Titular Professors
Basic concepts on Boolean algebra and combinational systems.
1. Review the basic knowledge of the design of combinational and sequential systems.
2. Gain knowledge about the design of digital systems using small/medium scale of integration elements, microprocessors and microcontrollers.
3. Study different digital systems design methodologies.
4. Design and implement digital systems in the laboratory in order to deeply analyze how they work.
5. Gain abilities for error detection and debugging in complex systems with the implementations made at the laboratory.
Topic 1: The miniCPU (18 hours).
1.1 General CPU Architecture.
1.2 Instruction Fetch and Decoding.
1.3 The Stack.
1.4 Execution of Jump Instructions.
1.5 Data Memory, Memory Mapping, Addressing, and Input/Output Interface.
1.6 Data Bus and Special Function Registers.
1.7 The Arithmetic Logic Unit.
1.8 Interrupts.
1.9 Advanced Peripherals.
Topic 2: Microcontroller Programming in Assembly Language (22 hours).
2.1 Instruction Set.
2.2 Input/Output Ports.
2.3 Oscillator.
2.4 Interrupts.
2.5 Timer 0.
2.6 Program Memory.
2.7 Data Memory.
2.8 Assembly Language Programming.
Topic 3: Cooperative Design and Programming in C (40 hours).
3.1 Multitasking System Programming Methodology.
3.2 Design and Implementation of Cooperative Software.
3.3 A/D Converter.
3.3 EUSART.
3.4 EEPROM Memory.
3.5 Multitasking Problem Resolution.
3.6 Design and Implementation of Real-Time Multitasking Systems.
The methodology used in the subject of Digital systems and microprocessors combines master classes with flipped classroom sessions. The contents acquired in class are reinforced with two laboratory practical assignments, that must be submitted during the school year and constitute the basis of the continuous assessment mark.
In this subject, the estudy is the platform that the teachers use to communicate with the students. Through this platform, the teachers of the subject publish different materials that the students need (guides, exercises, exams, support contents, etc.)
The subject is organized in two semesters, and each of them will be marked individually considering the exam marks and the continuous assessment marks.
Referring to the exams marks
The first semester has a final exam (E1S) on January that can be retaken in the extraordinary call of July. In both calls, it is mandatory to pass, at least, one of the checkpoints of the continuous assessment of the first semester ({CP}_{1-1} and/or {\ CP}_{1-2}) before the day of the exam. Otherwise, the grade for E1S will be NP.
The second semester has a final exam (E2S) on June that can also be retaken in the extraordinary call of July. In both calls, it is mandatory to pass, at least, one of the checkpoints of the continuous assessment of the second semester ({CP}_{2-1} and/or {\ CP}_{2-2}) before the day of the exam. Otherwise, the grade for E2S will be NP.
Referring to the continuous assessment mark
The continuous assessment aims to track the progress and planning capacity and the continuous work of each student. Continuous assessment mark will be determined considering the practical assignments of the subject. In each of the two practical assignments of the subject, two checkpoints (CP) will be evaluated. These checkpoints are aimed to track the evolution of the practical assignments during the course.
The continuous assessment marks will be calculated as:
{NAC}_1:
{si\ {CP}_{1-1},{CP}_{1-2}\geq5\rightarrow N A C}_1=0.4· CP1-1+0.6·CP1-2
{si\ {CP}_{1-2}=NP\rightarrow N A C}_1=NP\
{NAC}_2:
{si\ {CP}_{2-1},{CP}_{2-2}\geq5\rightarrow N A C}_2=0.4· CP2-1+0.6·CP2-2
{si\ {CP}_{2-1}=NP,\ {CP}_{2-2}\neq N P\ \rightarrow N A C}_2=min\funcapply(2,{CP}_{2-2})\
{si\ {CP}_{2-2}=NP\rightarrow N A C}_2=NP
This means that in order to obtain a continuous assessment mark {NAC}_i the student must pass all the {CP}_{i-j}. The maximum mark that the students can obtain if they deliver a checkpoint within two weeks after the last scheduled interview date for the {CP}_{i-j} is a 7. The maximum grade for the checkpoints that are passed after two weeks from the last scheduled interview date the {CP}_{i-j} is a 5.
For each checkpoint {CP}_{i-j} that is passed before the last scheduled interview date, the student will be eligible for a bonus of 0.5 points to be added to the theory exam grade (E_iS) of the semester to which the checkpoint corresponds. This bonus will be assigned by the teacher of the class group to which the student has been assigned and will reflect the good attitude of the student towards the subject; it will consider parameters such as attendance, participation, exercises completed in class, preparation of the sessions, etc.
Referring to the final marks
The final mark of the semester is calculated as the maximum between the mark of the exam and the mark of exam weighted with the continuous assessment mark of the semester, only if the exam mark is greater or equal than 5 and the continuous assessment mark is different than NP.
if\ E_iS\geq5\ and\ {NAC}_i\neq NP\ \rightarrow{FM}_i=max ?( EiS ; 0.6·EiS+0.4·NAC1) ,
if\ E_iS<5\ \rightarrow{FM}_i=\left[\ E_iS\ \right].
In order to pass the subject it is necessary that {FM}_1and {FM}_2 are equal or greater than 5, and that all the practical assignments are properly delivered and the interviews passed ({NAC}_1,NAC_2\geq5). In this case, the final mark of the subject is calculated as the arithmetic mean of the final marks of the two semesters.
In case that any of the assessment elements of the subject (CP_{i-j},\ E_iS) would be NP, the final mark will be:
2, if the assessment activities corresponding to the ?Highly significant activity? category in which the student has participated (mark different than NP) have an aggregated weight equal or higher than 50% of the overall weight of all the highly significant assessment activities.
NP, otherwise.
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