Embedded systems

Code:

EEC0150

Acronym:

SEMB

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Automation, Control & Manufacturing Syst.

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Electrical and Computers Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEEC	21	Syllabus (Transition) since 2010/2011	4	-	6	63	162
		Syllabus	4	-	6	63	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Provide the students with the ability to develop embedded controllers subject to real-time constraints using, when appropriate, real-time operating systems.

Program

- Introduction to embedded systems and related basic concepts
- Hardware architectures for embedded systems (CPUs and interfaces)
- Software architectures for embedded systems
- Compiling, linking and debugging
- Noções básicas sobre os Sistemas Operativos (gestão de memória, gestão de processos, e comunicação entre processos)
- Real-time scheduling (periodic and aperiodic tasks, using static tables, fixed and dynamic priorities)
- Programming with real-time POSIX profile

Mandatory literature

Giorgio C. Buttazzo; Hard Real-Time Computing Systems. ISBN: 0-7923-9994-3

Complementary Bibliography

Jane W. S. Liu; Real-time systems. ISBN: 0-13-099651-3
Qing Li ; with Caroline Yao; Real-time concepts for embedded systems. ISBN: 978-1-57820-124-2
Hermann Kopetz; Real-time systems. ISBN: 0-7923-9894-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Lectures: slides on related topic, presentation and discussion of examples.
- Lab classes: practice the concepts addressed in the lectures using different hardware platforms, initially with guided experiments, then with a mini-project.
- Lab assignment: realization of a mini-project.
- Seminars: together with the lectures, the students have to prepare, in small groups of 2 or 3, a short presentation (15-20min) on a related topic, which is then discussed among all in class.

keywords

Technological sciences > Technology > Computer technology > Software technology
Technological sciences > Engineering > Computer engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	48,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

- General rules in place at FEUP
- The student must have participated in the lab classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

NP - Labs mark (minimum of 7 in 20)
NT - Lectures mark (minimum of 7 in 20)
NF - Final greade

NF = 0,5*NP + 0,5 NT

NP = 0,5*NP_D + 0,3*NP_R + 0,2*NP_A
NT = 0,7*NT_T + 0,2*NT_A + 0,1*NT_P

NP_D - labs mini.project demo and discussion
NP_R - labs mini-project report
NP_A - labs mini-project presentation

NT_T - course exam
NT_A - seminar presentation
NT-P - discussion in the seminars

Examinations or Special Assignments

- Any students that have not taken the labs component will need to take a labs exam.

Classification improvement

- The written exam, only, can be repeated in the second round of exams ("Recurso"). The best grade will be retained.