Date	Topic & Notes	Reading & Assignment	Lab
08/27	Course introduction: Embedded systems minor (undergrads); Course goals & organization; student survey; teams; Introduction to Embedded Systems Notes	Read Peckol Chapter 0; Read this wikipedia page for a "noncommercial" introduction to embedded systems" Consider completing the Embedded Systems minor	Introduction to Lab; Altera software; Student surveys references: --Altera chips and design (overview) --Example design report Tasks: 1. complete and hand in the student survey 2. go to this Altera site to download and install Altera software 3. by Sept. 10 complete the following modules in the Digital Logic section of the Altera University page, http://www.altera.com/education/univ/unv-index.html: 1. tutorials (3): --Quartus 2 introduction --using timeQuest timing analyzer --using Modelsim to simulate logic circuits 2. laboratory exercises (2): --lab 3, latches, flip-flops, and registers --lab 7, finite state machines
08/29	HDLs; Verilog--I Notes	Peckol Appendix A [optional}: comparison of Verilog and VHDL by Douglas Smith
08/31	Verilog--II Notes	Note: exam questions may be taken from class notes, class exercises, homework, lab assignments, or assigned reading
09/03	Holiday: Labor Day (United States) image source = howstuffworks.com ======================================
09/05	Processors (ISA and RTL levels); Instruction cycle; interrupts Notes	Peckol, chapters 2-3 documents on blackboard: 1.teams 2. example verilog code (altera) 3. example synthesis report
09/07	Processors (continued); Overview of computer arithmetic Notes	Reading (optional): paper on function approximation by Hauser and Purdy--on bbd site	Note: see bbd page for example of a verilog fsm and the associated testbench; ModelSim must be used for testbench simulation
09/10	Memory; Caching; Dynamic Memory Allocation Notes	Peckol, chapter 4 and sections 2.4-2.8, 3.8.1, 3.8.3, 3.8.4, 4.20	Project design; project 1 assigned, due Monday Sept. 24 in lab: Project 1--description note on project: the original spec asks you to output BOTH temperature and change. There are not enough 7-segment digits for this. but either piece of information may be important. Since you can only output one of these, you also need to output a signal indicating whether the value represents temperature or change from the last reading.
09/12	Hardware design considerations: fan-in, fan-out, critical paths, hazards Notes
09/14	Hardware testing Notes	Reading [optional]: article on power droop and scan testing	Note 2 on project: there is also a lack of pins for input. You have 10 switches and 3 pushbuttons. The three digits will require 12 switches, since they will be in decimal. So you need to use multiplexing and input the digits in two segments. (you may also want to make it easy to make the time between readings longer so that you can test the board implementation when you get your board).
09/17	I/O: overview see notes on bbd from Vahid and Givargis	Note: Peckol chapters 15-18 contain details for many examples of interfacing [optional] MS thesis presentation on "serial protocol bridge" by Neena Sharma	Project I (continued) grading for Morse code example: project check: --abstract? --team meetings / progress? --block diagram? --testing strategy?
09/19	Architecture options; pipelining Notes
09/21	Autumnal Equinox (Northern Hemisphere): tomorrow, September 22 image source = bonanza.com ====================================== architecture options (continued); brief discussion of "homework problems"	Please note changed schedule for Monday	What is due in lab on Monday for Project 1: 1. check of your verilog code and simulation results 2. board implementation if you have a board 3. report: BRIEFLY ( 1-2 pages) explain: --overall project --high level block diagram and any interesting design decisions --testing strategy--what did you test and why? --what did each team member contribute? --how big is your circuit (# luts, ffs), what about its power usage?
09/24	random number generation; Notes Note:class time can be used for finishing project; Manas will be in 538 ERC 9-10 a.m. if you have questions; lecture will be at beginning of lab this evening	Peckol chapters 6 and 7	morning lecture material will be presented in lab tonight project 1 evaluations; project 2 assigned: Project 2
09/26	software for embedded systems Notes	[optional] article on embedded c "pitfalls" by Chris Hills
09/28	software for embedded systems (continued)
10/01	software (and hardware) systems design and development Notes	Peckol chapter 9	project 2 continued Addition to project 2: see how large you can make the randomly generated inputs (how many bits); you will have to enlarge your multipliers, adders, and storage also. Include this information in your report next week. Your report should use the same format as for Project 1. This time also include the max clock speed you achieved and the max clock speed reported in the design tools, as well as the critical path and the slack. project 1--"design review": You will be paired with another team. Spend about 20 minutes discussing your designs with one another. Then you team should fill out and hand in this report. Team Developer Form: If your team is not functioning as well as you think it should, each team member should fill out a copy of this form; then the team should meet with Prof. Purdy to discuss the situation
10/03	UML and extemsions to HW / SW systems Notes
10/05	UML and extemsions to HW / SW systems (continued)
10/08	UML and extemsions to HW / SW systems (continued)		project 2 due; project 1, additional assignment: due in lab next week complete this exercise on applying UML to project 1; Note: additional info on sequence dagrams (conditionals and loops) can be found HERE
10/10	UML and extemsions to HW / SW systems (continued)	[optional] Additional information on specification and modeling for embedded systems can be found in chapter 2 of the book by Marwedel, which is listed on the syllabus page as a reference and which is available as an electronic book from the UC library
10/12	review for midterm NOTE: For the in-class exam on Monday, you may bring one sheet of paper, 8.5 x 11 inches, with HAND'WRITTEN notes on each side. (You may if you wish print out the sample questions and write your notes on the printout). Your notes will be collected along with your exam on Monday. The take-home questions will also be handed out during class time on Monday.
