Introduction to embedded systems

What is an embedded system?
What is a microcontroller?
How to develop embedded software?
RTOS general overview: scheduler, inter task communication, interupts                                                                 

Introducing to microcontroller architecture & perphiperals

Introduction
CPU (Central Processing Unit), Registers, Flags
The external interface
Reset requirements
Clock frequency and performance , Prescaler, PLL
Memory issues (RAM, ROM, Stack etc.)
Digital Input / Output; Physical and logical level of the signals
Timers (including Input Capture, Output Compare, Watchdog timer)
Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog conversions.
PWM
Interrupts (types, usage, arbitration, masking)
Buses (data, address),  Addressing space, Address / Data multiplexing
Serial Interfaces (CAN, I2C, SPI etc.)
Power consumption

Instrumentations

Simulators/ Emulators
Debuggers
Measurement with Oscilloscopes

BIBLIOGRAPHY

[1] Embedded C, Michael J. Pont , Addison Wesley, 2002
[2] First Steps with Embedded Systems, Byte Craft Limited, 2002