Microcontrollers in Automation

Qualification aims

The module makes students familiar with primary concepts, methods, models and development strategies of hardware related microprocessor programming. The student is trained to

• master the basic principles of digital signal processing using microcomputers,
• comprehend the principles of processes control by microcomputers,
• comprehend and analysis new tasks and problems,
• choose suitable solution methods,
• evaluate the correctness of implementations and
• present the results.

Courses

The module consists of 2 courses:

Fundamentals of digital signal processing

Contents

• Conversion of signals (D/A, D/A), discrete level and time, impact of analogue environment
• Transfer functions in S plane
• Sampling theory fundamentals, Z-transformation, mapping S-Z-plane
• Fundamentals of digitals filters, transposed systems, DFT/FFT
• Multi-rate signal processing, sample rate conversion
• Filter structures and DFT programming for microcomputers, e.g. in control loop applications

Fundamentals of microcontroller programming

Contents

• Microcomputer architectures basics
• Structured programming for assembler lanuage
• Optimisation of storage and time consumption in relation to processor architecture
• Interrupts (handling of several interrupt levels), hardware (timers, external events)
• Problem solution using theoretical concepts of computer science
• Communication between microcontrollers
• Signal processors

Bibliography

• Oppenheim et al.: Zeitdiskrete Signalverarbeitung, ISBN 3-8273-7077-9
• Kammeyer, Kroschl: Digitale Signalverarbeitung, ISBN3-851-0072-6
• Proakis: Digital Signal Processing, ISBN 0-13-394289-9
• Wolf, W.H.: Computers as components - principles of embedded computing system design, ISBN 1-55860-541-X, 1-55860-693-9