Embedded Systems Architecture

Spring 2012

EE 382N-4 Unique: 16880

Advanced Embedded Systems Architecture

NOTE: ICS Only - no auditors

Course Goals:

This course focuses on the HW/SW architectures of “System-on-a-Chip (SoC) implementations. These SoC’s are composed of hardware and software components which must be seamlessly integrated together to produce working “Systems-on-Chip” (SoC) or “Systems-in-Package” (SiP). These systems are becoming increasingly complex utilizing micro-architectural features from high performance computing platforms and operating systems such as Linux and Windows. The topics covered will remain focused on HW/SW design of embedded systems with an added focus of design optimization across the multiple design metrics such as power, cost, reusability, time to volume, performance, security, and robustness. This course will provide a working knowledge in both HW and SW architectures such that the student will be able to determine where to make multi-metric optimizations across these two domains.

Course prerequisites:

EE 360N undergraduate Computer Architecture, or an equivalent undergraduate computer architecture class.
Basic high level language programming skills such as C or C++ (not Java)
Some assembly language programming skills (ARM)
Some familiarity with Linux programming

Class Projects

The class projects can encompass a wide range of embedded applications including: RTOS porting, Linux Kernel development, feedback control systems, JTAG debuggers, etc. Here are the presentations from previous semester projects:

Instructors:

Steven Smith

Mark McDermott
Office: ENS 425

Phone: 471-3253
Office hours: Sun 14:00 - 15:00 ACES 2.404B

TA:

TBD

Dates	Time	Lecture Topic	Lecture Notes	LAB Assignments
Jan 13	8:00 - 9:00	Intro to Embedded Systems Architecture Class Project Overview	Lecture 1	LAB #1 Due Feb 20
	9:00 – 10:15	Instruction Set Architecture Design	Lecture 2
	10:30 - 12:00	Processor Micro-Architecture Part 1	Lecture 3
Jan 14	8:00 – 9:30	Processor Micro-Architecture Part 2	Lecture 4
	9:30 – 10:30	Device Driver Overview	Lecture 5
	10:45 - 12:00	Linux Device Driver Development	Lecture 6
Feb 10	8:00 – 9:15	ARM Instruction Set Architecture	Lecture 7	LAB #2 Due Mar 19
	9:15 – 10:30	ARM SW Programming	Lecture 8
	10:45 - 12:00	Digital Signal Processor Architectures	Lecture 9
Feb 11	8:00 – 9:15	Cognitive Sensor Systems	Lecture 10
	9:15 – 10:30	Monitors, Bootloaders	Lecture 11
	10:45 - 12:00	Interrupts & Interrupt Handlers	Lecture 12
Mar 2	8:00 – 9:15	Debugging Embedded Systems	Lecture 13	LAB #3 Due Apr 23
	9:15 – 10:30	Hardware Accelerators	Lecture 14
	10:45 - 12:00	Embedded Software Optimization & Power Aware Programming	Lecture 15
Mar 3	8:00 – 9:15	Embedded Linux	Lecture 16
	9:15 – 10:30	PROJECT REVIEW
	10:45 - 12:00	Exam #1
Apr 13	8:00 – 9:15	Real Time Operating Systems	Lecture 17
	9:15 – 10:30	SW Library Development	Lecture 18
	10:45 - 12:00	Embedded OS Middleware	Lecture 19
Apr 14	8:00 – 9:15	I/O Subsystems	Lecture 20
	9:15 – 10:30	Flash Memory & Flash File Systems	Lecture 21
	10:45 - 12:00	Blackfin Instruction Set Architecture	Lecture 22
May 11	8:00 – 9:15	FPGA Architectures	Lecture 23
	9:15 – 10:30	Networks-on-Chips	Lecture 24
	10:45 - 12:00	Exam #2
May 12	8:00 - 12:00	FINAL PROJECT DESIGN REVIEW

Grading:
Homework	10%
Labs	30%
Exam #1	15%
Exam #2	15%
Project	30%

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Mar 3