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Course Directory for

B. Tech. in Electronics & Communication Engineering

(Students admitted from 2015–16)

Offered by the

SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING


SASTRA University B.Tech. in Electronics & Communication Engineering
Scheme of Study
V Semester (27 Credits)
No. of
Contact
S. Course
Course Name Hours /
No. Week Credits
Code
L T P

01. BECCMA 501R01 / MCSCMA Engineering Mathematics – V 3 1 - 4


501R01 (Probability and Random
Processes)

02. BECCEC 502R03 / Computer Organization and 3 1 - 4


MCSCEC 502R03 Microprocessors

03. BECCEC 503R01 / Antenna and Wave Propagation 4 - - 4


MCSCEC 503R01
04. BECCEC 504R02 / Digital Communication 3 1 - 4
MCSCEC 504R02
3 1 - 4
05. Department Elective III
06. Department Elective IV 3 1 - 4

07. BECCEC 505R03 / - - 2 1


Microprocessor
MCSCEC 505R03
Laboratory
08. BECCEC 506R02 / Communication Laboratory - - 2 1
MCSCEC 506R02
09. BECCTP 507R04 / Soft Skills-I - - 2 1
MCSCTP 507R03
TOTAL 19 5 6 27

List of Department Electives for V Semester

BECDEC 509 / MCSDEC 509 – Computer Networks


BECDEC 510 / MCSDEC 510 – Computer Hardware
BECDMA 511 / MCSDMA 511 – Statistical and Numerical Methods
BECDEC 512 / MCSDEC 512 – Soft Computing
BECDEC 513 / MCSDEC 513 – Robotics and Automation
BECDCS 514 / MCSDCS 514 – Network Administration and Management Tools

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VI Semester (27 Credits)

No. of
Contact
S. No. Course code Course Name Hours /
Week Credits

L T P

01. BECCEC 601R02 / Microcontrollers 3 1 - 4


MCSCEC 601R02
02. BECCEC 602R02 / Digital Signal Processing and its 3 1 - 4
MCSCEC 602R02 applications
03. BECCEC 603R02 / 4 - - 4
Microwave Engineering
MCSCEC 603R02
04. BECCEC 604R02 / 4 - - 4
Optical Communication
MCSCEC 604R02
05. Department Elective V 3 - - 3
06. Department Elective VI 3 - - 3
07. BECCEC 605R01 / - - 2 1
Microcontrollers Laboratory
MCSCEC 605R01
08. BECCEC 606R01 / Microwave Laboratory - - 2 1
MCSCEC 606R01
09. BECCTP 607R04 / Soft Skills-II - - 2 1
MCSCTP 607R03
10. BECCEC 608 / Mini Project – I - - 4 2
MCSCEC 608
TOTAL 20 2 10 27

List of Department Electives for VI Semester

BECDEC 602R02 / MCSDEC 602R02 – Satellite Communication


BECDEC 604R02 / MCSDEC 604R02 – Real Time Operating System (RTOS)
BECDEC 605R02 / MCSDEC 605R02 – Virtual Instrumentation
BECDEC 606R01 / MCSDEC 606R01 – RADAR Engineering
BECDEC 607 / MCSDEC 607 – Power Electronics
BECDEC 608R01 / MCSDEC 608R01 – Python Programming

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03 01 -- 04

Course Code: BECCMA 501R01 / MCSCMA 501R01


Semester: V

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS –V (PROBABILITY AND RANDOM PROCESSES)

Course Objective:

To understand the key concepts in Probability, Statistical Distributions, correlation, Regression


analysis and Random processes so as to understand Engineering subjects.

UNIT – I 15 Periods
Probability and Distributions
Basic concept of probability – Conditional probability and Baye’s Theorem – Concept of a
Random variable – Transformation of random variables – Cumulative Distribution Function
(CDF) – Probability Density Function – Basic Statistical Properties of a Random variable and
Expected Values – Moments – Binomial, Poisson, Normal, Erlang and Cauchy Distributions –
Moment Generating Functions – Addition Theorem – Recurrence relations.

UNIT – II 15 Periods
Correlation, Regression and Tests of Hypothesis
Linear correlation – Rank correlation – Regression analysis – Problems.
Introduction to inferential statistics – Procedure for Testing of Hypothesis – Tests of significance
for large samples – Difference between sample proportion and population proportion –
Difference between two sample proportions – Test of significance for small samples – Student’s
t-distribution – Difference between sample mean and population – Difference between two
sample means – F distribution – Chi Square distribution – Goodness of fit – Independence of
Attributes.

UNIT – III 15 Periods


Random Processes
Classification of random processes – Methods of description of a random process – Special
classes of random processes – Multiplicative random process - Average values of random
processes – Stationary – Examples of wide sense stationary process and strict sense stationary
process – Analytical representation of a random process – Ergodic process – Autocorrelation
function and its properties – Cross correlation function and its properties – Weiner Khinchin’s
Theorem – Power Spectral density – Random process in Linear Time Invariant (LTI) system.

UNIT – IV 15 Periods
Special Classes of Random Processes
Introduction – Bernoulli Random Process – Poisson Process – Birth and Death Process –
Difference Equations – Pure Birth process – Yule - Furry Process – Renewal Process –

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Discrete state – Discrete Time renewal process – Discrete state continuous parameter Renewal
Process – Solution to Renewal equations.
TEXTBOOKS

1. T.Veerarajan. Probability, Statistics and Random Processes, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company Ltd, New Delhi 2008 [for UNITs II, III and IV].
2. Jorge I. Aunon and V. Chandrasekar. Introduction to Probability and Random Processes,
3rd Edition, McGraw Hill International Editions, New York, 1998 [for UNITs I and III].

REFERENCES

1. S.C.Gupta, V.K.Kapoor. Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics, 11thEdition, Sultan Chand


and Sons Publications, 2014.
2. George R. Cooper, Clare D. McGillem. Probabilistic Methods of Signal & System Analysis,
3rd Edition, Oxford Press, 2007.
3. Peebles, P.Z. Probability Random Variables and Random Signal Principles, 4th Edition,
McGraw Hill, New York, 2005.
4. Papoulis, A. Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Processes, 4th Edition, McGraw
Hill, New York, 2005.

ONLINE MATERIAL

1. NPTEL – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1sLCDA-kNY.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Unit I The learners will be able to


 Recall the basic concepts of Probability Theory and random variables
 Reproduce probability distributions in engineering problems

Unit II The learners will be able to


 Analyse the degree and the linear relationship between two variables in a bi-
variate data using correlation and regression analysis
 Determine the nature and characteristics of a collection of data using theory
of inference
Unit III The learners will be able to
 Classify the random processes and study their properties
 Formulate and solve the engineering problems involving random processes
 Identify the stationary nature of collection of random signals
 Interpret the notion of power spectral density in linear time invariant systems
Unit IV The learners will be able to
 Analyse the nature of different random processes
 Design methods to solve real time application problems using Poisson,
Gaussian and Renewal processes
 Validate the statistical methods applied in Engineering problems

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03 01 -- 04
Course Code: BECCEC 502R03 / MCSCEC 502R03
Semester: V

COMPUTER ORGANIZATION AND MICROPROCESSORS

Course Objectives:

1. To understand the fundamentals of computer organization, architecture of 8086


microprocessor and advanced memory management concepts related to x86
microprocessors.
2. To gain extensive knowledge on assembly language programming and interfacing of various
peripheral devices with 8086 microprocessor for wide range of applications.

UNIT – I 15 Periods
Introduction to Computer Organization
Introduction: Function and top level structure of computer – Components of a computer –
Interconnection structure and Buses – Types of Architecture: Von-Neumann – Harvard – CISC
– RISC.
Performance Issues: Basic Measures – Design – Laws for analysis (Amdahl’s Law and Little’s
Law).

UNIT – II 15 Periods
8086 Architecture and Assembly Programming
Intel 8086 architecture – Registers – Memory segmentation – Pin description – Minimum and
maximum mode – Read and write bus cycles – Interrupt processing.
Machine language Vs Assembly language – Assembler – Cross assembler – Assembler
directives. Assembly programming with 8086: Addressing modes – Instruction set – Assembly
programs on ALU operations, I/O memory accessing and Interrupts.

UNIT – III 15 Periods


Memory management in x86 Architectures
Memory management: Swapping – Partitioning – Paging – Virtual memory – TLB –
Segmentation – Memory address translation mechanism with examples.
Computer memory system – Cache memory principles – Elements of cache design.

UNIT – IV 15 Periods
Peripheral ICs and Interfacing Application
Peripheral ICs: 8255 PPI – 8253 PIT – 8259 PIC – 8251 USART.

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Interfacing Applications: 7-Segment display – Character LCD – Matrix Keypad – Stepper Motor
– DAC interface.

TEXTBOOKS

1. W. Stallings. Computer Organization and Architecture - Designing for Performance, 10th


Edition, Pearson Education, 2017.
2. Nilesh B Bahadure. Microprocessors and the Pentium Family, PHI, 2010.
3. Barry B. Brey. The Intel Microprocessors, 8086/8088, 80186/80188, 80286, 80386, 80486,
Pentium, PentiumPro Processor, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium IV, Architecture,
Programming & Interfacing, 8th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009.

REFERENCES

1. D. A. Patterson and J. L. Hennessy. Computer Organization and Design, 5th Edition,


Elsevier Inc., 2016.
2. AK Ray, K M Bhurchandi. Advanced Microprocessors and Peripherals: Architecture,
Programming and Interfacing, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2nd Edition, 2009.
3. Douglas V. Hall. Microprocessors and Interfacing, 2nd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2005
.
ONLINE MATERIALS

1. NPTEL – http://www.nptelvideos.in/2012/11/computer-organization.html
2. NPTEL – http://nptel.ac.in/downloads/106108100/
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liRPtvj7bFU

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The learners will be able to understand the various components, architecture


Unit I
models and performance issues related to the design of a computing system.
The learners will be able to understand the basic architecture of 8086 and
Unit II command 8086 processor to perform various applications through assembly
language programming.
The learners will be able to comprehend memory management concepts of
Unit III
advanced x86 microprocessor architectures.
The learners will be able to design the microprocessor based computing system
Unit IV
with interfacing modules.

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04 -- -- 04

Course Code: BECCEC 503R01 / MCSCEC 503R01

Semester: V
ANTENNA AND WAVE PROPAGATION

Course Objectives:

1. To understand the principle, construction and radiation pattern of various types of antennas.
2. To understand the concepts of radio wave propagation and measurements.
UNIT – I 15 Periods
Radiation elements and antenna fundamentals
Definition of antenna – antenna as oscillating dipole –Retarded fields – Retarded potentials –
Radiation from a short dipole – Power radiation by point source – Radiation resistance –
Radiation patterns – Reciprocity theorem and Friis formula – Directivity – Gain and aperture
concept.

