ECE 692-101 Embedded Computing Systems

Fall 2009

Instructor: Jie Hu (jie.hu@njit.edu)                                                                Office: 331 ECEC

Office Hours: M 4:00PM – 5:00PM, T 1:30PM – 2:30PM                       Phone: (973)596-5273

Course Homepage: http://web.njit.edu/~jhu/ece692

Prerequisites:      for graduate CoE students: ECE353 and CIS105 (or equivalents)

                                for graduate EE students: ECE684 and CIS105 (or equivalents)

Textbook: Computers as Components: Principles of Embedded Computing System Design, 2^nd Edition, by Wayne Wolf, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, ISBN: 978-0-12-374397-8, 2008.

References: Embedded System Design: A Unified Hardware/Software Introduction, by Frank Vahid and Tony Givargis. John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0471386782, 2002.

Class Meeting Time: M 6:00PM - 9:05PM                                   Class Meeting Place:  FMH 106

Course Description: Embedded computing systems are ubiquitous in many aspects of our everyday life. They appear in wireline and wireless computer networks, automobiles, airplanes, appliances, industrial control systems, wearable computer systems, etc. This course introduces a methodology for the design and implementation of embedded computing systems. This methodology is then applied to real-world problems. Topics include Embedded System Design Process, UML, ARM Instruct Set Architectures, CPUs, Hardware Platforms, Software Design and Analysis, Embedded Operating Systems, Real-Time Scheduling, Hardware Accelerators, Distributed Embedded Systems, and Design Methodology and Quality Assurance.

Course Outline (subject to change)

• Introduction: embedded systems and design challenges, embedded system design process, formalisms for system design.
• Instruction set architecture: ARM ISA
• Embedded system fundamentals: I/O, supervisor mode, exceptions, traps, co-processors, memory systems, CPU and system performance.
• The embedded computing platform: CPU bus, memory devices, I/O devices, component interfacing.
• Program design and analysis: Program models, program modifications to improve the performance, analysis and optimization of execution time.
• Multitasking and multiprocessing, context switching, operating systems, scheduling policies, interprocess communication, evaluating operating system performance.
• Hardware accelerators.
• Distributed embedded systems.
• Design methodologies and quality assurance.

Grading Policy: Grades will be determined by one midterm exam, one final exam, one term project, and the class participation.

• Midterm Exam – 25%
• Final Exam – 40%
• Course Project – 30%  
• Class Participation – 5%

Academic Integrity
The NJIT Honor Code will be upheld and any violations will be brought to the immediate attention of the Dean of Students.