CS428 Embedded Systems Lab: Course Info

Department of Computer Science

Area:	E4 - Computer Architecture and Computer Systems
ECTS:	6
Semester:	Spring 2024
Instructors:	Angelos Bilas
	Manolis Marazakis

 

Course Information

 

Date	Announcement
Jan 30, 2024	·       Πρώτο μάθημα, Δευτέρα 5-Feb-2024, 16:00-18:00, A.113 ·       Subscribe to the course mailing list hy428-list ·       Course schedule will always be on the CS428 web page ·       Course mailing list h y 4 2 8 - l i  s t @ c s d . u o c . g r  ·       Link τηλεδιδασκαλίας, εφ’ όσον χρειαστεί

Course Purpose

 

The purpose of this course is to provide an understanding of issues in the design and implementation of embedded systems as well as related operating system and virtualization support. Topics include: 

·       Communication and peripherals: interrupt controllers, LCDs, sound, serial interfaces, busses

·       Interrupts and interrupt handling NAND FLASH and memory technologies

·       Concurrency, real-time characteristics 

·       Operating systems support

·       Kernel drivers, memory management, network and storage I/O in the kernel

·       System virtualization: processor, memory, I/O 

CS428 is a lab-oriented course with hands-on assignments that guide you through working with embedded processors and the Linux operating system. You will prototype working solutions in real systems and you will go through the steps of real system design and implementation. This year we will use the Lego NXT & Arduino platforms, as well as QEMU and ARM-based, Linux-capable boards for the assignments. The course will also include in-class sessions with low-level operating systems tweaking, driver development, and virtualization mechanisms using Linux. 

 

Course Type

·       Area: E4 - Computer Architecture and Computer Systems

·       ECTS: 6

·       Prerequisites: CS225

 

Textbook

Required

·       Lecture Notes

·       Lab/Assignment Material

 

Optional

·       Wayne Wolf, Οι Υπολογιστές ως Συστατικά Στοιχεία, Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 3409

·       Peter Marwedel, Embedded System Design, Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 172897

·       Doug Abbott, Linux for embedded and real-time applications, Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 178999

·       Peter Marwedel, Embedded System Design, Embedded Systems Foundations of Cyber-Physical Systems, 2nd Edition, Publisher: Springer, ISBN 978-94-007-0256-1. (online)

·       Paul Lokuciejewski and Peter Marwedel, Worst-Case Execution Time Aware Compilation Techniques for Real-Time Systems, Publisher: Springer, ISBN 978-90-481-9928-0. (online)

·       Michael J. Pont, Patterns for time-triggered embedded systems, ACM Press Books and Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0 201 33138 1. (online)

Lab Facilities

Assignments are to be done on CSD linux workstations and the Lego Mindstorms NXT platform. Course equipment is located in the Embedded Systems Laboratory (Room B.107). Each assignment specifies what type of equipment you will need along with the assignment instructions.

 

Tools

·       Course schedule will always be on the CS428 web page

·       Course mailing list h y 4 2 8 - l i s t @ c s d . u o c . g r 

Schedule 

Lecture 1	Lecture 2	Backup Lecture
Monday, 16:00-18:00, A.113	Wednesday, 16:00-18:00, A.113	Friday, 16:00-18:00, A.113

 

Instructors

Instructor	Office	Office Hours
Angelos Bilas	K.325	Monday + Wednesday (ping me after class)
Manolis Marazakis		Monday + Wednesday (ping me after class)

 

Teaching Assistant

 

Teaching Assistants	Office	Office Hours
Dimitrios Vlachos	Embedded Systems Lab, K.316	(TBC) Wed 18:00 - 19:00, Fri 18:00 - 19:00, or  arrange via email

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