An embedded systems course and course sequence

Ricks, Kenneth G.; Stapleton, William A.; Jackson, David Jeff

doi:10.1145/1275604.1275617

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“…Concepts typically covered in an operating systems course that are applicable to embedded systems will also be addressed, including time management, solutions to address concurrency issues (race conditions [10]), and communications protocols. Since these issues would typically be handled by an operating system in the case of general purpose computers, different approaches are necessary for small embedded systems [11][12][13][14][15][16].…”

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Use of discrete and soft processors in introductory microprocessors and embedded systems curriculum

Loo

Planting

2009

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This paper describes a sequence of two courses, starting with the teaching of introductory microprocessor concepts and extending to advanced embedded system programming. The introductory microprocessor course is taught using a soft processor with a field-programmable gate array as the development platform, a combination which allows the course to undergo continual improvement without being limited by fixed hardware. The second course builds on the foundation of the first course, with an emphasis on working with advanced devices, building complete embedded systems, and developing embedded programming skills with different targets. This paper describes the experiences gained from the first course, and the detailed plan for the second course. This paper also describes which tools to include and which to leave out in the learning process for this process to be most effective from both the students' and instructor's perspective.

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Use of discrete and soft processors in introductory microprocessors and embedded systems curriculum

Loo

Planting

2009

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“…An initial review of the related work shows that several embedded systems courses use a variety of hardware such as microprocessors, microcontrollers and FPGAs in their laboratory and project assignments [2]. We selected some previous works that use Arduino as the main platform for the course.…”

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Evolution of Microcontroller's Course under the Influence of Arduino

Patiño¹,

Contreras-Ortiz²,

Martínez-Santos³

2016

Proceedings of the 14th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education, and Technology: “Engineering Innovati

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Abstract-This paper presents the evolution of an undergraduate microcontroller's course that uses Arduino as its main platform. In earlier versions of the course, it focused on teaching Arduino's framework and its interconnection to compatible hardware. This allowed rapid familiarization with the hardware and software, but students were losing the capability to design their own prototypes. So, we tried a different approach that still uses Arduino, but includes a deeper study of technical details to have more control on the device. This paper presents the first comprehensive analysis of these methodologies. The proposed course starts studying Arduino's platform as a tool to get familiar with the hardware and software interface. On the second part, students gain a deeper understanding of the Arduino framework, and are able to configure its main features. On the last part, students put the Arduino framework aside and focus on the microcontroller to learn the principal features of its architecture. We observed that the evolution of the course has helped to increase the student's skills and motivation.Keywords--Embedded systems, microcontrollers, Arduino, project-based learning. Abstract-This paper presents the evolution of an undergraduate microcontroller's course that uses Arduino as its main platform. In earlier versions of the course, it focused on teaching Arduino's framework and its interconnection to compatible hardware. This allowed rapid familiarization with the hardware and software, but students were losing the capability to design their own prototypes. So, we tried a different approach that still uses Arduino, but includes a deeper study of technical details to have more control on the device. This paper presents the first comprehensive analysis of these methodologies. The proposed course starts studying Arduino's platform as a tool to get familiar with the hardware and software interface. On the second part, students gain a deeper understanding of the Arduino framework, and are able to configure its main features. On the last part, students put the Arduino framework aside and focus on the microcontroller to learn the principal features of its architecture. We observed that the evolution of the course has helped to increase the student's skills and motivation.

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“…Ricks et. al [17] use an aerospace processor to pursue substantially similar teaching goals to our own. Others have focused on robotics platforms [8], dedicated digital signal processors [1,7], and more familiar microcontroller systems [5].…”

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Nexos

Brylow

Ramamurthy

2009

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The Nexos Project is a joint effort at Marquette University (MU) and University of Buffalo (UB) to build curriculum materials and a supporting experimental laboratory for hands-on projects in embedded systems courses. Our approach focuses on inexpensive, flexible, commodity embedded hardware, (the Linksys WRT54GL wireless router,) freely available development and debugging tools, and a fresh implementation of a classic operating system that is now ideal for embedded system exploration. The prototype laboratory environment is being used in multiple courses at our respective Universities, with excellent results. We report on the infrastructure we have developed, the goals and content of our initial course offerings at both schools, and an evaluation of our success thus far.

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An embedded systems course and course sequence

Cited by 10 publications

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Use of discrete and soft processors in introductory microprocessors and embedded systems curriculum

Use of discrete and soft processors in introductory microprocessors and embedded systems curriculum

Evolution of Microcontroller's Course under the Influence of Arduino

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