Embedded and Real-Time Systems / Real-Time Operating Systems

ECE445M, Unique: 16995, 17000, 17005, 17010
ECE380L.12, Unique: 17270, 17275, 17280, 17285
Semester: Spring 2024

Graduate students should register for ECE380L.12 and undergraduates should register for ECE445M (credit for both will not be allowed).



Laboratories

Lab policies: ECE445M/ECE380L.12 Laboratory Policies, including Grading policy about coding style

Lab tips and guidelines: ECE445M/ECE380L.12 Debugging Tips

Instructions for virtual logic analyzer: Virtual Logic Analyzer Tips

Instructions Task
Lab 1 Real-time clock, Sitronix ST7735R Display, ADC and graphics drivers on the TM4C123 board running on an ARM Cortex-M4 (review of ECE445L)
Lab 2 Real-time operating system kernel (thread switching and synchronization)
  1. Cooperative and preemptive schedule
  2. Periodic and switch interrupts, and spin-lock semaphores
Lab 3 Blocking semaphores, priority scheduling, performance measures, dumping RTOS profile data to the PC
Lab 4 Solid state disk, SSI, address translation, layered software, file system
Lab 5 Memory management, process loader, process creation and linking
Lab 6 Robot interfaces, networking, distributed sensor data acquisition, motor PWM (teams of 3, 4 or 5)
Lab 7 Formula 0001 Racing Robot (teams of 3, 4 or 5)
  1. Moving and turning, control algorithm
  2. Autonomous operation, system performance analysis (pre-qualification)
  3. Race competition (qualifying & finals)

 


Lab Schedule

Week First Session Second Session Friday 5pm Comments
1/15 No activities Meet the TA   Demonstration of lab equipment and lab partner selection.
1/22 - Lab 1 Prep    
1/29 Lab 1 Demo Lab 2.1 Prep Lab 1 Report  
2/5 Lab 2.1 Demo Lab 2.2 Prep Lab 2.1 has no report
2/12   Lab 2.2 Demo Lab 2.2 Report  
2/19 Lab 3 Prep  
2/26 Lab 3 Demo Lab 3 Report Hard deadline on Lab 3. If Lab 3 is not demonstrated, revert and complete rest with Lab 2 OS.
3/4 Lab 4 Prep     Midterm is 3/7
3/11 Spring Break  
3/18 Lab 4 Demo Lab 5 Prep Lab 4 Report  
3/25 Lab 5 Demo Lab 6 Prep Lab 5 Report  
4/1 Lab 6 Demo Lab 7.A Prep Lab 6 Report  
4/8   Lab 7.A Demo    
4/15   Lab 7.B Demo    
4/22 Lab 7.C Demo Lab 7.C Demo Lab 7.C Report Turn in all reports and equipment by 4/29

Prep: Turn in your lap preparation
Demo: Demonstrate your lab to the TA
Report: Turn in your complete lab report (online on Canvas) and submit all your files (online Github repository)
 


Contents © Copyright 2024 Andreas Gerstlauer http://www.ece.utexas.edu/~gerstl/ece445m_s24