CS/ECE 5785/6785: Advanced Embedded Software (Fall 2012)

This course is about building reliable and efficient embedded software, with a bias towards whole-system issues. Students complete several projects in C running on ARM/Linux-based embedded development boards. The course covers a number of special topics such as embedded software architectures, digital signal processing, feedback control, real-time scheduling, verification and validation, wired and wireless embedded networks, and safety-critical embedded systems.

Also see this blog entry: Why Take an Embedded Systems Course

• lectures: Tues, Thurs at 02:00 PM-03:20 PM in WEB L110
• labs: TBD
• instructor: John Regehr
• John's office hours: talk to me during lab sessions, or stop by my office MEB 3470 (also see my schedule)
• TA: TBD
• TA's office hours: TBD
• prerequisites: ECE/CS 5780/6780 is the suggested prerequisite. However, 5785 is also open to students who know C and who have taken an undergrad OS course, or equivalent. If in doubt talk to the instructor.
• class mailing list: cs5785@list.eng.utah.edu -- everyone enrolled in the class should subscribe to this list (the list archive may also be useful)
• instructor+TA mailing list: teach-cs5785@list.eng.utah.edu
• add/drop policy: the University is strict on this, see here for details and also keep the academic calendar in mind
• incomplete policy: incompletes are a pain for everyone involved; I won't give you one unless you have a documented legal or medical emergency

• The C Programming Language (2nd Edition) by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie (CS and ECE students should own a copy of this book anyway).
• Better Embedded System Software by Phillip Koopman

• Students are encouraged to discuss homework solutions and programming assignments with each other. However, you must never make an electronic copy of someone's code or assignment, or type/write while looking at their code or assignment. These count as cheating.
• Late homeworks will not be accepted unless you have a good excuse AND you have made arrangements with me in advance.
• Submission instructions that apply to all labs and homeworks

• Students, working in teams, will complete a number of programming projects.
• For cheating purposes labs are like homeworks except that you work in groups. It is never acceptable to look at another group's source code or make an electronic copy.
• All members of a group receive the same grade for each lab.
• The software platform for this course is C.
• For more information see the lab page.
• Late labs will not be accepted unless you have a good excuse AND you have made arrangements with me in advance.
• Submission instructions that apply to all labs and homeworks