Course detail

Microprocessor Techniques and Embedded Systems

FEKT-CMPTAcad. year: 2017/2018

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

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods include lectures and computer laboratories with AVR development boards. Students have to defense one group project during the course. All learning materials are available via eLearning.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Individual project during semester (30 points), final exam (70 points).

Course curriculum

1. Number representations.
2. Programming in C language.
3. Introduction to microprocessor techniques.
4. Interrupt routines.
5. Basic display devices.
6. Analog signal processing.
7. Serial communication.
8. Instruction set of microcontrollers 1.
9. Instruction set of microcontrollers 2.
10. Increasing computing capabilities.

Work placements

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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. Number representations.
2. Programming in C language.
3. Introduction to microprocessor techniques.
4. Interrupt routines.
5. Basic display devices.
6. Analog signal processing.
7. Serial communication.
8. Instruction set of microcontrollers 1.
9. Instruction set of microcontrollers 2.
10. Increasing computing capabilities.

Exercise in computer lab

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Tomáš Frýza, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Tomáš Götthans, Ph.D.
Ing. Jan Král, Ph.D.

Syllabus

See lectures