Course Basics of Computer Engineering

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Responsible: Prof. Dr. Hartung

Course

Meets requirements of following modules(MID)

• in active programs
  • Ba ET2012 GTI

Course Organization

Version created 2013-07-14 VID 1 valid from WS 2012/13 valid to

Course identifiers Long name Basics of Computer Engineering CID F07_GTI CEID (exam identifier)

Contact hours per week (SWS) Lecture 2 Exercise (unsplit) Exercise (split) 1 Lab 1 Project Seminar Tutorial(voluntary) 2

Total contact hours Lecture 30 Exercise (unsplit) Exercise (split) 15 Lab 15 Project Seminar Tutorial (voluntary) 30

Max. capacity Exercise (unsplit) Exercise (split) 30 Lab 15 Project Seminar

Total effort (hours): 150

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

Basics of Computer Engineering

Assessment

Type
oE

Total effort [hours]
sK	10

Frequency: 3/year

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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