CP316: Microprocessor Systems and Interfacing

Introduction

About this course ... [ Wednesday January 23, 2013 ]
Faculty of Science general regulations
Results of evaluations from 2013 [ April 26, 2013 ]

Development Environment

Target Hardware

QwikFlash Development Board based on a PIC18F452 Microcontroller

Reference Material

Errors in Huang text (evolving file)
IEEE 754 Compliant Floating Point Routines
[pdf 151pp; © 1997 Microchip Technology Inc.]
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Course Material

Week of ...	Lab/Lecture	Reference Material [ white background indicates required reading; gray background indicates optional reading]

Jan. 7	About this course ... [ Wednesday January 23, 2013 ] get a lab notebook (if you have room in the notebook you used for PC300, you can used the same lab notebook) distribution of hardware and review of kit contents bring text and lab notebook to lab In lab: Watch this video! MPLABX Introduction [screencast] Watch this video on viewing memory in MPLABX. (It's about 6 minutes long.) Lab Exercise: Introduction to the Development Environment (Simulator) [ Thursday February 7, 2013 ] Lab Exercise: Introduction to Macros [ Wednesday January 9, 2013 ] Postlab Requirements	Definitions for week 1
Jan. 7	Lecture: Introduction to the PIC18F452 [ Tuesday March 5, 2013 ] Introduction to PIC18 Assembly Language [ Tuesday October 16, 2012 ]	Read Chapter 1 in text; specifically: Section 1.2.3 Section 1.4 Section 1.5 Section 1.6 install software on home system Correct errors in Huang text

Jan. 14	Prelab: Introduction to the QwikFlash Development Board (power) Prelab: Introduction to the QwikFlash Development Board (reset) Do online quiz on MyLearningSpace between 12:01 a.m. Monday and 11:59 p.m. Tuesday evening. Lab Exercise: Introduction to the Development Environment (Debugger) [ Thursday February 7, 2013 ]	Definitions for week 2 Here's a detailed Microchip video on breakpoints . (It's about 13 minutes long.) Homework: Do NOT hand in! Simple PIC18F452 Assembly Language Programs
Jan. 14	Lecture: Look up LED initialization and operations sections from test program before lecture. I/O Ports [ Tuesday January 15, 2013 ] Assembly language programming tips #DEFINE vs. EQU vs. CONSTANT	Read Chapter 2 text sections: Section 2.3 Section 2.6 Section 2.4 (long; reference as needed) Section 2.9 Section 2.11 Section 2.13 Read Chapter 7 text sections: Section 7.2 Section 7.3 Section 7.5 Section 7.6 Textbook looping problem

Jan. 21	Prelab: Introduction to the QwikFlash Development Board (LEDs) Do online quiz on MyLearningSpace between 12:01 a.m. Monday and 11:59 p.m. Tuesday evening. Lab Exercise: Flashing LEDs using Delay Routines (Programmer) [ Thursday February 7, 2013 ] Postlab Requirements	assembler arithmetic
Jan. 21	Lecture: Timers and Counters [ Friday January 18, 2013 ] Timer 0 timer code snippet Timer adjustment illustration Timer1 Module Data Sheet Errata [ Monday June 11, 2012 ] Timing in QFPV.asm Read-Modify-Write problem See the section on PIC18Fxxx family Read-Modify-Write problem (and how to avoid it) Mini-project [ Thursday January 24, 2013 ] Research paper [ Tuesday January 29, 2013 ]	Read Chapter 8 text sections: 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7

Jan. 28	Prelab: Introduction to the QwikFlash Development Board (clock) Do online quiz on MyLearningSpace between 12:01 a.m. Monday and 11:59 p.m. Tuesday evening. Lab Exercise: Timers and Counters [ Thursday February 7, 2013 ] Postlab Requirements	Definitions for week 4
Jan. 28	Lecture: Interrupts [ Monday January 28, 2013 ] Interrupt chart PIC 18Fxx2 Interrupts INTCON register Interrupt programming tips Thursday lecture in L314 Library research for paper Library class guide for CP316	Read Chapters 6 and 8 (and 7.4.2) in text

Feb. 4	Prelab: Interrupts Lab Exercise: Interrupts [ Wednesday February 9, 2011 ] Postlab Requirements (could be done as pre-lab)	Definitions for week 5
Feb. 4	Lecture: LCD displays [ Thursday January 10, 2013 ] Hitachi LCD controller datasheet Optrex LCD module datasheet Hitachi read timing Hitachi write timing LCD timing information illustrated Code examples Timer initialization example LCD Macro example LCD initialization example Application note 716 giving example of TABLAT (see page 4) Mini-project code proposal and walk-through	Read Chapter 7 section 7.7 in text

Feb. 11	Prelab: Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Prelab or Postlab: Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Lab Exercise: Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) [ Wednesday January 23, 2013 ]	Highlight of LCD information for week 6 Arithmetic Decimal Arithmetic (BCD) Math subroutines chart Counting and Time
Feb. 11	Lecture: Serial Communication: USART, SPI, and I²C [ Tuesday February 12, 2013 ] MAX522 DAC datasheet Rotary Pulse Generator [ Wednesday August 1, 2012 ] Shaft Encoding Paper single page overview No-wait programming (part 1) No-wait programming (part 2) No-wait programming (part 3) Bit-bashing Bit-bashing compass code (I²C)	Read Chapters 9, 10, and 11 in text

Feb. 18	READING WEEK

Feb. 25	Lab Exercise: Rotary Pulse Generator [ Tuesday February 15, 2011 ]	Definitions for week 7 Digital Inputs: pushbutton Digital Inputs: rotary pulse generator analog to digital conversion USART Serial Interfaces: SPI Fundamentals in I²C [animation; PhoenixMicro Inc.]
Feb. 25	Lecture: Analog to Digital Converter [ Tuesday February 26, 2013 ] Final project introduction test jig example Sensor and Actuator Inventory project checklist (preliminary)	Read Chapter 12 in text

Mar. 4	Final project QwikFlash board connectors Sensor and Actuator Inventory	project
Mar. 4	Lecture: Memory [ Tuesday March 5, 2013 ] Charge pumps charge pump animation Voltage doublers choose course evaluation date (March 8) Paper draft due in lab	Read Chapter 14 and refer to Chapter 7 in text

Mar. 11	project	project
Mar. 11	(March 15) Screencast due in lab

Mar. 18	project	project
Mar. 18	(March 22) Paper final copy due in lab

Mar. 25	project course evaluation in lab March 27 Friday March 29 is Good Friday.	project
Mar. 25

Apr. 1	Project Demonstration - April 5 ?	project & demonstration
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Apr. 8	Makeup day for Good Friday.	?
Apr. 8

CP316: Microprocessor Systems and Interfacing

Introduction

Development Environment

Target Hardware

Reference Material

Course Material

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