Embedded Systems Design: Hardware & Software Co-Design

Catalog description

This is an embedded systems architecture and design course. Microprocessor, as well as system-level design principles, are analyzed from both a hardware and software perspective. Assembly language and C are used to develop software applications for a 32-bit embedded processor. Application software emphasizes interrupt-driven operation and peripheral interfacing. A hardware description language is used to design and debug embedded components for an FPGA-based system. During the course’s laboratory component, students design and debug hardware and software systems, evaluate design trade-offs, and choose the best design solution, and perform functional and timing analysis of an embedded system. Students must register for BOTH the Lecture and Laboratory components of this course.