MEC08106; ELE09102
Control, Measurement and Instrumentation; Electronic Systems

The module content covers all aspects of embedded systems. It will begin by considering the concept of an embedded system and the challenges that this introduces in terms of software and hardware. The microcontrollers being used will be industry standard devices. C programing concepts specific to microcontrollers will be covered. The principles of interfacing to the microcontroller peripherals and their applications will be considered. These techniques will be brought together in ‘real world’ systems design. The use of real time operating systems will be covered and the issues involved with implementation. Finally distributed systems and linking process via standard network protocols and the internet will critically evaluated.

On completion of this module you will be able to:
LO1: demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of and be able to make effective use of embedded systems;
LO2: evaluate and analyse appropriate C programming techniques as applied to microcontrollers;
LO3: understand and critically evaluate microcontrollers and their architectures;
LO4: construct and critically evaluate interfacing systems for use in embedded systems;
LO5: analyse and construct distributed systems using standard protocols.