Microprocessors and Embedded Systems (in English)

• 26 hrs lectures
• 6 hrs seminar
• 8 hrs laboratories
• 12 hrs projects

• 55 pts final exam
• 15 pts mid-term test
• 16 pts labs
• 14 pts projects

To give the students the knowledge of architecture of different microcontrollers. To acquaint with performance of individual subsystems namely CPU- programming model, flash memory, timer, interrupt subsystem, communication interface, AD converter. Make students familiar with basic rules and programming techniques in a  high-level language C as well as with embedded system design.

• Students are familiar with general structure of microcontrollers and with the techniques of embedded systems design.
• Students are capable to design and debug the routines and initialization routine for each peripheral device. They are skilled in utilizing of basic debugging techniques for the application programs written in C language.
• Understanding of design specificity of embedded systems using microcontrollers and techniques of application debugging.

• Machine Level Programming (ISU)
• Design of Computer Systems (INP)

To be familiar with the structure of CPU  and other computer components, basics of electronics and machine-level programming. The basic knowledge of programming in C language.

• J.W. Valvano, Embedded Systems: Real Time Interfacing to ARM Cortex-M Microcontrollers, ISBN 978-1463590154, 2017.
• Přednáškové materiály, materiály z democvičení a HW cvičení.
• Studijní materiály publikované firmou Freescale/NXP.
• Cortex-M0+ Devices Generic Users Guide, dostupné on-line: http://infocenter.arm.com/help/index.jsp?topic=/com.arm.doc.dui0662b/index.html

1. Introduction into Embedded systems.
2. ARM Core for microcontrollers.
3. Memory subsystem and interrupts.
4. Programming in C.
5. Communication intefraces.
6. FITkit programming.
7. Digital inputs and outputs, ports.
8. Timers, counters.
9. Analogue input and output.
10. System clock and clock generation.
11. Power supply and power consmption of embedded systems.
12. Practical aspects of embedded systems design.
13. Real-time systems.

1. Introduction to lab kit, serial communication.
2. Digital input/output.
3. Timer, PWM.
4. Analogue input.

1. Individual twelve-hour project.

• 4 laboratory assignments with the defense, with due-date submission to IS  (16 points max),
• 1 mid-term written test (15 points max),
• 1 project with defense and due-date submission to IS (14 points max).
• Each activivity must be completed by its deadline known in advance; late completion will be evaluated by 0 points.

• Following activities are monitored: the attendance and activity during lectures, laboratories and the progress of project-related works.
• Skills of students are verified using the short-range technical reports, mid-term test, project and final exam. To pass the final exam, at least 15 points must be obtained; otherwise, the final exam will be evaluated by 0 points.
• A prospective reimbursement of absences caused by an obstacle in the study is going to be realized according to the nature of the obstacle and lessons involved, e.g. by setting a substitute term or assigning a separate (homework) task. A solution to other kind of absence is not arranged herein, i.e., it is neither excluded nor guaranteed.