ECE 372A

Microprocessor Organization

Fall

Spring

Required Course:

Yes

Course Level

Undergraduate

Units

Prerequisite(s)

ECE 207 or ECE 220; ECE 274A and ECE 275 (concurrent enrollment in ECE 275 OK)

Course Texts

No textbook required

Schedule

150 minutes lecture, 170 minutes laboratory per week

Course Description

Introduction to microcontroller organization, hardware interfacing, and system design. Topics include, but are not limited to, C programming for microcontrollers, memory organization and addressing modes, interrupts, timers, parallel and serial interfacing, analog-to-digital conversion, overview of common peripheral components, event-driven software development, and motor control. In addition to lectures, students will have hands-on lab assignments building and using the PIC24F platform. Students will also propose, design, implement and present a course project, subject to approval by the instructor.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

Explain the basics of an embedded computer system
Write and debug C programs for a microcontroller
Understand memory and memory-mapped addresses in embedded systems
Interface with hardware components using a microcontroller
Understand timing and interrupts in embedded systems
Have knowledge of common hardware communication protocols

Course Topics

Introduction to embedded systems
Writing basic programs to control an embedded system
Basic hardware interfacing with IO ports
Timers, interrupts, and hardware resets
Analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion
Interfacing with LCDs
Pulse width modulation and controlling a DC motor
Hardware communication protocols: UART, I2C, SPI
Memory organization

Relationship to Student Outcomes

ECE 372A contributes directly to the following specific electrical and computer engineering student outcomes of the ECE department:

Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering (high)
Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (medium)
Ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints, such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability (medium)
Ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (low)
Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems (medium)
Ability to communicate effectively (medium)
Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning (medium)

Syllabus Prepared By

Garret Vanhoy, 03/03/16