| Week | Notes | Reading | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1/21 |
Lecture 1 | 1, 2.1-2.5, 2.10 |
Introduction - ARM architecture, instruction set, stack, µVision4 compiler, GPIO, timer, UART, device drivers |
| 2 1/28 |
Lecture 2 | 2.12 |
Software design - Modular programming, call & data flow graphs, flowcharts, I/O synchronization Debugging - Lab environment, intrusiveness, monitor, output to scope, simulator |
| 3 2/4 |
Lecture 3 | 4.1-4.2 |
RTOS - Multi-threading/-tasking, OS architecture, OS kernel Threads - Context switching, TCB, cooperative & preemptive multitasking, round-robin scheduler |
| 4 2/11 |
Lecture 4 | 4.3-4.6 |
Threads - Operating modes, periodic threads, suspending, sleeping, killing Thread communication & synchronization - Critical sections, reentrance, FIFO, mailbox |
| 5 2/18 |
Lecture 5 | 5 2.11 |
Semaphores - Spinlock & blocking semaphores, monitors, deadlock, process networks Debugging - Testing, path expressions, performance measures (response time, jitter, throughput) |
| 6 2/25 |
Lecture 6 | 6 | Scheduling - Real-time scheduling, priority scheduler, scheduling anomalies, fixed-rate scheduler |
| 7 3/4 |
Lecture 7 | 2.6, 3 8 |
SD interface - flash disk interface using SSI, high-speed interfacing, DMA File system - file system management |
| 8 3/11 |
Lecture 8 | 7 |
Memory management - heap, processes Process management - process images, loading, linking, relocation, PCBs |
| Break 3/18 |
Spring Break | ||
| 9 3/25 |
1-6 | Midterm, Thursday, 3/28, 3:30-5:30pm, in class | |
| 10 4/1 |
Lecture 9 | 2.7, 10 2.8, 11.2 |
Sensing interfacing - Input capture, period measurement, signal processing Motor interfacing - Transistor interfaces, pulse width modulation (PWM) |
| 11 4/8 |
Lecture 10 | 9.1-9.4 |
Microcontroller networking - Controller Area Network (CAN), Ethernet Internet - Protocol stacks, ISO/OSI model, TCP/IP |
| 12 4/15 |
Lecture 11 | 11 |
Robots - Team work, testing and debugging, design process Control systems - PID control, fuzzy logic and control, odometry |
| 13 4/22 |
Lecture 12 | Arpaci-Dusseau Anderson/Dahlin |
Memory management (cont'd) - Protection, virtual memory, paging |
| 14 4/29 |
Lecture 13 | 12 1-11 |
Commerical RTOS - µC/OS, VxWorks Review and course evaluations |
| 15 5/6 |
Robot competitions (preliminary and final), EER Atrium | ||
| Finals 5/13 |
1-11 | Final exam, Monday, 5/20, 9am-noon, SZB 370 (regularly scheduled) | |
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