UNIT – II 15 Periods
Wire, loop and array antennas
Effect of ground on antenna – antenna feeds - Thin linear antenna – Field of a thin linear
antenna with uniform travelling wave – V and Rhombic antennas – Loop antenna – Fields and
its applications – Adcock antenna – Antenna arrays - Definition – array of two point sources –
radiation patterns – Linear array of n elements – Pattern multiplication– Phasor addition – Linear
arrays of non-uniform amplitude distribution – Binomial and phased arrays – Electronically
steered array – Collinear and stacked arrays–Optimum antenna arrays-Signal processing
arrays.

UNIT – III 15 Periods


Practical antennas
Yagi uda antenna – Helical antenna – Reflector antenna – Horn, lens and slot antennas –
Patch antenna– antenna for low, medium and high frequencies – Frequency independent
antennas – Covington antenna (Qualitative study only).

UNIT – IV 15 Periods
Radio wave Propagation and Measurement
Types of radio wave propagation- Atmospheric effects on radio propagation on Sea and Land
– Radio refractive index – Duct propagation –Line of sight propagation – Ionospheric effects on
radio waves – Critical frequency, skip distance and maximum usable frequency – Fading of
signals – Diversity reception- Measurement of antenna impedance and radiation pattern –
Ionospheric measurements.

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TEXTBOOKS

1. Edward C. Jordan and K.G.Balmain. Electromagnetic waves and radiating systems, 2nd
Edition, PHI, 2009.
2. John D. Kraus. Antennas for all applications, 3rd Edition, Tata Mcgraw-Hill, 2008.
REFERENCES

1. Constantine A.Balanis. Antenna Theory: Analysis and design, 4th Edition, Wiley India Pvt.
Ltd., 2016.
2. G.S.N.Raju. Antenna and Wave Propagation, 3rd Edition, Pearson Education, 2009.
3. Drabowitch.S, Papiernik.A, Griffiths.H.D, Encinas.J, Smith.B.L, Modern Antennas, 3rd
Edition, Springer (India) Pvt. Ltd, 2007.

ONLINE MATERIAL

1. NPTEL – http:// www. cdeep.iitb.ac.in/nptel/ Electrical%20 &%20 Comm%20Engg


/Transmission%20Lines%20and%20EM%20Waves/TOC.html.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The learners will be able to understand the basic concepts of antennas and their
Unit I parameters.

The learners will be able to distinguish different types of antennas, which may be
Unit II used as elements in arrays, as feeds for reflector antennas.

The learners will be able to explain the different aspects of practical antennas
Unit III including their properties and different modes of operation.

The learners will be able to define and broadly categorize the different types of radio
wave propagation (Ground, space and sky wave propagation) and study the
Unit IV performance of antennas by measuring their different parameters like impedance,
radiation pattern, etc.

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Course Code: BECCEC 504R02 / MCSCEC 504R02 03 01 -- 04

Semester: V
DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

Course Objectives:

1. To understand the basics of digital communication, sampling techniques & issues,


quantization and encoding.
2. To visualize the intricacies in analog & digital pulse modulation techniques, base band
receivers and the effects of ISI in digital communication.
3. To analyse the types of digital modulation and demodulation techniques in digital data
transmission and reception.
4. To understand the different types of multiple access techniques and spread spectrum
communication.

UNIT – I 14 Periods
Fundamentals of Digital Communication
Introduction to Digital Communication – sources and signals – Basic signal processing
operations in Digital Communication – Channels for digital communication –Noise in
communication systems– Distortion less transmission – Ideal filter – Bandwidth of digital data.
Sampling and Quantization – Sampling theorem – Impulse train sampling– Natural sampling–
Flat-top sampling – Reconstruction of message from its samples through interpolation function –
Introduction to pulse code modulation – Uniform and Non uniform quantization –Signal to noise
ratio of quantized pulse – Companding (A-law and µ-law), PCM waveform types.

UNIT – II 15 Periods
Baseband Transmission and Detection
Introduction to analog and digital pulse modulation techniques: PAM, PDM and PPM – Types of
PCM –Delta Pulse Code Modulation (DPCM) – Delta modulation – Adaptive delta modulation.
Detection: Baseband signal receiver –Integrate and dump receiver – Peak signal to RMS noise
output voltage ratio – Probability of error – Optimum filter – Transfer function – White noise –
matched filter – Correlators.
Inter Symbol Interference: Ideal Nyquist channel – Pulse shaping – Raised cosine filters – Duo
binary signalling – Modified duo binary signalling – Eye patterns.

UNIT – III 16 Periods


Bandpass Modulation and Demodulation
Digital modulation formats – Coherent binary modulation/demodulation techniques – Coherent
Quadrature modulation techniques – Non-coherent binary FSK – Differential PSK – Comparison
of binary and quaternary modulation/demodulation techniques – M-ary modulation techniques –

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M-ary PSK – M-ary QAM – M-ary FSK –Comparison of M-ary modulation techniques – Bit Vs
symbol error probabilities.

UNIT – IV 15 Periods
Multiplexing and Multiple Access Techniques
Allocation of the communication resources – Frequency Division Multiplexing/Multiple access –
Time Division Multiplexing/Multiple access – Code Division Multiple Access– Introduction to
spread spectrum modulation –Pseudo noise sequence –Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
(DSSS) – Signal space dimensionality and processing gain – Probability of error –Frequency
Hopped Spread Spectrum (FHSS) – Processing gain – Comparison of spread spectrum
techniques –DSBPSK communication system over a multipath channel.

TEXTBOOKS

1. Simon Haykin. Digital Communication Systems. John Wiley, 2nd revised Edition, 2013.
2. Taub, H; Schilling .D.L, Goutamsaha. Principles of Communication Systems, 4th Edition, Tata
McGraw Hill, 2013.
3. B. Sklar. Digital Communication – Fundamentals and Application, 2nd Edition, Pearson
education India, 2009.

REFERENCES

1. B.P. Lathi and Zhiding. Modern digital and analog communication systems, 4th Edition,
Oxford University Press, 2011.
2. Wayne Tomasi. Electronics communication systems Fundamentals through Advanced, 5th
Edition, Pearson Education, 2009.
3. J.G.Prokias, Masoudsalehi. Digital Communications, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2008.

ONLINE MATERIALS

1. NPTEL – http://www.durofy.com/multiple-access-techniques-fdma-tdma-cdma/
2. NPTEL – http://www.rfwireless-world.com/Terminology/FDMA-versus-TDMA-versus-
CDMA.html
3. NPTEL – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ81CuujwYE : Basics of CDMA
4. NPTEL – http://userspages.uob.edu.bh/mangoud/mohab/Courses_files/sklar.pdf

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

The learners will be able to understand the concepts of digital communication and
Unit I conceptual differences between analog and digital communication systems.

The learners will be able to understand the baseband signal transmission and
Unit II reception techniques.

The learners will be able to analyse the performance of various band pass
Unit III modulation and demodulation techniques in terms of error rate and spectral
efficiency.

The learners will be able to identify issues and methods related to sharing of the
Unit IV communication resources. Learners will able to identify and implement the
appropriate method based on the requirement of a digital communication system.

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4 0 0 4
Course Code: BECDEC 509 / MCSDEC 509

Semester: V
COMPUTER NETWORKS

(Common to ECE, EEE, CSE, IT & ICT)

Course Objective:

This course will help the learner to identify types of network topologies & protocols and gain
expertise in specific areas of networking such as design and maintenance of individual
networks.

UNIT – I 15 Periods
Computer Networks and the Internet: Introduction about Internet – The Network Edge – The
Network Core – Delay, Loss, and Throughput in Packet-Switched Networks – Protocol Layers
and their Service Models – Networks Under Attack – History of Computer Networking and the
Internet Application Layer: Principles of Network Applications – The Web and – File Transfer:
FTP – Electronic Mail in the Internet – DNS – The Internet’s Directory Service – Peer-to-Peer
Applications – Socket Programming: Creating Network Applications.

UNIT – II 15 Periods
Transport Layer: Introduction and Transport-Layer Services – Multiplexing and Demultiplexing
– Connectionless Transport: UDP – Principles of Reliable Data Transfer – Connection-Oriented
Transport: TCP – Principles of Congestion Control – TCP Congestion Control. The Network
Layer: Introduction – Virtual Circuit and Datagram Networks – Inside a Router – The Internet
Protocol (IP): Forwarding and Addressing in the Internet – Routing Algorithms – Routing in the –
Broadcast and Multicast Routing.

UNIT – III 15 Periods


The Link Layer: Links, Access Networks, and LANs : Introduction to the Link Layer – Error-
Detection and Correction Techniques – Multiple Access Links and Protocols – Switched Local
Area Networks – Link Virtualization: A Network as a Link Layer – Data Center Networking –
Retrospective: A Day in the Life of a Web Page Request. Wireless and Mobile Networks:
Introduction – Wireless Links and Network Characteristics – WiFi: 802.11 Wireless LANs –
Cellular Internet Access – Mobility Management: Principles – Mobile IP – Managing Mobility in
Cellular Networks – Wireless and Mobility: Impact on Higher Layer Protocols.

UNIT – IV 15 Periods
Multimedia Networking: Multimedia Networking Applications – Streaming Stored Video –
Voice-over-IP – Protocols for Real-Time Conversational Applications – Network Support for
Multimedia. Network Management: Network Management introduction – The Infrastructure for
Network Management– The Internet Standard Management Framework.

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TEXTBOOK
1. James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross. Computer Networking: A Top-down Approach, Pearson
Education, 6th Edition, 2013.

REFERENCES
1. William Stallings. Data and Computer Communications, Prentice Hall of India, 10th Edition,
2014.
2. Andrew S Tanenbaum and David J. Wetherall. Computer Networks, Pearson Education, 5th
Edition, 2013.
3. Behrouz A Forouzan and Firouz Mosharraf. Computer Networks - A Top-Down Approach.
Tata McGrawHill, 5th Edition, 2012.
4. Larry L Peterson and Bruce S. Davie. Computer Networks: A Systematic Approach,
Elsevier, 5th Edition, 2011.

ONLINE MATERIALS
1. http://nptel.ac.in/courses/IIT-MADRAS/Computer_Networks/index.php
2. http://nptel.ac.in/courses/Webcourse-contents/IIT%20Kharagpur/Computer%20networks/
New_index1.html
3. http://nptel.ac.in/courses/106105081/

LEARNING OUTCOMES
The learners will be able to

UNIT I Discuss the basic concepts of networking and Application layer functionalities

UNIT II Classify the reliable, unreliable transport protocols and various routing protocols of
the network layer with QoS support.

