EMBED SOFTWRE SYNTH
EECS 298, Course Code: 16190
Quarter: Fall Quarter 2004

Course Description

EECS 298: Embedded Software Synthesis (3)
Algorithmic specification, design constraints. Software synthesis. Target processors, ASIPs, IPs. Application of real-time operating systems (RTOS). Embedded software concepts, requirements, examples. Static vs. dynamic scheduling. Input/output handling, interrupt requests. Code generation, mapping to RTOS. Retargetable compilation and assembly. Instruction set simulation. Prototyping and debugging.

Course Objectives and Outcomes

• Course Objectives:

  • To understand software concepts in embedded systems.
  • To be able to design, develop and debug software for embedded systems.
  • To understand embedded software generation.

• Course Outcomes:

  • Students understand the special requirements of software for embedded systems.
  • Students are able to develop application software and middleware for embedded systems.
  • Students are able to apply automatic code generation and operating system targeting to a model of an embedded system described in a system-level description language.
  • Students are able to simulate, test and debug embedded software.

Course Resources

• Reading:
  • P. Marwedel:
    "Embedded System Design",
    Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2003.
    ISBN 0-4020-7690-8
  • F. Vahid, T. Givargis:
    "Embedded System Design: A Unified Hardware/Software Introduction",
    John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2002.
    ISBN 0-471-38678-2
  • A. Jerraya, S. Yoo, D. Verkest, N. Wehn (editors):
    "Embedded Software for SoC",
    Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2003.
    ISBN 0-4020-7528-6
  • J. Staunstrup, W. Wolf (editors):
    "Hardware/Software Co-Design: Principles and Practice",
    Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 1997.
    ISBN 0-7923-8013-4
  • H. Kopetz:
    "Real-time Systems",
    Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 1997.
    ISBN 0-7923-9894-7
  • C. Krishna, K. Shin:
    "Real-Time Systems",
    McGraw-Hill, 1997.
    ISBN 0-07-057043-4
  • P. Marwedel, G. Goosens (editors):
    "Code Generation for Embedded Processors",
    Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995.
    ISBN 0-7923-9577-8
  • A. Gerstlauer, R. Doemer, J. Peng, D. Gajski:
    "System Design: A Practical Guide with SpecC",
    Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, June 2001.
    ISBN 0-7923-7387-1
• Course web site at
  http://eee.uci.edu/04f/16190/

Course Overview

Week	Topic	Lecture Notes	Reading
1	Introduction to embedded software	Lecture 1, Lecture 1b	Marwedel: "Embedded System Design", Chapter 1
2	Real-time issues, scheduling	Lecture 2, Lecture 2b	Marwedel: "Embedded System Design", Chapter 4a
3	Real-time scheduling	Lecture 3, Lecture 3b	Marwedel: "Embedded System Design", Chapter 4b
4	Embedded software specification	Lecture 4	Gerstlauer, Doemer, Peng, Gajski: "System Design: A Practical Guide with SpecC", Chapter 1
5	Embedded system design flow, software synthesis	Lecture 5	Gerstlauer, Doemer, Peng, Gajski: "System Design: A Practical Guide with SpecC", Chapter 2
6	RTOS, targeting, mapping	Lecture 6, Lecture 6b	Marwedel: "Embedded System Design", Chapter 4c
7	Target processors	Lecture 7, Lecture 7b	Marwedel: "Embedded System Design", Chapter 3
8	Software synthesis, code generation, compilation	Lecture 8, Lecture 8b	Marwedel, Goosens (editors): "Code Generation for Embedded Processors"
9	Project discussions	Lecture 9	n/a
10	Course review, project presentations	Lecture 10	n/a
Final	Final examination	n/a	n/a



• Note that contents are tentative and may change.

Course Policies

• Attendance Policy:

  Attendance and active participation is required.

• Assignments:

  Assignments are listed on the Assignments web page. They may be assigned on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.

• Exams:

  The course includes one final examination. Final examinations are administered during examination week at the time announced in the Schedule of Classes.