Discussion - Stiquito Controlled and the MSP430 (1/12 & 1/19)

• The Presentation on the MSP430 and Stiquito for the TI Developers Conference
• Instructions for downloading the TI430 Tools and Programming the Stiquito board

Discussion - Hardware design (1/24 and 1/26)

• TI MSP430 User's Guide
• TI Product Selection Guide
• MicroChip PIC Product Selection Guide

Discussion - Wireless Quality of Service (1/31)

• Paper emailed and copied - please read and be prepared to discuss (quiz at beginning of class)
• Class presentation not posted

Zigbee Communications (IEEE 802.15.4) (2/2)

• Circuit Cellar Ink Feb 2005 article - Zigbee Tutorial
• Embedded.com:  Home networking with Zigbee
• IEEE:  Home Networking with IEEE 802.15.4:  A Developing Standard for Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks
• Class presentation

Embedded Linux (2/7)

• Embedded.com:  Is Linux worth the effort?
• Embedded.com:  Is Linux free?
• Embedded.com:  Real-time Linux  ( The figures and listings from this article)

Lab time (2/9, 2/14)

Precision Metrology:  Stuart Smith (2/16)

• Company information:  InsituTec.com
• Presentation (link forthcoming)

Discussion (2/21)

Book Chapter Discussion (2/23)

Stepper and Servo Motors (2/28)

• Control of Stepper Motors by Douglas Jones
• Stepper Motor System Basics
• What's a Servo?  A quick tutorial
• Presentation

Book Chapter Discussion (3/2)

• Turn in your chapter with your review notes (hard copy).  Write your name on them.  They will be returned.

Spring Break (3/7 and 3/9)

Circuit Cellar Ink (3/14)

Wearable Computers (3/16, 3/23)

• Paper

Zigbee Presentation (3/21)

Lab time - Practice "Midterm" exam (3/30)

Discussion - The business of Embedded Systems Development (4/4)

• Embedded.com:  Breaking into Embedded
• Embedded.com:  The Cost of Insurance
• Embedded.com:  Firmware Basics for the Boss
• Embedded.com:  Firmware Basics for the Boss:  2
• Embedded.com:  Silicon 101

JTAG (4/6)

• Boundary Scan Tutorial
• JTAG Intro
• Presentation

Lab Day (4/11)

Strain Gauges/Pressure sensors (Wed 4/13) - Jerry

• Circuit Cellar Ink article, April issue, pp 48-51
• Strain Gauge Tutorial
• Presentation

Optical Communications (Wed 4/13) - Ishfan

• General paper on Optical Communications
• Presentation

I2C (Mon 4/18) -Tej

• I2C Background
• Presentation

USB (Mon 4/18) - Mohammad

• Circuit Cellar Ink article, April issue, pp 20-26
• Circuit Cellar Ink article, April issue, pp 78-84
• Tutorial - how stuff works website
• Presentation

Project Management (Wed 4/20) Chris - NOTE  3:15 to 3:50 class

• Project management handout
• Presentation

Wireless Mesh Networks (Mon 4/25) Izzeldin

• Article
• Presentation

Temperature and pH sensors (Mon 4/25) Aarthi

• Temperature Sensors
• Presentation

Tiny OS (Wed 4/27) Kevin H

• Tiny OS web page
• Tiny OS web page - FAQ
• Presentation

RFID (Wed 4/27) Murari R

• Circuit Cellar:  The One Dollar Wireless Interface
• Atmel TK5551 Data Sheet
• Presentation

Lab Day (Mon 5/2)

Previous Semester Discussions:

Discussion -  RFID

• Circuit Cellar:  The One Dollar Wireless Interface
• Atmel TK5551 Data Sheet

Discussion - Accelerometers

• Embedded.com:  Football helmets go embedded
• Analog Devices ADXL311 Data Sheet (Accelerometer)

Testing PCBs

• Designing for Testablility
• Bed of nails example
• Building a bed of nails tester
• Parts needed for a bed of nails tester - to be posted late Monday
• Functionality of the Stiquito Board - to be posted late Monday
• The Stiquito board schematic
• The Stiquito board layout - top - to be posted late Monday
• The Stiquito board layout - bottom - to be posted late Monday
• The Stiquito board layout - both - to be posted late Monday
• The Stiquito board testing ideas/thoughts/notes (or try this JPEG)
• Things to think about for in-class exercise/quiz:
• Bill of materials for tester and tools needed to build tester
• Required test equipment needed during testing
• Board functionality to be tested
• Expected pins types and location
• Test procedure (what will be done during the test)
• Estimate of test time per board

Mars Rover and Mars Space Travel

• Embedded Development for the Extreme Demands of Space Exploration
• Golden Gate Project: RTSJ on a Rover
• EE Times:  File System Problem on the Mars Rover
• Embedded.com:  NASA recruits robotics, sensors for Mars Scout mission
• Embedded.com:  Flying robotic insect slated to explore Mars

Coding and design

• Embedded.com:  Control the Source (source code version control)
• Embedded.com:  My love-hate relationship with C
• Project Management handout

Embedded Linux

• Embedded.com:  Linux:  unfit for national security?
• Embedded System Example:  Knitting machine

Other Articles

• Embedded.com: In defense of refactoring
• Law.com:  Educate Inventors to Prevent Patent Pitfalls
• IEEE:  Business 101 For Engineering Entrepreneurs
• IEEE: Standards hidden in plain sight: 
• Multiprocessing with real-time operating systems