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DESCRIPTION:BMSCE IEEE PES &amp; Sensors Council\, in collaboration with IEEE P
 ES Bangalore Chapter and DSCE IEEE PES SBC\, conducted a hands-on Embedded
  Systems Development Workshop focusing on microcontrollers\, interfacing\,
  and embedded programming.\n\nThe workshop was led by Mr. Gokulmuthu Naray
 anaswamy\, Mr. Kshitij Sharma\, and Mr. Linto VJ\, all from Itron\, Bangal
 ore.\n\nMr. Gokulmuthu Narayanaswamy\, who also serves as the Execom Coord
 inator for IEEE PES Bangalore Chapter\, initiated the session and guided t
 he participants through the conceptual understanding of embedded systems. 
 He coordinated the workshop end-to-end and invited his colleagues Mr. Kshi
 tij Sharma and Mr. Linto VJ to support the hands-on demonstrations and tec
 hnical mentoring throughout the event.\n\nParticipants worked extensively 
 with ESP8266 (NodeMCU) microcontroller. The speakers demonstrated environm
 ent setup\, hardware connections\, and coding techniques while ensuring ea
 ch participant progressed through practical tasks successfully.\n\nThe tec
 hnical sessions covered both microcontrollers\, guiding participants throu
 gh environment setup\, code development\, interfacing\, debugging\, and re
 al-time hardware validation.\n\nESP8266 Module\n\n-\nDigital output: Inter
 nal LED blinking\n\n-\nInterfacing external LED &amp; buzzer\n\n-\nPWM-based L
 ED fading\n\n-\nAnalog input using LDR and Serial Plotter\n\n-\nDigital in
 put using push buttons\n\n-\n4-key piano using buzzer frequencies\n\n-\nOL
 ED display (I2C) interfacing\n\n-\nCreating a WiFi access point and hostin
 g a basic web server to control LED over browser\n\nThe workshop aimed not
  to replace formal coursework but to spark student interest in embedded de
 velopment and IoT by using practical\, real-world hardware.\n\nImpact made
 :\n\nThe workshop provided participants with foundational knowledge of emb
 edded systems and IoT\, enabling them to:\n\n-\nUnderstand microcontroller
  architecture (ESP8266)\n\n-\nGain confidence in hardware interfacing and 
 peripheral control\n\n-\nBuild complete mini-projects from scratch (LED co
 ntroller\, piano\, web server\, OLED display)\n\n-\nSet up and troubleshoo
 t development environments independently\n\n-\nDevelop interest in pursuin
 g advanced projects in IoT\, robotics\, and embedded product design\n\nPar
 ticipants left with hands-on skills\, improved technical confidence\, and 
 a clear understanding of how embedded systems connect software with real-w
 orld hardware.\n\nBMS College of Engineering\, Basavangudi\, Bengaluru\, K
 arnataka\, India\, 560011
LOCATION:BMS College of Engineering\, Basavangudi\, Bengaluru\, Karnataka\,
  India\, 560011
ORGANIZER:ieee.pes@bmsce.ac.in
SEQUENCE:1
SUMMARY:BMSCE IEEE PES &amp; SC - EMBEDDED SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/518200
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;BMSCE IEEE PES &amp;amp\; Sensors Co
 uncil\, in collaboration with IEEE PES Bangalore Chapter and DSCE IEEE PES
  SBC\, conducted a hands-on Embedded Systems Development Workshop focusing
  on microcontrollers\, interfacing\, and embedded programming.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir
 =&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;The workshop was led by Mr. Gokulmuthu Narayanaswamy\, Mr. Kshitij 
 Sharma\, and Mr. Linto VJ\, all from Itron\, Bangalore.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;
 Mr. Gokulmuthu Narayanaswamy\, who also serves as the Execom Coordinator f
 or IEEE PES Bangalore Chapter\, initiated the session and guided the parti
 cipants through the conceptual understanding of embedded systems. He coord
 inated the workshop end-to-end and invited his colleagues Mr. Kshitij Shar
 ma and Mr. Linto VJ to support the hands-on demonstrations and technical m
 entoring throughout the event.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Participants worked exten
 sively with ESP8266 (NodeMCU) microcontroller. The speakers demonstrated e
 nvironment setup\, hardware connections\, and coding techniques while ensu
 ring each participant progressed through practical tasks successfully.&lt;/p&gt;
 \n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;The technical sessions covered both microcontrollers\, guid
 ing participants through environment setup\, code development\, interfacin
 g\, debugging\, and real-time hardware validation.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;h3 dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;ESP8
 266 Module&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;p
 resentation&quot;&gt;Digital output: Internal LED blinking&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li
  dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Interfacing e
 xternal LED &amp;amp\; buzzer&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;
 &gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;PWM-based LED fading&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li
 &gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Analog 
 input using LDR and Serial Plotter&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-
 level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Digital input using push butt
 ons&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;
 presentation&quot;&gt;4-key piano using buzzer frequencies&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li
  dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;OLED display 
 (I2C) interfacing&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p di
 r=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Creating a WiFi access point and hosting a bas
 ic web server to control LED over browser&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p di
 r=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;The workshop aimed not to replace formal coursework but to spark s
 tudent interest in embedded development and IoT by using practical\, real-
 world hardware.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Impact made:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;The works
 hop provided participants with foundational knowledge of embedded systems 
 and IoT\, enabling them to:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p d
 ir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Understand microcontroller architecture (ESP8
 266)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=
 &quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Gain confidence in hardware interfacing and peripheral cont
 rol&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;
 presentation&quot;&gt;Build complete mini-projects from scratch (LED controller\, 
 piano\, web server\, OLED display)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-
 level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Set up and troubleshoot devel
 opment environments independently&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-l
 evel=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Develop interest in pursuing a
 dvanced projects in IoT\, robotics\, and embedded product design&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/
 p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Participants left with hands-on skills\, im
 proved technical confidence\, and a clear understanding of how embedded sy
 stems connect software with real-world hardware.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;
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