ET 2023 - Introduction to Embedded Systems

Credits: 3
The course covers the basics of embedded systems programming utilizing C programming language. The emphasis will be on using C language to program an embedded microcontroller unit (MCU) to control various hardware peripherals. The details of an MCU will be discussed detailing the basic components that compose an MCU such as the processor core, memory, and peripherals. Common programming techniques will be used to introduce the student to program flow, operators, functions and data types. Lecture 2 hours and laboratory 3 hours per week. Pre/Co-requisites ET 2014