EG-151 Microcontrollers 2024-2025
Dr Chris Jobling
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Tuesday October 1, 2024
EG-151 Microcontrollers—Module Staff
Dr Chris Jobling
Dr Chris Jobling
Module Coordinator
Email : c.p.jobling@swansea.ac.uk
Office Hour : Tuesdays 13:00 on Zoom. (From Monday 8th October)
Office Location : Room B206, Engineering East
Dr Hayder Jahanger
Dr Hayder Jahanger
Module Lecturer
Email : hayder.jahanger@swansea.ac.uk
Office Hour : TBC
Office Location : Room 202, Engineering North
Dr Ben Clifford
Dr Ben Clifford
Guest Lecturer Ben wrote the original lecture notes.
Dr Timothy Davies
Dr Timothy Davies
Honoury Lecturer Timothy developed the laboratory exercises and the mini project.
t.davies@swansea.ac.uk
Course Site
Figure 1: The course entry page on Canvas dashboard
Course Overview
This course is made up of lectures which introduce the basics of microcontroller architecture and operation, and how they are programmed
Course syllabus
Applications of microcontrollers, and programming in both assembly and ‘C’ languages. The lectures will be supported by a series of practical sessions where you will learn how to implement the lecture content to commission simple programs on an Arduino microcontroller.
Key Topics
Microcontroller fundamentals and architecture.
Microcontroller programming: instruction execution; basic instructions.
Software design and development tools.
Assembly and C programming languages.
Course Assessment
There are five formal assessment components to this course:
1. Laboratory Training Requirements (Pass/Fail)
It is an accreditation requirement that you have demonstrated competence in C12 Workshop and practical skills . To pass the module you must pass the laboratory training requirements. In order to pass the laboratory training requirements, you are required to keep a full record of lab attendance and record the completion date of each lab exercise in your lab diary. This record will be regularly evaluated and signed off by the laboratory support staff during the lab sessions.
There will be two COMPULSORY two-hour lab sessions per week on Thursdays and Friday 10:00-12:00. The department requires that each student has achieved at least 80% attendance (18 of 22 available sessions) in the lab. Catch-up sessions are provided for labs missed for valid reasons.
2. Lab introduction exercise – 15%
During the first four weeks of term, the laboratory will be used for a laboratory introduction exercise covering health and safety, a breadboard construction exercise, a simulation exercise and a soldering exercise.The laboratory introduction is COMPULSORY and must be passed if a student is to work in the laboratory.
3. Five short ‘C’ language programming exercises – 20% (4% each)
An example program will be provided which students are expected to modify so as it performs the required functions. The 5 exercises involve creating a binary counter, reading a digital input, reading an analogue input and working with arrays, and writing information to an LCD display device.
Assessment will be through submission of a lab diary containing the modified and commented code, a flow chart and a description of the changes made. Submission will be through the Canvas platform.
4. A mini project – 30%
The mini project will require each student to create a program to achieve a certain task making use of the knowledge gained during the lectures and four lab exercises. Assessment will be through submission of a lab diary containing the modified and commented code, a flow chart and a description of the changes made. Submission will be through the Canvas platform.
The class test will be online and based on content covered in the lectures and laboratory sessions.These questions will be similar to those presented in each weekly quiz. For the practical assessment marks to count, you must achieve at least 40% in the Formal Test.You will have one attempt to redeem a failure before the end of semester 1. If you achieve less than 40% after this, then the course mark will be just the Class Test mark and you will be required to sit a supplementary exam in August.
Lab attendance
Additionally, to be allowed a supplementary examination for this course you must have an 80% attendance rate in laboratory classes .
