CS/ECE 5780/6780
Embedded Systems Design
Spring 2008

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: Scott Little (little@cs.utah.edu), MEB 4120, 581-8378

Teaching assistants:

• Anthony Thatcher (anthony.thatcher@gmail.com), MEB 2265
• Steve Tomer (steve@wasatchinc.com), MEB 2265

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Instructor/TA mailing list: teach-cs5780@cs.utah.edu. Please send questions for the instructor/TAs to this list.

Lecture, Lab, and Office Hours Schedule

Note: Lab section times will assigned during the first week of class.

Lectures: T,H 12:25 p.m.-01:45 p.m. in WEB 1250
Labs:

• Section 1 - T 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. - Steve
• Section 2 - W 11:50 p.m.-2:50 p.m. - Anthony
• Section 3 - H 3:05 p.m.-6:05 p.m. - Anthony
• Section 4 - F 7:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. - Anthony

Scott's office hours: T 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and H 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. or by appointment.
Anthony's office hours: W 2:50 p.m.-4:50 p.m. and F 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Steve's office hours:M 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and W 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

General Course Information

• Course syllabus.
• The College of Engineering guidelines.
• The University of Utah's Student Code covers cheating and other student conduct policies.

Lectures

• Lecture 0 2up 4up Course Overview
• Lecture 1 2up 4up: Introduction to Embedded Systems (1.1-1.3)
  • The Embedded Systems Design Challenge
• Lecture 2 2up 4up: 68HC12 Architecture & Lab 1 Introduction (1.5,1.6,1.8,1.9)
• Lecture 3 2up 4up: Assembly Language Programming (2.2)
• Lecture 4 2up 4up: Software Design (2.1,2.3-2.11)
  • The Power of Ten -- Rules for Developing Safety Critical Code
• Lecture 5 2up 4up: Debuggine/FSMs Reprise & Interfacing Methods (3.1-3.5)
  • Debugging embedded C
• Lecture 6 2up 4up: Debouncing and Matrix Keypads (8.1)
• Lecture 7 2up 4up MCU Ports
  • main.c
  • debounce.c
  • debounce.h
  • timer.c
  • timer.h
• Lecture 8 2up 4up: Interrupt Synchronization (4.1-4.2)
• Lecture 9 2up 4up: FIFOs (4.3)
• Lecture 10 2up 4up: Interrupts in the 6812 (4.4-4.15)
• Review 1 2up 4up
• Midterm 1 solution 2up 4up
• Lecture 11 2up 4up: Threads (5.1)
  • OS Book slides: Chapters 4 & 5 are most applicable.
  • Scheduling Examples
• Lecture 12 2up 4up: Semaphores (5.2-5.4)
• Lecture 13 2up 4up: 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
• Lecture 19 2up 4up: Operational Amplifiers (11.1-11.2)
• Review 2 2up 4up
• Lecture 20 2up 4up: Analog Filters and DACs (11.3-11.4)
• 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

Labs

• Lab assignments
• Lab 1
  • Lab1Example.c
  • hcs12serialmon2r1.zip
  • CodeWarrior IDE download You can download a version of Codewarrior that should be sufficient for use in this class. In the Current Updates & Releases section choose "CWX-H12-SE: Special Edition: CodeWarrior for HCS12(X) Microcontrollers". After registering, you can download the SE version which has some code size limits.
• Lab 2
  • Lab2counter.asm
  • Lab2LCD.c
• Lab 3
• 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
• Lab 8
• 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

Last modified April 15, 2008