Real-Time Programming, Interfacing and Electronics

Code

IT-RIE1

Version

1.2

Offered by

ICT Engineering

ECTS

Prerequisites

Similar courses to AJP1 (especially thread programming) at your home institution. Similar courses to CAL1 (Computer Architecture and C-Programming) at your home institution.

Main purpose

The main purpose of the course is to provide students with the qualifications needed to understand central concepts and characteristics about real-time programming, and to give the students knowledge about electronics used to interface micro-controllers to a number of sensors and actuators.

Knowledge

Having completed this course, the student has gained knowledge in the below areas. Specifically, the student is able to:

Understand the basic concepts of real-time programming
Explain issues like deadlocks, priority inversion etc.
Basic understanding of datasheets for electronics components
Explain and understand simple electronics interfaces typically used in embedded systems
Understand low-level protocols (Datalink- and Physical Layers).

Skills

Having completed this course, the student should be able to:

Write functioning real-time programs in C using FreeRTOS
Analyze a simple real-time design for schedulability, deadlocks, utilization etc.
Design and calculate components for simple electronics interfaces
Design and implement low-level protocols.

Competences

Having completed this course, students should be able to:

master and use simple real-time operating systems
be able to analyze/design/describe and construct real-time programs
understand timers and clocks, and how they are used in real-time programming
understand synchronization avoiding dead-locks and priority inversion
understand memory management, resource sharing and control
be able to design and construct real-time systems using FreeRTOS and C-programming
be able to design simple electronic hardware interfaces to sensors and actuators
have knowledge to read datasheets for electronics components
understand low-level protocols, CRC etc.

Topics

Real-time Programming:

C Programming
Introduction to FreeRTOS
Real-time concepts
Tasks
Scheduling – RMS, DMPO, Arbitrary Deadlines, EDF
Queues
Timers
Clocks
Memory management
Resource sharing
Semaphores and mutexes
Synchronization
Priority Inversion
Priority - static, dynamic
Low-level protocols
CRC
Hamming-codes

Interfacing and Electronics:

Introduction to understand datasheets for electronics components
Relay drivers
H-Bridge and Pulse Width Modulation (PWM)
Analogue to digital and visa versa converters
Printed Circuit board design – schematics and PCB-layout

Test:

Unit test in C
Simple integration test

Teaching methods and study activities

Activities change between theory, tasks, practical exercises and lab-work.

Each group must deposit 600 DKK for loan of necessary equipment.

Resources

Paul Scherz, “Practical Electronics for Inventors”, 2nd edition McGraw-Hill, 2007, ISBN: 0-07-145281-8

Alan Burns and Andy Wellings, “Real-Time Systems and Programming Languages”, 2009, ISBN 978-0-321-41745-9 Additional notes and on-line books

Evaluation

Internal examination.

Examination

Four hour written exam.

All non-electronic aid allowed (except simple calculators that cannot communicate).

Grading criteria

According to the 7-point grading scale.

Mark 12

Awarded to students who have shown excellent comprehension of the below-mentioned competences. A few minor errors and shortfalls are acceptable.

Mark 02

Awarded to students for the just acceptable level of comprehension of the required competences.

Additional information

Expected workload 11 weeks of 10 lessons per week.

Required workload for students is estimated to 275 hours where approximately 2/3 is self-study including exercises and examination preparation.

Responsible

Lars Bech Sørensen

Valid from

2/1/2018 12:00:00 AM

Course type

Compulsory Course for all ICT Engineering
6. semester
Embedded Engineering
Electives