66 Items from the Year 2023

Design and program Arm-based embedded systems and implement them in low-level hardware using standard C and assembly language.

his module immerses students in the realm of embedded systems, emphasizing ARM-based microcontroller programming. Participants will master bare-metal programming techniques, gaining a profound understanding of ARM processors and architectures crucial for modern embedded computing. The curriculum employs an integrated approach, guiding students to prototype real-world applications through logbook activities. Additionally, students will assemble and scrutinize complex system prototypes, delving into associated security risks. By the module's end, participants will possess a comprehensive skill set, navigating from low-level programming to real-world application development, underscored by a keen awareness of security implications in embedded systems.

Emerging Computing Technologies with emphasis on Quantum computing

Discusses in brief about Predictive Analytics and explains about Data Mining

Additional lecture slides, laboratory exercise instructions and files covering random signals. These complement the DSP Education Kit. The C file provided will run on the Cypress FM4 Pioneer board. It may be ported to run on the STM32F746 Discovery board in due course.

We can understand the Embedded Systems and IoT by relating with ABCD! in this Video Presentation! 

Setting up all the tools needed for completing the labs in this education kit.

At the end of this lab, you will be able to:

• Modify a C program with assembly subroutines to perform string copy and capitalization operations.
• Compile a C program and execute the program on a Fixed Virtual Platform in the Arm Development Studio tool.
• Demonstrate how to step through the code and examine register and variable values in debug mode.
• Identify known issues related to connection issues in the debug configuration and apply troubleshooting solutions.

In this lab, we will design and implement AXI-Lite peripheral to control General Purpose Input and Output Ports (GPIOs).

In this module, we will design and implement an AXI4-Stream HDMI peripheral to display a simple colored image onto an HDMI monitor.

Design and build an app to connect to a heart rate sensor, using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and display the information on-screen.

The examples in this exercise introduce some of the concepts behind the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). You will write a C function to implement the Discrete Fourier transform (DFT) and assess its computational efficiency. Next, you will modify that function to use pre-computed “twiddle factors” and measure the time taken to execute the modified function. You will compare this with the time taken to execute fast Fourier transforms written in C and implemented using the CMSIS DSP library. Finally, you will embed these functions in a real-time program that acts as a simple spectrum analyzer.

Lab exercise to understand common RTOS concepts.

In this lab, we will introduce Cortex Microcontroller Software Interface Standard (CMSIS), which is an abstraction layer for the microcontroller, and defines generic tool interfaces. It simplifies software reuse.

Covers security aspects relevant to IoT, including different types of attacks and technical solutions designed to mitigate these.

Program the DISCO-L475VG-IOT01A board to operate as a weather station. This builds on previous labs where we learned how to send BLE advertisements, read from different sensors (including temperature), and connect to an embedded device via an app that we developed.

Lab exercise that brings together all of the previous labs into one project, a music player.

In this lab, we will develop an API that has more generic and easy-to-use functions. Then, based on the API, we will develop a final game application: Snake.

Learn how to program the DISCO-L475VG-IOT01A board that has an on-board WiFi module to send and receive sensor data from the device management platform.

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In this lab, we will use the Expansion headers of the Basys 3 development board to expand our SoC with additional joystick peripherals and develop the final application further with a new API.

The examples in these exercise concern different applications of an adaptive FIR filter using the Least Mean Squares (LMS) algorithm.

Design a full-stack Internet of Things (IoT) system for real-time classification of user activities. You will use an IoT board with accelerometer and gyroscope sensors, a cloud platform where you can instantiate a virtual machine (e.g., Google Cloud Platform), and an Android mobile phone.

Getting started manual for the digital signal processing education kit.

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Lab exercise with code and documentation for analog IO. From the digital signal processing education kit.

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Lab exercise involving sampling aliasing and reconstruction. Related to the digital signal processing education kit.

In this lab, we will begin designing a simple SoC platform that contains a Cortex-M0 microprocessor, an LED peripheral, and an on-chip memory.

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In this module, we will program an Arm processor on a Fixed Virtual Platform using a mixture of Assembly language and C code.

