ECE 353 Introduction to Microprocessor Systems

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ECE 353Introduction to Microprocessor Systems
Week 1

• Michael J. Schulte

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Topics

• Introduction
• Course Administration
• Microprocessor Systems Overview

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Introduction

• Instructor
• Michael Schulte (schulte_at_engr.wisc.edu)
• Office Hours (4619EH)
• M, W 215-330pm
• Other times by appointment
• Teaching Assistant
• Ranjith Kumar
• Office Hours will be posted on web

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Course Administration

• Course Objectives
• Blooms Taxonomy
• Course Schedule
• Text / Class Notes / Web Page
• Discussion Section
• Homework
• Examinations and Grading (QA)
• Documentation Standards
• Reference Information

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Course Boot-Up

• Tutorial Schedule
• Initial Student Survey
• Complete and turn in today.
• Assignments
• Complete Solomon-Felder Learning Styles
  Assessment (link on course web page) and turn in
  print-out of results on Friday.
• Log on to Learn_at_UW and complete first pre-quiz
  before Mondays class.
• Homework 1 will be due Wednesday 2/6.

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?P Systems Overview
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?P Systems Overview
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA projects
1 billion transistors produced per person by
2008.)
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?P Systems Overview

• Embedded Systems and Applications
• Embedded microprocessors account for about 94 of
  all microprocessor sales.
• Embedded microprocessors extend over a much
  larger performance range than PCs.
• Terminology
• GP Systems vs. Embedded Systems
• What are the key design parameters?

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?P Systems Overview

• Basic microprocessor system structure
• Central processing unit (CPU)
• Memory
• Input/Output (I/O)
• System bus
• A microcontroller or SoC will include some or all
  components on the same chip as the CPU.

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Why the ARM?

• Many possible devices to study (or use!)
• Intel, Motorola, Microchip, Atmel, TI, Zilog,
  Philips, Rabbit, Siemens, Hitachi, AMD, etc.
• Considerations
• Installed base and software compatibility
• Development tool availability
• Complexity and architectural issues
• Computational capabilities
• Why not use the Pentium 4 instead?

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System Design
User needs
1 Requirements Analysis
2 Specification
3 System Architecture
4 HW Design
4 SW Design
5 HW Implementation
5 SW Implementation
6 HW Testing
6 SW Testing
7 System Integration
8 System Validation
9 O M, Evolution
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Microprocessor System Design Options

• Discrete microprocessor/microcontroller
• System-on-Chip (SoC)
• ASIC
• Programmable logic
• Soft cores
• Hard cores
• Specialized microprocessors
• Digital signal processors
• Network processors

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Wrapping Up

• Homework 1 due Wednesday 2/6
• Reading for Week 2
• Cady Ch. 2-3
• AARM Preface, Ch. 1
• ARM7 Ch. 1
• Sign up for the tutorial!

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Simplified Pentium 4 Architecture
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Tutorial Schedule
Wednesday, February 13, 2007 Keil uVision3
tutorial 630-800pm EH1249
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Blooms Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
Cognitive Domain
1. Knowledge

• Knowledge the ability to recognize or recall
  information

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Blooms Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
Cognitive Domain
2. Comprehension
1. Knowledge

• Comprehension understand the meaning of
  information

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Blooms Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
Cognitive Domain
3. Application
2. Comprehension
1. Knowledge

• Application use the information appropriately

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Blooms Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
Cognitive Domain
4. Analysis
3. Application
2. Comprehension
1. Knowledge

• Analysis break the information into component
  parts and see relationships

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Blooms Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
Cognitive Domain
5. Synthesis
4. Analysis
3. Application
2. Comprehension
1. Knowledge

• Synthesis put the components together in a
  different way to form new products or ideas

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Blooms Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
Cognitive Domain
6. Evaluation
5. Synthesis
4. Analysis
3. Application
2. Comprehension
1. Knowledge

• Evaluation judge the worth of an idea, theory,
  or opinion based on criteria

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Questions...
Midterm Exam 3
Final Exam
and answers