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Jan 17
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Lecture 0: Introduction (Chapter 1)
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- Course administration
- Embedded systems, development cycle
- Flow charts, data flow and call graphs
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Jan 19
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Lecture 1: Architecture (Sections 2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.5; Appendix 1.1-1.8.2)
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- Numbers, hexadecimal
- 9S12 assembly programming
- TExaS simulator
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2
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Jan 24
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Lecture 2: Execution (Sections 2.4-2.8, 4.1-4.4; Patt Chapter 11)
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- 9212 micro-architecture, execution, subroutines
- Simple addressing modes, memory operations
- Introduction to C, structure of a C program (C Primer)
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Jan 26
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Lecture 2: I/O (Sections 2.9, 3.6-3.7; Patt Chapter 12)
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- Parallel ports, direction registers
- Logical and shift operations
- C assignments and boolean expressions (C Primer)
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3
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Jan 31
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Lecture 3: Debugging (Section 4.7, 5.7; Patt Chapter 14, 15)
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- Debugging in TExaS
- C functions
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Feb 2
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Lecture 3: Arithmetic (Section 3.8, 3.11, 5.2; Patt Chapter 12, 13)
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- Addition/subtraction operations
- Condition code bits
- Conditionals
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4
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Feb 7
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Lecture 4: Board (Appendix 2, Section 2.9)
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- Demo of the board (bring board to class)
- Switch input and LED output
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Feb 9
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Lecture 4: Modular programming (Section 5.1, 5.2; Patt Chapter 13, 14)
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- Control structures, if-then, loops
- Subroutines
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5
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Feb 14
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Lecture 5: Pointers (Section 6.1-6.3; Patt Chapter 16)
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- Index registers
- Indexed addressing mode
- Arrays and strings
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Feb 16
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Lecture 5: Timers (Section 6.11, 4.5)
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- Functional debugging dump
- Timers
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6
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Feb 21
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Review for Test 1:
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Feb 23
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Test 1 (closed book):
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7
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Feb 28
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Lecture 6: FSMs (Section 6.5, 6.8; Patt Chapter 19)
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- Finite state machines (FSMs)
- Structures
- C structs
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Mar 1
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Lecture 6: Data structures (C Primer; Patt Chapter 19)
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- C data structures
- Linked lists
- FSMs in C
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8
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Mar 6
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Lecture 7: Locals, parameters (Section 7.1-7.5, 5.4)
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- Local variables
- Stack frames and parameter passing
- Recursion
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Mar 8
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Lecture 7: Function hierarchy (C Primer; Patt Chapter 17)
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- Local and global scoping
- Parameter passing
- Recursion
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9
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10
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Mar 20/21
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Test 2 (closed book):
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- In lab, during lab time, ACA 1.106 & 1.108
- Chapter 5 and 6
- Review during regular class slot
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Mar 22
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Lecture 8: LCD interface (Section 8.5, 9.1, 10.1)
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- Fixed-point numbers, number conversions
- I/O synchronization
- LCD programming
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11
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Mar 27
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Lecture 9: Interrupts (Section 9.2, 9.4, 9.6, 9.10)
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- 9S12 interrupts and interrupt processing
- Timer and periodic (output compare) interrupts
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Mar 29
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Lecture 9: C development environment (C Primer)
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- Metrowerks
- C/assembly interface
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12
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Apr 3
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Lecture 10: D/A conversion (Section 11.2)
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- Digital to analog conversion (DAC) on the 9S12
- Resistor networks, voltage dividers, DAC design
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Apr 5
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Lecture 10: Sound generation (Section 11.3)
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- Sound and music basics
- Sound and music synthesis
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13
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Apr 10
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Lecture 11: A/D conversion (Section 11.1, 11.4)
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- Analog to digital conversion (ADC)
- Lab 8 design methods
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Apr 12
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Lecture 11: Numerical calculations (Section 10.2)
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- Multiplication and division
- Table lookup and interpolation
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14
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Apr 17
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Lecture 12: Serial I/O (Section 8.1)
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- Serial communications interface (SCI)
- SCI programming and interrupts
- Lab 9 introduction
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Apr 19
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Lecture 12: Thread communication (Section 12.1-12.4)
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- Producer-consumer problems
- FIFO queues
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15
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Apr 24
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Lecture 13: Stepper motors (Section 8.7)
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- Stepper motors
- FSM control
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Apr 26
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Lecture 13: TRobots
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- TRobot control
- TRobot competition overview
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Final
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Saturday, May 12
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Final Exam:
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2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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