Describe the principles and protocols of the data link layer.


UNIT III
Choose the appropriate MAC layer protocol for a given medium.

UNIT IV Discuss the basics of Multimedia Networking, security & Network Management.

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03 01 -- 04

Course Code: BECDEC 510 / MCSDEC 510

Semester: V
COMPUTER HARDWARE

Course Objective:

To get a detailed knowledge of all the hardware components that construct a computer and
understand the various interfaces required for connecting the hardware devices.

UNIT – I 14 Periods

CPU and Memory


CPU operation – Troubleshooting the CPU: Handling and replacing – Configuration –
Troubleshooting checklist – Essential memory concepts – Memory chips and modules – DRAM
timing and memory types – Advanced memory technologies.

UNIT – II 15 Periods

Motherboards
System resources – The I/O system bus – Onboard I/O devices – Chipsets – Functions of
chipsets – ROM BIOS – POST – CMOS setup –Standard setting – Motherboard physical form
factors – USBs – power supplies and power management – concepts of switching regulation –
Basic power problems and solutions – Backup power system.

UNIT – III 14 Periods

Storage Devices
Magnetic storage – magnetic recording principles – Hard disk drives – Components –
Specifications – Optical Storage devices: Optical storage media – CD-ROM drives – DVD-ROM
drives – Recordable drives.

UNIT – IV 17 Periods

I/O Peripherals
Keyboard: Layout – Connectors – Switch types – Troubleshooting – Pointing devices: Interface
types – Troubleshooting – Resistive & Capacitive Touch screens – VGA connectors – LCD
monitor – Audio adapter architecture – Adapter standards.

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TEXTBOOK

1. Craig Zacker & John Rourke. The complete reference: PC hardware, Tata McGraw-Hill, New
Delhi, 2001.

REFERENCES

1. Mike Meyers. Introduction to PC Hardware and Trouble shooting, Tata McGraw-Hill, New
Delhi, 2003.
2. B.Govindarajulu. IBM PC and Clones hardware trouble shooting and maintenance, Tata
McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2002.

ONLINE MATERIAL

1. http://computerscience1.tv/2011/spring/

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Unit I The learners will be able to

 Describe CPU configuration and related issues


 Discuss the various memory technologies
Unit II The learners will be able to

 Summarize the mother board resources


 Articulate the power management and backup power system requirement
Unit III The learners will be able to schematize the secondary storage media associated
with the system.

Unit IV The learners will be able to explain different I/O peripheral devices.

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03 01 -- 04
Course Code: BECDMA 511 / MCSDMA 511

Semester: V
STATISTICAL AND NUMERICAL METHODS
Course Objective:

To help the learners in understanding various numerical methods and statistical techniques that
lead to optimization in engineering problems.

UNIT – I 15 Periods
System of Equations and Eigen Values
Introduction – Horner’s method – Graffe’s Root Squaring method of finding real roots of an
equation. Direct methods – Gauss Elimination method – Gauss Jordan method – Cholesky
method – Jacobi iteration method – Gauss Seidel method - Relaxation method – Eigen values &
Eigen vectors - Power method – Jacobi Method.

UNIT – II 15 Periods
Numerical differentiation and integration
Introduction – Finite difference operators – Relation between operators – Interpolation –
Newton’s interpolation formulae – Gauss formulae – Stirling’s formula – Divided difference
formula and Lagrange’s formula for unequal intervals - Numerical Differentiation – Derivatives
by Newton’s formulae – Numerical integration – Trapezoidal rule – Simpson’s 1/3rd and 3/8th
rules.

UNIT – III 15 Periods


Numerical Solution of ODE and PDE
Solution by Taylor series – Runge Kutta IV order method – Milne’s Predictor – corrector method.
Classification of partial differential equations of the second order – Laplace equation and its
solution by Liebmann’s process – Finite difference solution of Poisson equation – Solution of
parabolic PDEs by Bender Schmidt and Crank Nicolson’s schemes – Solution of hyperbolic
PDEs by finite difference methods.

UNIT – IV 15 Periods
Special class of distributions and Statistical Optimization
Geometric distribution – Negative Binomial distribution - Uniform distribution – Exponential
distribution – Gamma distribution – Weibull distribution – Applications (Simple Problems) –
Moment generating and cumulant generating functions - Introduction to Expectation
maximization algorithm and Principle component analysis.

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TEXT BOOKS

1. P.Kandasamy, K.Thilagavathy, K.Gunavathy. Numerical Methods, S.Chand & Company Pvt.


Ltd., Reprint 2016.
2. T.Veerarajan. Probability Statistics and Random Processes, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing
Company Ltd. New Delhi, 2007.
3. Richard O.Duda, Peter E.Hart, David G.Stork. Pattern Classification, 2nd Edition, Wiley India
( P ) Ltd., 2006.

REFERENCES

1. Avinash Kak. Expectation Maximization Tutorial: Expectation Maximization Algorithm for


clustering multidimensional numerical data, Purdue University, 2014.
2. M.K.Jain, S.R.K.Iyengar and R.K.Jain. Numerical methods for Scientific and Engineering
Computation, Wiley Eastern Limited, 2007.
3. S.C.Gupta and V.K.Kapoor. Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics, 10th revised edition,
Sultan Chand and Sons Publications, 2007.
4. Dr.S.S.Sastry. Introductory methods of Numerical Analysis, Prentice Hall of India, 2005.

ONLINE MATERIAL

1. http://nptel.ac.in/courses/111105038/

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Unit I The learners will be able to apply various direct and iterative methods for solving
system of Linear equations, algebraic equations of higher degree.
Unit II The learners will be able to identify and apply appropriate interpolation scheme /
numerical differentiation and integration scheme to a set of formulated problems
from engineering.
Unit III The learners will be able to classify various numerical operators in problems related
to various methods of solving ordinary differential equations and partial differential
equations.
Unit IV The learners will be able to categorize statistical distributions used for computational
parameters and apply them in relevant situations.

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03 01 -- 04
Course Code: BECDEC 512 / MCSDEC 512

Semester: V
SOFT COMPUTING

(Common to ECE, EEE & EIE)

Course Objectives:

1. To understand the basics of Artificial Neural Networks.


2. To analyse the behaviour of different ANN and its applications.
3. To provide adequate knowledge about fuzzy set theory and understand the concept of
fuzziness involved in various systems and their applications.
4. To understand the basics of genetic algorithm.

UNIT – I 15 Periods
Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks
Biological Network – single neuron physiology – Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks –
Biological Neuron and Artificial computing Neuron comparison – ANN Characteristics –
Mcculloch-Pitts model – models in neural networks – Introduction to learning in ANN – Hebbian
– Vector formulation – Single layered Perceptron – Realization of EXOR gate using ANN –
Issues.
Need for Multi-layered ANN – Back propagation network – Generalized Delta rule – Update of
output layer weights – Update of hidden layer weights – Training data – Weights and learning
parameters – Problems – BPN Applications.

UNIT – II 15 Periods
Associative Memory and Competitive Networks
Hetero associative memory – Auto-associative memory – Hamming Distance – Linear
Associator – BAM Architecture – BAM Processing – BAM Energy Function - Introduction to
Recurrent networks – Discrete Hopfield network – Simple problems – Competitive networks –
Hamming networks – Self organizing Kohonen networks – Adaptive resonance theory concepts
– Learning Vector quantization(LVQ) – Examples and applications.
UNIT – III 15 Periods
Introduction to Fuzzy Sets
Fuzzy sets – Fuzzy set operations – Properties of fuzzy sets – Fuzzy relations – Operations on
fuzzy relations – Properties of fuzzy relations – Fuzzy Cartesian product and composition –
Fuzzy tolerance and equivalence relations – Membership functions – Features of membership
functions – Standard forms and boundaries – Fuzzification – Membership value assignment-
Examples and Problems.

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Fuzzy Inference Systems and Genetic Algorithm
Fuzzy to crisp conversions –  cuts for fuzzy sets –  cuts for fuzzy relations – Defuzzification
methods – Fuzzy numbers – Interval analysis in arithmetic – Approximate methods of extension
– Vertex method – DSW algorithm – Representation of Fuzzy knowledge – Fuzzy inference
systems(FIS) – Fuzzy decision making – Fuzzy Classification. Introduction to genetic algorithm.

TEXT BOOKS

1. Satish Kumar. Neural Networks: A Classroom Approach, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill Inc., 2012.
2. Timothy J. Ross. Fuzzy Logic with Engineering Applications, 3rd Edition, Wiley, 2010.
3. David E. Goldberg. Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization, and Machine Learning,
Addison Wesley, 2001.
4. Laurene V. Fausett. Fundamentals of neural networks, Prentice Hall, 1994.

REFERENCES

1. J.A. Zurada. Introduction to Artificial Neural Systems, Jaico Books, 2006.


2. Martin T.Hagan, Howard B.Demuth,MarkH.Beale. Neural Network Design, PWS, 2002.
3. Driankov. Fuzzy Control, Narosa Publications, India, 2001.
4. Simon Haykin. Neural Networks a comprehensive Foundation, Prentice Hall, 1999.
5.
ONLINE MATERIALS

1. NPTEL – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM1CF7gUm-U&list =PL964AE550C7B9C859&


index=1.
2. NPTEL – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbYgKoG4x2g.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The learners will be able to


 Understand the principles of artificial neural networks
Unit I  Explore the concepts of biological Neural Network and its implication on ANN
 Understand the Feed Forward Neural Networks and Back Propagation
Network
The learners will be able to
Unit II  Differentiate various associative memories and competitive networks
 Understand the basics of Hopfield Network, Self organizing Kohonen map and
Adaptive resonance theory
The learners will be able to
Unit III  Understand the fundamentals of fuzzy logic
 Explore the concepts of fuzzy set theory, fuzzy relations and fuzzy
membership functions
The learners will be able to understand the principles of adaptive fuzzy logic,
Unit IV defuzzification, fuzzy arithmetic, FIS and Genetic algorithm.

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Course Code: BECDEC 513 / MCSDEC 513

Semester: V

ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION

(Common to ECE, EEE & EIE)

Course Objectives:

The course is designed to enable students to understand and apply some of the basic concepts
related to Robotics and automation in the manufacturing industries. The course aims to
introducing the students to the various building blocks of Robotics which includes sensors,
actuators, dynamics, control and programming concepts.

UNIT- I
Introduction to Robotics 15 Periods
Basic Concepts – Definition and Origin of Robotics – Different types of Robots-Robot
Classification-Applications- Robot specifications
Basic Building Blocks of Industrial Robot -Manipulator arms, wrists and End effectors-Degrees
of freedom - Master Slave Manipulators -Transmission elements – Actuator Elements( servo
and stepper)- sensors (Force, tactile, Odometry, Range) – machine vision.

