FITech Introduction to Embedded Systems, Blended learning

Learning outcomes

• Student can design a combinational gate network from a description/specification.
• Knows simple arithmetic operations with binary numbers and can identify the corresponding digital components.
• Can explain the functionality and limitations of basic computer arithmetic.
• Can explain how the CPU and memory operate together to execute a program.
• Can implement and test simple (high level) hardware-based programs utilizing software development and debugger tools.

Core content

• Voltage controlled transistor. Operation in digital devices. Basic logic gates.
• Combinational logic design. Truth tables, Boolean algebra, gate network.
• Binariary arithmetic. Two’s-complement representation, addition/subtraction, overflow, multiplication and shifts.
• Operation of RISC-type processor (data path). Machine instruction, its fetch and execution. Instruction and data memory, registers, ALU.
• Subroutines and functions. Stack and activation record. Pass of parameters.
• Hardware-based (high-level) programming applying peripherals. Time control. Code verification (low-level).

Complementary knowledge

• CMOS technology.
• Hierarchical design (component level design).
• Dynamic/static and volatile/non-volatile memory.
• High-level code optimizing.

Basics of programming.