Embedded System

Course Objective:
To introduce students to understand and familiarization on applied computing principles in emerging technologies and applications for embedded systems

1. Introduction to Embedded System [3 Hours]
1. Embedded Systems overview
2. Classification of Embedded Systems
3. Hardware and Software in a system
4. Purpose and Application of Embedded Systems

2. Hardware Design Issues [4 Hours]
1. Combination Logic
2. Sequential Logic
3. Custom Single-Purpose Processor Design
4. Optimizing Custom Single-Purpose Processors

3. Software Design Issues [6 Hours]
1. Basic Architecture
2. Operation
3. Programmer’s View
4. Development Environment
5. Application-Specific Instruction-Set Processors
6. Selecting a Microprocessor
7. General-Purpose Processor Design

4. Memory [5 Hours]
1. Memory Write Ability and Storage Permanence
2. Types of Memory
3. Composing Memory
4. Memory Hierarchy and Cache

5. Interfacing [6 Hours]
1. Communication Basics
2. Microprocessor Interfacing: I/O Addressing, Interrupts,  DMA
3. Arbitration
4. Multilevel Bus Architectures
5. Advanced Communication Principles

6. Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) [8 Hours]
1. Operating System Basics
2. Task, Process, and Threads
3. Multiprocessing and Multitasking
4. Task Scheduling
5. Task Synchronization
6. Device Drivers

7. Control System     [3 Hours]
1. Open-loop and Close-Loop control System overview
2. Control System and PID Controllers
3.  Software coding of a PID Controller
4.  PID Tuning

8. IC Technology [3 Hours]
1.  Full-Custom (VLSI) IC Technology
2. Semi-Custom (ASIC) IC Technology
3.  Programming Logic Device (PLD) IC Technology

9. Microcontrollers in Embedded Systems [3 Hours]
1. Intel 8051 microcontroller family, its architecture and instruction sets
2.  Programming in Assembly Language
3. A simple interfacing example with 7 segment display

10. VHDL [4 Hours]
1. VHDL overview
2. Finite state machine design with VHDL

Practical:
Student should be complete project work related to this subject.
Reference Books:

1. David E. Simon, “An Embedded Software Primer”, Addison-Wesley, 2005
2. Muhammad Ali Mazidi, “8051 Microcontroller and Embedded Systems”, Prentice Hall, 2006
3. Frank Vahid, Tony Givargis, “Embedded System Design”,  John Wiley & Sons, 2008
4. Douglas L. Perry, “VHDL Programming by example”, McGraw Hill, 2002

Evaluation Scheme:
The question will cover all the chapters of the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as indicated in the table below: