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- Catalog Description
- 315 Introductory Microprocessor Laboratory. I, II, SS; 1 cr (P-I). Software and hardware
experiments with a microcomputer system. Assembly language programming, simple input/output
interfacing, and interrupt processing in microcomputer systems. P: ECE 351; ECE 353. Con reg in
353 is allowed if 315 is taken second half of semester.
- Course Prerequisite(s)
- Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills
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Logic design techniques
Basic oscilloscope and instrumentation use
Digital logic laboratory experience
Assembly language programming
ARM7TDMI CPU and programming
ARM7TDMI peripheral devices and programming
- Textbook(s) and/or other required material
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Textbook: ECE 315 Laboratory Manual.
Reference: F.M. Cady, Microcontrollers and Microcomputers, Oxford Press, 1997.
- Course objectives
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This lab course is to provide a "hands-on" experience with an ARM7-based microprocessor system studied in the ECE 353 lecture course. Design, construction, testing, and structured programming techniques are emphasized.
- Topics covered
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Digital oscilloscope and logic analyzer use, ADuC7026/Cyclone FPGA development board
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Waveform generation with integrated timers
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External asynchronous memory bus interfacing
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Interrupt control, stepper motor, LED displays
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Serial i/o via integrated UART
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Digital-to-analog/analong-to-digital conversion
- Class/laboratory schedule
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Seven laboratory sessions. Includes a final project.
- Contribution of course to meeting the professional component
- This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, and does provide design experience.
The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.
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economic issues in microprocessor design
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manufacturability issues in microprocessor design
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best laboratory practice toward health and safety
- Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes
- This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.
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knowledge of measurement techniques and experimental procedures in core electrical and computer engineering applications
- Assessment of student progress toward course objectives
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Laboratory reports;
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Final project;
- Person(s) who prepared this description
