Course detail

Microprocessor Techniques and Embedded Systems

FEKT-CMPTAcad. year: 2013/2014

Course is focused to microprocessor technique and to the usage of the technique in embedded systems. Students become familiar with the digital technique, especially with the synchronous systems. Further, course is focused to 8-bit microcontrollers programing in assembly language and to the design of microprocessors control systems. Students get practical experiences with individual parts of the microprocessors' systems. Part of the course is the programing in C language and its application for n-bit microcontrollers.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Tomáš Frýza, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Radio Electronics (UREL)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The graduate is able: (a) memorize and describe the basic parts of microprocessors systems, (b) design an embedded device, controlled by a n-bit microcontroller, (c) verify the microprocessors systems function, (d) analyse the computing demands of the digital signal processing algorithms, (e) program the basic algorithms of control technique in assembly language and in C language, (f) use microprocessor devices.

Prerequisites

Fundamentals of digital technique (conbinational and sequential systems) and programing in C language are the pre-requisites.

Co-requisites

There are no co-requisites.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods include lectures and computer laboratories with AVR development boards. Students have to defense two small group projects during the course. All learning materials are available via course's webpage.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Individual projects during semester (40 points), final exam (60 points).

Course curriculum

Lectures:
1. Block structure of microcontrollers.
2. Instruction set of microcontrollers.
3. Programming of microcontrollers.
4. Communication via address, data and control buses.
5. Microcontrollers programming in C language.
6. Display devices, analog signal conversion.
7. Serial communication.
8. Digital representation in microprocessor technique.
9. Semiconductor memories.
10. Increasing of processors' performance.
11. Introduction to digital signal processors.
12. Architecture and programming of x86 processors.
13. Systems for High Performance Computing.

Computer labs:
1. Using of LED diodes.
2. Subroutines, macros.
3. Interrupt routines.
4. Internal timer/counter, PWM signal generation.
5. Programming in C language, interrupt routines.
6. Communication with display.
7. Analog signal conversion.
8. Serial communication.

Work placements

Intership or practice in company with aim of microprocessor systems could substitute the individual projects from the computer labs.

Aims

The aim of the course is to present the fundamentals of the microprocessor devices and to present the practical approaches of embedded systems design, including the evaluation of firmwares.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Evaluation of activities is specified by a regulation, which is issued by the lecturer responsible for the course annually.

Recommended optional programme components

Students can participate the technical lectures with aim of microprocessor technique, organized by the Dept. of Radio Electronics, Brno University of Technology.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

FRYZA, T. Microprocessor Techniques and Embedded Systems. Lectures [online]. 2011 [cit. 2015-11-24]. Available at eLearning web pages. (EN)

Recommended reading

Atmel Corporation. 8-bit AVR Instruction Set [online]. 2010 [cit. 2013-06-13]. Available: http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/doc0856.pdf. (EN)
Atmel Corporation. 8-bit Microcontroller ATmega16 [online]. 2007 [cit. 2013-06-13]. Available: http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/doc2466.pdf. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EECC Bc. Bachelor's

    branch BC-EST , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Tomáš Frýza, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Block structure of 8-bit microcontrollers, basic architectures used in microprocessor technique.
2. Communication via address, data and control bus. Arithmetic unit.
3. Instruction set. Programming of microcontrollers in assembly language.
4. Subroutines, interrupts. Programming in C language.
5. Auxiliary circuits and basic peripheries of microcontrollers. LCD graphic display, touch screen.
6. Processing of analog signals by A/D convertor and comparator.
7. Serial communication: UART, I2C, USB, wireless communication, industrial buses.
8. Semiconductor memories of ROM and RAM types.
9. Negative and real numbers representation in microprocessor techniques. FPU unit.
10. Increasing of microcontrollers performance. 32-bit processors, ARM, cache memory, DMA.
11. Parallel systems. Architecture of digital signal processors (DSP). Programming in C language.
12. Increasing of DSP performance. Source code optimization. Implementation of digital algorithms.
13. DSP programming in assembly language and linear assembler.

Exercise in computer lab

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Tomáš Frýza, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Development tool AVR Studio, arithmetic operations.
2. Using of LED diodes, subroutines.
3. Interrupt routines.
4. Pulse Width Modulation PWM.
5. Programming in C language, interrupt routines.
6. Communication with LCD display.
7. Analog signal processing.
8. Serial communication via UART and I2C bus.
9. Development tool Code Composer Studio.
10. Signal filtration, FIR filter implementation.
11. Discrete Fourier Transform.
12. Combination of C language and linear assembly language.