EC 6024 (July Dec 2009)

The Sylabus might not be available in the old sylabus book

Microcontroller Applications and Embedded System Design

1. Introduction to Microcontrollers and Microprocessors: Basic Architectures of Microcontrollers, Processor Types and Memory Structures, Organization of Data Memory
2. Introduction to Intel 8051 Microcontroller: Instruction Set, Addressing Modes and Port Structure, External Memory Access, Timers, Interrupts, Program Branching Instructions, and Serial Communication.
3. Introduction to Real Time Embedded Systems: Embedded Systems Components, Memory, Digital Signal Processors, General Purpose Processors, Embedded Processors and Memory-Interfacing
4. Embedded Systems I/O: Interfacing bus, Protocols, Timers, Interrupts, DMA,USB and IrDA, AD and DA Converters, Analog Interfacing
5. Design of Embedded Processors: Field Programmable Gate Arrays and Applications, Introduction to Hardware Description Languages,
6. Embedded Communications: Serial, Parallel, Network, Wireless Communication
7. Embedded System Software and Software Engineering issues: Introduction to Real-Time Systems, Real-Time Task Scheduling, Concepts in Real-Time Operating Systems, Commercial Real-Time Operating Systems, Introduction to Software Engineering, Requirements Analysis and Specification, Modeling Timing Constraints, Software Design

Books to be followed:

1. The 8051Microcontroller and Embedded Systems, Md. A. Mazidi, J.G. Mazidi, Pearson Education
2. Real Time Systems, Rajib Mall, PHI, New Delhi
3. Embedded SystemsArchitechture- A Comprehensive Guide for Engineers and Programmers, Tammy Noergaard, Newnes, Elsevier
4. An Embedded System Primer, Simon, PHI
5. Embedded Systems-Architecture, Programming and Design, Raj Kamal , TMH

Class hrs:

• Tuesday (12-1pm) Room 108
• Wednesday (8-9 am) Room 110
• Thursday (8-9 am) Room 110

Lab Hrs at DE Lab/Comp Lab:

• Monday 11am - 1pm
• Wednesday 3-5 pm
• Friday 11am - 1pm