Embedded Microcontrollers

Catalog description

This course covers the architecture of microcontrollers, including how they are constructed internally and how they interface with external circuitry. Applications for microcontrollers in both complex and simple equipment are discussed. Students learn how to apply and how to select a microcontroller for a given application. Students will learn to program the microcontroller to develop programming skills. The software tools will be used to develop software code for practical applications such as servo motor control, sensor reading, and data display. An accompanying laboratory course covers the programming of microprocessors to do a specific task. An accompanying laboratory course covers the programming of microprocessors to do a specific task. This course covers the programming and application of the PIC microcontroller. Students are able to develop programming skills using assembly language and software tools such as MPLAB IDE and MultiSim MCU. These tools are used to develop software code for practical applications such as motor speed control and voltage regulation for power supplies. Graduate equivalent: ECEG 5348 .