ENGS 62 - Microprocessors in Engineered Systems

Description

Microprocessors and microcomputers are central components in an ever-increasing number of consumer, industrial, and scientific products. This course extends the experimental design methodology developed in ENGS 50 to state-of-the-art System-on-Chip (SoC) architectures and explores the principles behind advanced embedded systems. SoC devices are highly-integrated components that combine high-performance multi-core processors, with Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), and a broad selection of industry standard peripheral interfaces -- all within a single chip. Students are introduced to concepts of event-driven finites state machines, peripheral interfacing via the processor and the FPGA fabric, and advanced hardware-software co-design tools that speed the design process. The course is based on a sequence of laboratory projects that incorporate SoC programming practices and debugging strategies, interrupt handling, FPGA and bus interfaces, and attached peripheral devices.
Includes Lab
Culminating Experience

Prerequisites

ENGS 50

Distribution Code

TLA

Offered

Term
Time
Location / Method
Instructor(s)
Term: Winter 2023
Time: 2A
Location:

MACLEAN 210

Instructors:

Stephen Taylor


Term: Winter 2024
Time: 2A
Location:

MacLean 210

Instructors:

Stephen Taylor


Term: Winter 2025
Time: 2A
Location:
Instructors:

Stephen Taylor