CS/ECE 5780/6780
Embedded Systems Design
Spring 2009

Course description

Introduction to issues in embedded system design using microcontrollers. Topics include: microcontroller architecture, embedded software design, interrupt synchronization, timing generation and measurement, serial and parallel I/O interfacingcing, and analog interfacing.

Teaching staff & Mailing lists

Instructor: John Regehr

TA: Rohit Pagariya

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Instructor/TA mailing list: teach-cs5780@list.eng.utah.edu
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Lecture, Lab, and Office Hours Schedule

Lectures: T,H 12:25 PM-01:45 PM in WEB 1250

Labs: Labs will be held in the ECE Digital Lab (MEB 2265); also see: lab section assignments

John's office hours:TBA

TA office hours TBA

General Course Information

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Final Exam

Final Exam: 10:30am - 12:30pm Thursday, May 7 in WEB 1250

Grades

• Click here for your grades

Lectures

• Lecture 0: Course Overview
• Lecture 1: Introduction to Embedded Systems (1.1-1.3)
• Lecture 2: 68HC12 Architecture & Lab 1 Introduction (1.5,1.6,1.8,1.9)
• Lecture 3: Assembly Language Programming (2.2)
• Lecture 4: Software Design (2.1,2.3-2.11)
• Lecture 5: Debuggine/FSMs Reprise & Interfacing Methods (3.1-3.5)
  • Debugging embedded C
• Lecture 6: Debouncing and Matrix Keypads (8.1)
• Lecture 7: MCU Ports
  • main.c
  • debounce.c
  • debounce.h
  • timer.c
  • timer.h
• Lecture 8: Interrupt Synchronization (4.1-4.2)
• Lecture 9: FIFOs (4.3)
• Lecture 10: Interrupts in the 6812 (4.4-4.15)
• Volatile lecture
• Lecture 11: Threads (5.1)
  • OS Book slides: Chapters 4 & 5 are most applicable.
• Lecture 12: Semaphores (5.2-5.4)
• Lecture 13: Input Capture (6.1)
• Lecture 14 2up 4up: Output Compare (6.2-6.5,6.7)
• Lecture 15 2up 4up: Serial I/O Devices (7.1-7.7)
• Lecture 16 2up 4up: SCI Register Configuration and Ritual (7.5.4)
• Lecture 17 2up 4up: Relays and Motors (8.5-8.6)
• Lecture 18 2up 4up: Introduction to Hardware Verification
  • Coverage Metrics for Functional Validation of Hardware Designs by Serdar Tasiran and Kurt Keutzer
  • I'm Done Simulating; Now What? Verification Coverage Analysis and Correctness Checking of DECchip 21164 Alpha microprocessor by Michael Kantrowitz and Lisa M. Noack
• Review 2 2up 4up
• Lecture 20 2up 4up: Analog Filters and DACs (11.3-11.4)

Lectures Not Yet Updated for 2009

• Lecture 21 2up 4up: ADCs (11.5-11.11)
• Midterm 2 solution 2up 4up
• Lecture 22 2up 4up: Memory Interfacting (9.1-9.8)
• Lecture 23 2up 4up: ADC Configuration
• Lecture 24 2up 4up: Software Testing
• Review 3 2up 4up

Homework

• Homework 1
• Homework 2

Labs

• Lab Section Assignments
• Lab 1
  • Lab1Example.c
  • hcs12serialmon2r1.zip
  • The FreeScale web site will let you freely download the "special edition" of CodeWarrior for HCS12, which is a bit crippled but is fine for purposes of 5780. Go to Products / CodeWarrior Development Tools / Download Free Special Edition Versions / Special Edition: CodeWarrior for HCS12(X) Microcontrollers version 4.7
• Lab 2
  • Lab2counter.asm
  • Lab2LCD.c
• Lab 3 -- week of 2/23-2/27
• Lab 4
  • Grayhill Series 96 keypad data sheet We will be using the 96AB2-102-R.
  • 96AB2-102-R keypad photo.
• Lab 5
• Lab 6
• Lab 7 (week of Apr 13-17)
• Lab 8 (week of Apr 20-24)

Labs Not Yet Updated for 2009

• Lab 9
• Lab 10

Lab-related documentation

Microcontroller documentation (MC9S12C32)

• CPU12 Reference Manual: Describes the features and operation of the CPU used in all M68HC12 and HCS12 microcontrollers. It includes a very useful instruction glossary as well as other information about addressing modes and exception handling.
• MC9S12C Family Reference Manual: Describes the operation of the physical device including information like memory maps, pinouts, and operation of external interfaces (SCI, SPI, timers, etc.).
• CPU12 Reference Guide: A summary of many CPU features and the instruction set.

Microcontroller student learning kit documentation (CSM12C32)

• Getting Started with the Microcontroller Student Learning Kit (MCUSLK): Covers the basics of configuring your MCUSLK and using the CodeWarrior IDE to load applications on the microcontroller.
• Application Module Student Learning Kit Users Guide
• CSM12C32 Schematic

Microcontroller project board documentation

• MCU Project Board Student Learning Kit User Guide: The user guide for the microcontroller project board. It provides operational as well as schematic and pinout information.
• MCU Project Board schematic

Codewarrior IDE related documentation

• HC(S)12 Assembler Manual
• HC(S)12 Compiler Manual
• HC(S)12 Build Tools Utilities Manual: Describes the operation of the CodeWarrior IDE utilities used to take object files and produce a format ready to be loaded onto the microcontroller.
• HC(S)12(X) Debugger Manual: Describes the Codewarrior IDE debugger as well as other hardware debugging features of the HC(S)12(X) microcontroller.

Supplementary Material

• Embedded Microcomputer Systems: Real Time Interfacing 2nd Edition by Jonathan W. Valvano textbook web page
• Jonathan W. Valvano's Bookmarks
• Developing Embedded Software in C by Jonathan W. Valvano (online book)

Sample Exams

• Sample Midterm 1
• Midterm 2 Study Guide
• Sample Midterm 2
• Sample Final