EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
| Title | ΕΝΣΩΜΑΤΩΜΕΝΑ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑΤΑ / EMBEDDED SYSTEMS |
| Code | ΗΦΗ302 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Vasileios Konstantakos |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016893 |
Programme of Study: Electronic Physics (Radioelectrology)
Registered students: 10
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ĪLEKTRONIKĪ | Compulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course) | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Class ID | 600220996
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Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600220996
- At the Website of the School: http://electronics.physics.auth.gr/index.php?lang=gr&sec=courses&sub=postgraduate&courseid=6
- OpenCourses (eClass): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=10371
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to design at architecture-level an embedded system with multiple sensors. They will practice on system modeling (e.g. with LabView), design and implementation with Raspberry Pi. Additionally, they will gain experience in design, simulation and debug of digital systems at VHDL with commercially-available tools (e.g., Modelsim and Xilinx Vivado).
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
- Section 1: Embedded systems overview, Design challenges, Design metrics, Processor technology, IC technology, Design technology, General purpose processors: Datapath, control unit, Programmer’s view, Development environment, Design flow and tools, Testing and debugging.
- Section 2: Peripherals: Timers, Counters, Watchdog timer, UART, PWM, LCD controllers, Keypad controllers, Stepper motor controllers, ADC converters. Modeling with Labview framework.
- Section 3: Memory: Memory write ability and storage permanence, Common memory types, Composing memory, Memory hierarchy and cache, Advanced RAM
- Section 4: Interfacing: Communication basics, Basic protocol concepts, Microprocessor interfacing, Interrupts, DMA, Arbitration, Advanced communication principles, Wireless communication, Error detection and correction, Serial protocols, Parallel protocols, wireless protocols.
- Section 5: Digital camera example: Introduction to a simple digital camera, specifications, Design, Implementation.
- Section 6: Practice on designing embedded systems with Raspberry Pi.
- Section 7: Practice on Embedded system design with Xilinx Vivado toolset. System implementation with High-Level Synthesis (HLS) techniques and tools.
Keywords
embedded systems, computer architecture, digital systems, hardware description language (VHDL)
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Slides and usage of e-learning platform.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 54 | 2.2 | |||
| Laboratory Work | 24 | 1.0 | |||
| Project | 100 | 4 | |||
| Written assigments | 17 | 0.7 | |||
| Exams | 5 | 0.2 | |||
| Total | 200 | 8 |
Student Assessment
Description
Design digital systems with VHDL and design a Raspberry-based IoT system.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1. Frank , Tony Givargis, "Embedded System Design: A unified hardware/software introduction, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2002"
2. Xilinx, "EDK Concepts, Tools, and Techniques: A hands-on guide to effective embedded system design, 2011"
3. Richard Zurawski, "Embedded Systems Handbook, Second Edition, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009"
4. PEDRONI A. VOLNEI, ΣΧΕΔΙΑΣΜΟΣ ΚΥΚΛΩΜΑΤΩΝ ΜΕ ΤΗ VHDL, Εκδόσεις ΚΛΕΙΔΑΡΙΘΜΟΣ, 2007
Last Update
30-09-2022
