Embedded Course Syllabus

C ANSI Fundamentals Of C

• Datatypes And Constants
• Simple & Formatted I/O
• Memory Usage
• Operators & Expressions
• Flow Control
• Loops

Functions

• Role Of Functions
• Pass By Value / Reference
• Returning Values From Functions
• Recursive Functions
• Call Back Functions
• Implications On Stack
• Library Vs User Defined Function
• Passing Variable Number Of Arguments

Arrays

• Defining, Initializing And Using Arrays
• Multi Dimensional Arrays
• Arrays Of Characters And Strings
• Arrays And Pointers
• Passing Arrays To Functions
• String Handling With And Without Library Functions

Storage Classes

• Scope And Life
• Automatic, Static, External, Register
• Memory(CPU / RAM)

Structures & Unions

• What Structures Are For
• Declaration, Initialization
• Accessing Like Objects
• Nested Structures
• Array Of Structures
• Passing Structures Through Functions
• Allocation Of Memory And Holes
• Structure Comparison
• Structure Bit Operation
• Typedef For Portability
• Unions
• Overlapping Members

Enumerated Data Types

• Enum, Indexing, Enum Vs #Define

Bit Operations

• AND ( & ), OR ( | ), XOR ( ^ )
• Compliment ( ~ )
• Left-Shift ( << ), Right Shift ( >> )
• Masking, Setting, Clearing And Testing Of Bit / Bits

Pointers

• The Purpose Of Pointers
• Defining Pointers
• The & And * Operators
• Pointer Assignment
• Pointer Arithmetic
• Multiple Indirections
• Advanced Pointer Types
• Generic And Null Pointer
• Function Pointers
• Pointers To Arrays And Strings
• Array Of Pointers
• Pointers To Structure And Union
• Pointers To Dynamic Memory
• Far, Near And Huge Pointers
• Pointer Type Casting

Dynamic Memory Allocation

• Malloc(), Calloc(), Realloc(), Free()
• Farmalloc(), Farcalloc()

File Handling Concepts

• Concept Of A FILE Data Type
• Inode, FILE Structure
• File Pointer
• Character Handling Routines
• Formatted Data Routines
• Raw Data Routines
• Random Access To FILE

Command Line Arguments

• Argc, Argv
• Variable Inputs To The Main

Compiler In Practical

• Preprocessor Directives
• Compiler, Assembler, Linker
• Conditional Compilation
• Multiple File Compilation
• Code Optimization Techniques
• Volatile, #Pragma

Data Structures

• Linear & Non-Linear
• Homogeneous & Non-Homogeneous
• Static & Dynamic
• Single, Double & Circular Linked Lists
• Stacks & Queues
• Binary Trees

Sorting And Searching Techniques

• Insertion
• Selection
• Bubble
• Merge
• Quick
• Heap

Concepts And Real-Time Exposure

• Development Tools And Environment
• Make Utility
• MISRA Coding Standards
• Object / Executable File Format
• Debugger