Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Raspberry Pi”

“The one who dares to TEACH must never cease to LEARN”. Keeping these thoughts in mind and to meet the ever changing technology needs, the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering of Don Bosco College of Engineering organized a Two Day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Raspberry Pi” on 23rd and 24th of June 2017, for the faculty members of Engineering colleges and Polytechnics.
The main objective of the FDP was to provide the faculty members an opportunity to develop their skills in embedded computing with Raspberry Pi which is has remarkable importance in the field of technology today. The resource person for the FDP was Mr. Milroy Dourado.

The first day of the FDP commenced with the introduction and a brief overview of the architecture of the Raspberry Pi. Complete installation process right from loading of the operating system onto the Raspberry and mapping the IPs was shown. Basics of Linux commands were introduced followed by Python programming language.
The afternoon session started with the understanding of the GPIO interface, input output programming followed by hands-on session where T-SOP sensors and LEDs were interfaced with the Raspberry Pi.
The second day was interfacing of the Motor with the Raspberry Pi. Applications like controlling the speed of the motor and reversing the direction of the motor were implemented. Applications using Ultrasonic sensors where distance could be measured was also studied and implemented.
The afternoon session included a demonstration on Frequency Modulation and transmission followed by discussion and issue resolution. The faculty worked with great enthusiasm during the workshop and had their own Raspberry kits to be configured.
The FDP ended with a Valedictory programme, where the faculty members were awarded a certificate for the same. The feedback given by the faculty members was overwhelming. Dr. Neena Panandikar, Principal of Don Bosco College of Engineering and Asst. Prof. Michelle Araujo, HOD of ETC Department appreciated the resource person Mr. Milroy Dourado for his in-depth knowledge in the domain. Asst. Prof. Mathilda Colaco read the report of the two days FDP followed by vote of thanks given by Asst. Prof. Flavia Leitao. Asst. Prof. Deron Rodrigues compered the Valedictory programme.
The coordinators for the FDP were Asst. Prof. Flavia Leitao and Asst. Prof. Mathilda Colaco.