OUTCOME

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to

1

Program and debug a microcontroller using a high level language

The following concepts, skills, and issues are used to support this Outcome:

•   Program a microcontroller using a tool chain, including an Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

• Write structured modular code libraries

• Manipulate number systems and codes to generate formatted outputs, including binary, BCD, hexadecimal, decimal, and ASCII

•   Perform bitwise operations on data and device registers

• Analyze data sheets to create code that uses device characteristics appropriately in meeting design specifications

• Write programs to perform accurate time interval generation with on-device modules

2

Interface a microcontroller to devices connected over General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) The following concepts, skills, and issues are used to support this Outcome:

• Configure discrete general purpose input/output (GPIO) pins to provide simple human-machine interfaces (switches and LEDs)

•   Employ GPIO to control external devices

3

Interface a microcontroller to devices through a synthetic bus created over GPIO The following concepts, skills, and issues are used to support this Outcome:

•   Employ banks of GPIO pins as parallel data buses and control lines to interface devices, such as seven-segment displays and LCD displays

• Apply information from device data sheets to develop reusable code libraries

4

Design and implement a serial communication interface (SCI)

The following concepts, skills, and issues are used to support this Outcome:

• Explain the EIA/TIA-232 protocol and frame formats

• Create and use library code that operates the devices provided UART module

•   Interact with and debug software on a microcontroller using a UART module

OUTCOME

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

MARK DISTRIBUTION

1, 2 and 3

Assignments

30%

1, 2 and 3

Exams

70%

TOTAL

100%