Embedded systems

Code:

EEC0150

Acronym:

SEMB

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Automation, Control & Manufacturing Syst.

Instance: 2013/2014 - 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	57	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 systems subject to real-time constraints using, when appropriate, real-time operating systems.

Learning outcomes and competences

- Ability to define the functional and non-functional requirements of embedded systems, in particular timing requirements

- Ability to model embedded systems applications exposing their concurrency

- Ability to use embedded systems development tools

- Ability to define and use computing platforms based on micro-controllers with real-time operating systems

- Ability to design and build embedded systems using the modeling, tools and platforms referred above.

 

Working method

Presencial

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
- Basic concepts on operating systems (memory management, process management, e inter-process communication and synchronization)
- 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

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	60,00
Estudo autónomo	20,00
Frequência das aulas	28,00
Trabalho laboratorial	8,00
Total:	116,00

Eligibility for exams

Terms of frequency:  Attendance of the laboratory classes

Calculation formula of final grade

Formula Evaluation: NF = 0,5*NP + 0,5*NT
NP - Labs (min 7 in 20)
NT - Lectures (min 7 in 20)
NF - Final grade

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