Embedded systems are present everywhere in our daily lives and are integral parts of modern engineering. They start with smart lightbulbs or electric door openers and continue with control units for automotive applications or industrial machines. Furthermore, safety-critical systems, such as airbags or ventilators, are controlled with an embedded system.

Course Objectives

In this course, the students learn to develop software for embedded systems. At first, the students learn the concepts of embedded systems, including hardware structures and software design. Afterwards, they are introduced to microcontrollers and their functionalities, such as input and output registers, timers, interrupts, and bus systems. At the end of this course, the students know how to develop, implement, and test software for embedded systems.

Prerequisites

Students taking this course must be familiar with the C programming language and its concepts, for example, pointers and procedural programming. Furthermore, basic knowledge of software design and electrical engineering is helpful for this course.

Lab

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