Ansi C for Embedded Systems Training Course

C Basic Data Types for Government

• Integer types
• Floating point types
• Pointers (pointer arithmetic, pointer dereferencing)
• Arrays
• The relationship between arrays and pointers
• Enums

Programming Constructs for Government

• If - else statements
• Switch statements
• While loops and do - while loops
• For loops
• Goto statements
• Functions in C
• Function prototypes
• Understanding C's call by value mechanism for passing arguments
• Implementing functions
• Calling functions
• Using pointers to pass values by reference
• Passing arrays to functions
• Understanding C's return value mechanism
• Using pointers to return values by reference

Data Structures for Government

• Defining data structures
• Accessing and manipulating the elements of a data structure
• Pointers to data structures
• The arrow (->) operator
• Using a pointer to traverse an array of data structures

Advanced Topics for Government

• Pointers to pointers
• Function pointers
• Const and static keywords - their meanings and uses
• Casts and casting
  • Using void * pointers
• Data structures containing pointers to data structures
• Data structures containing function pointers
• Function pointers and table-driven programming
• Bit fields in data structures
• Unions
• Using arrays to implement circular buffers and stacks
• Modules as data structures and interfaces
• Dynamic data structures and their uses
  • Singly linked lists
  • Doubly linked lists

Overview of the C Standard Library for Government

• putc, putchar, getc, getchar
• printf, scanf
• String manipulation functions (strcpy, strcat, ...)
• Embedded System Oriented Topics
  • Setting up port addresses
  • Defining bit-oriented data structures
  • Compiler specific features
    • #pragmas
    • Non-ANSI C extensions
    • Accessing and manipulating special function registers
    • Implementing interrupt handlers
    • Calling assembly code from C
    • Calling C from assembly code
  • Linkers and linker scripts
  • Understanding target peripheral device libraries and their uses
  • Implementing your own device libraries
  • Timers and their uses
    • Hardware timers
    • Software timers

Basics of Event-Driven Programming for Government

• Port I/O - flashing LEDs
• Software delays
• Keypad scanning
• Basic RS232
• Basic data acquisition and sensor interfacing
• Working with EEPROM (on-chip and SPI/I2C)