ELE 5630 - Advanced Embedded Systems

• Use a debugger to diagnose problems in source code
• Set up tasks in a Real Time Operating System (RTOS) with appropriate priorities
• Use semaphores and events in an RTOS to coordinate resource use between tasks
• Utilize memory management mechanisms to dynamically control the use of memory resources
• Interface to external devices over a serial communication channel
• Implement a Finite State Machine (FSM) solution to an engineering problem
• Specify an appropriate optimization level for the code in a project
• Calculate the interrupt latency of a microcontroller
• Utilize low power modes and sleep features in a microcontroller to minimize the system power consumption
• Utilize code management software

• Procedural programming techniques in C
• Practical understanding of basic microcontroller architecture and peripherals
• Developing and debugging programs for an embedded system
• DC circuit analysis

• Advanced microcontroller architecture review
• Peripheral overview for target system - GPIO, A/D, timers, serial communication
• Stacks - purpose, structure, design considerations
• Interrupt latency and system response
• Real Time Operating System - general features, tasks, events, semaphores, memory management, peripheral drivers
• Finite State Machine (FSM) implementation using Lookup Tables (LUT)
• Controlling code size/speed using compiler optimization levels
• Low power modes - behavior and usae
• Power management and sleep modes

• Target microcontroller peripherals
• Finite State Machine implementation
• Code optimization for speed or size
• Low power modes of operation
• Real Time Operating Systems