Course detail
Design of Embedded Systems
FIT-NAVAcad. year: 2021/2022
The themes of lectures deal with problems that must be solved by a designer during the design of components of an embedded system. Students will become acquainted with the principles of I/O bus system operation and the communication with adapters (communication with memory components, registers, interrupt request generation and its service, DMA request generation and its service). The principles of component design (synthesis) for peripheral operation control will be discussed. The laboratory tutorials will be directed towards the presentation of these principles on a computer structure in a design system environment.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
- Students will become acquainted with the principles of digital systems design with complex sequential behavior reflecting the conditions in which the application will operate.
- They will become acquainted with tools to support designer.
- They will learn how an implementation will be subdivided between software and hardware components.
- They will learn how to design controllers of independently operating computer systems operating in real environment and communicating with a user or systems on higher level.
- Student learns to design a master's work solo and as a member of a team.
- Student learns terminology in Czech and English language.
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of programming in an assembly language and C language, basics of VHDL.
- Knowledge of electronic circuit principles and computer architectures.
Co-requisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
- Lab experiments - 8 points.
- Evaluated project with the defense - 17 points.
- Written mid-term exam - 15 points.
- Final written examination - 60 points.
Course curriculum
Work placements
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Laboratory exercises - in each exercise students perform an independent experiment with a partial solution, the result is practically presented to the teacher and submitted electronically. The submitted and presented solution is evaluated by the teacher by assigning the appropriate number of points. The substitution of a laboratory exercise is possible by agreement with the lecturer on one of the following dates.
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
- recommended prerequisite
Hardware/Software Codesign
Basic literature
Recommended reading
Jonathan W. Valvano: Embedded Microcomputer Systems, Real Time Interfacing. Brooks/Cole, 2000, ISBN 0-534-36642-2.
Ken Arnold: Embedded Controller Hardware Design. LLH Technology Publishing, 2001, ISBN 1-878707-52-3.
Stuart R. Ball: Embedded Microprocessor Systems: Real World Design. Newnes, 2002, ISBN 0-7506-7534-9.
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme IT-MSC-2 Master's
branch MBI , 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
branch MBS , 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
branch MGM , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch MIN , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch MIS , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch MMM , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch MPV , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
branch MSK , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional - Programme MITAI Master's
specialization NADE , 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
specialization NBIO , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NCPS , 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
specialization NEMB , 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory
specialization NGRI , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NHPC , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NIDE , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NISD , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NMAL , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NMAT , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NNET , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NSEC , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NSEN , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NSPE , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NVER , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NVIZ , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NISY up to 2020/21 , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NISY , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
Type of course unit
Lecture
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- Embedded system, design techniques, specification, embedded system requirement.
- Selection of an appropriate platform, microcontroller. Pros and cons of using micro-controller in various situations.Other options how to implement an embedded system.
- Hardware and software approach to embedded system functions.
- Digital inputs, binary information processing, digital outputs, two-state actuators control, extending digital inputs and outputs.
- Analog input and output, converters, comparators, control of analog actuators.
- Sensors and their interfacing to an embedded system. Modern types of sensors.
- Human interaction of embedded system, keyboard, status and general information visualization, LED displays, LCD character-based and graphics displays.
- Communication inside embedded system with multiple processors, communication with external systems, serial synchronous and asynchronous, parallel, widespread protocols, networks.
- System level design, design of a System on Chip (SoC).
- How to design and realise an embedded system on a PCB, techniqes and constraints of PCB design.
- Power supply and power consumption of an embedded systems. Principles and techniques of power savin.
- Typical software architecture of embedded system. Styles and techniques used in embedded software.
- Debugging and diagnostics of embedded systems.
Laboratory exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- A minimal embedded computer system with a MCU.
- Expanding MCU outputs practically.
- Communication between MCU and a peripheral or a sensor.
- Push-pull driver and H-bridge control.
Project
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
- Basic design of a small embedded system.