Topics include data in embedded systems, displays, codecs, processor and bus "flavors", the boot process, real-time scheduling and device drivers.
| Day | Lecture topics (instructor notes) | Extra references | Lab assigned | Lab due |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 1/12 | Introduction, embedded system data types | |||
| Tuesday, 1/17 | Images, displays | |||
| Thursday, 1/19 | Colormaps, introduction to lab computers (ECE 668L) | lab 1 - image display. The code stubs for the X version and Windows version of the lab. See above link for images. | ||
| Tuesday, 1/24 | Image bits, introduction to lab computers (EEC 468L) | |||
| Thursday, 1/26 | Helper programs | |||
| Tuesday, 1/31 | RLE codec | lab 2 - RLE codec. See above link for images. | Lab 1 due. Code must be emailed to assign server by midnight, 1/31. Demo session days/times Wednesday 2/1 4-6pm and Thursday 2/2 10am-12pm in Riggs 304. | |
| Thursday, 2/2 | LZW codec | Worksheet to practice LZW decoding. | lab 3 - LZW codec. See above link for images. | |
| Monday 2/6, 4:30-5:30pm, TBD | Test cases, help session | |||
| Tuesday, 2/7 | Huffman codec | lab 4 - Huffman codec. See above link for images. | Lab 2 due. Code must be emailed to assign server by midnight, 2/7. Demo session days/times Wednesday 2/8 4-6pm and Thursday 2/9 10am-12pm in Riggs 304. | |
| Thursday, 2/9 | JPEG codec | Partner suggestions solicitied. | ||
| Tuesday, 2/14 | buses | Partner teams determined. | Lab 3 due. Code must be emailed to assign server by midnight, 2/14. Demo session days/times Wednesday 2/15 4-6pm and Thursday 2/16 10am-12pm in Riggs 304. | |
| Thursday, 2/16 | microcontrollers | |||
| Tuesday, 2/21 | digital signal processors (DSP chips) | |||
| Thursday, 2/23 | triangle rendering | See John Burkardt's site for a large selection of PLY files. An example solving a plane-ray intersection. An explanation of using the cross product test to determine if a point is inside a triangle. | lab 5 - triangle rendering. Some PLY files available here. | |
| Tuesday, 2/28 | graphics processors (GPUs) | Lab 4 due. Code must be emailed to assign server by midnight, 2/28. Demo session days/times Tuesday 2/28 2:30-4pm and Wednesday 3/1 10am-Noon in Riggs 304. | ||
| Thursday, 3/2 | example presentations: ARM processors and SHARC DSPs. Which is good and which is bad? | Midterm. Topics solicited. | ||
| Tuesday, 3/7 | JTAG (chip debugging) | |||
| Thursday, 3/9 | the boot process | A wiki list of Linux distributions. | lab 6 - booting and the kernel. The manual for the lab. The virtual machine to get you started. | Midterm topics due by 12 Noon so that the schedule can be
determined and presented during class. Lab 5 due. Code must be emailed to assign server by midnight, 3/9. Demo session days/times Thursday 3/9 1-3pm and Friday 3/10 3pm-5pm in Riggs 304. |
| Tuesday, 3/14 | midterm presentations | |||
| Thursday, 3/16 | midterm presentations | Midterm reports due. Hardcopies collected in class. | ||
| Tuesday, 3/21 | no class - Spring break | |||
| Thursday, 3/23 | no class - Spring break | |||
| Tuesday, 3/28 | Intellectual property protection | |||
| Thursday, 3/30 | device drivers | lab 7 - device driver. The manual for the lab. The programming guide for the sound card. The sound data to use for the lab. | Lab 6 due. No code turned in. Demo session days/times Thursday 3/30 4:30-6pm and Friday 3/31 10am-12pm in Riggs 304. | |
| Tuesday, 4/4 | real-time O/S | Scheduling examples. | ||
| Thursday, 4/6 | rate monotonic analysis | RMA protocol examples, excerpt from Briand and Roy's book. | ||
| Tuesday, 4/11 | rate monotonic analysis | What happened on Mars?,
a great example of a scheduling problem. Video simulation of Mars pathfinder landing. |
lab 8 - rate monotonic analysis. | Lab 7 due. No code turned in. Demo session days/times Tuesday 4/11 4:30-6pm and Wednesday 4/12 10am-12pm in Riggs 304. |
| Thursday, 4/13 | Embedded system development platforms | Final. Topics solicited. A bad report and a good report. Examples of bad paragraphs and bad slides. |
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| Tuesday, 4/18 | example embedded system: bite counter | |||
| Thursday, 4/20 | Microsoft anti-trust case | Lab 8 due. No code turned in. Hardcopies collected in class. Final topics due by 12 Noon so that the schedule can be determined and presented during class. |
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| Tuesday, 4/25 | final presentations | |||
| Thursday, 4/27 | final presentations | Final reports due. Hardcopies collected in class. |