Course Basics of Computer Engineering

Course

Meets requirements of following modules(MID)

• in active programs
  • Ba ET2012 GTI

Course Organization

Instruction language

• Deutsch

Study Level

• Bachelor

Prerequisites

• keine

Textbooks, Recommended Reading

• Vogt, C: C für Java-Programmierer
• Tanenbaum, Goodman: Computerarchitektur, Pearson Studium (Prentice Hall)

Instructors

• Prof.Dr.Hartung
• Prof.Dr.Thieling
• Prof. Dr. Kreiser

Supporting Scientific Staff

• Dipl.-Ing. Norbert Kellersohn
• MSc. Hanna Sidnenka

Transcipt Entry

Assessment

Course components

Lecture/Exercise

Objectives

Contents

• Basic knowledge in automata theory
  • Boolean Algebra (B.A.)
    • Use B.A. to describe simple logical systems
    • computation laws of B.A.
    • normal forms
  • network of B,A, functions
  • Codes used in digital systems and computers
    • number representation (integer, float)
    • character coding
      • ASCII
    • binary codes for measurement data
      • error handling
        • adding parity
  • Finite Discrete Automata (FSA)
    • Mealy
    • Moore
    • Transformation model to code
      • code generation (C)
      • code generation (VHDL)
• Basic knowledge in digital technology
  • description
    • schematic
    • hardware description language (VHDL)
  • logical units (gates)
    • standard gates
      • elementary gates AND, OR, NOT, XOR
      • decoder, multiplexer
    • configurable gates
• basics of C programming for controllers
  • constants, variables, data representation
  • expressions
    • bit operations
  • statements, control structures
  • references, pointer, pointer arithmetics
  • functions
    • f. with reference parameters
    • variables in functions
      • auto, static, volatile, register
  • standard libraries
    • stdio
    • string
  • structuring of data (struct, union)
  • preprocessor statements
  • multi file sources with library access
• I/O programming with C
  • hardware of I/O ports
  • access to I/O
    • memory mapped I/O
    • separate port area
  • direct I/O access via pointer
  • I/O driver: functional model and access
  • bit access and manipulation with C
• software development for Microcontroller
  • Compiler
  • Linker
  • (Target-)Debugger
  • Simulator
• programming of measurement and control systems
  • transformation of Moore and Mealy FSA into C programs
  • example: development of an application-oriented I/O library
• structure and function of a embedded computer system (microcontroller)
  • architecture (processor with control and computation unit), parallel, serial I/O, timer, ADC
  • function of processor in a register transfer model
• exceptions and interrupts
  • interrupt sources
  • interrupt management
  • I/O processing via interrupt in an example

Acquired Skills

• Understanding technical specifiations (data sheets)
• Using description techniques
  • transformation of boolean functions
  • FSA description
• digital system construction
  • using specification tools
    • writing VHDL models
    • using synthesis tools for FPGA configuration
    • test with test vectors
• measurement and control with mini/microcontroller
  • use of driver libraries inclusive interrupt
  • programming the system with C

Additional Component Assessment

• keiner

Lab

Objectives

Acquired Skills

• digital system construction
  • specification using a electronic design tool (e.g. Altera Quartus II)
  • implementation
    • configuration of FPGA
    • test FPGA in lab
• mini/microcontroller system construction
  • interpretation of student-adapted technical description
  • using a programming environment with driver functions
  • implementation of program

Operational Competences

• handle complex tasks in a small team
• Specification, implementation and test of an digital example system
  • with FPGA
  • with mini/microcontroller
• understanding a textual description of medium size with different aspects
  • system behavior
  • system architecture
    • understanding system levels
    • understanding interfaces

Additional Component Assessment

• keiner