EG-151 Microcontrollers 2023-2024

Authors Dr Chris Jobling, Dr Timothy Davies, Dr Ben Clifford

Publisher: Department of ELectronic and Electrical Engineering, School of Aerospace, Civil, Electrical, General and Mechanical Engineering (SACEGME), Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea UK.

Publication Date: September 2023.

Citing this Document: When referencing this document please use the following format based on the library supported Swansea Vancouver Style:

Welcome to EG-151 Microcontrollers

EG-151 Microcontrollers is a first year engineering course for those studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering and General Engineering which introduces basic microcontroller structure and operation designed to teach you both theoretical and practical skills in microcontrollers. It consists of an introduction to the Electronic and Electrical Engineering laboratory, a lecture course on the architecture and operation of the Atmel ATmega328 microcontroller (from Microchip Technology), and a series of Arduino programming laboratories culminating in a mini-project in which you will apply their experience to a simple practical problem.

The full table of contents for this course is given below.

Table of Contents

Introduction

• Course Aims
• Course Delivery Method

Introduction to Microcontrollers

• Microcontrollers Course
• Croeso i Brifysgol Abertawe | Welcome to Swansea University
• Introduction to Microcontrollers and Microcontroller Architecture
• Introduction to Data Representation
• Architecture of the Atmel ATmega 328 Microcontroller
• Introduction to Programming and Program Development
• Introduction to Programming with C
• Interfacing to digital I/O with C
• Interfacing to Analogue I/O with C
• Introduction to Assembly Language
• Microcontroller Architecture – Program Operation
• Addressing Modes
• References

Programming in C

• Programming in C – from nothing to software
• The Task
• Understanding the task and first thoughts
• Wiring up the Circuit
• Using the Arduino Integrated Development Environment
• Setting up I/O connections
• Detecting and reacting to a button press

Laboratory Introduction

• EG-151: Microcontrollers Laboratory Introduction
• Assessment of the Laboratory Introduction
• Laboratory Work in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
• Laboratory Instruments
• Laboratory Safety
• Experiment: to construct an oscillator
• Simulation Exercise
• Questions
• Construction Exercise - Continuity Tester
• Safe Soldering

Laboratory Experiments

• Microcontroller Programming Laboratory
• Getting Started
• Experiment 1: Binary Counter
• Experiment 2: Digital Input
• Experiment 3: Analogue to Digital Conversion
• Experiment 4: Arrays
• Experiment 5: LCD Display Panel

Mini Projects

• Mini Projects
• Voltmeter
• Bipolar Voltage Measurement
• Ultrasonic Range Finder
• Clock Time
• Weather Station

Appendices

• Appendix A: Other Data Representations

Tour of the Canvas site

During the first class meeting we will introduce this online textbook and how the course materials are presented to you via Canvas.

PDF Version of this Web Site

There is a version of this site that is published as a textbook in PDF form. It can be downloaded from cpjobling.github.io/eg-151-textbook/eg-151-microcontrollers.pdf.

The PDF file linked to this page is updated automatically when the website is updated. It is also linked to the Canvas site. Please be aware that once downloaded, the PDF will no longer tack the website so you should always download the latest version before using it.

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