Course Overview
This course develops the skills mechanical engineers need to interact with electronic systems, primarily in embedded applications. The bulk of the course deals with microcontrollers including: memory, assembly language, C programming, memory-mapped I/O, parallel and serial I/O, interrupts, and timers.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in MECH 7171
Credits
5.0
- Not offered this term
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain basic microcontroller and microprocessor architecture. [1]
- Explain how memory mapped I/O is used to control microcontroller subsystems. [1]
- Develop simple programs that access the I/O ports on a microcontroller. [2, 4, 5]
- Develop programs that respond to maskable and non-maskable interrupts. [2, 4, 5]
- Program the timer subsystem of a microcontroller. [2, 4, 5]
- Program a microprocessor controlled mechanical system to perform a given task. [2, 4, 5, 6]
Effective as of Winter 2024
Related Programs
Electronics and Microcontrollers (ELEX 7345) is offered as a part of the following programs:
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School of Energy
- Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering Full-time
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