10/15	midterm		NIOS II and QSys (E. Swegert) Tutorial files DE-1 pin assignments Note: the architecture and assembly language for the Altera NIOS II "soft" processor can be found at this link.
10/17	HW / SW codesign--adding nontraditional constraints (Indira Jayaram) Notes midterm survey	[optional] tutorial on MARTE (Modeling and Analysis or Real-Time Embedded Systems) [optional] tutorial on adding nontraditional constraints to an embedded system design, by Indira Jayaram
10/19	HW / SW codesign: pqueue example	Reading: paper by Hoeg et al.--on bbd; we will read this paper in class, so you need to have a copy to look at in class (paper or electronic copy)
10/22	Operating Systems: Components and Duties Notes	Peckol, chapters 11,12,,13	Classical OS problems and MicroC-OS (E. Swegert)
10/24	Processes, threads, and scheduling Notes
10/26	Process synchronization and deadlocks Notes
10/29	RTOS--V. Subbian		Project 3 assigned, due 11/19 (E. Swegert)
10/31	Hallowe'en (United States) ========================== Embedded Linux--V. Subbian
11/02	Embedded Linux (continued)--V. Subbian
11/05	Optimizing Embedded Code--V. Subbian	Peckol, chapter 14	work on project 3
11/07	Security Issues--M. Borowczak	Reading and assignment: TBD
11/09	Security Issues--M. Borowczak (continued)
11/12	Veterans Day celebrated Holiday--United States (also known as Armistice Day, Remembrance Day, Poppy Day; also celebrated in Great Britain and many Commonwealth countries; originally established to commemorate the official end of World War I, the "war to end all wars", "on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month") picture source: inkspiredmusings.blogspot.com
11/14	Optimization and Profiling--V. Subbian	Peckol chapter 14
11/16	Debugging Embedded applications--V. Subbian
11/19	Formal methods for embedded systems--J. Lockhart	TBD	Project 3 due Buffer overflow-tutorial
11/21	Project work day Manas (TA) will be available in 538 ERC 9-10 a.m. if you need to consult with him
11/23	Day after Thanksgiving--Holiday--United States (harvest festival; traditionally believed to have first been celebrated in the Pilgrim colony at Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts in 1621; also celebrated in Canada in October) image source: cksinfo.com
11/26	Applications--DSP (P. Deodhar)	TBD	Project 4 assigned, due Mon., December 10: Project 4 Project demonstrations will be scheduled 8-10 a.m. and 6-9 p.m. Mon. Dec. 10. Each team will be given a specific time for their demonstration. Sign-ups for demo times will be done in class on Fri. Dec. 7.
11/28	Applications--Control (J. Kumpf)
11/30	Applications--Control (continued)
12/03	performance analysis and optimation; code compression Notes NOTE: this lecture will be presented in lab this evening (6-7 p.m.). Morning class time can be used for working with your group on project 4.	TBD	Project 4; Lecture on performance analysis, optimization, and code compression (6-7 p.m.)
12/05	Safety, reliability, and robust design Notes final exam distributed (exam will be take-home)
12/07	Final exam / project 4--discussion; Class evaluation: Sign-ups for Project 4 Demos & Team Evaluations
12/10	Final exam (PAPER COPY PLEASE) due Wednesday December 12 by 6 p.m. Exam time (8-10 a.m. Monday Dec. 10) and lab time (6-9 p.m. Monday Dec. 10) will be used for demonstrations for project 4. (Each team will be given a specific time for their project demonstration).		Project 4 report (PAPER COPY PLEASE) due Mon. Dec. 10 by 6 p.m. Exam time (8-10 a.m. Monday Dec. 10) and lab time (6-9 p.m. Monday Dec. 10) will be used for demonstrations for project 4. (Each team will be given a specific time for their project demonstration).