ELEN430 16

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Course Summary

Course : ELEN430 Title : Embedded Systems Design

Length of Course : 16

Prerequisites : ENGR200, ELEN307 Credit Hours : 3

Description

Course Description: The fundamentals of embedded system hardware and firmware design will be

covered in this course. The main topics to be discussed are: embedded processor selection,

hardware/firmware partitioning, glue logic, circuit design, circuit layout, circuit debugging, development tools,

firmware architecture, firmware design, and firmware debugging. The Atmel AVR series microcontroller will

be studied. The architecture and instruction set of the microcontroller will be discussed. A microcontroller

development board will be utilized as a development and debugging platform. The course will culminate in a

significant final project and will include interfacing real world peripherals to the microcontroller to perform

some specific task. Depending on the interests of the students and professor, other relevant topics may be

covered. NOTE: This course requires the student to purchase additional materials that are not covered by the

book grant. Please refer to the Course Materials section for additional details. (Prerequisites: ELEN307

AND ENGR200)

Course Scope:

This course covers the fundamentals of embedded systems. LabVIEW and C are both used for

programming a softcore microprocessor. The content of the class also serves as a review of LabVIEW

programming. The labs in the class coincide with course content and

Objectives

After completing the course, the student should be able to accomplish these Course Objectives (CO):

CO-1. Distinguish between the hardware and software elements that constitute an embedded

system.

CO-2. Design hardware needed for an embedded system.

CO-3. Design computer code to perform a task on a microprocessor.

CO-4. Integrate microprocessor peripheral devices into embedded systems.

CO-5. Apply feedback principals to design a microcontroller based digital controller.

CO-6. Design testing procedures to verify the performance of embedded systems.

CO-7. Prepare effective communication material using technical data.

Outline

Week 1: Definitions and LabVIEW Basics

Course Objective(s)

CO-1, CO-3

Readings

Chapter 1

Assignment(s)

Week 1 Forum - Introduction

Tutorial 1: Software Installation Tutorial

Week 1 Assignment

Week 2: Parallel Data Transfer and Virtual Instruments (VI)

Course Objective(s)

CO-2, CO-3

Readings

Chapter 2

Assignment(s)

Week 2 Assignment

Tutorial 2: Ports

Week 3: Bidirectional data transfer and Debugging VIs

Course Objective(s)

CO-2, CO-3, CO-7

Readings

Chapter 3

Assignment(s)

Week 3 Forum – Debugging in LabVIEW

Lab 1: Keypad

Week 3 Assignment

Week 4: Logic in C and LabVIEW, and subVIs

Course Objective(s)

CO-2, CO-3, CO-7

Readings

Chapter 4

Assignment(s)

Week 4 Assignment

Lab 2: LED Matrix

Week 5: Advanced Input/Output (I/O) and subVIs

Course Objective(s)

CO-2, CO-3, CO-4, CO-7

Readings

Chapter 4

Assignment(s)

Week 5 Forum – C and LabVIEW

Lab 3: UART

Week 5 Assignment

Week 6: Advanced I/O and Loops

Course Objective(s)

CO-2, CO-3, CO-4, CO-7

Readings

Chapter 5

Assignment(s)

Week 6 Assignment

Lab 4: SPI Interfaces

Week 7: Advanced I/O and Array Clusters

Course Objective(s)

CO-2, CO-3, CO-4, CO-7

Readings

Chapter 6

Assignment(s)

Week 7 Forum – I/O Standards

Lab 5: I2C

Week 7 Assignments

Week 8: First Half Review

Course Objective(s)

CO-1, CO-2, CO-3, CO-4

Readings

None

Assignment(s)

Midterm Test

Week 9: Memory and Charts/Graphs in LabVIEW

Course Objective(s)

CO-2, CO-3, CO-4, CO-7

Readings

Chapter 7

Assignment(s)

Week 9 Forum – Memory Types

Lab 6: Serial EEPROM

Week 9 Assignment

Week 10: Counters, Timers, and Charts/Graphs

Course Objective(s)

CO-2, CO-3, CO-4, CO-7

Readings

Chapter 7

Assignment(s)

