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05-464: Microcomputer Interfacing

School of Engineering , University of Guelph
Fall 1999

Instructor:

Prof. Shawki Areibi  
Room 230, ext. 3819  
Email: sareibi@uoguelph.ca  
Web site: http://www.uoguelph.ca/~sareibi/05-464  
Office hours: Monday 10:30-11:30, Wednesday 10:30-11:30  

Lab Coordinator:

Alan Miller  
Room 118, ext. 3873  
Email: miller@net2.eos.uoguelph.ca  

Schedule:

Class times:
Tues & Thurs 14:30-15:50 (MAXN313)
Lab times:
Wed 11:30-13:20 (THRN118)

Course Description:

Interfacing microcomputers to external equipment. Topics include peripheral devices, hardware interfaces, device driver software and real time programming. Data acquisition topics include sensors, signal conditioning and digital signal processing. Data transmission will also be discussed.

Course Objective:

To provide the student with the necessary knowledge and experience to design and implement complex microcomputer-based data acquisition and control systems.

Course Text:

Driscoll, Data Acquistion and Process Control with the M68HC11 , Prentice Hall, 1997.
Reference: Motorola M68HC11 User Manual

Evaluation:

Assignments: Three (3) assignments 10%
Lab Projects: Four (4) projects 30%
Mid Term: Tuesday November 09, 14:30-15:30 15%
Final Exam: Tuesday December 07, 14:30-16:30 45%

Safety:

To ensure your safety and the safety of others, please abide by the lab safety regulations. The lab coordinator will explain them to you during your first lab session. The following are some guidelines:
1.
Do not wire up circuits or make any alterations to existing circuits while the power is on
2.
Do not turn on any power until the circuit has been checked by an instructor or lab coordinator.
3.
Do not touch any part of a circuit while power is connected to the circuit
4.
Hit the emergency button if you notice the slightest hint of trouble in the lab.

Academic Misconduct:

Please refer to the regulations outlined in the student handbook regarding academic misconduct. The policy for this course is zero tolerancy for any form of academic misconduct. Further, late assignments and labs will not be graded.

Tentative Schedule:

     
Week Topics References
1-2 Digital Devices  
3 Communications Text ch 9 & 10
4 Microcontroller architecture M68HC11 Manual
5-6 Conversions Text ch 5
6-7 Sampling Text ch 6
8 Acquisition & conditioning Text ch 4
9-10 Filters Text ch 3
11 Op amps Text ch 2
12 Sensors Text ch 1


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