Course syllabus

Realtidssystem
Real-Time Systems

EDA698, 7,5 credits, G2 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2013/14
Decided by: Education Board A
Date of Decision: 2013-04-15

General Information

Compulsory for: IDA3
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

The aim of the course is to give an overview of different programming techniques
available for solving problems occuring when computers are interfaced with external hardware.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to describe different methods to guarantee mutual exlusion
• be able to analyse possible occurence of deadlock in a given system
• be able to describe different scheduling methods
• be able to analyse a system with respect to timing requirements.

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to structure a given real-time problem and to implement its solution in Java
• be able to make use of threads in programming of real-time systems
• be able to utilize semaphores, monitors and mailboxes in real-time programming problems.

Contents

• Examples of real-time systems
• Basic concepts: concurrent processes, synchronization and communication, indivisible operations, mutual exclusion
• Semaphores, monitors, message passing
• Analysis of deadlock
• Input and output, interrupt handling
• Timing, priorities, periodic processes
• A survey of scheduling techniques.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH
Assessment: There will be a written examination which consists of assignments of exploratory nature and programming/design problems. The final grade of the course is based on the result of the written exam. In order to qualify for the exam, the students must have passed the compusory parts of the course, i.e., laboratory exercises.

Parts
Code: 0111. Name: Laboratory Work.
Credits: 3. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: For a passing grade the laboratory work must be completed.
Code: 0211. Name: Written Examination in Real-Time Systems.
Credits: 4,5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: Written examination. To qualify for the exam, the laboratory work must be completed. The final grade of the course is based on the result of the written exam.

Admission

Admission requirements:

• EDAA10 Computer Programming in Java and completed compulsory course items or a passing grade on the written exam in EDA690

The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: EDA040

Reading list

• Literature provided by the department during the course.

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Univeristetslektor Elin-Anna Topp, Elin_Anna.Topp@cs.lth.se
Course homepage: http://cs.lth.se/eda698
Further information: Compulsory exercises / labs must be conducted / reported on the time and place specified in the the beginning of the course. Anyone who fails without good reason can not expect to report more than one lab / exercise on a subsequent occasion. For those who, despite reasonable preparation and attendance was unable to finish en exercise / lab will be allowed to submit their solutions for approval on the next scheduled time. For the last compulsory lab / exercise in these cases an extra occasion will be scheduled. Those who are ill or have other valid reasons to be away from compulsory education shall promptly contact the course coordinator and communicate this and to agree on reporting the exercise/lab at a later date. Those who are away from a large number of occasions, however, even in these cases will be referred to the next course occasion.