UNIT - II
Introduction to kinematics and dynamics 15 Periods
Position and Orientation representation – Workspace - Geometric representation - Three
dimensional transformation-Matrices - Introduction to forward and inverse kinematics - D-H
parameter calculations Introduction to Euler Lagrange Dynamics

UNIT- III
Robot programming 15 Periods
Robot Programming languages and systems - Position control and force control-Obstacle
avoidance – Line following algorithm-simple feature extraction algorithm - Artificial intelligence
based reasoning methods for robotics.

UNIT- IV
Robotic case studies 15 Periods
Case studies: Aerial robotics-Robotics in agriculture and forestry - Medical robotics - Robotics in
construction - Robotics in Hazardous applications-Mining robotics – Search and rescue
robotics-Domestic robots – Economic aspects of robotics.

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TEXT BOOKS

1. Klafter,R.D., Chimielewski,T.A and M. Negin. Robotic Engineering – An integrated


approach, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 1994.
2. Mark W. Spong , M. Vidyasagar. Robot Dynamics and control, John Wiley, 1989.

REFERENCES

1. Bruno Siciliano, Oussama Khatib. Handbook of Robotics, Springer Verlag, 2008.


2. McKerrow,P.J. Introduction to Robotics, Addison Wesley, USA, 1991.

ONLINE MATERIAL

1. http://nptel.ac.in/courses/112101099/

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Unit I The learner will be able to recall and explain the various building blocks of automation
with a clear technical understanding of the role of sensors and actuators.
Unit II The learner will be able to view the geometric representation of the kinematics of the
robots and can mathematically view the nature of the kinematics using fundamental
laws of physics.
Unit III The learner will be able to understand the techniques in Programming Robotic
systems and they can analyze the efficiency of the coding by understanding certain
specific case studies.
Unit IV The learner will be able to appreciate and analyze the various technical issues
involved in the design of robotic systems through case studies.

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Course Code: BECDCS 514 / MCSDCS 514

Semester: V

NETWORK ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT TOOLS

(Common to ECE, CSE, IT & ICT)

Course Objective:

To help the learners familiarise with the basics of networks and Microsoft specialized network
tools (DNS, DHCP, NetMon and ADDS).

UNIT – I 15 Periods
Introduction to Networks
Overview of TCP/IP, Core Protocols of TCP/IP, IP Security, TCP/IP filtering, IP Addressing and
Routing, TCP/IP Utilities, IP Subnetting.

DNS

Introduction to DNS, Architecture, DNS Domain Names, DNS Domain Namespaces, Domain
Name Hierarchy, Types of DNS, DNS and Internet Domains, Resource Records, DNS
Database-Zone Files and Delegation, Types of Zone File Replication, DNS Query Types, Time
to Live, Root Hints, Common DNS Resource Record Types.

Hands on Session

Identifying various TCP/IP settings in a system, IP subnetting and IP routing, Install DNS Server
in Windows Server 2008 R2, Configure a new DNS Server.

UNIT – II 15 Periods
Introduction to DHCP

DHCP terms and definitions, Architecture, Client functionality, Automatic IP configuration,


Server responsibilities, Scopes, Lease duration, Interaction between client and server, DHCP
lease process, DHCP options.

RPC

Introduction to RPC, Terms and definitions, Architecture, components, process, supported


network protocols, security context multiplexing, Ports and RPC.

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NetMon Tool

Introduction to NetMon tool, settings and options, capturing network traces, parsing network
traces, using filters.

Hands on Session

Install and Configure a DHCP Server, Practice various available options in Microsoft DHCP
Server. RPC and End point mapper, Install and configure Netmon tool, Using Netmon capture
TCP/IP handshake, DNS request and response for a web site, DNS request for an MX record.

UNIT – III 15 Periods


Introduction to Microsoft Active Directory Services (ADS)
Microsoft Active Directory, LDAP, Roles of ADS, Common terminologies and ADS concepts,
Administrative hierarchy, Group policy etc., Active Directory Structure and Storage
Technologies. Active Directory Domains and Forests: Logical and physical Structure of Active
Directory, Network Ports Used by Domains and Forests.

Hands on Session

Install Active Directory Domain Services in Windows 2008 R2, Understanding Active Directory
Domain Services Functional Levels, Domain Functional Levels, Forest Functional Levels,
Guidelines for raising domain and forest functional levels.

UNIT – IV 15 Periods
Active Directory Administration: Introduction to various AD Snap-ins and their functions,
Active Directory Users and Computers, Active Directory Domains and Trusts, Active Directory
Sites and Services, ADSI Edit, Schema Manager, Group Policy Management Console.
Backup/Restore of Active Directory: Backing Up Active Directory Domain Services,
Recovering Active Directory Domain Services.

Hands on Session:

Create Users, Groups, Computer Accounts and OUs and explore concepts learnt so far explore
the physical components of AD, Backup, and Restore.

ONLINE MATERIALS

For Unit 1 and Unit 2:

1. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc737682(v=ws.10).aspx - The TCP/IP Overview


2. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc786900(v=WS.10).aspx - The TCP/IP Model
3. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc751234.aspx - TCP/IP Architecture
4. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc750854.aspx - TCP/IP from a Security Viewpoint
5. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc751236.aspx - TCP/IP Subnetting: Creating the
8-bit Subnetting Table for Class A, B, and C Networks

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6. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784576(v=ws.10).aspx - Understanding TCP/IP
7. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc779172(v=ws.10).aspx- TCP/IP Concepts
8. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/164015 - Understanding TCP/IP addressing and subnetting
basics
9. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc737968(v=ws.10).aspx - TCP/IP RFCs
10. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc759184(v=ws.10).aspx - TCP/IP Diagnostic
Utilities
11. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757819(v=ws.10).aspx - TCP/IP Command-line
utilities
12. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc787921(v=ws.10).aspx - What is DNS?
13. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772774(v=ws.10).aspx - How DNS Works
14. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc775464(v=ws.10).aspx - DNS Tools and
Settings
15. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc725925.aspx - Install a DNS Server in Windows
Server 2008 R2
16. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771031.aspx - Configure a new DNS Server
17. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc781008(v=ws.10).aspx - What is DHCP?
18. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc780760(v=ws.10).aspx - How DHCP Technology
Works
19. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc782411(v=ws.10).aspx - DHCP Tools and
Settings
20. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732075.aspx - Installing DHCP Server Role
21. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732584.aspx - Configuring DHCP Server Role
Settings
22. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc787851(v=ws.10).aspx - What is RPC?
23. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738291(v=ws.10).aspx - How RPC Works
24. How to use Network Monitor to capture network traffic --
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/812953
25. Frequently Asked Questions About Network Monitor --
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294818
26. The Basics of Reading TCP/IP Traces -- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/169292
27. Explanation of the Three-way Handshake via TCP/IP -
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/172983
28. Blog - http://blogs.technet.com/b/netmon/
29. http://channel9.msdn.com/tags/Netmon/- Channel9 Netmon Videos

For Unit 3 and Unit 4

1. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc759073(v=ws.10).aspx
2. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc783351(v=ws.10).aspx#w2k3tr_logic_how_rqma
3. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc731053(WS.10).aspx - Active Directory Domain
Services Overview
4. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc773108(v=WS.10).aspx - Operations Master
Roles
5. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc759186(v=WS.10).aspx - Active Directory
Structure and Storage Technologies

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6. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754697.aspx - Understanding Sites, Subnets
and Site Links
7. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771433(v=ws.10).aspx - Scenarios for Installing
AD DS
8. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771188(v=ws.10).aspx - Requirements for
installing AD DS
9. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772464(v=ws.10).aspx - Installing a New Forest
10. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/understanding-active-directory-functional-
levels(v=ws.10).aspx
11. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794908(v=ws.10).aspx - Administering Active
Directory Domain Services
12. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754217.aspx - Active Directory Users and
Computers
13. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770299.aspx - Active Directory Domains and
Trusts
14. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730868.aspx - Active Directory Sites and
Service
15. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730667.aspx - Schema Manager
16. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753298.aspx - Group Policy Management
Console
17. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc816584(v=WS.10).aspx - Backing Up Active
Directory Domain Services
18. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc816751(v=WS.10).aspx - Recovering Active
Directory Domain Services

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The learners will be able to recall IP addressing, routing and also to install &
Unit I configure DNS.

The learners will be able to install and configure DHCP, execute RPC and also
Unit II use Netmon tool to trace network.

The learners will be able to explore the importance of ADDS and its
Unit III applications for managing the resources in a corporate network.

The learners will be able to identify the significance of backup and recovery of
Unit IV ADDS.

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Course Code: BECCEC 505R03 / MCSCEC 505R03

Semester: V
MICROPROCESSOR LABORATORY
Course Objective:

To develop assembly language programs to command 8086 and it’s peripheral for various
applications.

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

Assembly Language Programming on 8086:

1. Programs on byte and bit oriented ALU operations


2. Programs on Arrays
3. Programs on Code conversions
4. Interrupt programming using Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI)
5. Counting external events
6. Interfacing Traffic light controller
7. Interfacing Stepper motor
8. Interfacing Character LCD
9. Interfacing Matrix Keypad
10. Interfacing DAC
11. Timing application using 8253 PIT
12. Serial communication using 8251 USART

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

Exp. No Outcome

1. The learners will be able to handle and differentiate bit and byte oriented operations
with Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU).
2. The learners will be able to design and simulate searching and sorting programs by
accessing array of data using direct and indirect addressing modes of operation.
3. The learners will be able to design and simulate the different types of code
conversions and will be familiarized with masking concepts.
4. The learners will be able to handle interrupts, their vector locations, subroutines and
differentiate between hardware, software interrupts, maskable and nonmaskable
interrupt concepts.
5. The learners will be able to identify and count the occurrence of any external events.
6. The learners will be able to interface traffic light controller with 8086 using 8255 to
generate various traffic control patterns.
7. The learners will be able to interface and control the stepper motor using 8086 via
8255.
8. The learners will be able to interface LCD module to display alphanumeric
characters.
9. The learners will be able to interface matrix keypad with 8086 to obtain input via
keys.
10. The learners will be able to generate various waveforms by interfacing DAC with
8086.
11. The learners will be able to generate precise delays by interfacing 8251 timer with
8086.
12. The learners will be able to perform serial communication by interfacing 8251
USART with 8086.

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Course Code: BECCEC 506R02 / MCSCEC 506R02

Semester: V

COMMUNICATION LABORATORY

Course Objective:

To analyse and apply the concepts of modulation / demodulation, multiplexing techniques in


implementation of analog and digital communication systems.

