CE 2812 - Embedded Systems II

3 lecture hours 2 lab hours 4 credits

Course Description
This course builds on CE 2801 and introduces C as a portable high-level language for embedded systems programming. Topics include C language syntax, variables, and pointers. C functions are covered with special attention to passing by value versus passing by reference. Specialized embedded topics included using pointers to interact with microcontroller subsystems, creating interrupts in C, and the C/assembly interface. Designing modular application by use of multiple files is emphasized throughout the course. Laboratory exercises employ peripheral subsystems as well as reinforce other key topics. (prereq: CE 2801)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Combine assembly and a high-level language to complete basic embedded system programming tasks
Employ embedded systems development tools
Link multiple files to create a larger application
Design and write C functions
Use interrupts in C to perform I/O
Use the various subsystems of the processor in practical applications

Prerequisites by Topic

High-level programming fundamentals including control structures and subroutines
Structured assembly language programming
Good program documentation and design techniques including flowcharting and pseudocode

Course Topics

Introduction to C as a portable language
Review control structures typical of high-level languages
Pointer basics, null pointers, addressing, indirection, arrays, pointers, character string processing
C arithmetic and bitwise operators.
Traditional C and C99 types and custom types with typedef
Interaction with registers via C pointers
C structures
Function pointers
The C standard library
Dynamic memory with malloc and free
C functions and parameter passing (by value and by reference)
Using multiple files in an application, header files, conditional compilation
Serial communication and the USART subsystem
Design of a buffered serial API
Basic console I/O
Basic round-robin context switching

Laboratory Topics

Debugging a simple C program on the embedded system
Using C to interact with microcontroller peripherals
Mixed C/assembly program
Console I/O
Round-robin context switcher

Coordinator
Dr. Adam Livingston

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