An integrated approach to teaching embedded systems early in the curriculum: flip flops to PONG

Gordon Morison; Peter Barrie

doi:10.1109/EDERC.2012.6532248

An integrated approach to teaching embedded systems early in the curriculum: flip flops to PONG

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Abstract

To develop the next generation of embedded real-time reactive systems, product designers will need mixed software-hardware methodologies. This will require computer scientists and engineers that are well versed with the diverse range of skills required. Within this paper a teaching approach is detailed that combines at an early level in the curriculum an FPGA-based approach to teach digital logic design, and an MSP430 based microcontroller section to introduce embedded software development. This integrated teaching approach is shown to raise the students’ interest and understanding of hardware and software development and their integration

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE Xplore Conference Publications
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	169-172
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467345972
ISBN (Print)	9781467345958
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EDERC.2012.6532248
Publication status	Published - 13 Sep 2012

Keywords

computer science education
embedded Systems
gate arrays
logic design
microcontrollers

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