AVR microcontrollers: C language, electronic devices.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: C basics applied AVR microcontrollers

Lecture 1: Decimal, binary and HEX numbers in C language

Lecture 2: Functions in C language, related AVR microcontrollers

Lecture 3: Variable types, variable declaration.

Lecture 4: C language: Bitwise &, |, ^ (AND, inclusive OR, exclusive OR)

Lecture 5: C language: Bitwise <<, >>, ~ (shift left, shift right, one's complement)

Lecture 6: Arithmetic and relational operators.

Lecture 7: The statement if-else

Lecture 8: The statement switch-case

Lecture 9: Loops – while() and for()

Lecture 10: C program structure, #define, #include, main(), C preprocessor.

Lecture 11: Input/Output ports, DDRx, PORTx, PINx registers. Part 1.

Lecture 12: Input/Output ports, DDRx, PORTx, PINx registers. Part 2.

Lecture 13: First project: button, LED. Simplest program.

Lecture 14: Buttons and microcontroller – various use cases. The program samples.

Lecture 15: Electronic parts used in projects. Resistors, capacitors, LED, transistors.

Chapter 3: Developing for AVR microcontrollers

Lecture 1: Schematic diagram using a button, LED, electric motor, potentiometer

Lecture 2: ATMEL STUDIO, configuration of I/O registers

Lecture 3: Connection programmer to microcontroller, uploading HEX file.

Lecture 4: PWM in AVR microcontroller

Lecture 5: ADC in AVR microcontroller

Lecture 6: Displaying ADC result on one-digit LED display.

Lecture 7: Control speed of electric motor by AVR microcontroller

Lecture 8: Adjusting the brightness of the LED using a photoresistor. ADC and PWM.

Lecture 9: AVR microcontroller with button, LED, electric motor, potentiometer

Lecture 10: Analog comparator in AVR microcontroller. ACSR register.

Lecture 11: Overflow interrupt Timer1 Atmega8. Clock timer.

Lecture 12: Practical work with non-volatile memory EEPROM.

Lecture 13: Connecting membrane switch panel to AVR microcontroller

Lecture 14: External interrupts in AVR microcontroller.

Lecture 15: Connecting encoder to AVR microcontroller

Lecture 16: DC motor control. Part 1. Torque measuring.

Lecture 17: DC motor control. Part 2. Circuit diagram.

Lecture 18: DC motor control. Part 3. The program.

Lecture 19: DC motor control. Part 4. Final video.

Lecture 20: 1-Wire connection DS18B20 digital temperature sensor. Simplest thermometer.

Chapter 4: Displaying information on various displays using

Lecture 1: Introduction.

Lecture 2: Connection single LED

Lecture 3: Connection one-digit LED display. Part 1.

Lecture 4: Connection 1-digit LED display. Part 2. Increase/decrease the number by buttons.

Lecture 5: Connecting 2-digital 7-segment LED display to microcontroller AVR ATMEL

Lecture 6: Connecting 4-digital 7-segment display. Simplest clock.

Lecture 7: Connection 7-segment display using shift register by SPI.

Lecture 8: Connecting 16×2 LCD to AVR microcontroller Atmega8 by 8 wires.

Lecture 9: Connecting 16×2 LCD to AVR microcontroller Atmega8 by 4 wires.

Lecture 10: I2C library for connection 16×2 LCD display on C language.

Lecture 11: LCD graphic displays. Pins and memory description.

Lecture 12: Instruction table of LCD graphic display.

Lecture 13: LCD graphic display – control program – Part 1.

Chapter 5: SPI interface in AVR microcontrollers.

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Functional diagram of SPI, connection of two devices by SPI.

Lecture 3: 3-wires SPI interface, circuit diagram. Digital potentiometer connecting. Part 1

Lecture 4: The source code of 3-wires SPI interface, final video of ready device.

Chapter 6: USART (UART) interface in AVR microcontroller. Connection microcontroller and PC

Lecture 1: What is UART interface, function diagram, input – output pins, circuit diagram

Lecture 2: The program – UART registers, initialization, sending symbols.

Lecture 3: ASCII symbol table, 2-digit number sending by UART

Lecture 4: String sending from microcontroller to PC, data exchange between AVR and PC

Lecture 5: Data exchange between PC and AVR by UART. Sending the strings.

Chapter 7: Bluetooth module HC-05 to Android device connection using UART ATMEGA8

Lecture 1: How to connect Bluetooth module HC-05 to PC.

Lecture 2: Connection PC to smartphone using bluetooth module HC-05

Lecture 3: Connection microcontroller AVR to smartphone using Bluetooth module HC-05

Chapter 8: ATMEL AVR XMEGA microcontroller – connection the button, display. Interrupts.

Lecture 1: Introduction XMEGA microcontrollers.

Lecture 2: The I/O pins features, the register related I/O. DIR, DIRSET, DIRCLR, DIRTGL.

Lecture 3: Data Output Value registers: OUT, OUTSET, OUTCLR, OUTTGL.

Lecture 4: PORT Interrupt registers: INTCTRL, INTnMASK, INTFLAGS. REMAP register, PINnCTRL.

Lecture 5: First program – ON/OFF LED. Configuration DIR register.

Lecture 6: First program – ON/OFF LED. Configuration OUT register.

Lecture 7: Input pins. Connection the button. PINnCTRL register.

Lecture 8: Connection 7-segment 1-digit display. Part 1.

Lecture 9: Connection 7-segment 1-digit display. Part 2.

Lecture 10: Connection 7-segment 4-digit display to microcontroller

Lecture 11: Connection LCD character display 16×2. LCD library.

Lecture 12: Connection graphic LCD display. Part 1. What is graphic display?

Lecture 13: Connection graphic LCD display. Part 2. Instruction table description.

Lecture 14: Connection graphic LCD display. Part 3. The program. Control functions.

Lecture 15: Keypad connection. Displaying numbers received from the keypad.

Lecture 16: Port interrupts. Registers configuration, code example.

Chapter 9: Watering programmable machine for indoor plants

Lecture 1: Watering machine – circuit diagram.

Lecture 2: Watering machine – connection 7-segment display with microcontroller

Lecture 3: Description of buttons on watering machine

Lecture 4: Interrupt overflow handler. Formation of time intervals

Lecture 5: Information output on 7-segment display

Lecture 6: Non-volatile memory (EEPROM) in watering machine.

Lecture 7: Connection of peristaltic pump with watering machine

Lecture 8: Ready watering machine checking on breadboard

Chapter 10: Alarm clock on AVR microcontroller Atmega8.

Lecture 1: Introduction. Alarm clock.

Lecture 2: Circuit diagram of alarm clock.

Lecture 3: Connection 7-segment display with microcontroller. #define section

Lecture 4: Timer1 configuration, EEPROM, the main() function of program

Lecture 5: Displaying information. Overflow interrupt handler Timer1