ECE 395 - Advanced Digital Projects Laboratory

Summer 2009 | Fall 2009 | Spring 2010 | Summer 2010
Section Type Times Days Location Instructor
A LEC 1600 - 1650 T   261 Everitt Lab  Lippold Haken
Lippold Haken
A LAB -     Lippold Haken
Lippold Haken

Web Page http://courses.ece.uiuc.edu/ece395/
Official Description Planning, designing, executing, and documenting a microcomputer-based project. Hardware is emphasized but the special projects required of student may also require an equal emphasis on software. Prerequisite: ECE 385.
Hours 2 or 3 hours.
Subject Area Computer Engineering
Course Prerequisites Credit in ECE 385
Course Directors Janak H Patel
Description Planning, designing, executing, and documenting a microcomputer based project. Hardware is emphasized but the special projects required of student may also require an equal emphasis on software.
Credit 2-3 hours
Goals This course is designed to give its students the ability to develop advanced projects in one of several areas. The Digital area is designed to give its students an ability to develop advanced microcomputer-based digital projects such as microcomputer networks and robots controlled by those networks; image and voice recognition; music synthesizers; and vehicle simulators.
Topics
  • Planning and design
  • Construction and evaluation
  • Documentation
  • Demonstration
Computer Usage 386, 486, and Pentium based Personal Computers with appropriate peripherals and for microcomputer development including in-circuit emulation. This equipment is used during the entire semester.
Course Prerequisites ECE 385.
Topical Prerequisities
  • Familiarity with Digital Laboratory work and instrumentation
  • Familiarity with a personal computer
  • Understanding of microcomputer organization
  • Ability to program in assembly language
ABET Category Engineering Design: 100%