Embedded Systems Engineering

This course covers the basic concepts of embedded systems to prepare students for the required courses in this program. As the course progresses, students will gain an understanding of the basic hardware, software, and interfacing concepts regarding an embedded microprocessor/microcontroller. Attendants will explore the design and use of general and single-purpose processors, registers and memory, communication protocols, timers and interrupts, and hardware/software interfacing methods. Participants will also learn embedded programming concepts necessary for developing small and large scale...

Building upon C/C++ Programming I, level II will provide you with a further understanding of the C and C++ programming languages. Topics include: the run-time environment, advanced I/O features, advanced pointer and array concepts, basic data structures, efficiency and portability, the Standard C Library, and debugging techniques. Course Highlights: Bitwise operations Executive environment Recursion Advanced array and pointer concepts Storage map equations Dynamic pointer array allocation State diagrams and state machines Sorting and searching Lists, trees and hashings Data representation...

Developing an embedded system requires knowledge in both software and hardware design. The embedded systems engineering industry is showing an increasing demand for software engineers with a background in hardware design. Embedded systems can be found in many industries including consumer electronics, automotive, aviation, transportation, agriculture, medical devices, and scientific research. It is also widely used in industrial automation including robotics, motion control systems, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. This course is intended for technical...

This course teaches students Embedded C Programming skills used to program Embedded Controllers. The course begins with a study of the Embedded C language, including the language syntax, data types, and control structures. The students will then use Embedded C to write and run code on real embedded controller hardware. The student will learn how embedded controller hardware maps onto Embedded C data and control structures. The student will also learn concepts such as HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) and how it makes writing Embedded C for many different types of embedded controllers...

This advanced embedded programming course covers real-time event-driven applications with instant and reliable access to systems resources for embedded microcontrollers. The design of complex electronic systems requires a firmware that will respond, within a given time, to a multitude of possible inputs, any of which may arrive at unpredictable times and in an unpredictable sequence. This problem is common in most of embedded systems. It is also very common in operating systems of modern computers. In this class you will learn about: low-level microcontroller programming, hardware aspects,...

Learn to write real-time event-driven applications running under an embedded Real Time Operating System (RTOS). FreeRTOS is used as an example which will be examined at the C source code level. Practical applications running on an RTOS for embedded computers in event-driven systems are also described. This course is targeted for an embedded software engineer or scientist developing applications with hard real-time scheduling requirements. Course instruction and lab assignments are conducted using the C programming language. Therefore, a working level knowledge of C is required. Course...

The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to: the ever growing network of technologies connecting and communicating via the internet to send and receive data in the absence of human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. IoT consists of a network of smart devices, sensors, and actuators interconnecting with each other over the internet. IoT is rapidly evolving throughout the embedded industry. It is projected that there will be about 50 billion IoT devices connected to the internet by 2030. In this course, you will learn about sensor programming on an embedded device, IoT device provisioning,...

This course explores the most popular interfaces used in embedded systems. Key interfaces covered include GPIO, ADC, Serial/UART, I2C, SPI and USB. Popular RF Technologies used in embedded systems are also covere, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and NFC. Students will gain hands-on experience utilizing an STM32 IoT Discovery Node throughout the course. Course Highlights: Covers both wired and wireless embedded interfaces Interfacing at both the physical and protocol layer Useful case studies guided by hands-on exercises Course Learning Outcomes: Connect and program GPIO for reading digital...

Embedded Linux is the leading platform for embedded devices. This exciting and fast-paced course is designed to give you practical, hands-on experience in writing and debugging Linux-based application programs on real embedded Linux hardware. You will install an embedded linux development environment and learn how to develop both for host and target embedded devices. Using the popular Raspberry Pi 4 board, you will learn how to write user-mode programs, daemons, kernel modules, and even how to configure and build the Linux kernel. Course Highlights: Explain the Host and Target environments...

Data Acquisition Systems (DAS) convert real-time measurement data to digital values for storage and/or processing by computers or embedded systems. These systems are commonly used in industrial, automotive, military, and medical applications, as well as multimedia signal processing and scientific research. This course helps students understand the fundamentals of real time embedded data acquisition systems: their architectures, components, algorithms, data storage and presentation. Course Highlights: Design embedded Data Acquisition Systems and Data Loggers Concepts demonstrated on a...

Acquire FPGA skills needed in various industries including aerospace, medical, communications, industrial control, and defense. Totally updated for 2023, this course explores Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) architectures, the Verilog Hardware Description Language (HDL), and how GNU/Linux based SoC (System on a Chip) and FPGAs work together in today's most advanced systems. Focus on real-life hands-on skills, the course focuses on the AMD/Xilinx family of FPGAs and SoCs. You'll learn how to use the Verilog HDL to program AMD/Xilinx FPGAs using the Vivado Design Suite. The course uses...

Building upon the concepts covered in FPGA I, participants will explore design concepts including embedded processor integration, peripheral bus implementation, watch dog timers, external MCU interfaces, serial interfaces, interrupt handlers, register files, memory arbitration, embedded memories and embedded programming. Other aspects of embedded design, such as software debugging, hardware validation and device driver development, will be utilized to provide the skills needed to develop a complete embedded system environment. Course Highlights: Obtain experience with FPGA SOC systems Learn...

Unleash the Power of Embedded Machine Learning: Empowering Devices with Intelligent Insights This exciting and fast-paced course is designed to give you practical hands-on understanding of the principles and practices involved in deploying machine learning models on resource-constrained embedded systems. Participants will explore the fundamentals of machine learning, gain insights into the unique challenges of embedded systems, and learn techniques for preprocessing, model optimization, and deployment. The course also covers integration with edge computing and the IoT, addresses security...

Experience Engineering at UC San Diego In partnership with the UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, we are proud to offer our students the unprecedented opportunity to attend the campus course ECE/MAE 148 - Introduction to Autonomous Vehicles. Utilizing a combination of lectures and practical applications, participants will gain hands-on experience in a state-of-the-art lab with the development of scale autonomous cars that must perform on a simulated city track. Due to the current situation with COVID-19, this course is currently offered in Hybrid mode. For more information please...

SystemVerilog is far more than Verilog with a ++ operator. A hands-on knowledge of this rich language is critical for chip design and verification engineers. This thorough course starts from the synthesis-friendly RTL (register transfer level) parts of the language. You'll learn new syntax for describing digital logic and busing: structures; enumeration; interfaces. The course then introduces OOP (object-oriented program) syntax, including classes, methods, and constrained random data—laying a solid foundation for UVM verification. As a final project, you can choose between: a...

Programmable Logic Controllers This course covers the logic theory and application of programmable logic controllers (PLCs). The material focuses on the design and development of programming algorithms used to interact with motors, sensors, switches, networks, valves, relays, and hydraulic and pneumatic systems. The focus is on Allen Bradley and Rockwell Automation software although Siemens PLCs will be explained as well. RSLogix software will be used along with LogixPro for simulation purposes. Course Highlights: Combinational and Sequential Logic Design basics Analog and digital...