Embedded Systems Design and Implementation

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Embedded Systems Design and Implementation

• Course Introduction

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About the instructor

• Witawas Srisa-an (Witty)
• 123 E Avery Hall
• 402-472-5004
• witty_at_cse.unl.edu
• http//www.cse.unl.edu/witty
• Wed 1000 noon
• Make appointment for other hours
• Various research interests

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About the TA

• None available!

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About the course

• URL www.cse.unl.edu/witty/embedded
• Graduate/senior level
• a lot of self-study on how to use tools
• a few design challenges (one is the exam)
• for UGs, think about Windows ChallengeE
  (http//www.windowschallenge.com)
• Team of four with a faculty mentor

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Course Overview

• Practical, hands-on course
• Work with several tools
• Advanced microprocessors
• Advanced embedded platforms

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Course Overview (cont.)

• Projectteam of no more than three students
• Can be hardware design using
• Altera SOPC with DE 2 platform
• Stretch S5000
• Can be used as possible demo for Stretch
• E-Box with Windows CE
• Can compete in windowschallenge
  (www.windowschallenge.com) UGs only upto 4
  members
• Can be software design
• Windows CE and E-Box
• Altera DE2

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Current Practices

• Custom Hardware
• Software/hardware co-design
• Reconfigurable processors
• Real-time OS
• Mission critical systems
• avionics, autonomous robots, electronic
  battlefield

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Technology Preview

• Hardware
• Altera DE2
• Stretch S5000
• E-box
• Software
• Altera Quartus and SOPC builder
• Stretch IDE
• Microsoft Platform Builder, etc.