Late Submission Policy

• 5% penalty per day: If you submit your assessment late, 5% of the total possible marks will be deducted for each day (including weekends), up to 7 days.
  • Example 1 (out of 100): If you score 85/100 but submit 20 hours late, you will lose 5 marks and receive 80/100.
  • Example 2 (out of 30): If you score 27/30 but submit 1 day late, you will lose 1.5 marks and receive 25.5/30.
• After 7 days: Submissions more than 7 days late will receive a mark of 0.
• Extensions:
  • Automatic short extension: Some assessments are eligible for automatic short extension. You can only apply for an automatic short extension before the due date.
  • Special Consideration: If you need more time due to serious issues and for any assessments that are not eligible for Short Extension, you must apply for Special Consideration.

Need help? Review the Special Consideration page HERE

This unit consists of one lecture and one practical sessions per week, starting in Week 1 on campus. Attendance of all lectures and practical sessions is important for successful completion of this unit. Students should plan for in-person attendance each week. Important information regarding unit content and assessments are given during lectures and practical sessions. Students are expected to watch the video recordings on iLearn/ECHO if they miss a lecture. At times, video recordings of important information conveyed during practical sessions will also be uploaded. Students are expected to watch these when they are made available.  

Time-sensitive information and reminders will also be conveyed using iLearn Announcements. Students are expected to read all announcements regularly. 

All students must have the following parts for the unit:

• Arduino Uno
• 2x16 character I2C LCD display and jumper wires

A comprehensive kit of parts is available for purchase from the University at less than cost price, or the student can bring their own kit as long as it has an Arduino Uno, LCD and jumper wires.

All practicals use a shield that must be borrowed through the library system and is available from the School of Engineering technical team.

Students will also need a laptop computer with MPLab X IDE and Arduino software installed. It is preferable that the computer be running Windows. Students with Mac laptops are highly encouraged to install Boot Camp and run Windows natively. You will also need access to Zoom for the oral examination. 

A list of recommended textbooks can be found on Leganto or in iLearn. Students will also need to refer to component datasheets are provided on iLearn but also freely available from the manufacturers' websites. 

If students require additional help with understanding of unit material or clarification of assessment requirements when studying at home, the student should post their question to the General Discussion Forum on iLearn. Unit convenors will typically answer these questions within one-two business days. All students are expected to read these posts and are encouraged to contribute to the discussion by answering each others questions. Please do not email questions to unit convenors or use the Private Message on iLearn feature. You will likely be re-directed to post your question to the General Discussion Forum which will delay the time you will receive an answer. Students may also seek face-to-face consultation during the consultation time shown on iLearn. Please notify the unit convenors through a Private Message on iLearn if you would like a face-to-face consultation. 

Students experiencing personal hardship should contact the unit convenors through a Private Message on iLearn to discuss how we can support your progress through your studies of this unit.  

This unit covers embedded systems programming in C, state machines, timers and interrupts, ADC, and interfacing with external peripheral using standard protocols such as UART, SPI and I2C. 

Lectures and practicals will commence in week 1.

Please refer to the unit's iLearn page for most up-to-date details.

We value student feedback to be able to continually improve the way we offer our units. As such we encourage students to provide constructive feedback via student surveys, to the teaching staff directly, or via the FSE Student Experience & Feedback link in the iLearn page.

To enable students more time to focus on learning, understanding and reflecting on the content of our unit we have revised the assessment structure as follows. There are now only three assessments: two projects and a final exam. Although no marks are associated with attendance, all activities provide you with key content designed to help you understand content and complete the assessments.