Week 10 Assignment

Lab 7: Timers and Event Counters

Week 11: Analog Interfaces and Data Acquisition

Course Objective(s)

CO-2, CO-3, CO-4, CO-7

Readings

Chapter 8

Assignment(s)

Week 11 Forum – Analog to Digital Datasheets

Lab 8: Digital Potentiometer

Week 12: Control, Feedback, and File I/O

Course Objective(s)

CO-2, CO-3, CO-4, CO-5, CO-7

Readings

Chapter 9

Assignment(s)

Week 12 Assignment

Lab 9: Data Logging

Week 13: Testing Embedded Systems and MathScript

Course Objective(s)

CO-2, CO-3, CO-4, CO-6, CO-7

Readings

Chapter 10

Assignment(s)

Week 13 Forum – Testing

Lab 10: Microphone

Week 13 Assignment

Week 14: PCB Layout and LabVIEW Analysis

Course Objective(s)

CO-2, CO-3, CO-6

Readings

Chapter 11

Assignment(s)

Week 14 Assignment

Lab 6: Project Proposal

Week 15: LabVIEW Certifications

Course Objective(s)

CO-2, CO-3, CO-7

Readings

Chapter 12

Assignment(s)

Project

Week 15 Assignment

Week 16: Course Review

Course Objective(s)

CO-1, CO-2, CO-3, CO-4, CO-5, CO-6, and CO-7

Readings

None

Assignment(s)

Week 16 Forum – Evaluation

Final Test

Project Presentations

Evaluation

This is an upper level course. All students’ work is to be presented as such in terms of quality and content.

The grading system will be based on your participation in the forums, assignments, tutorials, labs, quizzes,

and test.

Reading Assignments: Please refer to the Course Outline section of this syllabus for the weekly reading

assignments.

Week 1 Self-introductions: During Week 1 forum, each student must post a self-introduction (bio) to the

class. This self-introduction is a requirement by the University, and is due by mid-night of Sunday of Week 1,

along with two reply posts to other students. Your response must be at least 100 words (a requirement) and

include the following information:

a. Your name

b. Your major

c. Where you are in the program of study - what percentage of the program have you completed?

d. Your academic and career goals

e. Your thoughts on what embedded systems are and some examples of embedded systems

Forums: There will be eight forums (1% each), counting 8% of the final grade. The forums will consist of

specific questions to be answered, broad questions to be discussed, or polls for students to post their

questions on the topics covered in that week. In each forum, a student is required to contribute an initial post

in all weeks. Some weeks require two reply posts to other students in class. In weeks where reply posts are

required, the initial post will be 60% of the grade and each reply post will be 20% of the grade.

Assignments: There will be fourteen assignments (1% each) during the course worth a total of 14% of the

total grade. Each weekly assignment will cover one or more chapters in the book used in this course. For all

problems requiring mathematical calculations, all work must be shown.

Tests: There will be two tests (15% for the midterm and 8% for the final exam), counting 22% of the final

grade. Tests will be open book, and open note. Tests will be non-proctored and will be design based.

Students must complete each test within its time limit.

Tutorials: There will be two tutorials (1% each), counting 2% of the final grade. Tutorials will introduce new

software and hardware to the course and will require evidence of successful completion of the tutorial.

Labs: There will be ten labs (3.2% each), counting 32% of the final grade. Labs will require a written lab

report as well as evidence of successful completion of the lab.

Project: There will be a final project that counts for 21% of the final grade. The project has a proposal (4.2%

of the final grade) and a presentation (16.8% of the final grade). The project requires a live or recorded video

presentation which is in week 16 of the course.

Grading:

Name Grade %

Materials

Book Title: Learning with LabVIEW - the VitalSource e-book is provided via the APUS Bookstore

Author: Bishop

Publication Info: Pearson

ISBN: 9780134022123

Book Title: Additional required items are available to order from the APUS Bookstore. If you buy these

items from other vendors, you may not receive all the parts you need for your course. These items (as noted)

are not covered by the APUS Book Grant.

Author: N/A

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