Developing an effective microcontroller course based on field-programmable mixed-signal μ-controller product

Author

Chew, Moi-Tin ; Gupta, Gourab Sen ; Lee, Tracey Kah-Mein ; Mukhopadhyay, Subhas

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng., Monash Univ., Selangor, Malaysia

fYear

2006

fDate

17-19 Jan. 2006

Abstract

The paper presents and discusses criteria employed to choose a μ-controller that has been used as the base for teaching the undergraduate course on Design for Computer & Communication System at Massey University, New Zealand. The contents of the course, lecture materials and lab projects emphasising on several specific topics are outlined. The successful results shown by the students both at exams and in-course work are a good indicator that a sufficient appreciation of the μ-controller technology and its applications has been established.

Keywords

educational courses; electronic engineering education; field programmable gate arrays; microcontrollers; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; Design for Computer & Communication System; Massey University; field-programmable mixed-signal μ-controller product; microcontroller technology; undergraduate course; Control systems; Design engineering; Digital systems; Education; Educational technology; Field programmable gate arrays; Information science; Microcontrollers; On the job training; Paper technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic Design, Test and Applications, 2006. DELTA 2006. Third IEEE International Workshop on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2500-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DELTA.2006.35

Filename

1581196