Design of Embedded and real-time systems [ LINGI2315 ]

• General knowledge of electronics (for instance ELEC 2752 ELEC 2531).
• Passive technical english

• Specific aspects of real-time software : specific concepts, design method, specific functions and algorithms of real-time operating systems, fault tolerance
• Implementation of small computing systems based on microprocessors
• Programming real-time systems

• To be able to design both the software and hardware aspects of real-time systems.

• The project performed during the semester is evaluated and taken into account in the course marks.
• Written exam with opportunity of oral presentation during the written exam.

• Traditional lectures or distance learning
• Students will have to design in group a real-time control system. For students in electromecanical engineering, this activity is integrated in a mobile robot project. Students in computing or electronics join normally to the groups of electromechanical engineering students.

1. Software aspects

• Introduction to real-time systems
• Software design and implementation methods for real-time systems
• Real-time operating systems
• Programming in C on C++
• Fault tolerance

2. Hardware aspects

• Introduction to digital electronic systems (logical circuits families, programmable circuits, memories)
• Microprocessor architecture
• Main peripheral circuits of a computing system (interrupt controlers, direct memory access controlers,...)
• Communication systems (PCI bus)

Recommended reading

1. D.A. Patterson, J.L. Hennessy, "Computer organization & design. The hardware/software interface" , Morgan Kaufmann, 1994, 1-55860-282-8.
2. P.A. Laplante, "Real-time systems design and analysis. An engineer's handbook" , IEEE Press, 1993, 0-7803-0402-0.
3. A. Burns, A. Wellings, "Real-Time Systems and Programming Languages" , Addison Wesley, 1997, 0-201-40365-X. * A. M. van Tilborg, "Foundations of Real-Time Computing: Formal Specifications and Methods" , Kluwer, 1991, 0-7923-9167-5.
4. A. M. van Tilborg, G. M. Koob, "Foundations of Real-Time Computing: Scheduling and Resource management" , Kluwer, 1991, 0-7923-9166-7.
5. The C programming language, B. Kernighan and D. Ritchie, Prentice-Hall, 1988