Schedule

Class Schedule:

NP = EE 472 Note Pack
JKP = Embedded Systems - A Contemporary Design Tool, Peckol, James K.

All assignments are due prior to class time.

Date	Topics/Readings	Assignments
Sept. 29	Introduction to Embedded Systems [slides]                NP: Chapters 1,2 JKP: Chapters 1,6	HW 1 out
Oct. 4	Programming in C [slides] NP: Chapters 3,4 JKP: Chapters 6,7 See class materials for additional notes (optional)	Lab 1 out
Oct. 6	Introduction to Make Platform and the AR Drone See class materials for notes on Make and tutorial files See Lab 1 assignment
Oct. 11	Programming in C (cont.) - Pointers [slides] NP: Chapter 3,4 JKP: Chapter 7	HW 1 Due
Oct. 13	Finish C Programming (Data representation and bitwise operations) [slides] NP: Chapter 3,4 JKP: Chapter 7
Oct. 18	Modeling with UML and Structured Design [slides] JKP: Chapters 5, 9.0-9.2	Lab 1 Due  Lab 2 out
Oct. 20	Tasks, Threads, Interrupts, and Scheduling [slides] NP: Chapters 5.1-5.3 and 7 JKP: Chapter 11	HW 2 out
Oct. 25	Scheduling [slides, scheduling worksheet] NP: Chapters 5 JKP: Chapter 12.0-12.4 Implementing a Scheduler
Oct. 27	Scheduling (cont.) [slides, in-class examples] NP: Chapters 5 JKP: Chapter 12.0-12.4	Lab 3 out  Lab 2 Due (12:30 pm Oct. 31)
Nov. 1	Real-Time OS (FreeRTOS) [slides] NP: Chapters 12 JKP: Chapter 18.3-18.6 Pulse Width Modulation JKP: Chapter 17.8-17 Tutorial on using the Drones	HW 2 Due
Nov. 3	Midterm See class materials for past midterms
Nov. 8	Critical Regions and Semaphores [slides] NP: Chapters 12 JKP: Chapter 12.7-12.9
Nov. 10	Working Outside the Processor: Sockets and TCP/IP [slides] NP: Chapters 8,9 JKP: Chapter 16.1-16.7,16.7-16.8
Nov. 15	Sockets and TCP/IP (cont.) [slides] NP: Chapters 9 JKP: Chapter 16.7-16.8	Lab 4 out  HW 3 out
Nov. 17	Lab Day	Lab 3 Due
Nov. 22	Introduction to Hardware and Basic I/O [slides] NP: Chapters 6 JKP: Chapter 1.10-1.12
Nov. 24	No class - Thanksgiving
Nov. 29	Final Exam Review [slides] Improving Performance and Power, Applications, Careers JKP: Chapter 14	HW 3 Due
Dec. 1	Lab Day
Dec. 6	Final Lab Demos
Dec. 8	No class	Lab 4 Due (Dec 9)
Dec. 15	Final Exam (10:30am-12:20pm)