CS122A deals with the exciting and rapidly-growing field of embedded computing systems.
Embedded computing systems are found everywhere, including in cellular telephones, pagers, VCRs, camcorders, thermostats, curbside rental-car check-in devices, automated supermarket stockers, computerized inventory control devices, digital thermometers, telephone answering machines, printers, portable video games, TV set-top boxes -- the list goes on. In 1997, the average U.S. household had over 10 embedded computers, not to mention the automobile, which will have 35 or more by the year 2000. Demand for embedded system designers is large, and is growing rapidly.
In CS122A, you'll learn how to develop and program embedded systems. We'll cover C programming of embedded microcontrollers, the function and use of common peripherals, and the programming and simulation (using VHDL) of custom single-purpose processors (custom digital hardware). In addition to lab excercises, homeworks, and exams, you'll have the opportunity to develop your own embedded system as a project. Graduate students are welcome to take the course.
| Instructor | Frank Vahid, (vahid@cs.ucr.edu). Office hours TBA, Bourns A207 |
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| Lecture | OLMH 1132 (changed from Hmnss 1404), TR 9:40-11:00 |
| Lab | Bourns B262, MT 6:10-9:00PM |
| Textbooks |
Embedded System Design: A Unified
Hardware/Software Approach, Vahid and Givargis, Wiley & Sons,
Draft copy to be available at the beginning of the quarter
from UCR Printing and Reprographics.
Accompanying Web page
The 8051 Microcontroller, by Stewart and Miao, Prentice Hall, Second edition, ISBN 0-13-531948-x. RECOMMENDED: VHDL Design Representation and Synthesis, Gray Armstrong, Prentice Hall, Second edition, ISBN 0130216704, OR another VHDL book covering synthesis. All students should have a basic C programming book. A good C book is The C Programming Language, Kernighan and Ritchie, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-110362-8.
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| Software |
We'll be using the Keil 8051 C compiler, Philips 8051 emulators/software,
the Aldec VHDL simulator, and Xilinx/Synopsys Foundation Express. I recommend that students purchase the Aldec VHDL simulator student edition. It's an easy to use yet powerful VHDL simulator written for windows, and I think a great deal.
You might also consider getting the
Xilinx Student Edition Software and FPGA Board |
| TA |
Greg Stitt (
gstitt@cs.ucr.edu)
Office hours: in lab Ann Gordon-Ross ( ann@cs.ucr.edu) Office hours: in lab |
| Prerequisite | CS/EE120B (Digital systems) |
| Final exam | 12/14/2000 8 to 11 a.m. |
| Call # and units | 11687, 5 units. |
| Grade | Labs 30%, Homeworks 15%, Midterm/Quizzes 30%, Final 25% |
The following is subject to change.
You will have several assigned labs dealing with writing programs
for an embedded general-purpose processor (an 8051 microcontroller), and
synthesizing custom single-purpose processors (using Synopsys FPGA
Express and Xilinx FPGA's). There is also a final project in the course.
Labs may be done with one partner. Projects may be done with one or two partners, with points being divided among partners (so more partners means a complex project should be done).
While lecture and lab material obviously overlap, the two aspects of the course are quite independent, with lectures dealing with general theory and principles, and lab dealing specifically with a couple of selected processors and tools. Exams will focus on lecture material, but will include some amount of lab material.
You should plan to stay in every lab for the full three hours, starting from the very first day. If you finish a lab early, then you should start on the next one (each comes with a good description), so that you will have even more time to work on your final project.