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ELEC3042 – Embedded Systems

2020 – Session 1, Weekday attendance, North Ryde

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General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor
Rex Di Bona
rex.dibona@mq.edu.au
Contact via email
50 Waterloo Road
by appointment via email
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
(ELEC2042 or ELEC242 or ELEC241) or (MTRN2060 or ELEC260) or (admission to MEngElecEng or MEngNetTeleEng)
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

Project-based unit. Students complete a major project that emphasize aspects of digital computing systems, including state machines, digital data processing, arithmetic processing, timing, internal and external peripherals. Students will design a program for a microcontroller that will perform processing of real world data to achieve a defined aim. This programming exercise will be used to explore the complexities that make up digital hardware designs.

Important Academic Dates

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Describe the various components that comprise a modern embedded system, including those that are essential and those that are optional.
  • ULO2: Distinguish between the different external and internal interfaces and select which is most appropriate for a given circumstance.
  • ULO3: Interface a CPU with both internal and external functional units.
  • ULO4: Program an embedded system in both the assembly and C languages.
  • ULO5: Construct state machines on an embedded system

Assessment Tasks

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General Assessment Information

You will be working on a project both during the laboratory sessions and at other times of your choosing. There will be two oral defences to ensure that you are on track with your project. These are hurdle assessments. If you do NOT pass these on the first attempt you will be provided a second attempt, generally in the following week.

Delivery and Resources

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Students in this unit will be provided with a kit of parts. Utilising this kit of parts the students will have to devise a solution to a problem that is presented. They must demonstrate full understanding of all aspects of their solution. There is NO groupwork in this unit, all work is individual.

Unit Schedule

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Policies and Procedures

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Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.

If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct​

Results

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Student Support

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Student Services and Support

Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.

Student Enquiries

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IT Help

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When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.

Changes from Previous Offering

This is the first running of this unit. It is similar to the old ELEC342, but the exam has been removed, and heavier emphasis is placed on the products presented by the students.

Changes since First Published

Date Description
05/03/2020 Assessment tasks are now listed.