Embedded Systems

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ECM583 Special Topics in Computer Systems
Lecture 0. Course Introduction
Prof. Taeweon Suh Computer Science
Education Korea University
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Course Information

• Instructor
• Prof. Taeweon Suh
• Prerequisite
• Computer Architecture, Operating Systems,
  C-programming
• Textbook
• ARM System Developers Guide Designing and
  Optimizing System Software by Andrew Sloss,
  Morgan Kauffman, 2004
• Office hours
• After class as needed
• By appointment at Woo Dang Hall 503
• Class web
• http//comedu.korea.ac.kr/suhtw/
• Contact Information
• suhtw_at_korea.ac.kr
• 02-3290-2397

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Objective

• Understand fundamentals of a computer system by
  hands-on experience (Labs) with a simple and real
  computer system

Serial Port
LCD
FPGA (Cyclone-II)
7 Segments
LEDs
Switches
Push buttons
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A Computer System (till 2008)
CPU
Main Memory (DDR2)
FSB (Front-Side Bus)
North Bridge
Graphics card
DMI (Direct Media I/F)
Peripheral devices
South Bridge
Hard disk
USB
PCIe card
But, dont forget the big picture!
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Present, Near Future and More

• Core i7 based Systems

• Core 2 Duo based Systems

Main Memory (DDR2)
Main Memory (DDR3)
CPU
CPU
Quickpath (Intel) or Hypertransport (AMD)
FSB (Front-Side Bus)
North Bridge
North Bridge
South Bridge
South Bridge
DMI (Direct Media I/F)
DMI (Direct Media I/F)
Keep in mind that CPU and computer systems are
evolving at a fast pace
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Computer System Design Using FPGA

• FPGA Field-Programmable Gate Array
• Programmable hardware

Download
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FPGA Capability Example

• Reconfigurable Pentium

FPGA
Reconfigurable Pentium
A Real Pentium
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Grading Policy

• Midterm Take-home Exam 40
• Final Take-home Exam 40
• Class Presentations 20

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Assignment 0

• Install Altera ModelSim Starter Edition
• Computer System (hardware) Simulation
• http//www.altera.com/products/software/quartus-ii
  /modelsim/qts-modelsim-index.html
• Install Altera Quartus-II
• Synthesis, place route, and download to FPGA
• http//www.altera.com/products/software/quartus-ii
  /web-edition/qts-we-index.html