EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

AI427

Course Code: AI427
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understand the scientific principles and concepts behind embedded systems.
Obtain experience in programming embedded systems.
Understand basic real-time resource management theory.
Understand the basics of embedded system application concepts such as signal processing and feedback control.
Learn performance analysis and optimization in embedded systems.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Introduction to real-time and embedded systems. Hardware fundamentals. Real-time operating systems: Basic designs using real-time operating systems. Operating system services, real-time kernels. Device driver development. Embedded software development tools and debugging techniques.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	History and overview
2^nd Week	Relevant tools, standards, and/or engineering constraints
3^rd Week	Characteristics of embedded systems
4^th Week	Basic software techniques for embedded applications
5^th Week	Parallel input and output
6^th Week	Asynchronous and synchronous serial communication
7^th Week	Periodic interrupts, waveform generation, time measurement
8^th Week	MIDTERM
9^th Week	Data acquisition, control, sensors, actuators
10^th Week	Implementation strategies for complex embedded systems
11^th Week	Techniques for low-power operation
12^th Week	Mobile and networked embedded systems
13^th Week	Advanced input/output topics
14^th Week	Computing platforms for embedded systems

Recommended or Required Reading

* Sam Siewert, Real-Time Embedded Components and Systems
* Ivan Cibrario Bertolotti, Gabriele Manduchi, Real-Time Embedded Systems: Open-Source Operating Systems Perspective,CRC press,2012
* Meikang Qiu, Real-Time Embedded Systems: Optimization, Synthesis, and Networking, CRC press, 2011

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Presentation
Report Preparation
Project
Practice
Problem Solving
Experiment

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Quiz	3	10
Project	1	20
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11
K12