Embedded Microcontroller Design

This course is no longer offered

(3-0-0-4)

CMPE Degree: This course is for the CMPE degree.

EE Degree: This course is for the EE degree.

Lab Hours: 0 supervised lab hours and 0 unsupervised lab hours.

Technical Interest Group(s) / Course Type(s): Deactivated / No longer offered

Course Coordinator:

Prerequisites: ECE 2031 [ min C] and junior standing

Corequisites: None.

Catalog Description

Microcontroller structure, instruction set, addressing modes. Code
development by assembly language programming and using an emulator.
Programmable timer use, interrupt handlers and timing.

Textbook(s)

Coin-Cell Powered Embedded Design

Course Outcomes

Not Applicable

Student Outcomes

In the parentheses for each Student Outcome:
"P" for primary indicates the outcome is a major focus of the entire course.
“M” for moderate indicates the outcome is the focus of at least one component of the course, but not majority of course material.
“LN” for “little to none” indicates that the course does not contribute significantly to this outcome.

1. ( ) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics

2. ( ) An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors

3. ( ) An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences

4. ( ) An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts

5. ( ) An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives

6. ( ) An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions

7. ( ) An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs)

Not Applicable

Course Objectives

Topical Outline

ECE 4175 last taught Spring 2012; replaced by ECE 4185.

Microcontroller resources, instruction set, addressing
modes, assembler use, emulator use, LED display, stepper motor output.

Looptime considerations, programmable timer use, controlling output timing,
measuring input timing, RPG input, LCD display of fixed strings.

LCD display and voice output of variable strings.

Keyswitches and state machines, analog-to-digital converter input.

Interactions with a temperature transducer having a pulse-width-modulated
output.

Interactions with devices with strange serial protocols (e.g., one-wire
interface with infared sensor), design projects.

C language coding versus assembly language

Multiple-microcontroller interactions via UART, low-power considerations.