General Information
Explores designing with single-chip microcomputers and microcomputer interfacing. Topics include role of microcomputers compared with microprocessors and other computers, microcomputer architecture and organization, real-time control issues, assembly language programming for control, design of control software, input/output methods, design tools, and available single-chip microcomputers. Students select project and design, and construct system including single-chip microcomputer and ancillary hardware to implement control system.
| Type | Day | Time | Location | Instructor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | Monday, Wednesday | 12:00 pm - | 1:15 pm | in Blue Ridge Hall 129 | Jens-Peter Kaps |
| Labs | Wednesday | 4:30 pm - | 7:10 pm | in ENGR 3208 | Abhimanyu Chopra |
| Thursday | 4:30 pm - | 7:10 pm | in ENGR 3208 | Bhoopal Reddy Gunna | |
Documents
Instructor
Dr. Jens-Peter Kaps
Office: Engineering Building, Room 3222
Email: jkaps'at'gmu.edu
Office Hours
- Tuesday 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
- Wednesday 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Additional office hours are by appointment only (see the Contact page for how to setup an appointment).
Teaching Assistant
| Name | Office | Office Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abhimanyu Chopra | achopra6'at'gmu.edu | ENGR-3208 | Mo 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmFr 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
| Bhoopal Reddy Gunna | bgunna'at'gmu.edu | ENGR-3208 | Tu 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmTh 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Prerequisites
- ECE 445 Computer Organization (grade C or better)
- ECE 332 Digital Electronics and Logic Design Lab (grade C or better)
- and one of
- CS 367 Computer Systems and Programming (grade C or better)
- CS 222 Computer Programming for Engineers (grade C or better)
Tools
Integrated Development Environment
- Code Composer Studio (Windows and Linux), choose the free "Code Size Limited (MSP430)" license.
- IAR Workbench (Windows), choose free "Kickstart" license.
- Energia (Windows, Linux, and Mac), open-source.
Textbook
M. Jiménez, R. Palomera, and I. Couvertier, Introduction to Embedded Systems, Using Microcontrollers and the MSP430, Springer-Verlag New York, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4614-3142-8 (Available also online through the GMU library).
J. H. Davies, MSP430 Microcontroller Basics, Burlington, MA: Newnes, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7506-8276-3 (Available also online through the GMU library).
Recommended Reading
B. W. Kernighan, and D. M. Ritchie, The C Programming Language, 2nd Ed., Englewood Cliffs, NJ:Prentice-Hall, 1998, ISBN: 978-0-13-110362-7 (paperback).