University of Jordan

Computer Engineering Department

CPE 333: Embedded Systems

Spring 2009

 

Instructor Dr. Gheith Abandah
Email abandah@ju.edu.jo
Home page http://www.abandah.com/gheith
Office Computer Engineering 405
Office hours
bulletSun 9:00 - 10:00
bulletMon 2:00 - 3:00
bulletTue 9:00 - 10:00
No. of credit hrs 3
Prerequisites CPE 231: Digital Logic
Time and room
bulletSection 5: Mon and Wed 8:00-9:30, CPE 001
Textbook Tim Wilmshurst, Designing Embedded Systems with PIC Microcontrollers: Principles and Applications, Newnes, 2007.
References
bulletTim Wilmshurst, An Introduction to the Design of Small-Scale Embedded Systems, Palgrave, 2001.
bulletIntel Website. www.intel.com
bulletMicroChip web site www.microchip.com
bulletThe PIClist internet site
Grading
Mid-Term Exam 30%
3 Homeworks and 2 Quizzes: 3 Marks for each homework, and 11 marks for the 2 quizzes. 20%
Final Exam 50%
Policies
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Attendance is required.

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All submitted work must be yours.

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Cheating will not be tolerated.

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Homeworks are due on exam or quiz dates

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This course requires significant effort.
Tentative outline
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Introduction

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The PIC 16F84A Micro-controller

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Assembler Programming

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Working with Time: Interrupts, Counters, and Timers

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Basic Hardware: Parallel Ports, Power Supply and the Clock Oscillator

Midterm Exam

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Serial Communications

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Data Acquisition and Manipulation

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The Human and Physical Interfaces

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Advanced Timing Issues

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C-Language Programming

Final Exam

Special Dates
Sun 8 Feb 2009 Classes Begin
Sun 1 Mar 2009 Homework 1 Announcement
Mon 9 Mar 2009 Quiz 1 and Homework 1 Due
Sun 22 Mar 2009 Homework 2 Announcement
Sun 29 Mar 2009 Midterm Exam and Homework 2 Due (5:00-6:30)
Sun 19 Apr 2009 Homework 3 Announcement
Mon 27 Apr 2009 Quiz 2 and Homework 3 Due
Sun 24 May 2009 Last Lecture
Wed 27 May 2009 Final Exam (2:30-4:30)
Handouts

Syllabus

PIC 16F84A Datasheet, PIC 16F87XA Datasheet, PIC 18FXX2 Datasheet

PIC Include Files: 16F84A, 16F877A, 16F917 .

Slides

  1. Chapter 1: Introducing Embedded Systems and the Microcontrollers
  2. Chapter 2: Minimum Systems and the PIC 16F84A
  3. Chapter 4: Starting to Program - An Introduction to Assembler
  4. Chapter 5: Building Assembler Programs
  5. Chapter 6: Working with Time: Interrupts, Counters and Timers
  6. Chapter 3: Parallel ports power supply and the clock oscillator
  7. Chapter 10: Starting with serial
  8. Chapter 11: Data acquisition and manipulation
  9. Chapter 8: The human and physical interfaces
  10. Chapter 9: Taking timing further
  11. Chapter 12: Smarter systems and the PIC18FXX2

Homeworks

  1. Homework 1 due Mon 9 Mar, 2009, Solution
  2. Homework 2 due Sun 29 Mar, 2009, Solution
  3. Homework 3 due Wed 29 Apr, 2009, Solution

Quizzes and Exams

  1. Quiz 1 given on Mon 9 Mar, 2009, Solution
  2. Midterm exam was given on Sunday 29 Mar, 2009, Solution
  3. Quiz 2 given on Wed 29 Apr, 2009, Solution

Grades

   Grades sheet as of May 23, 2009 - Grades as entered in the electronic grades system (Page 1, Page 2)