Introduction: What will I learn the course?

August 29 by Bina

Welcome to Fall 2016 and Realtime and Embedded Systems course. This course deals with resltime and emebdded systems that are pervasive in our environment today. We will cover foundational concepts of (i) realtime systems (ii) embedded systems and (iii) realtime and embedded systems. We will also learn programming and control of variety of systems including (i) an Unix-like emebdded kernel (ii) internet endpoint devices and (iii) phones and drones.

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There is NO REQUIRED textbook for the course. We will post the study material on a new learning environment InteractiveX, built by a local startup!

Tentative Curriculum

A broad overview of the topics to be covered is given below.

• Characteristics of realtime and embedded systems
• Embedded OS and process model; Cyclic executives
• Thread model; Mutual exclusion and synchronization
• Deadline-driven and priority-driven approaches
• Schedulability and scheduling algorithms
• C-language for system development
• Build utilities: unix make, Makefile
• Design, implemnetation and deployment of apps to control devices
• Principles of Internet of things (IoT) (Eg., Amazon button)
• Programming of an IoT device to control systems
• Understanding principles of unmanned aircraft system (UAS)/drones
• UAS: FAA regulations; Safefty, security, Privacy and ethical and legal issues
• UAS: Piloting and programming

All the concepts discussed during lecture will be reinforced with hands-on projects.