CENG-336 Syllabus (Spring'17) (Tentative)

Instructors Office E-mail Teaching Assistants (TA) Office E-mail

Volkan Atalay (1) A-404 volkan@ceng.metu.edu.tr Merve Asiler A-205 asiler@ceng.metu.edu.tr

Ulu Saranl (2) B-208 saranli@ceng.metu.edu.tr Can Carlak B-200 ccarlak@ceng.metu.edu.tr

Alperen Erolu B-205 alperen@ceng.metu.edu.tr

Ozan Yldz A-401 oyildiz@ceng.metu.edu.tr

Weeks Lectures Recitations / Labs Take Home Examinations

(THE)/Others
Week - 1 Course Objectives and Introduction
Feb 20, 2017
Week 2 Microprocessor Architectures and Introduction to PIC and MCDEV Take home examination groups to be
Feb 27, 2017 the PIC Microcontroller KIT, take home examination determined.
schedule, MPLAB X IDE, PIC
Assembly Language and debugging
Week 3 Basic Input/Output, Embedded PIC Assembly Language, MPLAB X Assignment of THE-1
Mar 06, 2017 Software Architectures IDE, and debugging PART I + Due Date: Mar 17, 2017
PART II
Week 4 Interrupts and Interrupt Based PICs I/O ports and programming Boards to be handed over to each
Mar 13, 2017 Programming examples group. Assignment of BoardTest

Week 5 Timers and Real-Time PICs interrupts and programming Assignment of THE-2
Mar 20, 2017 Programming Considerations examples Due Date: Apr 07, 2017

Week 6 Analog/Digital Conversion (ADC), PICs Timers and programming

Mar 27, 2017 Interfacing with the Analog World examples
Week 7 Midterm (Tentative) Q&A Session
Apr 03, 2017

Week 8 Interfacing with the Analog World, Introduction to XC8 Compiler PICs Assignment of THE-3
Apr 10, 2017 Overview of Sensors ADC Due Date: Apr 28, 2017
LCD(Liquid Crystal Display)
Driving Specs
Week 9 Sensors and Actuators, Interfacing Q&A Session
Apr 17, 2017 and Modeling
Week 10 Serial Communications Q&A Session
Apr 24, 2017
Week 11 Real-Time Operating Systems Introduction to PICOS18 PART I Assignment of THE-4
May 01, 2017 Introduction to PICOS18 PART II Due Date: May 26, 2017
Serial Communication with PICs
Week 12 Real-Time Operating Systems Q&A Session Lab Review Exam (13 May)
May 08, 2017
Week 13 Embedded Programming with an
May 15, 2017 RTOS
Week 14 Other Processors and Technologies
May 22, 2017
WARNING: You need to meet the following requirements to qualify for taking the final exam:
You need to earn at least 30/100 for the midterm.
You need to earn at least 30/100 for take home examinations (THE-1-2-3).
You need to earn at least 30/100 for the lab review exam.
In the case of academic misconduct (cheating, plagiarism or any other form) for any part of the course requirements
(examinations, assignments, etc.), the student will not be allowed to take the final examination of the course.
You need to satisfy all of the requirements related to the handling and safety of the experiment kits as indicated in the
checkout form you have signed when receiving your kit.
BoardTest & Lab Review
Midterm THE-1-2-3-4 Final Exam
Attendance Exam
18% 35% (4,9,10,12) 2%+5% 15% 25%
Lectures Day Place Hours Recitations Day Place Hours
Section-1 Mon / Thu BMB-2 / BMB-3 13:40-14:30 / 12:40-14:30 All Sections Thursday BMB-1 17:40-19:30
Section-2 Mon / Wed BMB-2 15:40-16:30 / 15:40-17:30