Unit name | Embedded and Real-Time Systems |
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Unit code | EENG34030 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Agrafiotis |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites | |
Co-requisites |
EENG34040. |
School/department | School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering |
Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
Microcomputers are routinely embedded within the heart of modern electronic systems and this unit is designed to deal with the key topics concerned with implementing a microcomputer-based system and programming it to meet the real-time demands of embedded systems. Microcomputer controllers are described, their interface components explained and programming approaches discussed. Topics addressed include bus systems, signalling and handshaking, arbitration, designing memory systems, serial and parallel data interfaces, analogue interfaces, programming input-output systems, interrupts, simple state machine schedulers, programming real-time systems, the real-time scheduler, and synchronising parallel processes. This unit will use Problem Based Learning (PBL) which will use 5 problems each of which will be expected to take 2 weeks to complete. Some will involve practical work using a real time embedded system.
On successful completion of the unit a student will be able to:
Lectures, Lab
Name: Coursework
Type: Quiz, report and lab presentation
% of final mark: 50
Description: Blackboard quiz, technical report, lab assessment and peer assessment for problems 1 and 2 (25%)
Name: Terminal Exam
Type: Exam
% of final mark: 50
Description: 2 hour written paper
Recommended:
Optional additional reading: