Course: Embedded Systems

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Course title Embedded Systems
Course code KIV/ES
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Masopust Jiří, Doc. Ing. CSc.
Course content
1. Microcontrollers. 2. Basic hardware and software properties of microcontrollers: address space map, IO ports and configurations, timers/counters, capture/compare circuits, PWM generators, serial interfaces (SCI). 3. Additional microcontroller blocks: EEPROM memory, watchdog, A/D a D/A converters, exception handling system. 4. Software control of microcontroller low power modes. 5. Serial interfaces I2C a SPI and their software service 6. CAN bus and its software service 7. MCU external memories: static RAM, dynamic RAM, EEPROM serial and parallel, Flash memory. 8. Memory mapping. 9. Interesting external devices (RTC, WaferScale devices, ...) and their software service 10. MCU supervisors and supply voltage backup circuits. 11. Methods for MCU internal Flash programming. 12. Internal Flash content protection. 13. Development environment and debugging methods for MCU application debugging. 14. Real time operating systems.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 35 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 65 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 40 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 5 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To program in C language at least at basic level
To program in assembly language
To understand operation systems principles
To understand fundamental computer architectures
Skills
To program particular task in C language
To program particular task in assembly language
To design logical circuits using various technologies digital devices
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
To design software for microcontroller based electronic devices
To programme drivers for microcontroller peripheral circuits
To design embedded systems software and specify hardware of this systems
Skills
To design embedded system software for particular task
To use special electronic devices (various types of nonvolatiles memories, RTC circuits)
To design embedded system for particular application
To use specialized microcontroller interfaces and to design drivers for them
To design embedded system software based on real time operation system
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Self-study of literature
Laboratory work
Students' portfolio
Skills
Practicum
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Daniele Lacamera. Embedded Systems Architecture. Packt Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978-1788832502.
  • Elecia White. Making Embedded Systems: Design Patterns for Great Software.
  • Labrosse, Jean J. MicroC/OS-II : the real-time kernel. 2nd ed. San Francisco : CMP Books, 2002. ISBN 1-57820-103-9.
  • Li, Qing; Yao, Caroline. Real-time concepts for embedded systems. San Francisco : CMP Books, 2003. ISBN 1-57820-124-1.
  • Michael Barr, Anthony Massa. Programming Embedded Systems: With C and GNU Development Tools. 2009. ISBN 978-0596009830.


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