List of Experiments

1. Amplitude modulation and demodulation


2. Frequency modulation and demodulation
3. Signal Reconstruction from Samples
4. Pulse amplitude modulation, Pulse width modulation and Pulse position modulation
and demodulation
5. Amplitude shift keying (ASK) and Frequency shift keying (FSK)
6. Binary Phase shift keying (BPSK), Quadrature Phase shift keying (QPSK) and
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
7. Time division multiplexing (TDM)
8. Manchester coding and Decoding
9. Fiber optic communication-propagation loss and bending loss
10. Noise generator
11. Pulse Code Modulation and Demodulation
12. Differential Pulse Code Modulation and Demodulation
13. To study and observe the modulation & demodulation of DSSS and its bit error rate
14. Evaluation of GPS NMEA messages, sky plots, and PPS signal using GPS trainer kit
15. Data Communication using GSM with AT commands and microcontroller / PC

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

Expt. Outcome
No
1. The learners will be able to design and construct the circuit for amplitude modulation
and demodulation.
2. The learners will be able to design and construct the circuit for frequency modulation
and demodulation.
3. The learners will be able to analyze the reconstruction of the signal from its samples .
4. The learners will be able to design and construct Pulse amplitude modulation, Pulse
width modulation and Pulse position modulation and Demodulation circuits.
5. The learners will be able to design and construct Amplitude shift keying (ASK) and
Frequency shift keying (FSK) circuits.
6. The learners will be able to analyze Binary Phase shift keying (BPSK), Quadrature
Phase shift keying (QPSK) and Quadrature Amplitude Modulation(QAM) circuits.
7. The learners will be able to understand how many users can share the same channel
based on time.
8. The learners will be able to understand Manchester coding and Decoding Scheme.
9. The learners will be able to measure Fiber optic communication-propagation loss &
bending loss.
10. The learners will be able to design and construct Noise generator.
11. The learners will be able to understand Pulse Code Modulation and Demodulation
circuits.
12. The learners will be able to understand Differential Pulse Code Modulation and
Demodulation circuits.
13. The learners will be able to understand the concepts of Spread Spectrum
Communication.
14. The learners will be able to understand the concepts of Global Positioning System.
15. The learners will be able to understand the concepts of GSM.

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Course Code: BECCTP 507R04 / MCSCTP 507R03

Semester: V

SOFT SKILLS – I

Course Objective:

To emphasize, impart and improve soft skills of the learner.

S.NO TOPICS NO. CLASSES


1 Self-Introduction 2
2 Impromptu 4
3 SWOT Analysis 4
4 Body Language 2
5 Product Launch 2
6 Person I admire / Book I Like / If I were 4
7 Mock Press 2
8 Out of Box Thinking (Creativity & Innovative 1
Thinking)
9 Debate on Current Affairs 4
10 General Quiz 1
11 Semester Practical 3
12 Semester Theory Exam 1
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LEARNING OUTCOMES

The learner will be able to successfully


Self-Introduction
introduce himself before others.
The learner realizes the importance of
Impromptu presence of mind and reacts sharply and
swiftly.
Students are encouraged to do a self-
SWOT Analysis introspection of their strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats.
The learner realizes the importance of body
Body Language
language in the day to day communication.
The learner understands the importance of
Product Launch marketing skills and the need for sharpening
the skill.
This inculcates the habit of reading and knows
Person I admire/Book I like/If I were
about the greatness of great people.
The learner will enhance the answering skills
Mock Press
and the ability to articulate his thoughts.
The learner will develop lateral thinking and
Out of Box thinking
encouraged to think differently.
The learner will be exposed to the happenings
Debate on Current Affairs
around the globe through a debate.
The learner will be exposed to the happenings
General Quiz
around the globe through a Quiz.

REFERENCES

1. Dr.K.Alex. Soft Skills, S. Chand, 2014.


2. S. Hariharan, N.Sundararajan, S.P. Shanmuga Priya. Soft Skills, MJP Publishers, 2010.
3. Prof. G. Ravindran, Prof.S.P.B. Elango, Dr.L.Arockiam. Success through Soft skills, Institute
for Communication & Technology, 2007.

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03 01 -- 04

Course Code: BECCEC 601R02 / MCSCEC 601R02

Semester: VI
MICROCONTROLLERS

(Common to ECE & EIE)

Course Objective:

To provide a comprehensive understanding of the hardware architecture and programming


concepts both (assembly and embedded C languages) and develop embedded systems using
AVR & ARM based microcontrollers.

UNIT – I 16 Periods
ATmega 8 Microcontroller
Introduction to Microcontroller – Comparison of Microcontrollers and Microprocessor – AVR
CPU Core – AVR ATmega8 Memories – System Clock and Clock Options – Power
Management and Sleep Modes – System Control and Reset – Interrupts – External Interrupts –
I/O Ports – Timer / Counter – Serial Peripheral Interface – USART – Analog Comparator – A/D
Converter – Memory Programming.

UNIT– II 14 Periods
ATmega Programming
Instruction Set of ATmega8 – Addressing Modes – Assembly Coding and C Coding for Timer -
Counter – Input Capture Unit (ICU) – Output Compare Unit (OCU) – PWM - Interrupts – Analog
to Digital Converter – Analog Comparator – USART – Serial Peripheral Interface – Interfacing
Applications: LCD – Keypad.

UNIT – III 14 Periods


Introduction to ARM7 Core
RISC and ARM design philosophy – ARM7TDMI core architecture - ARM state register set –
THUMB state register set – Pipeline – Exceptions, Interrupts and vector table – ARM–THUMB
Interworking – ARM instruction set – THUMB instruction set – Architecture Revisions.

UNIT – IV 16 Periods
LPC2148 - ARM based Microcontroller
Architectural Overview – Block diagram –Memory map.
On-chip Peripherals: GPIO – Timer – On-chip DAC – Watch Dog Timer – Real Time Clock –
Vectored Interrupt Controller – Sample assembly programs using ARM and THUMB instruction
set.

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TEXT BOOKS

1. AVR ATmega8 Datasheet Complete, 2015.


2. Muhammad Ali Mazidi, SarmadNaimi, SepehrNaimi. AVR Microcontroller and Embedded
Systems: Using Assembly and C, Pearson Education Inc, 2011.
3. Andrew N. Sloss, Dominic Symes, Chris Wright. ARM System Developer’s Guide: Designing
and Optimizing System Software, Elsevier Inc, 2004.

REFERENCES

1. LPC214X User Manual – Revision 4, 2012.


2. ARM7TDMI Technical Reference Manual, 2004.

ONLINE MATERIALS

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VRtujwa_b8
2. https://www.engineersgarage.com/arm-projects/how-to-start-programming-arm7-based-
lpc2148-microcontroller

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The learners will be able to


 Compare the features of microprocessor and microcontroller
Unit I
 Interpret and analyse the core architecture and on-chip peripheral functionality
of 8-bit AVR microcontroller

The learners will be able to


Unit II  Develop application codes for AVR devices in assembly and embedded
C languages involving on-chip and off-chip peripherals

The learners will be able to


Unit III
 Comprehend the core architecture of ARM7
 Interpret and analyze the features of ARM and THUMB instructions
The learners will be able to
Unit IV
 Explore the features of ARM7 based microcontroller architecture
 Develop assembly language programs using ARM and THUMB instruction set

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Course Code: BECCEC 602R02 / MCSCEC 602R02


Semester: VI

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING AND ITS APPLICATIONS

Course Objective:

To understand the fundamental concepts, mathematical tools, design techniques and realization
structures of digital signal processing schemes.

UNIT – I 16 Periods
Discrete Transforms
Review of DTFT-Discrete Fourier Transform - Properties – Computational complexity of DFT –
Frequency analysis of signals using DFT.
Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) - Decimation-In-Time (DIT) – Decimation-In-Frequency (DIF) –
Inverse FFT.
Frequency domain characteristics of LTI systems – response to complex exponential – steady
state response to periodic and non-periodic input signals – LTI system as frequency selective
filters.

UNIT – II 14 Periods
FIR Filter Design
Symmetric and Antisymmetric FIR filters–Design of Linear Phase FIR filters using Hamming,
Hanning, Blackman & Kaiser windows and frequency sampling method – Structures for
Realization of FIR filters.

UNIT – III
IIR Filter Design 15 Periods
Butterworth & Chebyshev approximation techniques – Bilinear Transformation – Impulse
Invariant Transformation –Analog/ Digital frequency transformation – Structures for Realization
of IIR filters.

UNIT – IV 15 Periods
Quantization Effects in Digital Filters, Multirate DSP and Spectrum Estimation
Representation of numbers - Quantization of filter coefficients - Round-off effects in digital filters
– Signal Scaling.
Introduction to multi rate digital signal processing – Decimation by an Integer factor D-
Interpolation by an Integer factor I – Sampling rate conversion by an rational factor (I / D) – Poly
phase filters for decimator and interpolator – Power spectrum estimation using periodogram
method.

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TEXTBOOK

1. John G.Proakis, Dimitris G.Manolakis. Digital Signal Processing: Principles, Algorithms and
Applications, 4th Edition, Pearson Education, 2006.

REFERENCES

1. Lawrence R.Rabiner, Bernard Gold. Theory and Application of Digital Signal Processing.
Pearson Education India, 2015.
2. Allan V.Oppenheim, Ronald W.Schafer. Discrete-Time Signal Processing, 3rd Edition,
Pearson Education India, 2014.
3. Sanjit K.Mitra. Digital Signal Processing: A Computer-Based Approach, 4th Edition, McGraw
Hill Education, 2013.
4. Emmanuel C.Ifeachor, Barrie W.Jervis. Digital Signal Processing: A Practical Approach, 2nd
Edition, Pearson Education India, 2002.

ONLINE MATERIAL

1. NPTEL – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dFnpz_AEyA.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Unit I The learners will be able to

 Infer the evolution of FFT algorithm and its utility


 Analyze the efficiency of FFT in filtering digital signals
 Analyze the concepts of Fourier analysis tools and Z-transform
 Design filters based on frequency specifications
Unit II The learners will be able to design and analyze FIR digital filters of all types
using various techniques.

Unit III The learners will be able to

 Analyze the characteristics and relevant advantages of classical low pass


analog butterworth and chebyshev filters
 Explain how to convert an analog filter into an equivalent digital filter of all
types
Unit IV The learners will be able to

 Interpret the effect of finite word length effects in designing filters


 Implement and apply multi rate digital signal processing algorithms in
processing real time signals
 Estimate the spectral content in the signals using periodogram method

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Course Code: BECCEC 603R02 / MCSCEC 603R02

Semester: VI

MICROWAVE ENGINEERING

Course Objective:

To introduce the essential concepts of microwave engineering and help the learners understand
various tube-based and solid state active and passive devices and their operation.

