Embedded System Syllabus IOE

Evaluation Scheme

*There may be minor variations in the marks distribution.

Course Outline

1. Introduction to Embedded Systems [3 Hours]

• 1.1 Overview of Embedded Systems
• 1.2 Classification of Embedded Systems
• 1.3 Hardware and Software in an Embedded System
• 1.4 Purpose and Applications of Embedded Systems

2. Hardware Design Issues [4 Hours]

• 2.1 Combinational Logic
• 2.2 Sequential Logic
• 2.3 Custom Single-Purpose Processor Design
• 2.4 Optimizing Custom Single-Purpose Processors

3. Software Design Issues [6 Hours]

• 3.1 Basic Architecture
• 3.2 Operations
• 3.3 Programmer’s View
• 3.4 Development Environment
• 3.5 Application-Specific Instruction-Set Processors
• 3.6 Selecting a Microprocessor
• 3.7 General-Purpose Processor Design

4. Memory [5 Hours]

• 4.1 Memory Write Ability and Storage Permanence
• 4.2 Types of Memory
• 4.3 Composing Memory
• 4.4 Memory Hierarchy and Cache

5. Interfacing [6 Hours]

• 5.1 Communication Basics
• 5.2 Microprocessor Interfacing: I/O Addressing, Interrupts, DMA
• 5.3 Arbitration
• 5.4 Multilevel Bus Architectures
• 5.5 Advanced Communication Principles

6. Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) [8 Hours]

• 6.1 Operating System Basics
• 6.2 Tasks, Processes, and Threads
• 6.3 Multiprocessing and Multitasking
• 6.4 Task Scheduling
• 6.5 Task Synchronization
• 6.6 Device Drivers

7. Control Systems [3 Hours]

• 7.1 Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Control System Overview
• 7.2 Control Systems and PID Controllers
• 7.3 Software Coding of a PID Controller
• 7.4 PID Tuning

8. IC Technology [3 Hours]

• 8.1 Full-Custom (VLSI) IC Technology
• 8.2 Semi-Custom (ASIC) IC Technology
• 8.3 Programming Logic Device (PLD) IC Technology

9. Microcontrollers in Embedded Systems [3 Hours]

• 9.1 Intel 8051 Microcontroller Family, Architecture, and Instruction Set
• 9.2 Programming in Assembly Language
• 9.3 Simple Interfacing Example with a 7-Segment Display

10. VHDL [4 Hours]

• 10.1 VHDL Overview
• 10.2 Finite State Machine Design with VHDL

Practical Work

Students are required to complete project work related to embedded systems during the course.

Reference Books

1. David E. Simon, An Embedded Software Primer, Addison-Wesley, 2005
2. Muhammad Ali Mazidi, 8051 Microcontroller and Embedded Systems, Prentice Hall, 2006
3. Frank Vahid, Tony Givargis, Embedded System Design, John Wiley & Sons, 2008
4. Douglas L. Perry, VHDL Programming by Example, McGraw Hill, 2002