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Course unit, curriculum year 2021–2022
EE.ELE.250

Microcontrollers, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 3 (1.1.2022–6.3.2022)
Active in period 4 (7.3.2022–15.5.2022)
Course code
EE.ELE.250
Language of instruction
English, Finnish
Academic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024
Level of study
Intermediate studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Mikko Valkama
Responsible teacher:
Jukka Vanhala
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Electrical Engineering Studies 100 %
Core content
  • The internal structure of a micro controller. The core and instruction execution. Common functional blocks, their operation and use. IO-interfaces and connecting external periferals.
  • Periferals. AD- and DA-converters. User interface elements.
  • Measurements and control. Common sensors. PWM-control. Control algorithms (P, PI, PID).
  • Programming embedded systems. General program structure. C and assembly languages. Low level programming. Memory usage. Interrupts. Compilation, simulation and downloading.
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Further information
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Laboratory project and exam.
Completion of all options is required.

Participation in teaching

11.01.2022 29.04.2022
Active in period 3 (1.1.2022–6.3.2022)
Active in period 4 (7.3.2022–15.5.2022)
11.01.2022 29.04.2022
Active in period 3 (1.1.2022–6.3.2022)
Active in period 4 (7.3.2022–15.5.2022)

Exam

03.05.2022 03.05.2022
Active in period 4 (7.3.2022–15.5.2022)
03.05.2022 03.05.2022
Active in period 4 (7.3.2022–15.5.2022)