UNIT – I 16 Periods
Microwave Network Theory and Passive Devices
Impedance and Equivalent voltages and currents – Symmetrical Z and Y matrices for reciprocal
networks – Scattering matrix representation of multiport network – Properties of S parameters –
Terminations – Attenuators – Phase changers – Directional coupler – Hybrid junctions.
Microwave propagation in ferrites – Faraday rotation – Ferrite devices – Gyrators, isolators and
circulators.

UNIT – II 16 Periods
Microwave Sources and Parametric Devices
Microwave Sources: Reflex Klystron – Helix type Travelling Wave Tube – Travelling wave
magnetron – Gunn diode – IMPATT and TRAPATT devices.

Parametric devices: Non-linear reactance and Manley-Rowe power relations – MASER.

UNIT – III 14 Periods


Microwave Measurements and Microwave Strip Lines
Microwave measurements: Frequency measurements – Wavelength measurements –
Attenuation measurements – Power measurements – Impedance measurements – VSWR
measurements – Phase shift measurements – Insertion loss measurements – Dielectric
constant measurements – Noise factor measurements – Quality factor measurement.

Strip Lines: Microstrip – Characteristic Impedance, Losses, Quality factor – Parallel Strip Lines –
Distributed parameters, Characteristic impedance, Attenuation Losses – Coplanar Strip Lines –
Shielded Strip Lines.

UNIT – IV 14 Periods
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems and Microwave Integrated Circuits
MEMS: Scaling of forces – MEMS fabrication.

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Microwave Integrated Circuits: Introduction – Materials – Monolithic Microwave Integrated
Circuit (MMIC) growth – Hybrid integrated circuit fabrication.

TEXTBOOKS

1. Luis Castaner. Understanding MEMS: Principles and Applications,1st Edition, John Wiley&
Sons Ltd.,2016.
2. David M Pozar. Microwave Engineering, 4th Edition, John Wiley Publishers, 2012.
3. M. Kulkarni. Microwave and Radar Engineering, 4rth Edition, Umesh Publications, 2009.
4. Samuel Y. Liao. Microwave Devices and Circuits, 3rdEdition, Pearson education, 2008.

REFERENCES

1. Annapurna Das and Sisir K. Das. Microwave Engineering, 2nd Edition, Tata McGraw - Hill,
2009.
2. R.E. Collin. Foundations for Microwave Engineering, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2008.

ONLINE MATERIAL

1. NPTEL – http://nptel.ac.in/courses/117105130/

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Unit I The learners will be able to understand the microwave concepts,


seamless transition from circuit theory to field theory, as well as passive
devices.

Unit II The learners will be able to explore the principles, structure and
operation of tube-based & semiconductor based active microwave
sources and parametric devices.

Unit III The learners will be able to

 Get acquainted with various measurement techniques


 Understand the materials used in Strip lines and different types of
strip lines based on parameters
Unit IV The learners will be able to

 Understand the various fabrication techniques of MEMS


 Understand the various materials used in the Monolithic Microwave
Integrated Circuits and the fabrication of the same

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Course Code: BECCEC 604R02 / MCSCEC 604R02

Semester: VI

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION

Course Objectives:

1. To provide the fundamental concepts of optical fiber, which finds increasing applications in
communication and principle of optical communication and different types of fiber.
2. To provide focus on different types of optical sources and detectors.
3. To understand the principles of various optical connectors and different
modulation/detection schemes.
4. To explore the developments in optical network and free space optical communication
technologies.

UNIT – I 15 Periods
Basics of Optical Fiber
Block diagram of optical communication system – Optical windows in electromagnetic spectrum
– Advantages of fiber optic communication.

Snell’s law – Critical angle and total internal reflection – Step and graded index fibers -
meridional and skew rays in optical fiber– Acceptance angle and numerical aperture – Mode
theory in optical waveguide – monomode and multimode fibers – mode number – glass and
plastic fibers - Signal attenuation and dispersion.

UNIT – II 15 Periods
Optical Sources, Amplifiers and Detectors
LEDs – DH structures – Materials – Internal, external and coupling quantum efficiencies –
Semiconductor materials for optical sources – Surface emitting LED – Edge emitting LED –
Modulation capability – Electrical and optical bandwidth – LASER principle – FP, DFB Laser
diode structures – Temperature effects – Noise – Reliability considerations. Basic concepts of
semiconductor optical amplifiers and EDFA operation.

Optical detectors – PIN diode – APD.

UNIT – III 15 Periods


Transmission and Reception
Source to fiber power launching and lensing schemes, fiber joints, splicing techniques-
Connectors and Optical Couplers – Optical amplifier.

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Modulation : Analog and digital modulation – Receiver block diagram – Types of preamplifiers –
Coherent detection – Noise in optical link – Power budget and bandwidth budget calculation.

UNIT – IV 15 Periods
Optical network and Free Space Optics
Point to point link – Wavelength Division Multiplexing – Application of fiber optic system in LAN
– SONETs.

Free space optical communication system – Examples - Bandwidth: Data Transmission Rates -
Optical Networks Relevant to FSO communication - Integration of FSO – FSO MANET –
Underwater and Indoor FSO communications.

TEXTBOOKS

1. Arun K. Majumdar. Advanced Free Space Optics (FSO): A system Approach, Springer-
Verlag New York, 2015.
2. John M. Senior. Optical Fiber Communication: Principles and Practice, 3rd Edition, Prentice
Hall India, 2008.
3. Gerd Keiser. Optic Fiber Communication, 4th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2008.

REFERENCES

1. W. Shieh and I. Djordjevic. OFDM for Optical Communications. Elsevier/Academic Press,


2009.
2. Subir Kumar Sarkar. Optic Fibers and Optic Fiber Communication Systems, 4th Edition,
S.Chand, 2007.
3. J.H. Franz and V.K. Jain. Optical Communications – Components and Systems, Narosa
Publishing House, 2000.

ONLINE MATERIAL

1. NPTEL – http:// www.cdeep.iitb.ac.in/nptel/Electrical%20&%20Comm%20Engg


/Optical%20Communication/TOC.htm

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

The learners will be able to

Unit I  Explain the principles of operation of various optical fibre


communication systems
 Understand the factors affecting the performance of optical fibre
communication system
Unit II The learners will be able to analyze the performance of various sources,
detectors and amplifiers.

The learners will be able to


Unit III
 Understand the principles of various optical connectors
 Design the different modulation/detection schemes to be employed in
optical communication
Unit IV The learners will be able to analyze the principles of optical networks
and the emerging FSO communication systems.

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Course Code: BECDEC 602R02 / MCSDEC 602R02

Semester: VI

SATELLITE COMMUNICATION

Course Objectives:

1. To understand the various sub-systems of satellite communication system.


2. To understand the basic concepts, design challenges, maintenance, operation and multiple
access techniques involved in satellite communication system.

UNIT – I 11 Periods
Satellite Orbits and Launching
Introduction – Active and passive satellites – Frequency allocation – Types of orbits – Low Earth
Orbit (LEO) – Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) – Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) – Highly Elliptical
Orbit (HEO) – Kepler’s laws – Orbital elements – Orbit period and velocity – Look angles and
slant range – Orbital perturbations – Station keeping.
Rocket propulsion – Launch vehicles – Multi stage vehicles – Launch sequence – Testing and
facilities.

UNIT – II 11 Periods
Space Segment
Block diagram – Communication satellite configuration – Subsystems – Power supply – Attitude
control – TT and C-Transponder – Reliability – Common antenna types – Spot beams – Dual
polarization – Frequency re-use.

UNIT – III 11 Periods


Earth Segment
Block diagram – Earth station site selection – G/T and Measurement – Antenna types – HPA,
LNA and redundancy configurations – Up and down converters – Reliability – Monitoring and
control – TVRO – Transmit and receive types – VSAT – Mobile and transportable Earth stations
– Link design – Up and down links.

UNIT – IV 12 Periods
Access Techniques and Satellite Applications
Multiple access techniques – FDMA, SS-FDMA, FDM-FM-FDMA, TDMA, SS-TDMA, DAMA,
SPADE systems – Spread spectrum techniques – CDMA – Packet satellite communication –
ALOHA schemes – Pure, slotted finite population, controlled and R-packet satellite networks –
Applications – Remote sensing – GIS – GPS.

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TEXTBOOKS

1. Dennis Roddy. Satellite Communications, 4th Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2006.
2. M. Richharia. Mobile Satellite Communication – Principles and Trends. Pearson Education,
2003.

REFERENCES

1. Tri T.Ha. Digital Satellite Communication. Macmillan Publishing Co. and Collier Macmillan
Publishers and Tata McGraw Hill, 2009.
2. T. Pratt and G.W`. Bostion. Satellite Communications. John Wiley and Sons, 2001.

ONLINE MATERIAL

1. NPTEL – https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc16_ec10

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The learners will be able to

Unit I  Identify frequency band allocated for various satellite services


 Distinguish various factors disturbing the position of satellite in its orbit
 Calculate orbital parameters specified for satellite orbiting the earth
 Classify orbits and its corresponding launch vehicles
The learners will be able to

 Explain the role of various subsystems of space segments


Unit II
 Illustrate appropriate solutions to improve the reliability of space
segment sub systems
 Solve the necessity of having additional capacity in design of
satellite communication system without increasing the bandwidth
The learners will be able to

Unit III  Design satellite communication link model with prescribed QoS
 Perform and evaluate measurements in real time satellite systems
 Build a earth segment model with all the required parameters to
operate for a specific engineering application
The learners will be able to

Unit IV  Select proper multiple access techniques required for specific type of
data communication in the satellite networks
 Recognize the role of satellite communication in advance
communication technologies

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Semester: VI
REAL TIME OPERATING SYSTEM (RTOS)

UNIT – I 11 Periods
Introduction to RTOS
Definition: OS – RTOS – Need for OS – Characteristics and types of RTOS –Scheduling
algorithm (Round-robin, Pre-emptive priority).

Inter Process Communication (IPC): Tasks – Task states – Operation – Task structure –
Semaphores (Binary, Counting, Mutex) – Message queues –Pipes – Event – Signal –
Conditional variables.

UNIT – II 12 Periods
Timer Services and Real Time Memory Management
Timing services: Real time clock – Programmable Interval Timer (PIT) – Timer Interrupt Service
Routine (ISR) – software Timer – Timing wheels.

Process Stack Management: Task Control Block (TCB) – Managing stack – Run time ring buffer
- Maximum stack size –Multiple stack arrangements – TCB model.

