Study Guide

Learning objectives

The student is able to design, implement and test simple programs for microprocessors or microcontrollers. He/she has a basic knowledge of various integrated development environments (IDE) and understands how to connect common digital and analog components to a processor.

Content

1. Introduction to low level programming
Device technology
Integrated development environments
Embedded programming fundamentals
C-language: embedded features
C, C++ and C# feature comparison
Bitwise and register operations
Macros

2. Low level programming of Atmel AVR microcontroller
General purpose registers in AVR
Counter and timer registers
AD converter programming
Serial communications, UART, SPI

3. AVR embedded designing and programming fundamental
Utilization and programming of the AVR microcontroller digital I/O ports (GPIO), timers, analog I/O and serial communication
Principles of debugging and testing code in simulator and in target hardware

4. Practical exercises
Design, build and run programs in simulator and in target hardware
Build various full working simple demo systems using microcontroller development platform and essential hardware

Materials

Lecture material and links to various web based tutorials. AVR and Atmel Studio manuals as well as component data sheets.