Embedded Systems

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Department of Digital Design

Synopsis:

Students will learn how to design embedded systems and develop software for these systems. Students acquire basic knowledge of the most commonly used microcontrollers and embedded processors, their integrated peripheral circuits, programming methods and use in embedded applications. In seminars, students will gain practical experience with professional development tools and software development in C.

Requirements:

Programming in C, digital circuit design, computer structure and architecture.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction, embedded system definition, applications, design requirements. Input/output ports, their configuration, interrupts, external bus.

2. Counters and timers, event processing circuits. RTC, PWM, Watchdog, Power-fail.

3. Serial interfaces, serial communication, serial buses. A/D and D/A converters, temperature sensors.

4. Displays, keyboards and touchscreens. Memories and mass storage media.

5. Modern interfaces (USB, IrDA, BlueTooth). Eight-bit and sixteen-bit microcontrollers.

6. Thirtytwo-bit microcontrollers. Mobile platforms.

7. Embedded operating systems. Compilers and development tools.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Development tools, programming and debugging in C. Task 1: LED control. Task 2: Display control. Task 3: Keyboard control. Task 4: Waveform generation and processing. Task 5: Pulse-width modulation. Task 6: Analog-to-digital converter. Task 8: Serial communication. Task 7: Peripherals on a serial bus. Task 9: Finite state machine implementation. Task 10-12: Final task. Assessment.

Study Objective:

Devices such as MP3 players, GPS navigators, mobile phones a PDA belonging to embedded systems are a part of our daily life. The aim of the course is to teach students embedded system design and programming. Microcontroller and embedded processor based systems are considered. Emphasis is given on commonly used integrated peripherals, their programming and utilization in applications. Modern computer interfaces such as USB, IrDA and BlueTooth are also included. Laboratories are oriented practically. In a collection of tasks, students get experience in software development in C and development tools.

Study materials:

1. Noergaard, T. ''Embedded Systems Architecture: A Comprehensive Guide for Engineers and Programmers''. Newnes, 2005. ISBN 0750677929.

2. On-line technical documentation. Microchip, Atmel, Motorola. Internet: http://www.microchip.com, http://www.atmel.com, http://www.motorola.com.

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Computer engineering (Presented in Czech) (compulsory course of the specialization)
• Informatics - Plan for Period Before Assignement of Specialization (Presented in Czech) (VO)