Course syllabus

Konstruktion av inbyggda system, fördjupningskurs
Design of Embedded Systems, Advanced Course

EDAN85, 7,5 credits, A (Second Cycle)

Valid for: 2017/18
Decided by: PLED C/D
Date of Decision: 2017-04-03

General Information

Elective for: D5-dpd, D5-is, E5-is, MSOC2
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English

Aim

The main goal of this course is to give hands-on experience in embedded systems design, using real life industrial methods, focusing on both hardware and software components. This is a natural follow up of the more theoretical course EDAN15.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to explain how embedded systems are developed from idea to prototype, what is the real life practice and which practical issues can appear
• be able to describe which tools, processes and methods can be applied for industrial embedded systems

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

• be able to design, build and evaluate embedded systems of moderate complexity
• be able to specify and implement application-specific hardware and software components
• be able to identify and adapt existing hardware and software components in order to integrate them in new designs

Contents

• Introduction, from theory to practice, the available support architecture.
• Project description: Several possible projects are briefly described. New proposals are presented by the authors.
• Requirements analysis: Extracting the important information concerning performance, real-time behaviour, and non-functional requirements.
• Design decisions: Functional partitioning and assignment, Hardware/software partitioning, protocol selection, support software selection.
• Design refinement: Peripherals, interfaces, power management.
• Implementation related issues: Compiling embedded applications, Operating system’s role, configuring FPGAs and other hardware devices.
• Testing and maintenance.

Examination details

Grading scale: UG - (U,G) - (Fail, Pass)
Assessment: For a passing grade the student must complete the laboratory work and the project.

The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.

Parts
Code: 0117. Name: Project Proposal.
Credits: 1. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: To qualify for a passing grade a project proposal must be presented and approved. Contents: Proposal and presentation of a project to be completed during the course.
Code: 0217. Name: Project.
Credits: 6,5. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: To qualify for a passing grade the proposed project must be completed, demonstrated and be described in a written report. Contents: Project work, demonstration and a written report.

Admission

Admission requirements:

• EDAN15 Design of Embedded Systems
• EDA011 Programming, First Course or EDA016 Programming, First Course or EDA017 Programming, First Course or EDAA50 Programming, First Course or EDAA55 Programming, First Course

Required prior knowledge: Exchange students are required to have knowledge of C/C++ or Java. They are also required to have knowledge of VHDL or another hardware description language.
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: EDA385

Reading list

• Xilinx Application Notes, http://www.xilinx.com/support/library.htm.

Contact and other information

Course coordinator: Flavius Gruian, flavius.gruian@cs.lth.se
Course homepage: http://cs.lth.se/eda385