| Week | Notes | Reading | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1/15 |
Lecture 1 | 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.5, 2.10 |
Introduction - ARM architecture, instruction set, stack, µVision4 compiler, GPIO, timer, UART, device drivers |
| 2 1/22 |
Lecture 2 | 1.8 2.12 |
Software design - Modular programming, call & data flow graphs, flowcharts, I/O synchronization Debugging - Lab environment, intrusiveness, monitor, output to scope, simulator |
| 3 1/29 |
Lecture 3 | 3.1 |
RTOS - Multi-threading/-tasking, OS architecture OS kernel - Interrupt servicing, operating modes, context switching |
| 4 2/5 |
Lecture 4 | 3.2-3.5 |
Threads - TCB, cooperative & preemptive multitasking, round-robin scheduler Thread communication & synchronization - Critical sections, reentrance, FIFO, mailbox |
| 5 2/12 |
Lecture 5 | 4.1-4.6 2.11 |
Semaphores - Spinlock & blocking semaphores, monitors, deadlock, process networks Debugging - Testing, path expressions, performance measures (response time, jitter, throughput) |
| 6 2/19 |
Lecture 6 | 5.1-5.4 4.7 |
Scheduling - Real-time scheduling, priority scheduler, scheduling anomalies, fixed-rate scheduler |
| 7 2/26 |
Lecture 7 | 2.6, 7 8 |
SD interface - flash disk interface using SSI, high-speed interfacing, DMA File system - file system management |
| 8 3/5 |
Lecture 8 | 1.6-1.7 3.6-3.7 |
Memory management - heap, processes Process management - process images, loading, linking, relocation, PCBs |
| Break 3/12 |
Spring Break | ||
| 9 3/19 |
1-4 | Midterm, Tuesday, 3/20, 3:30-5:30pm, in class | |
| 10 3/26 |
Lecture 9 | 2.7, 10.3, 6 2.8, 10.2 |
Sensing interfacing - Input capture, period measurement, signal processing Motor interfacing - Transistor interfaces, pulse width modulation (PWM) |
| 11 4/2 |
Lecture 10 | 9.1-9.4 |
Microcontroller networking - Controller Area Network (CAN), Ethernet Internet - Protocol stacks, ISO/OSI model, TCP/IP |
| 12 4/9 |
Lecture 11 | 10 |
Robots - Team work, testing and debugging, design process Control systems - PID control, fuzzy logic and control, odometry |
| 13 4/16 |
Lecture 12 | Arpaci-Dusseau Anderson/Dahlin |
Memory management (cont'd) - Protection, virtual memory, paging |
| 14 4/23 |
Lecture 13 | 5.5 1-10 |
Commerical RTOS - µC/OS, VxWorks Review and course evaluations |
| 15 4/30 |
Robot competitions (preliminary and final), EER Atrium | ||
| Finals 5/7 |
1-10 | Final exam, Thursday, 5/10, 2-5pm, BUR 216 (regularly scheduled) | |
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