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Microprocessor and Control Systems

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 450-4040/01
Abbreviation MŘT
Course title Microprocessor and Control Systems
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Michal Prauzek, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
1. Control systems types and realisations. Digital technique. Numeral systems. Coding.
2. Microprocessor technique for control systems. Structure and function. CPU, memory, architecture, CISC a RISC.
3. Microprocessor programming. Programming languages. Language C.
4. Interrupt. DMA.
5. Microprocessor interfaces - Digital I/O, counters, PWM.
6. Microprocessor interfaces - Analog I/O.
7. Microprocessor interfaces - User interfaces (disply, keyboard, video, touch screen).
8. Overview of microprocessor. MCU, DSP, FPGA comparison. Family Analog Devices, Atmel, Freescale, Microchip,… .
9. Freescale microprocessors family.
10. Communication in control systems. Serial and parallel interfaces. Industrial buses. RS232, SPI, I2C, USB, CAN, LIN, Profibus, FireWire, Ethernet, PCMCIA.
11. Computer control systems contruction. Embedded control systems. SBC - PC104, EBX, Mini-ITX.
12. Operating systems for control. Handling information in real time. RT-linux, QNX, VxWorks.
13. Modern methods of design control systems. UML, ROPES.
14. Summary. Preparation for exam.

Laboratories:
1. Safety in the laboratory. Numeral systems. Coding.
2. Freescale CodeWarrior IDE. Simple C project. Stepping of the program, Simulation.
3. Developing board EvbHCS08. Programming of the Freescale HCS08 microprocessor.zhraní BDM. Real programming and stepping. LED and buttons.
4. C language. Variables. Functions. Run of the program.
5. PWM output. LED brightness. Analogue voltage creation.
6. A/D converter.
7. Counter - „Output compare“
8. Counter - „Input capture“ .
9. User interface - Keyboard.
10. User interface - display.
11. Serial channel. uP to PC communication.
12. Test. Semester work start.
13. Semester work.
14. Semester work presentation. Credits.

E-learning

Materials are available at https://lms.vsb.cz/?lang=en

Literature

Prauzek M.: Microprocesor and Control Systems, study materials and excercise guide, 2013

Advised literature

WHITE, Elecia. Making embedded systems. Sebastopol: O´Reilly, c2012, xiv, 310 s. ISBN 978-1-449-30214-6 .
BARR, Michael a Anthony J MASSA. Programming embedded systems: with C and GNU development tools. 2nd ed. Sebastopol: O’Reilly, 2006, xxi, 301 s. ISBN 978-0-596-00983-0 .
BERGER, A. Embedded systems design. Vyd. 1. San Francisco: CMP Books, 2002, 237 s. ISBN 1-57820-073-3.
CATSOULIS, John. Designing embedded hardware. 2nd ed. Sebastopol: O´Reilly, 2005, xvi, 377 s. ISBN 0-596-00755-8 .
GANSSLE, Jack G a Michael BARR. Embedded systems dictionary. San Francisco, CA: CMP Books, c2003, x, 291 p. ISBN 157820120