Course detail

Digital Technics in Bioengineering

FEKT-MPC-CTBAcad. year: 2025/2026

Not applicable.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Jiří Sekora, MBA

Department

Department of Biomedical Engineering (UBMI)

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Not applicable.

Aims

Not applicable.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

NORRIS, Donald. Raspberry Pi: projekty. Brno: Computer Press, 2015. ISBN 978-80-251-4346-9.
WILMSHURST, Tim. Designing embedded systems with PIC microcontrollers: principles and applications. Amsterdam: Elsevier, c2007. ISBN 978-0-7506-6755-5.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MPC-BIO Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jiří Sekora, MBA

Syllabus

1. Operations in the binary system, presentation of information in the computer
2. Logical functions, combinational logic circuits, sequential circuits
3. Basic structure of microprocessors.
4. Languages for communication with microprocessors, instruction sets, machine code, higher-level languages. Software and microcontroller programming options.
5. Software tools for design and simulation of hardware connections.
6. Fundamentals of programming microcontrollers, control of program execution, execution of instruction cycles, conditions, interruptions.
7. Bus, device communication via the bus.
8. Sensors for sensing biological signals and their properties from the point of view of connection with microprocessor technology.
9. Software tools for program simulation and debugging.
10. Peripherals for displaying and processing input signals. Signal processors in bioengineering.
11. Legislation and safety related to microprocessor technology in medicine.
12. Microprocessor technology trends in medicine, telemedicine, personal monitors, etc. 

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jiří Sekora, MBA

Syllabus

1. Operations in the binary system, presentation of information in the computer
2. Logical functions, combinational logic circuits, sequential circuits
3. Basic structure of microprocessors.
4. Languages for communication with microprocessors, instruction sets, machine code, higher-level languages. Software and microcontroller programming options.
5. Software tools for design and simulation of hardware connections.
6. Fundamentals of programming microcontrollers, control of program execution, execution of instruction cycles, conditions, interruptions.
7. Bus, device communication via the bus.
8. Sensors for sensing biological signals and their properties from the point of view of connection with microprocessor technology.
9. Software tools for program simulation and debugging.
10. Peripherals for displaying and processing input signals. Signal processors in bioengineering.
11. Legislation and safety related to microprocessor technology in medicine.
12. Microprocessor technology trends in medicine, telemedicine, personal monitors, etc.