Dynamic Memory allocation: Swapping –Overlays – Multiprogramming with Fixed Task (MFT) –
Multiprogramming with Variable Task (MVT) – Demand Paging – Replacement Algorithm –
Memory locking – Working set – Real Time Garbage collections –Contiguous file systems.

UNIT – III 10 Periods


Exceptions and Interrupts
Introduction – Definitions – Polled loop systems – Applications – Programmable Interrupt
Controller (PIC) – Exception classification – Priorities and Processing: Installing handlers –
Saving processor status – Loading and invoking handlers – Nested exceptions and stack
overflow – Handlers – Exception Service Routine (ESR) Vs ISR – Execution timing -Spurious
interrupts.

UNIT – IV 12 Periods
Design using RTOS
Basic Design using RTOS: Overview, principles, Design example: Underground tank monitoring
system.
Design problems: Critical session – Resource classification – Resource request models -
Deadlocks: Definition – Types – Deadlock detection, recovery, avoidance, prevention – Priority
inversion – Solutions to priority inversion.

TEXTBOOKS

1. Phillips A.Laplante. Real-Time Systems design and analysis” –Tools for the practitioner, 4th
Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2011.

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2. Qing Li. Real time Concepts for Embedded Systems, CMP Books, 2003.
3. David E.Simon. An Embedded Software Primer, Pearson Education, 2000.

REFERENCE

1. Chowdhary Venkateswara Penumuchu. Simple Real-time Operating System: A Kernel


Inside View for a Beginner, Trafford publishing, 2007.

ONLINE MATERIALS
1. NPTEL – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo7LN-zMI2s
2. NPTEL – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlU5cYqGLZE

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Unit I The learners will be able to

 Differentiate the functionality of OS and RTOS


 Comprehend various inter process communication methods
Unit II The learners will be able to

 Make use of various timing services available in RTOS


 Describe stack management methods
 Explain Dynamic Memory allocation concept
Unit III The learners will be able to

 Analyze the concept of interrupt


 Explain the role of interrupt handler in RTOS
 Deduce the reflection of interrupts on stack memory and execution time
for time critical applications
Unit IV The learners will be able to

 Infer the effect of deadlock in operating systems


 Design RTOS based real time system

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Course Code: BECDEC 605R02 / MCSDEC 605R02

Semester: VI
VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION

(Common to ECE & EIE)

Course Objectives:

1. To understand the concepts of designing virtual instruments for various engineering


applications.
2. To understand the various programming structures and techniques employed in virtual
instrumentation.
3. To interface peripheral I/O devices in virtual environment and understand the data acquisition
principles.

UNIT – I 11 Periods
Introduction to Virtual Instrumentation
Historical perspective – Traditional Vs Virtual Instruments – Advantages – Comparison with
conventional programming – Block diagram and architecture of virtual instrument – Dataflow
techniques – Graphical programming in data flow.

VI programming fundamentals: Components of VI – Block Diagram – Front Panel – Connector


Panel – Wires – Data types – Polymorphism – Artificial data dependency –Arrays and Clusters
– For and while Loops – Shift Registers – Feedback Node.

UNIT – II 11 Periods
Graphical Programming Environment in Virtual Instrumentation:
VI programming techniques: VIs and sub VIs – Structures – Case structure – Flat Sequence
structure – Stacked Sequence structure – Timed Sequence – Diagram Disable structure –
Expression Node – Formula node – Script Nodes for numerical simulation – Local and global
variables –Property node – Invoke node – Graphs and charts – String and file I/O.

UNIT – III 12 Periods


Data Acquisition and instrument interfaces
Data acquisition Basics: ADC - DAC – Scanning types – Software and Hardware Triggering -
AIO, DIO - counters & timers.
Common instrument interfaces: current loop – RS232 – RS422 – RS 485 – VISA Functions -
Parallel Port – GPIB – System buses –Interface buses – USB – PCMCIA –VXI – SCXI –PXI.

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UNIT – IV 11 Periods
Analysis Tools and Applications
Use of analysis tools: Signal convolution – Auto correlation and Cross correlation – Power
spectrum – FFT and IFFT.
Applications: Waveform Generation – ON-OFF Control system – PID control system –
Realization of analog and digital modulation techniques: AM, FM, ASK and FSK – Image display
– Graphical object representation in 3D.

TEXTBOOK

1. Jeffrey Travis. LabVIEW for Everyone Graphical Programming Made Easy and Fun, 3rd
edition, Prentice Hall (PTR), 2007.

REFERENCES

1. LAB VIEW User Manual, National Instruments, 2010.


2. S.Sumathi and P.Surekha. LabVIEW based Advanced Instrumentation Systems, Springer,
Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
3. Robert H. Bishop. Learning with Lab-view, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2006.
4. Gary W. Johnson, Richard Jennings. Lab-view Graphical Programming, 4th Edition, McGraw
– Hill Professional Publishing, 2006.
5. LAB VIEW Measurements Manual, National Instruments, July 2000 Edition, Part Number
322661A-01.
6. S. Gupta and J.P Gupta. PC Interfacing for Data Acquisition and Process Control.
Instrument society of America, 1994.

ONLINE MATERIAL

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbpKzEImjpY

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The learners will be able to


Unit I  Understand the fundamentals of Virtual Instrumentation design
 Differentiate traditional and virtual instruments
 Understand the principles of loop structures
The learners will be able to design virtual instruments with the help of
Unit II
fundamental programming structures.

The learners will be able to


Unit III
 Understand the intricacies of data acquisition with virtual instruments
 Explore the various PC based data interfaces like USB, Serial port etc.,
The learners will be able to design and develop applications using virtual
Unit IV instruments covering diverse domains such as communication, control
system, signal processing and computer graphics.

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Course Code: BECDEC 606R01 / MCSDEC 606R01

Semester: VI

RADAR ENGINEERING

Course Objectives:

1. To understand the principles and operations of Radar and to acquire knowledge about the
basic units of a Radar system.
2. To understand the basic concepts of Radar tracking, processing of Radar signals.
3. To learn various measurements and applications of Radar.

UNIT – I 11 Periods
Radar Fundamentals
Principle of Radar, CW and pulse types – Terminology regarding pulse – Radar range equations
– Radar range – Range resolution beam width, dual wavelength Radar – Doppler Radar
(concepts only) – Radar cross section of targets – Multiple trip echoer and anomalous
propagation.

UNIT – II 11 Periods
Types of Radars
CW Radar, FM type and multiple frequency – Moving Target Indicator (MTI) Radar – Delay line
cancellers – Range gate and filters – Pulse Doppler Radars – Digital processing of Radar
signals – Tracking Radars – Sequential lobing, conical scanning and monopulse type – Tracking
– in range – Accuracy.

UNIT – III 11 Periods


Transmitters and Receivers
Transmitters-Magnetron, linear beam power tubes, TWT – Radar antenna –radome, Duplexers.
Receivers – Low noise RF amplifiers, Mixers, IF amplifiers, Types of Radar displays.

UNIT – IV 12 Periods
Applications of Radar
Uses of Radar – Airborne Radar – Doppler navigation – Remote sensing Radars – Synthetic
aperture Radars – MST Radar systems – Meteorological applications of Radar: cyclone warning
and rainfall measurements – Doppler Radar for tropospheric probing – Sea Surveillance - Over
The Horizon (OTH) .
Electronic Counter Measures – Active and passive types – Conventional Electronic Counter-to-
Counter Measure techniques.

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TEXTBOOKS

1. Mark A. Richards. Fundamentals of Radar Signal Processing, McGraw-Hill, 2005.


2. Merril.ISkolnik. Introduction to Radar Systems, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill International,
2003.

REFERENCES

1. K. Sen and A.B. Bhatacharya. Radar Systems and Radio Aids to Navigation, 6th Edition,
Khanna Publications, 2006.
2. Bassem R. Mahafza. Radar Systems Analysis and Design Using MATLAB, 2nd Edition,
Taylor & Francis,2005.

ONLINE MATERIALS

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDfLR8cXj_4
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU_ABeCdWYs

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The learners will be able to


Unit I  Explain the different blocks of a basic Radar system
 Appreciate the physical significance of the Radar equation and Radar cross
section
Unit II The learners will be able to identify different types of Radar systems.

Unit III The learners will be able to design different blocks of radio transmitters and
receivers for application in Radar system.

Unit IV The learners will be able to evaluate the application & identify appropriate type
of Radar/radio equipment.

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Course Code: BECDEC 607 / MCSDEC 607

Semester: VI
POWER ELECTRONICS

(Common to ECE & EIE)

Course Objective:

The fundamental objective is to understand the switching behaviour and design of power
electronic circuits such as DC/DC, AC/DC, DC/AC and AC/AC converters.

UNIT - I
Power Semi conductor devices 10 Periods
Study of switching Devices- Power diodes – Thyristor: Principle of operation - I-V
characteristics- Gate characteristics – Ratings and specifications – Protection against high di/dt
and high dv/dt – Turn on and turn off methods – UJT triggering circuit.
Power semiconductor devices other than SCRs – TRIAC, power transistor, MOSFET, IGBT,
GTO–Principle of operation and steady state characteristics.

UNIT - II
Phase Controlled converters 12 Periods
Principle of phase control –Single phase half wave phase controlled converters with R, RL and
RLC load – Effect of freewheeling diode – Single phase semi-converters – Single phase full
wave phase controlled converters –Line commutated inverters - Operation -Estimation of
average value of load voltage and load current under continuous current conduction –
Performance parameters- Three phase half controlled and fully controlled converters –
Operation and waveforms for continuous current operation-Dual converters – Circulating and
non-circulating modes of operation.

UNIT - III
DC to DC Converters and AC to AC Converters 12 Periods
DC Chopper using devices other than SCRs (Power MOSFET, IGBT, GTO ): Principle of
operation – Control strategies – TRC & CLC types – One quadrant, two quadrant and four
quadrant chopper
Switched mode power converters– Buck converters –– Boost converters – Buck boost
converters –Continuous and discontinuous conduction mode
AC voltage controllers –Phase control – Single phase ac voltage controller with R, RL load –
Three phase ac voltage controllers
Cycloconverters– Principle of operation – Single phase cycloconverter (operation and wave
form only).

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UNIT - IV
Inverters 11 Periods
Inverters using devices other than SCR (Power MOSFET, IGBT, GTO): Classification of
inverters – Voltage source inverters – Single phase half bridge and full bridge inverters – Three
phase voltage source inverters – Single phase and three phase current source inverters
Performance parameters
Voltage control and harmonic reduction in inverters – Control of dc voltage supplied to the
inverter – PWM inverter – Single pulse, multiple pulse and sinusoidal pulse width modulation –
Implementation of PWM in single phase bridge inverters – Harmonic elimination by PWM –
Harmonic reduction by transformer connection – Harmonic reduction by stepped wave inverter.

