Embedded System Design

(Fall 2010)

Lecture 1

Osman Hasan

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 Outline

• Introduction
• Course
• Instructor
• Students
• Embedded Systems

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 Course Introduction

• Prerequisites
• Digital Systems I, II (CE-202, CE-302),
• Computer Architecture (CE314)

• Text Book:
• Embedded System Design: A unified Hardware/Software
Introduction, Frank Vahid and Tony Givargis, 2002.
• Chapters 1 – 7
• Reference Books:
• Computer as Components, Wayne Wolf, 2005
• Embedded Systems Design, Steve Heath, 2003
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 Grading Scheme

Final 40%
OHTs 30%
Class Participation 5%
Quizzes 5%

Labs 10%

Assignment 5%
Project 5%

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 Instructor: Osman Hasan

• Joined SEECS in September 2009

• Contact:
• osman.hasan@seecs.nust.edu.pk
• Phone: 9085.2137
• Faculty Block A – 301

• http://ohasan.seecs.nust.edu.pk

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Instructor: Osman Hasan

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Instructor: Osman Hasan

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 Outline

• Introduction
• Course
• Instructor
• Students
• Embedded Systems

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 Embedded Systems

• Computers that perform one or a few dedicated tasks

Device Is an Embedded System?
Desktop Computer No
Printer Yes
Digital Camera Yes

• Tightly-constrained
• Low cost, low power, small, fast, etc.
• Reactive and real-time
• React to changes in the system’s environment
• Delayed response may lead to faults
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An embedded system example -- a digital
camera

• Single-functioned
• Always a digital camera

• Tightly-constrained
• Low cost, low power, small, fast

• Reactive and real-time

• Only to a small extent

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 Activity!

• Identify at least 5 embedded systems

• Name a system that is not an embedded system but

can be made more efficient if developed as an
embedded system

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 Further examples of Embedded Systems
Anti-lock brakes Electronic card readers Photocopiers
Auto-focus cameras Electronic instruments Point-of-sale systems
Automatic teller machines Electronic toys/games Portable video games
Automatic toll systems Factory control Printers
Automatic transmission Fax machines Satellite phones
Avionic systems Fingerprint identifiers Scanners
Battery chargers Home security systems Smart ovens/dishwashers
Camcorders Life-support systems Stereo systems
Cell phones Medical testing systems Teleconferencing systems
Cell-phone base stations Modems Televisions
Cordless phones MPEG decoders Temperature controllers
Cruise control Network cards Theft tracking systems
Curbside check-in systems Network switches/routers VCR’s, DVD players
Digital cameras On-board navigation Video game consoles
Disk drives Pagers Washers and dryers
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Further examples of Embedded Systems

– Billions of units produced yearly, versus millions of desktops

– 50 per household and per automobile in 1999
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Components of an Embedded System

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 Embedded System Design

• Obtain the desired functionality in the most optimal

way
• Design Challenges
• What kind of processors to use?
• What kind of peripherals?
• What kind of memory?
• How to interface these components?
• Low Cost, Fast, Low Power, Low Time to Market
etc.

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 Course Outline

• Introduction to Embedded Systems

• Custom Single-Purpose Processors
• General-Purpose Processors
• Standard Single-Purpose Processors
• Memory
• Interfacing
• Case Study: Digital Camera

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 Course Website

Embedded System Design

(Fall 2010)

LMS access code: bee4a/bee4b

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 Summary

• What are Embedded systems

• Computers that perform one or a few dedicated tasks
• Tightly-constrained
• Reactive and real-time

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