Note: Recorded lectures are viewable via
Echo360.
Lectures will be conducted in person and streamed live via Zoom. Recordings will be posted
on Canvas within a few hours
of the lecture’s completion. Students are not required to attend the
live lectures, but are encouraged to do so if they are able.
See Canvas for the Zoom link
to join the live lectures.
We will use a “handout-style” notes format for the course. For each
lecture, the instructor will provide a “handout” that provides a
scaffolding for notes, including figures and starter code for
examples. During lecture, we will fill in key portions and examples.
We recommend that you take notes while watching the lecture–you can
either print out the “handout” and fill it in, or just take notes in a
notebook. The instructor’s copy of the completed notes will be posted
here when the live lecture has finished.
Want a physical copy of the handouts, but don’t want to print them
yourself? A combined PDF of all handouts is
available here. You can order
a printed version from an office supply store that offers document
copying/printing services near you (eg. Staples, OfficeMax, Fedex
Office, etc). For a black and white version (no need for color!), the
whole PDF can be printed for about
$20, plus shipping costs.
Schedule
Note: This schedule is subject to change.
While the overall ordering of content will be remain similar, dates of
individual lectures, labs, and exams may shift as policies are
revised.
| T, 17 May |
Introduction and Course Logistics
Introduction to Number Representations
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HW1
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Lecture 1 Notes (Blank)
Lecture 1 Notes (Complete)
Background Survey
C Programming Examples
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| R, 19 May |
C Programming Basics
Intro to Embedded Programming
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Lab 0
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Lecture 2 Notes (Blank)
Lecture 2 Notes (Complete)
C Programming Examples
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| R, 19 May |
Lab 0: Introduction
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| T, 24 May |
Of Integers and Endians
Floating Point Representations
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HW2
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Lecture 3 Notes (Blank)
Lecture 3 Notes (Complete)
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| R, 26 May |
The MSP430 Architecture
Intro to Digital I/O
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Lecture 3 Notes (Complete)
Lecture 4 Notes (Blank)
Lecture 4 Notes (Complete)
State machine example
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| R, 26 May |
Lab 0 / Lab 1: Blackjack
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| T, 31 May |
NO CLASS
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HW2,
Lab 1
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| R, 2 Jun |
Digital I/O: Buttons and LEDs!
More Digital I/O
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Lecture 4 Notes (Complete)
Lecture 5 Notes (Blank)
Lecture 6 Notes (Complete)
State machine example (extended)
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| R, 2 Jun |
Lab 1: Blackjack (cont.)
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| T, 7 Jun |
Digital I/O: Buttons and LEDs!
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HW3
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Lecture 5 Notes (Blank)
Lecture 7 Notes (Complete)
Digital I/O Reference
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| R, 9 Jun |
More Digital I/O
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HW4
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Lecture 5 Notes (Blank)
Lecture 8 Notes (Complete)
Decoder Example
Digital I/O Reference
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| R, 9 Jun |
Lab 2: MSP430Hero!
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| T, 14 Jun |
Exam 1 review
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Lecture 6 Notes (Exam Review)
Lecture 9 Notes (Complete)
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| T, 14-16 Jun |
Exam 1: Architecture and programming basics
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| R, 16 Jun |
Intro to Clocks and Timers
Timers and Interrupts
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Lecture 7 Notes (Blank)
Lecture 8 Notes (Blank)
Timer Register Excerpt
Lecture 10 Part 1 Notes (Complete)
Lecture 10 Part 2 Notes (Complete)
Stopwatch Example
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| R, 16 Jun |
Lab 2: MSP430Hero!
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| T, 21 Jun |
Real-world timers
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HW5
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Lecture 8 Notes (Blank)
Timer Register Excerpt
Lecture 11 Notes (Complete)
Stopwatch Example
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| R, 23 Jun |
Intro to Analog to Digital Conversion
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HW6
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Lecture 9 Notes (Blank)
ADC12 Register Excerpt
Lecture 12 Notes (Complete)
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| R, 23 Jun |
Lab 2: MSP430Hero!
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| T, 28 Jun |
No live class (recording only!)
Intro to Operating Modes
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HW7
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Lecture 13 Notes (Blank)
Lecture 13 Notes (Complete)
LPM Table
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| R, 30 Jun |
Intro to Digital Peripherals
Exam 2 Review
Course discussion
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Lecture 14 Notes (Blank)
SPI/UART Example
Lecture 14 Part 1 Notes (Digital Interfaces)
Lecture 14 Part 2 Notes (Practice Exam)
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| R-M, 30 Jun-3 Jul |
Exam 2: Clocks, Timers, and Data acquisition
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| R, 30 Jun |
Lab 2: MSP430Hero++
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Additional Lecture Notes
For additional lecture notes, please see the following resources:
Note: While the material covered in this offering of the course
may be ordered differently, the content of the notes is roughly the
same.