EMBEDDED PROCESSORS

ELE5FEM

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students will focus on the real-world application of microcontrollers to perform task-specific functions. Design architectures include systems based on 8-bit micro-controllers through to 64-bit processors. Topics include RISC/CISC architectures, parallel architectures, hardware design, power management and embedded software considerations. The course includes practical applications and laboratory sessions that allow students to develop programs in C and assembly and run these programs on embedded systems. The laboratory work focuses on C applications for a Z8 encore microcontroller which is the microcontroller examined in detail in lectures.

Faculty: Faculty of Science, Tech & Engineering

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: John Devlin

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: ELE2MDD or Admission into SMELE

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: John Devlin

Class requirements

Laboratory Class
One 3.0 hours laboratory class per week and delivered via face-to-face.

Lecture
Two 1.0 hours lecture per week and delivered via face-to-face.

Tutorial
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
eight labs (approx 1,200 words)30
five 1,000-word assignments20
one two-hour examination50