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Aims :

This course explores the fundamentals of embedded hardware and software digital-based systems for applications to real time control and instrumentations. The main objectives of the course are: to study embedded real-time control systems; to learn about programming an embedded controller; to understand the basic methods of interfacing to the embedded controller; to develop a laboratory project.

Topics :

This course deals with the design of embedded control systems. A single micro controller is examined in detail as an example of one type of embedded controller. The analysis of the resources incorporated within this micro controller and integrated with is proposed. Analog to digital conversion, PWM outputs and serial communications are presented as functional blocks for real-time controllers. For all the items developed in classroom, different laboratories activities have been planned. Students are invited to develop a project on a topic of the course. All projects have a hardware realization, the electronics of the I/O interface will be analysed. Students will learn how to analyse data-sheets of devices to interface with the controller in order how to allocate processor resources and to define driver electronics.

Textbooks :

http://www.controlli.ee.univpm.it/longhi/
B. Wittenmark, K.J. Astrom, K-E Arzen, Computer Control: an Overview, Technical Report 0 2002. IFAC Professional Brief (http://www.control.lth.se/articles/article.pike?artkey=wit%2b02).
Richard Barnett, Sarah Cox and Larry O'Cull, Embedded C Programming and Microchip PIC textbook ISBN 1-4018-3748-4.
K.S. Fu, R.C. Gonzales, C.S.G. Lee, Robotica, McGraw-Hill Libri Italia, Milano, 1990.

Exam :

Questions in the different topics of the course and presentation and discussion of the developed project.

Tutorial Session:

Every day from 12.30 to 13.30 (please, when it is possible, use the mailbox s.longhi@univpm.it).