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Introduction to embedded systems:
Classification
Application fields

Fundamentals of digital electronics:
Logic circuits
Combinatorial circuits
Sequential circuits
Programmable logic circuits

Number systems and data formats:
Binary and hexadecimal numbers
Conversion between different bases
Binary representation of integer numbers
Binary representation of real numbers

Microcomputer organization:
Base structure
Microcontrollers vs. microprocessors
CPU
Bus
Memory organization
I/O organization
Instruction set
Introduction to interrupts

Embedded programming in assembly language:
Low-level programming
Assembler
Characteristics of assembly instructions
Multiplication and division
Data and variable allocation
Subroutines and Interrupt Service Routines

Embedded programming in C:
High-level programming
Compiler
Structure of a C program
Examples
Mixing C and assembly code

Fundamentals of interfacing:
Power sources
Clock
Power-on reset
Bootstrap

Embedded peripherals:
Interrupt types and handling
Timers and counters
Embedded memories
Bus arbitration
Direct memory access (DMA)

External world interfaces:
General purpose input-output ports (GPIO)
General interfacing through GPIO
Interfacing switches and switch arrays
Interfacing LEDs and LED-based displays
Interfacing DC loads
Interfacing AC loads
Interfacing motors

Principles of serial communication:
Data communications fundamentals
Types of serial channels: UART, USB, SPI, I2C

The analog signal chain:
Sensors interfacing and signal conditioning
Operational amplifiers
Comparators
Sampling
Analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters (ADC and DAC)

Books:

Manuel Jiménez, Rogelio Palomera, Isidoro Couvertier, “Introduction to Embedded Systems: Using Microcontrollers and the MSP430“, Springer Science & Business Media, 11 set 2013.

Paolo Spirito, “Elettronica digitale”, McGraw-Hill Companies, 2002.


Suggested readings:

EXPERIMENTER BOARD WEB PAGE - Texas Instruments MSP-EXP430FR5739
http://www.ti.com/tool/msp-exp430fr5739

EXPERIMENTER BOARD USER'S GUIDE - MSP-EXP430FR5739 Experimenter Board User's Guide (Rev. B)
http://www.ti.com/lit/ug/slau343b/slau343b.pdf

MCU USER'S GUIDE - MSP430FR57xx Family User's Guide (Rev. C)
http://www.ti.com.cn/cn/lit/ug/slau272c/slau272c.pdf

MCU DATASHEET - MSP430FR573x Mixed-Signal Microcontrollers (Rev. J)
http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/slas639j/slas639j.pdf

INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT -Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio (IDE) v5 Windows/Linux
http://www.ti.com/tool/ccstudio