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ENEE14006 Embedded Microcontrollers
Embedded Microcontrollers
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General Information

Overview

In this unit, you will learn the concepts of programming, interfacing, and controlling the operations of a microcontroller using the C language. The unit is designed to provide you with an understanding of the architecture and programming of embedded systems with microcontrollers. The course will cover essential programming elements such as data types, loops, branching statements, and functions. Additionally, you will learn about interrupt handling, timers, and counters. Furthermore, you will gain hands-on experience in designing, prototyping, and testing embedded systems using commercially available microcontroller devices. You will be given practical exercises to apply the concepts learned in the unit. The course will also cover advanced topics such as interfacing with peripherals, analog and digital sensors, and communicating with external devices through different communication protocols. Finally, you will design and prototype a real-world application as your final project. To complete the compulsory practical activities and the project, you will be required to purchase the hardware components needed. Please refer to the unit Moodle site for a list of hardware components and their costs. The unit supports the UN sustainable development goal 9 - industry, innovation, and infrastructure by discussing how microcontroller systems could be used in small-scale industries for low-cost automation.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 4
Credit Points: 12
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.25

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: (ENEE13020 Digital Electronics AND ENEE13018 Analogue Electronics) OR ENEX12002 Introductory Electronics.

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Offerings For Term 2 - 2024

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Attendance Requirements

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Class and Assessment Overview

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Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Unit Coordinator's reflection

Feedback

Further exercises and explanations into some aspects of the hardware programming will be helpful.

Recommendation

Incorporating and highlighting hardware programming examples in lectures and tutorials and providing more explanation of codes.

Feedback from Unit Coordinator's reflection

Feedback

The use of physical hardware in this unit gave the opportunity to apply knowledge into practice.

Recommendation

This practice will be continued.

Feedback from Unit Coordinator's reflection

Feedback

C programming can be unfamiliar to some students. It is useful to provide more learning support

Recommendation

Supporting materials for learning C programming will be provided and tutorials will cover examples to bring students up to speed with the required programming level.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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