Jayaraman Kiruthi Vasan (@jkvasan)

Designing Medical and Industrial devices over two decades. Passionate in product design with focus on embedded systems and microcontrollers.

Massive Open Online Courses ( Transforming education )

Jayaraman Kiruthi Vasan ● October 10, 2012●4 comments

Jayaraman Kiruthi Vasan outlines why MOOCs have become a practical way for embedded engineers and programmers to learn from top universities without quitting jobs. The post highlights platform options like Coursera, edX, Udacity and Khan Academy, explains how on-demand video lectures and clear prerequisites make targeted upskilling feasible, and points to DSP and Python courses useful for embedded design.

Get your microcontroller and PC to talk

Jayaraman Kiruthi Vasan ● August 15, 2011●5 comments

Projects often need a quick PC interface for an otherwise standalone microcontroller, but learning VB or Visual C++ can feel like overkill. Jayaraman Kiruthi Vasan shows how Processing, an open source, C like environment with serial and Arduino libraries, gives embedded engineers a fast, low friction way to build GUIs and COM links to chips like the 8051 and Renesas R8C. The post promises a hands on example connecting Processing to a 8051.

Embedded - Where to start and how to continue?

Jayaraman Kiruthi Vasan ● May 16, 2011●6 comments

For hardware engineers who keep circling around embedded development, this post lays out a practical way in. Jayaraman Kiruthi Vasan shares how he moved from complex chip-heavy logic to microcontrollers, then offers beginner-friendly steps for choosing a device, finding forums, and picking tools. The emphasis is on starting small, staying practical, and avoiding common first-step confusion.

Good old multiplexed keypad in an embedded system

Jayaraman Kiruthi Vasan ● April 17, 2011●8 comments

Multiplexed keypads remain the most practical input for mid-budget embedded projects, especially where hard-wired keys survive harsh environments and rough usage. Jayaraman lays out a simple, reusable approach by splitting key handling into three tiny modules: a GlanceKey quick check, on-demand Decode, and a compact state machine. The pattern cuts CPU time, runs from a timer, and boosts portability across MCUs.