AED701 - Embedded Microcontroller Programming and Interfacing

Subject Title
Embedded Microcontroller Programming and Interfacing

Subject Description
AED701 is a course that introduces students to the practical aspects of using a microcontroller for real time embedded applications.  It develops the skills in programming the interface peripherals of a microcontroller such as timers including Input Capture and Output Compare, Analog-to-Digital converters, Pulse Width Modulation, and Serial Communication Interface for embedded applications and provides the fundaments of interrupt-driven programs for real time systems.  A lab environment that consists of the MC9S08 microcontroller-based evaluation board, keypad, LCD display, LEDs, 7-segment LEDs, switches, push-buttons, digital oscilloscopes and PCs is set up for hands-on lab assignments and projects.  Laboratory experiments follow and support lecture material closely. There will be three projects in which students design and implement practical real time embedded applications.

CodeWarrior? Integrated Development Environment from Freescale Semiconductor Inc. is used to develop C language-based applications.

Credit Status
One subject credit in the Applied Electronics Design Post Diploma program.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

1. Develop real time programs for microcontrollers using the CodeWarrior™ IDE
2. Write and debug ‘C' programs for microcontrollers using common peripherals such as timers, serial communications, analog-to-digital converters, pulse width modulation.
3. Create ‘C' language programs for interrupt driven microcontroller applications.
4. Calculate the programming of a microcontroller to meeting the timing requirements of a real time embedded system.
5. Combine software driver modules for various interface peripherals to implement a simple user interface for a microcontroller.
6. Design, write and debug programs for simple real time embedded systems employing a HCS08 microcontroller

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