Course syllabus

Konstruktion av inbyggda system
Design of Embedded Systems

EDAN15, 7,5 credits, A (Second Cycle)

Valid for: 2015/16
Decided by: Education Board A
Date of Decision: 2015-04-10

General Information

Compulsory for: MSOC1
Elective for: D4-dpd, D4-is, E4-is, M4-me, MWIR2
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English

Aim

The goal of this course is to have each student acquire the knowledge on basic methods used to design embedded systems that contain both hardware and software components.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to explain methods that are used to design embedded systems
• be able to explain and define basic methods for system specification, analysis, design representation (models of computation), synthesis and integration.

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to use different computational models to model embedded systems,
• be able to design and evaluate embedded system architecture,
• be able to specify and implement hardware part of an embedded system using hardware description language,
• be able to integrate hardware and software parts in one system,
• be able to develop a simple embedded system (hardware and software).

Contents

SoC development methodologies, HW/SW co-design, design specification, design representations, system partitioning, component allocation, assignment and scheduling, interface synthesis, testability, low-power design.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH
Assessment: Written examination. The final grade of the course is based on the result of the written examination. For a passing grade, the students must attend compulsory lessons and also complete the laboratory work and two assignments.

Parts
Code: 0110. Name: Compulsory Course Items.
Credits: 4,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: To qualify for a final grade of the course the laboratory work and the assignment must be completed and the students must attend the compulsory lessons. Further information: The compulsory course items consist of laboratory work, lessons and 2 assigments.
Code: 0210. Name: Written Examination.
Credits: 3. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: The final grade of the course is based on the result of the written examination.

Admission

Admission requirements:

• EDA016/EDA011/EDA017, EIT020 and EIT070. For M: EDA501 and at least one of the courses MIE041 or EIEF01

The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: EDA380

Reading list

• Marwedel, P: Embedded System Design. Springer, 2006, ISBN: 0-387-29237-3.

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Professor Krzysztof Kuchcinski, Krzysztof.Kuchcinski@cs.lth.se
Course homepage: http://cs.lth.se/edan15
Further information: The course is part of the Socware-programme.