| Instructor(s) | Sattar Hussain [Coordinator] Office: TBA Phone: TBA Email: sattar.hussain@torontomu.ca Office Hours: Wednesdays 7:00pm-8:00pm, online via zoom meetings | Calendar Description | This course introduces students to small microprocessor-based systems, with an emphasis on embedded system hardware and software design as applied to Biomedical Engineering. Topics will include microprocessor architecture and structure, with an overview of 8- 16- and 32-bit systems, assembly language programming and the use of high-level languages. Basic input/output including parallel communications with and without handshaking and serial protocols. Hardware and software timing using interrupts and exceptions. Overview of single-chip microprocessors and controllers with an emphasis on the PIC32 microcontroller. The internal structure and design of peripheral devices are examined; together with memory system design and analysis. Key software design concepts are reinforced through labs/project work; together with the use and structure of development tools such as (cross) assemblers or compilers, monitor programs, simulators, emulators, etc. | ||||||||||||
| Prerequisites | BME 328 and CEN 199 | ||||||||||||||
| Antirequisites | COE 538 | ||||||||||||||
| Corerequisites | None | ||||||||||||||
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| Learning Objectives (Indicators) | At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:
NOTE:Numbers in parentheses refer to the graduate attributes required by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). | ||||||||||||||
| Course Organization | 3.0 hours of lecture per week for 13 weeks | ||||||||||||||
| Teaching Assistants | Sections 1 & 3: Abdelrahman Abdou, abdelrahman.abdou@torontomu.ca Sections 2 & 4: Martin Ivanov, martin.ivanov@torontomu.ca | ||||||||||||||
| Course Evaluation |
Note: In order for a student to pass a course, a minimum overall course mark of 50% must be obtained. In addition, for courses that have both "Theory and Laboratory" components, the student must pass the Laboratory and Theory portions separately by achieving a minimum of 50% in the combined Laboratory components and 50% in the combined Theory components. Please refer to the "Course Evaluation" section above for details on the Theory and Laboratory components (if applicable). | ||||||||||||||
| Examinations | a) Midterm Test will be held on week 7, Tuesday, October 17, 2022, during regular lecture hours. The midterm covers up to the prior week of the midterm exam. b) Final Examination will be held during the final examination period. c) Labs are conducted in groups of two students each. Attendance is mandatory for all labs. The theory component is assessed via the midterm and Final Exam (65% of the final grade), while the laboratory component is assessed by completing and demonstrating the given lab tasks as well as submitting the lab reports. In the course project, students will design a signal acquisition and processing system based on interfacing a Microprocessor with external sensors/actuators. The laboratory is 25% of the final grade and the course Project is 10%. | ||||||||||||||
| Other Evaluation Information | Midterm, makeup test, and Final Examination are closed book exams. Instructions and coverage are to be discussed in the class prior to each test. Labs begin in the second week of the classes. Students are expected to attend the lab sessions of the section for which they are registered. One lab report is to be submitted per group. Missing a lab session will result in zero marks given to that lab regardless of submitting a lab report. All reports, whether for the lab or the final project, are expected to include a standard FEAS cover page. The reports are expected to adhere to IEEE format, including references. The report should justify the design choices, problem definition, methodology, implementation details, and performance analysis. Refer to the marking and style guides provided within each lab document for details on what is required in these reports. More instructions can be found in the lab rules posted in D2L. | ||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | BME538 lectures and labs are delivered in person. Lectures are at KHE321A & labs are at ENG307. Office hours will be held online via zoom meetings. All course-related communications will be through D2L Brightspace LMS. Lecture notes, lab handouts, and assignments will be made available through D2L course shell. Students are expected to frequently check the course shell for posted announcements and course materials. TMU University requires that any official or formal electronic communications from students be sent from their official TMU E-mail account. As such emails from other addresses may not be responded to. Prof Sattar Hussain holds the copyright in the works of all original materials used in this course and students registered in this course can use the materials for the purposes of this course but no other use is permitted, and there can be no transfer or use of the work for any other purpose without the explicit permission of Prof Sattar Hussain. | ||||||||||||||
| Other Information | None | ||||||||||||||
Week | Hours | Chapters / | Topic, description |
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1 | 3 | Text 1: CH. 1, 2, & 3 Text 2: CH. 8 | General Concepts Internal Architecture |
2 | 3 | Text 1: CH. 1, 2, & 3 Text 2: CH. 8 | Parallel I/O Ports-Interfacing I/O Devices |
3 | 3 | Text 1: CH. 5 Text 2: CH. 9 | Interrupts and Timers |
4 | 3 | Text 1: CH. 5 Text 2: CH. 8 | System and Peripheral Clocking Oscillators- Configuration Bits |
5 | 3 | Text 1: CH. 12 & 15 Text 2: CH. 11 | Output Compare Module Configuration-PWM Applications |
6 | 3 | Text 1: CH. 8 Text 2: CH. 10 | Asynchronous Serial Communications-UART |
7 | 3 | Weeks 1-6 | Midterm |
8 | 3 | Text 1: CH. 7 Text 2: CH. 10 | Synchronous Serial Communication-SPI |
9 | 3 | Text 1: CH. 7 Text 2: CH. 10 | Synchronous Serial Communication-I2c |
10 | 3 | Text 1: CH. 10 Text 2: CH. 11 | Analog interfacing |
11 | 3 | Text 1: CH. 10 Text 2: CH. 11 | Analog interfacing-Continued |
12 | 3 | Text 1: CH. 12 Text 2: CH. 11 | Input Capture |
13 | 3 | Text 2: CH. 8 & 13 | Watchdog Timers-Advanced Interfacing and Programming Topics |
Week | L/T/A | Description |
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1 | NA | No Lab |
2 | Lab 0 | Installing MPLAB X, Proteus, & Compilers |
3 | Lab 1 | PIC24 Ports Configuration |
4 | Lab 2 | I/O Interfacing |
5 | Lab 3 | Keypad Interfacing |
6 | Lab 4 | Interrupts & Timers |
7 | Lab 5 | Output Compare-Pulse Width Modulation |
8 | lab 6 | Asynchronous Serial Communications-UART |
9 | Lab 7 | Asynchronous Serial Communications-SPI |
10 | Lab 8 | Analog Interfacing-ADC |
11 | Lab 9 | Input Capture-Temperature Sensor interfacing |
12 | Project | Final Project |
13 | Project | Final Project-Cont'd |
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