COSC 4290 Real-Time and Embedded Systems: Spring 2014

This course will be part lecture and part laboratory, with lab days generally falling on Wednesdays. The focus of the lecture material will be on systems, languages and tools related to embedded systems. The lab portion of the course will focus on developing software for and interfacing hardware to the ARM mbed NXP LPC1768. Upon completing this course, students will be able to:

Design, prototype, and test simple embedded systems on an ARM Cortex microcontroller.

Document complexities of hardware/software interaction in their embedded system components in sufficient detail that the work can be understood and replicated by others.

Student grades will be assigned based on evaluation of the following:

(50%) Embedded system projects drawn from the textbook and elsewhere;

(10%) Completeness of final written report detailing both the technical aspects of the final project components and the lessons learned throughout the construction process.

(40%) Midterm and Final Exams (20% each) on the textbook and lecture content.

Week	Topics	Readings	Case Study	Assignments
01	Introduction	Ch 1 and 2
02	Input and Output	Ch 3		Basic I/O
03	Analog Output	Ch 4		Waves
04	Analog Input	Ch 5		Pulse Width Modulation
05	Serial Communications	Ch 7		Serial Communications
06	Peripheral Devices	Ch 8		Liquid Crystal Display
07	Interrupts, Timers and Tasks	Ch 9		Timers
08	Memory and Data	Ch 10		Midterm Exam
09	Digital Signal Processing	Ch 11
10	Advanced Serial Communications	Ch 12
11	Controls	Ch 13		Controls
12	Design	Ch 14
13	Testing
14	Modeling and Analysis
15	Final Projects

The instructor reserves the right to adjust this schedule as necessary.