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CprE 488 Embedded Systems Design

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WEEK 1	Lecture 1: Introduction - Embedded Computing Systems Lecture 2: Design Process of Embedded Computing Systems Assigned Reading: Textbook Ch. 1, Xilinx University Development System User Guide (PDF), Ch. 1
WEEK 2	Lab 1: Introduction to Toolset and Hardware Lecture 3: Designing with Microprocessors Lecture 4:  CPU Performance and Power Consumption Assigned Reading: Textbook Ch. 3.1-3.7
WEEK 3	Lab 2: Software/hardware Interface Lecture 5: Accelerated Systems Lecture 6: Object-oriented Design and Unified Modeling Language Assigned Reading: Texkbook Ch. 1.4 and 1.5, Ch. 7, Practical UML™: A Hands-On Introduction for Developers
WEEK 4	Lab 3: Hardware Acceleration Lecture 7: FPGA Introduction Lecture 8: Embedded Processor Technology Assigned Reading: FPGA and CPLD Tutorial, Textbook Ch. 3 and 4
WEEK 5	Lab 4: Profiling (Digital Camera Part I) Lecture 9: Common I/O devices Lecture 10: Bus and Memory Assigned Reading: Textbook Ch. 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
WEEK 6	Lab 5: Creating Custom IP Part I (Digital Camera Part II) Lecture 11: Program Design, Representation, and Assembly and Linking Lecture 12: Basic Compiler Techniques Assigned Reading: Ch. 5.1-5.6
WEEK 7	Lab 6:  Creating Custom IP Part II (Digital Camera Part III) Lecture 13: Analyses and Optimizations of Performance, Energy, and Program size Lecture 14: Analyses and Optimizations of Performance, Energy, and Program size (cont) Assigned Reading: Ch. 5.7-5.11
WEEK 8	Lab 7: Real-time Operating Systems Midterm Lecture 15: Program Validation and Testing Assigned Reading: Ch. 6.1-6.5
WEEK 9	Lab 8: System Design With an RTOS Part I (MP3 Player Part I) Lecture 16: Lecture 17: Embedded Operating Systems Assigned Reading: Ch. 6.1-6.5
WEEK 10	Lab 9: System Design With an RTOS Part II (MP3 Player Part II) Lecture 18: Process scheduling policies Lecture 19: Process scheduling policies (cont) Assigned Reading: Ch. 6.6-6.11, 8.1-8.2
WEEK 11	Lab 10: Project Lecture 20: IPC and Power Management Lecture 21: Embedded Operating Systems: Use Example Assigned Reading: Ch. 8
WEEK 12	Lab 11: Project Lecture 22: Distributed Embedded Architectures Lecture 23: Networks for Embedded Systems Assigned Reading: Textbook Ch. 7
WEEK 13	Lab 12: Project Lecture 24: Networks for Embedded Systems (cont) Lecture 25: Network-based Design: Example Assigned Reading: Textbook Ch. 9
WEEK 14	Lab 13: Project Lecture 26: Design Methodologies Lecture 27: Design Methodologies (cont) Assigned Reading: TBD
WEEK 15	Lab 14: Lecture 28: System Analysis and Architecture Design Lecture 29: Course Review
FINAL WEEK	Thursday, Dec. 15, 9:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.