Embedded Systems Hands-On 1: Design and Implementation of Hardware/Software Systems

Type / Credits

• P4
• 6.0 CP for solving tasks and documenting the solutions, as well as presenting the results in a final colloquium.

Assistants

• Jaco Hofmann
• Andreas Engel

Proposed Experiences

• Visit of „Digitaltechnik“, „Rechnerorganisation“, „Architektur und Entwurf von Rechnersystemen“, „Betriebssysteme“, and „Systemnahe und Parallele Programmierung“ or
• similar topics from other study programs

Content:
In this lab, students acquire basic practical skills in designing and implementing embedded systems. First, some important concepts and techniques are introduced:

• Electrical engineering basics
• Usage of laboratory equipment
• Design and implementation of electronic circuits
• Acquisition and processing of sensor data
• Communication buses in embedded systems
• Programming and debugging heterogeneous embedded systems
• Linux kernel in embedded systems

Based on this knowledge, the participants choose and develop a concrete project application. A number of different sensors, actuators and other peripheral components are available to be controlled and evaluated by an ARM-based (heterogeneous) processing system within this application. Depending on their personal interests, the students may focus on the software, or the hardware development.

Registration

• in TUCaN (20-00-0959-pr)
• Due to the constrained lab resources, the number of participants is limited to 30 students (overbooking will be resolved by lot).

Organization

• Building groups of three persons
• 5 work stations (S2|02 E104)
• GitLab for task discussions and submission of solutions
• regular presentation of task descriptions, but autonomous task editing
• final colloquia

Dates

• Introduction: 28.04.2017 13:30 - 14:30 C120
• All other dates will be provided by the lab-internal GitLab

Material

• overview
• All other materials will be provided by the lab-internal GitLab