free Embedded Systems 2011

Embedded Systems FS 2011

Goals

Focus of this lecture are methods and tools for the design of embedded systems.

Contents

Embedded systems are computing systems that are designed for a specific application and are embedded in a technical context, e.g. mobile phones, smart cards, vehicular electronics, consumer electronics devices, etc. The growing interest in the systematic design of such systems is motivated by the increase both in variety and complexity of the applications. Today, embedded systems have long overtaken PCs in terms of numbers...
The lecture gives broad insight in the area of embedded systems and is oriented along the three focus areas: Software and Programming, Processing and Communication and Hardware.

Apart from a set of exercises the lecture features a number of demonstrations of computer aided tools and methods for the design of software and hardware. A newly developed hands-on lab adds to the general understanding of the material covered in the lecture and allows to gain experience with the development environment and tools for modern embedded systems. The lab is based on the BTnode platform, a state-of-the-art device for prototyping wireless sensor networks, based on Bluetooth and a low-power radio.

Lecture

• Wednesdays, 13-15h in room ETF E1
• Notes that cover the last part of the lecture: Embedded Systems

The material (lecture notes, slides, lab documentation) is being sold in the lecture, exercise sheets are available for pick-up after each lecture. The material will be continually updated here during the semester. We recommend the book Peter Marwedel: Embedded System Design for this lecture.

Exercises and Labs

• Wednesdays, 15-17h in rooms ETF E1 (exercise) and ETZ D61.1 (lab)

The exercises are made available a week prior to the date of the exercise. The exercise sessions are split in a period of self-study in small groups and presentation of the exercise solutions. During the exercise teaching assistants are available for answering questions. In order to obtain credit for an exercise a written solution has to be handed in at the exercise session.
Lab documentation is available on the BTnode webpage/Tutorials. For support question please use the resources under BTnode Support or consult the BTnode Community Tips and Tricks. This page is based on a wiki and user-editable. Just click on the "edit" button on the top and contribute to the BTnode community knowledgebase.