450-4098/01 – Advanced Microcontroller Programming Methods (PTPM)
| Gurantor department | Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Martin Stankuš, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Martin Stankuš, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Optional |
| Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FEI | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The subject aim is to extend student knowledge in the area of implementation for embedded systems containing microcontroller. The content of the lectures is the advanced methods that are used in professional design in engineering practice. Laboratory exercises are devoted to practical skills that enable the student to acquire the taught methods. After completing the course, students are able to manage the required scenarios to the microcontroller using a comprehensive solution approach.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Experimental work in labs
Summary
The subject deals with advanced implementation methods that are used with modern ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers. The course includes methods implemented on selected microcontroller and students can learn these methods in laboratory exercises. Subject contains the development of applications using GNU tools, the use of linker scripts, details of ARM Cortex-M architecture, the construction of the start-up code, instruction set, and implementation in the assembly language.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
The student is classifying on base tests and individual projects. Award of 10th. week. Total classification 51-100 points according study rules.
E-learning
Other requirements
There are not defined other requirements for student.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Lectures outline:
1. Introduction to development of software for microcontrollers
2. Development of applications using GNU tools, configuration of development tools
3. Linker script usage, analysis of object generated using development tools
4. ARM Cortex-M CPU architecture in detail, programmer’s model, exception processing system, CPU support libraries (CMSIS)
5. Construction of microcontroller start-up code, vector table relocation, code execution from RAM memory
6. Instruction set of the ARM Cortex-M CPU
7. Application development using assembly language
8. Application development using combination of C and assembly languages, calling convention
9. Advanced methods for debugging of microcontroller applications
10. Preparation for exam
Laboratory exercises outline:
- Practical demonstrations of GNU tools, linker script, start-citaup code design, and other advanced methods.
- Programming in the assembly language.
- Independent work and solving tasks.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction