Unfortunately things are not changing in our
colleges. Specially when it comes to
electronics.
 Today a CS students use laptop with i3
processor and work on Windows/Vista and
learn Java and C# and .Net.
 However EC students still study 8051 that I
learned when you were not even born.
 You will not find any commercial product using
8051 today.

9. What Industry is Using
 Like cars and mobiles and Tvs, there are
multiple micro controllers and IDE.
 The range starts from 8 pin IC costing Rs 25/-
upwards.
 Software is developed using variety of IDE and
code generators.
 Focus is on speed and solution and not on
simple and slow development.

10. What is GVC
 GVC is an electronic company
 Founded by Vinay Chaddha with 32 years of
embedded experience
 Over 200 commercial products.
 GVC is incubated in Amity Univeristy Campus
under a DST sponsered scheme.
 And has received seed fund of Rs 15 Lac from
Ministry of Science and Technology
 And 5.25 Lacs from Ministry of MSME.

11. More about Vinay
 Vinay is an hoobyist.
 Believe in sharing knowledge.
 His first commercially successful product SET
TOP BOX was put in public domain within 2
years.
 Another commercially successful product
CALLER ID for landline was in open source
domain withing six months.
 He has filed three patents till now.

12. What we are offering
 Training on Embedded thru Open.Embedded
 This is same as being provided to new
engineers in GVC.
 Is latest, current and result in quick delivery of
products.

13. How it is different
 Let me ask you a simple question – what do
you want to do on day 1 when learning driving
car
 How to change Tyre or
 How to drive first
 Similarly, we do not teach you about internals
of micro controllers on day 1 (in fact, we start
talking about internals only in last week).

14. What happens on Day 1
 You get to start writing program, blink an LED,
switch on/off bulbs, interface with PC, display
your name on LCD
 Yes all this on Day 1 and you will understand
how this is happening.
 And even make some changes and go thru the
excitiment.

15. What happens in Week 1
 You will be able to use at least three types of
micro controller and three kinds of IDEs.
 And upto 10 different modules.

16. And in next few weeks
 With every passing week, you will develop
more muscle and start working on complex
modules and more complicated issues.
 And yes, speed will be slower in later weeks.

17. And by the time it is last week
 You will have access to GSM, USB port and
upto 30 modules.
 And an opportunity to learn about internals.

18. Excited?
 Contact
 Shaleen Mittal
 shaleen@open-embedded.info
 9015866807
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