 | Study programme 2017-2018 | Français | |
 | Embedded Systems | ||
Activité d'apprentissage à la Faculty of Engineering |
| Code | Lecturer(s) | Associate Lecturer(s) | Subsitute Lecturer(s) et other(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-SEMI-112 |
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| Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anglais | Anglais | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q1 |
Content of Learning Activity
Embedded systems overview, technologies trends and design challenges. Custom Single-purpose processors. General-purpose processors architecture, software, instruction set and tools. Application-specific instruction-set processors (ASIP's). Digital signal processors (DSP). Selecting a microprocessor. General-purpose processor design. Standard single-purpose processor design: peripherals. Memory structure, hierarchy, cache, management and design. Interfacing terminology, protocols, and mechanisms. Design example, user's perspective, designer's perspective and specification. State machine and concurrent process models, finite state machines, concurrent processes, synchronization and communication. Control Systems, open-loop, closed-loop control systems, general control systems, PID controllers and Fuzzy control. IC technology, Full-custom (VLSI), Semi-custom (ASIC), Programmable logic device (PLD). Design technology Automation: synthesis, Verification, hardware/software co-simulation, Reuse, Design process models. Hardware/Software codesign techniques using Xilinx (Xylibus, Vivado HLS, SDSoC, partial dynamic reconfiguration).
Required Learning Resources/Tools
Embedded System Design: A Unified Hardware/Software Approach. Frank Vahid, Tony Givargis. 2002. Wiley. 352 pages. ISBN 0471386782. Copies of presentations, lab protocols and exercises solutions. Various information available on the computer based training site: lecture notes, slides and prints from previous years (sometimes with resolution).
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
Digital Design. Frank Vahid. 2007. John Wiley and Sons Ltd. 904 pages. ISBN 047017353X. Computers as components: Principles of Embedded Computing System Design. W. Wolf. 2006. Elsevier Science & Technology. 714 pages. ISBN 0127618929. WEB, slides, articles provided through the scholar year.
Other Recommended Reading
Not applicable
Mode of delivery
- Face to face
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
- Cours magistraux
- Travaux pratiques
- Travaux de laboratoire
- Ateliers et projets encadrés au sein de l'établissement
Evaluations
The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)