TEXTBOOKS

1. Rashid.M.H. Power Electronics, 3rd Edition Pearson Education., 2009.


2. Bimbhra. P.S. Power Electronics, 1st Edition Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 2006.

REFERENCES

1. Rashid.M.H. Power Electronics Hand Book- Devices, Circuits and Applications, 3rd Edition,
Elsevier, 2011.
2. Singh.M.D. Power Electronics, 1st Edition Tata McGraw Hill Education, New Delhi, 2008.
3. Ned Mohan, Tore M Undeland, William P Robbins. Power Electronics – Converters,
Application and Design, 3rd Edition John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2007.
4. Sen.P.C. Power Electronics. Tata Mc Graw Hill, 2001.
5. Ivana Milosavlevic. Power Electronics System Communications -Thesis- Master of Science
in Electrical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and state University

ONLINE MATERIAL

1. NPTEL – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Auay7ja2oY

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Unit I Students will have better understanding of the basic principles of switching
characteristics of different power semiconductor devices.
Unit II Students will have an understanding of the operating principles of different
types of power electronic converters.
Unit III Students will have an understanding of the operating principles of different
types of dc-dc converters, ac-ac converters, cyclo converters.
Unit IV Students will have an understanding of the operating principles of different
types of inverters.

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Course Code: BECDEC 608R01 / MCSDEC 608R01

Semester: VI

PYTHON PROGRAMMING

Course Objectives:
1. To introduce the learners to the programming concepts of python language.
2. To explore the various data types and core data structures of python.
3. To understand the file handling concepts and GUI development.

UNIT – I 11 Periods
Python programming fundamentals
Introduction to Procedural Programming: Creating and Running Python Programs - Python’s
“Beautiful Heart”- Data Types: Identifiers and Keywords - Integral Types - Floating-Point Types -
Strings: Comparing Strings - Slicing and Striding Strings - String Operators and Methods -
String Formatting with the str.format() Method - Character Encodings.

UNIT – II 11 Periods
Collections and Control Structures
Collection Data Types: Sequence Types - Set Types - Mapping Types - Iterating and Copying
Collections - Control Structures: Conditional Branching - Looping- Exception Handling - Custom
Functions: Names and Docstrings - Argument and Parameter Unpacking - Accessing Variables
in the Global Scope - Lambda Functions - Assertions.

UNIT – III 11 Periods


Modules and OOPS
Modules: Modules and Packages - Overview of Python’s Standard Library - Object-Oriented
Programming: The Object-Oriented Approach - Custom Classes - Custom Collection Classes.

UNIT – IV 12 Periods
File Handling and GUI Design
Writing and Reading Binary Data - Writing and Parsing Text Files: Writing Text - Parsing Text -
Parsing Text Using Regular Expressions - Writing and Parsing XML Files: Element Trees –
DOM - Manually Writing XML - Parsing XML with SAX- Random Access Binary Files – GUI
Design – Serial port access.

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TEXT BOOK

1. Mark Summerfield. Programming in Python 3, Addison-Wesley, 2nd Edition, 2011.

REFERENCES

1. Chris Fehily. Python: Visual Quick Start guide, Peachpit Press, 3rd edition, 2013.
2. Vernon L. Ceder. The Quick Python Book, 2nd edition, Manning Publications, 2010.
3. Alex Martelli. Python in a Nutshell, O'reilly Publications, 3rd edition, 2010.

ONLINE MATERIALS

1. http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-01sc-introduction-
to-electrical-engineering-and-computer-science-i-spring-2011/python-tutorial/
2. http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-189-a-gentle-
introduction-to-programming-using-python-january-iap-2011/
3. http://nptel.ac.in/courses/117106113/34

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Unit I The learners will be able to write programs in Python using subset of data types,
assignment, method calls, while loops, for loops and conditional statements.

Unit II The learners will be able to understand how to use and manipulate several core data
structures: Lists, Dictionaries, Tuples, and Strings of python.

Unit III The learners will be able to understand and employ objects, functions and
modularity.

The learners will be able to


Unit IV
 Read data from text files, and write formatted text files
 Develop GUI and understand the concepts of serial port access with python

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Course Code: BECCEC 605R01 / MCSCEC 605R01

Semester: VI

MICROCONTROLLERS LABORATORY

Course Objective:

To provide students complete hands on experience to develop embedded applications using


AVR & ARM based microcontrollers and respective Integrated Development Environments
(IDEs).

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

Programs using ATmega8:

1. Program using Timers


2. Pulse width measurement using External interrupt and ICU
3. PWM waveform generation using OCU
4. Application program using ADC and Analog comparator
5. Serial communication using USART and SPI
6. LCD and Matrix Keypad Interfacing
Programs using ARM7:

7. Program using GPIOs


8. Program using Timers
9. Program using Interrupts
10. Program using DAC
11. Program using ADC
12. Program using Real Time Clock (RTC)

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

Exp. No. Outcome

1. The learners will be able to generate precise time delays using various
timer modules of ATmega8 microcontroller.

2. The learners will be able to measure time intervals between external


events using capturing module of ATmega8 microcontroller.

3. The learners will be able to generate PWM waveforms using compare


modules of ATmega8 and control light intensity / motor speed.

4. The learners will be able to design circuits to read analog inputs from
external devices and feed on-chip ADC module of ATmega8 and in-turn
make decisions based on the external signal level.

5. The learners will be able to perform serial communications between


devices employing USART & SPI modules of ATmega8 in both
asynchronous and synchronous modes.

6. The learners will be able to acquire data from matrix key pad and display
the same in LCD module interfaced with ATmega8.

7. The learners will be able to interface I/O devices with slow and fast GPIOs
of ARM7 - LPC2148.

8. The learners will be able to generate precise time delays using timer
module of ARM7 - LPC2148.

9. The learners will be able to develop interrupt driven embedded systems


using Vectored Interrupt Controller (VIC) module of ARM7 - LPC2148.

10. The learners will be able to generate analog voltages equivalent based on
digital inputs using DAC module of ARM7 - LPC2148.

11. The learners will be able to perform analog to digital conversation using
ADC module of ARM7 - LPC2148.

12. The learners will be able to develop real time calendar and digital alarm
clock using RTC module of ARM7 - LPC2148.

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Course Code: BECCEC 606R01 / MCSCEC 606R01

Semester: VI
MICROWAVE LABORATORY

Course Objective:

To understand the working principle and characteristics of microwave sources, passive devices
and to perform various measurements on the load side.

List of Experiments

1. Reflex Klystron-mode characteristics - Amplitude Modulation


2. Reflex klystron-mode characteristics – Frequency Modulation
3. Gunn diode characteristics and PIN modulation
4. Impedance measurement
5. VSWR (low and high) measurements
6. Characteristics of Isolator and Circulator
7. Horn antenna measurements – radiation pattern and gain
8. Directional coupler – directivity and coupling coefficient
9. E- Plane Tee and H- plane Tee characteristics
10. Magic Tee characteristics
11. Attenuator characteristics and power measurement
12. Relation between free space wavelength and guide wavelength

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

Exp. No Outcome

1. The learners will be able to understand the mode characteristics of the


reflex klystron oscillator operating in the X-band in AM mode.
2. The learners will be able to understand the mode characteristics of the
reflex klystron oscillator operating in the X-band in FM mode.
3. The learners will be able to understand of the Gunn diode characteristics
and PIN diode as the modulator.
4. The learners will be able to measure the impedance of the given load.
5. The learners will be able to perform VSWR (low and high) measurements.
6. The learners will be able to measure the insertion loss and isolation loss
characteristics of the isolator and the circulator.
7. The learners will be able to plot the radiation pattern of the horn antenna
and measure its gain.
8. The learners will be able to understand the directivity and coupling
coefficient of the directional coupler.
9. The learners will be able to understand of the characteristics of the E-
plane Tee and the H-Plane Tee.
10. The learners will be able to infer the characteristics of the Magic Tee.
11. The learners will be able to perform the characteristics of variable
attenuator.
12. The learners will be able to obtain the relationship between free-space
wavelength and guide-wavelength using slotted line section.

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Course Code: BECCTP 607R04 / MCSCTP 607R03

Semester: VI
SOFT SKILLS – II

Course Objective:

To make learners understand the employer expectations and help them to equip and face the
job interviews successfully.

S.NO TOPICS NO. CLASSES

1. Employers Expectation and Selection Process 2

2. Experiential sharing and writing of Statement of 2


Purpose
3. Resume Writing & Presentation 2

Aptitude Test 1
Verbal 1

4. Logical
1
Numerical
1
Analytical

5. Getting ready for Interview 1

6. Technical Quiz (Core Subject) 2

7. Technical Interview (Core & Programming) 2

8. Group discussion on Current Affairs 4

9. Mock GD 3

10. Mock Interview 4

11. Semester Practical 3

12. Semester Theory Exam 1

TOTAL 30

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

Employer Expectations The learner gets to know the expectations of employer


from the prospective future employees.
Experiential sharing and writing of Learner becomes familiar about selection process
Statement of Purpose through any senior student who will share his/her
experience about their interview.
Learner becomes familiar about how to prepare SOP
for higher studies / research.
Resume Preparation & Presentation The learner learns the art of writing a successful
resume.
Aptitude test The learner undergoes Verbal, Logical, Numerical and
Analytical test.
Getting ready for an interview The learner gets to know the ways to equip himself to
face a job interview.
Technical Quiz (Core) The learner will understand the importance of domain
knowledge to face the technical round in job interview.
Technical Interview The learner will understand the importance of domain
(Core & Programming) knowledge to face the technical round in job interview.
Group Discussion on Current Affairs The learner realizes the importance of knowledge on
current affairs through Group Discussion.
Mock GD The learner understands the Do’s and Don’ts of a
group discussion.
Mock Interview The learner evaluates his personal preparedness for
the future job interview.

REFERENCES

1. Dr.R.S.Aggarwal. A modern approach to verbal and Non verbal reasoning, S. Chand, 2012.
2. S. Hariharan, N.Sundararajan, S.P. Shanmuga Priya. Soft Skills, MJP Publishers, 2010.
3. Dr.K.Alex. Soft Skills, S. Chand, 2009.
4. Raghu Palat. Interview Tips, Sanman & Co, 2009.
5. Mark Peterson. Group Discussions, Lotus Press, 2008.
6. Prof. G. Ravindran, Prof.S.P.B. Elango, Dr.L.Arockiam. Success through Soft skills, Institute
for Communication & Technology, 2007.
7. Anand Ganguly. Group Discussion for Admission & Jobs, Pustak Mahal, 2002.

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