Getting started documents for the rapid embedded education kit.

In this lab, we will implement an AHB VGA peripheral and write simple program for the processor to display images onto a VGA monitor.

Code for a simple device driver "hello world" program and BitBake recipe.

Lab exercise covering how to utilize digital input and output within an embedded system.

Lab exercise to understand how to utilize interrupts within the context of embedded systems.

In this lab, we will implement an AHB UART peripheral and write simple program for the processor to communicate with a PC or laptop.

The examples in this exercise introduce some of the concepts of Finite Impulse Response (FIR) filtering. Also explored are various methods of estimating the magnitude frequency response of a filter implemented in real-time and the relative computational efficiency of different implementation options.

Code for a Linux kernel driver for GPIO

How to create a new Mbed project, import code example, compile, and execute applications for embedded devices.

Lab exercise to understand analog input and output features in embedded systems.

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In this lab, we implement three AHB peripherals: an internal timer, a general-purpose input output (GPIO), and a 7-segment display.

Code for creating a Linux kernel device driver for a ranging sensor module.

Learn how to configure and use the General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) capability of a development board, at the register level without the use of an Application Programming Interface (API).

The examples in this exercise introduce some of the concepts of Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) filtering. Also explored are various methods of estimating the magnitude frequency response of a filter implemented in real time and the relative computational efficiency of different implementation options.

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Lab exercise to understand pulse-width modulation and how it can be utilized in embedded systems.

In this lab, we will implement an interrupt mechanism for the timer and the UART peripherals.

Code for running an application and using GDB debugger and Streamline to analyze performance.

Create and build a simple Hello World application for your Android device.

Learn how to program the DISCO-L475VG-IOT01A board, which has an on-board Bluetooth V4.1 module (SPBTLE-RF), and subsequently use a mobile device to connect to it via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).

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Lab exercise to understand serial communication such as I2C, UART and SPI.

How to program an SoC using the C programming language.

In this lab you will evaluate how changing the scheduling approach (prioritisation and pre-emption) affects how quickly a multithreaded program responds to an input event.

In this exercise, you will focus on the producer-consumer problem. You may want to use some primitives of the RTX in order to solve the problem. There may be many possible solutions and you are expected to evaluate their advantages and disadvantages.

Tuning a program to a good, if not optimal, state is a time-consuming task. In this lab, you are expected to improve the performance of the provided project. You will first be introduced to how to evaluate the performance of the provided project with various debugging tools and techniques. By doing so, you will notice performance or, in some cases, even functional bugs.

Getting started with Keil MDK. KEIL µVision5 is a widely-used IDE particularly in the embedded software region. It has full support for the STM32F4 Discovery Board and is really easy-to-use.

In this exercise you will execute assembly code on your board using the debugger in order to examine its execution at the processor level. This lab aims to get you familiar with the development environment and understand how the hardware “plumbing” is hard.

In this lab you will configure the RTX and create and destroy some tasks using the RTX RTOS. You are expected to walk through how the OS performs task creation, termination and switching operations.

In this exercise, a simulated environment based on the RTX RTOS is created. From here you will explore some of the concepts and algorithms introduced during the lectures.

This textbook is the perfect introduction for the beginner looking to enter the exciting world of embedded devices and IoT.

Over the course of twelve chapters, readers will gain the practical skills needed to build a fully functional smart home device featuring a fire alarm, motion detector and security sensor.

No prior knowledge of programming or electronics is assumed as the authors have adopted a “learn-by-doing” approach. Basic ideas are explained and then demonstrated by means of examples that progressively introduce the fundamental concepts, techniques, and tools of embedded system design.

All exercises are based on the ST Nucleo-F429ZI board, so readers can gain experience in implementing these key concepts on an industry-relevant Arm-based microcontroller.

For educators looking to adopt this textbook, the authors have conveniently organized the book to align with a typical twelve-week semester, the idea being that one chapter can be addressed each week. This textbook also takes a blended learning approach with a set of pre-lesson activities for the students which are designed to develop the reader’s curiosity and enthusiasm for embedded system design.