Notes/Videos

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March 13, 2016

• Note:  Embedded Systems Course "version 2" videos are on YouTube in the playlist:
  http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPIqCiMhcdO7TJiOvupVWuVCEsSWMKuWJ
• Note:  Embedded Systems Course "version 1" videos are on YouTube in the playlist:
  http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE4462C1C306E2EB2
• The Renesas RX63N book used for the class is in the Public Domain - You may download it from here for free (This is the September 30 version).  It may not be sold; parts of it may not be used in other publications without permission of the Author.
• Here is errata for the book.  Please post errata on the Moodle page.  Five discovered and reported errata = 1 trip to the prize closet!

Renesas Manuals

• Renesas Document: RX63N Users Manual: Hardware
• Renesas Document: RX63N Users Manual: Software 
• Renesas Document: RX63N API Users Manual(Peripheral Driver Library)
• Renesas Document: RX63N C/C++ Compiler, Assembler, Optimizing Linkage Editor
• Renesas Document: RX63N Eval Board:  Quick Start Guide
• Renesas Document: RX63N Eval Board:  Starter Kit and Tutorial Manual
• Renesas Document: RX63N Eval Board:  Users Manual: Hardware
• Renesas Document: RX63N Eval Board:  Schematic
• Renesas Document: RX Family Selection Guide

Interesting Articles/Links

• IEEE Spectrum 2014 Rankings: Top 10 Programming Languages - July 2014
• Other articles as they become available

• Syllabus handed out
• Discussion of course organization (website, Moodle2)
• Use these PowerPoint notes of embedded system trends
• Extra Notes - Lecture 0

• Read book chapter 1 and Lab 1 assignments 
• Use these PowerPoint notes by Sam Shue

• Use these PowerPoint notes by Sam Shue
• Use these PowerPoint notes of Chapter 1

• Read book chapter 2
• Use these PowerPoint notes of Chapter 2

Concepts of Microcontrollers (Including ADC)

• PowerPoint notes of Chapter 2
• Extra Notes - Analog to Digital Conversion
• Extra Notes - Chapter 2
• The YouTube video for theAnalog to Digital Conversion class is at: 2015 ADC

Organization and Architecture of the Renesas RX63N

• Read book chapter 3
• PowerPoint notes of Chapter 3
• Extra Notes - Chapter 3
• The YouTube video for book Chapter 3 class is at: 2015 Renesas Chapter 3

Organization and Architecture of the Renesas RX63N

• PowerPoint notes of Chapter 3
• Extra Notes - Floating Point
• The YouTube video for the Floating Point Number class is at: 2015 Floating Point
• The YouTube video for book Chapter 3 class is at: 2015 Renesas Chapter 3

Organization and Architecture of the Renesas RX63N

• PowerPoint notes of Chapter 3
• Extra Notes - Memory maps and software development
• The YouTube video for book Chapter 3 class is at: 2015 Renesas Chapter 3

C Programming

• There is no specific book chapter for this lecture.
• PowerPoint notes of the lecture (also for future lectures)
• The YouTube video for C Programming Review class is at: 2015 C Review

• There is no specific book chapter for this lecture.
• PowerPoint notes of the lecture (also for future lectures)
• Extra Notes
• The YouTube video for C Programming Review class is at: 2015 C Review
• Just for fun, the Embedded Systems Application of the day is also available as a separate video: Ceiling Fan Controller

• Read book Chapter 4
• Use these PowerPoint notes of Chapter 4
• Extra Notes
• The YouTube video for the Software Development Tools class is at: 2015 Software Tools

• Read book chapter 5
• Use these PowerPoint notes of Chapter 5
• Extra Notes
• The YouTube video for the Software Engineering class is at: 2015 Software Engineering

• Read book chapter 6
• Use these PowerPoint notes of Chapter 6
• Extra Notes
• The YouTube video for the ADC class is at: 2015 ADC
• How to read the Renesas RX62N Evaluation Board Schematic is available as a separate video: Reading a Schematic
• Just for fun, the Embedded Systems Application of the day is also available as a separate video: BMW Controller Board

• Use these PowerPoint notes
• The YouTube video for the Software Testing class is at: Software Testing

• Use these PowerPoint notes
• The YouTube video for the Software Testing class is at: Software Testing
• Extra Notes

• Read book chapter 7
• Use these PowerPoint notes of Chapter 7 (Used for Serial Communications Lectures)
• The YouTube video for Serial Communications is at: Serial Communications
• Extra Notes

• The YouTube video for the advising class is at: Human/Robot Research
• The YouTube video for the advising class is at: Advising

• Read book chapter 7
• Use these PowerPoint notes of Chapter 7 (Used for Serial Communications Lectures)
• The YouTube video for Serial Communications is at: Serial Communications
• Extra Notes

• Read book chapter 7
• Use these PowerPoint notes of Chapter 7 (Used for Serial Communications Lectures)
• The YouTube video for Using Queues for Serial Communications is at: Queues
• Extra Notes

• Use these PowerPoint notes of the lecture
• The YouTube video for Research Ethics and Timers is at: Ethics

• Read book chapter 8
• Use these PowerPoint notes of the lecture
• Extra Notes
• The YouTube video for Event Counters and Timers is at: Timers

• Read book chapter 8
• Use these PowerPoint notes of the lecture
• Extra Notes
• Extra Notes - PWM
• The YouTube video for Event Counters and Timers is at: Timers

• Read book chapter 9
• Use these PowerPoint notes of the lecture
• Extra Notes

• Read book chapter 9
• Use these PowerPoint notes of the lecture
• The YouTube video for Interrupts is at: Interrupts

• Read book chapter 9
• Extra Notes
• The YouTube video for State Machines is at: State Machines

• Read book chapter 9
• Extra Notes
• The YouTube video for State Machines is at: State Machines

• Extra Notes
• The YouTube video is at: Application of the Day:  Greeting Card
• The YouTube video is at: Design of Embedded Systems Example

• Embedded Systems: Introduction to PCB Design
• The YouTube video for PCB Design is at: PCB Design
• Lecture Notes on PCB Design
• Tutorial Guidelines on PCB Design (This tutorial was originally developed by the Biomedical Engineering Department of UCONN)
• Systems Engineering
• The YouTube video for Systems Engineering is at: Systems Engineering
• Lecture Notes on Systems Engineering