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 T Th 1:30-2:30, Bourns A207 |
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| Lecture | TR 9:40-11:00, SPTH 1222 |
| Lab | WF 3:10-6, BRNHL B252 |
| Textbooks | Embedded System Design: A Unified
Hardware/Software Approach, Vahid and Givargis, Wiley & Sons,
Draft copy, available online:
ch0.pdf
ch1.pdf
ch2.pdf
ch3.pdf
ch4.pdf
ch5.pdf
ch6.pdf
ch8.pdf
Accompanying Web page Philips 8051 databooks will be made available; online 8051 information can be found at 8052.com . A good 8051 book is The 8051 Family of Microcontrollers, Barnett, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-02-306281-9. 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. All students should have a basic VHDL book. An Online VHDL textbook is available. There's also a nice Online VHDL tutorial. |
| 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 interested in embedded systems field purchase
the
Aldec VHDL simulator student edition
You might also consider getting the
Xilinx Student Edition Software and FPGA Board |
| TA | Roman Lysecky, (rlysecky@cs.ucr.edu) Office hours: in lab |
| Prerequisite | CS/EE120B (Digital systems) |
| Final exam | 12/11/1999 11:30a-2:30p |
| Call # and units | 17055, 5 units. |
| Grade | Labs 40%, Homeworks 15%, Midterm/Quizzes 25%, Final 20% |
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). One of the labs will be a ``competition'' in which all students must design a system to solve the same problem - should be fun. 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.