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Jan 15
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Lecture 1: Introduction (Chapter 1; Syllabus)
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- Course administration
- Electronics, logic
- Numbers, binary, decimal, hexadecimal
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Jan 17
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Lecture 1: Embedded systems (Chapter 2)
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- Development cycle
- Flow charts, data flow and call graphs
- ARM programming
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2
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Jan 22
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Lecture 2: I/O (Sections 4.1.2, 4.2.1)
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- Parallel ports, direction registers
- Logical and shift operations
- Keil tools
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Jan 24
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Lecture 2: Architecture (Chapter 3, Patt Chapter 11, 12)
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- ARM architecture and execution
- Simple addressing modes, memory operations
- Introduction to C programming
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3
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Jan 29
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Lecture 3: Debugging (Section 4.6, 5.8; Patt Chapter 15)
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- Debugging techniques: monitors, breakpoints, single stepping
- Debugging using Keil tools
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Jan 31
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Lecture 3: Board (Section 4.2.2)
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- Switch and LED interfacing
- Demo of the board (bring board to class)
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4
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Feb 5
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Lecture 4: Arithmetic (Section 3.3.6, 5.3; Patt Chapter 13)
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- Arithmetic overflow
- Condition code bits, Conditionals
- Control structures: branches, loops
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Feb 7
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Lecture 4: Modular programming (Section 5.2, 3.3.8; Patt Chapter 14)
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- Abstraction and refinement
- C functions
- Subroutines and parameter
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5
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Feb 12
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Lecture 5: Pointers (Section 6.1-6.3; Patt Chapter 16)
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- Indexed addressing mode
- Arrays and strings
- C pointers
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Feb 14
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Lecture 5: Functional debugging (Section 6.9)
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- Debugging dump
- Arrays and strings in C
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6
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Feb 19
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Lecture 6: Timers (Section 4.4)
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- SysTick Timers
- Review for Test 1
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Feb 21
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Test 1 (closed book):
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7
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Feb 26
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Lecture 7: FSMs (Section 6.4, 6.5)
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- Finite state machines (FSMs)
- Linked structures
- C structures
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Feb 28
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Lecture 7: Data structures (Patt Chapter 19)
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- Abstract C data types
- Linked lists
- FSMs in C
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8
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Mar 5
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Lecture 8: Variables, parameters (Section 7.1-7.5; Patt Chapter 17)
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- Local variables
- Stack frames and recursion
- C parameter passing and scoping
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Mar 7
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Lecture 8: LCD interface (Section 7.6-7.8)
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- Fixed-point numbers, number conversions
- LCD programming
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9
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10
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Mar 19
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Lecture 9: Interrupts (Section 9.1, 9.2, 9.4)
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- I/O synchronization
- ARM interrupts and interrupt processing
- Interrupt controller
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Mar 21
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Lecture 9: Interrupts (Section 9.6, 9.3)
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- Periodic (SysTick) interrupts
- Thread synchronization
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11
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Mar 26
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Lecture 10: D/A conversion (Section 10.1-10.3)
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- Digital to analog conversion (DAC)
- Resistor networks, voltage dividers, DAC design
- Sound and music generation
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Mar 28
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Test 2 (closed book):
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- In lab (room TBA), 7-9pm
- Chapter 1 - 7
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12
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Apr 2
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Lecture 11: A/D conversion (Section 10.4-10.6)
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- Analog to digital conversion (ADC)
- Lab 8 design methods
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Apr 4
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Lecture 11: Numerical calculations (Section 7.6)
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- Multiplication and division
- Interpolation and calibration
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13
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Apr 9
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Lecture 12: Serial I/O (Section 8.1-8.2)
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- Serial communications interface (SCI)
- Serial interrupts
- Lab 9 introduction
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Apr 11
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Lecture 12: Thread communication (Section 11.1-11.4)
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- Producer-consumer problems
- FIFO queues
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14
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Apr 16
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Lecture 13: Game programming
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- 2-D arrays
- Bitmaps, sprites
- Data structures
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Apr 18
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Lecture 13: Game programming
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- Game engine design
- Lab 10
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15
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Apr 23
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Lecture 14: Floating-point
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- Number representation
- IEEE 754
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Apr 25
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Lecture 14: Embedded system design
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- Design trends and technologies
- Future design challenges
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Apr 30
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Lecture 15: Review and Wrapup
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Final
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Saturday, May 11
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Final Exam:
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7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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