Microcontroller Programming

Higher education teachers: Fajfar Iztok
Collaborators: Bürmen Arpad, Glažar Boštjan, Kramar Peter, Kunaver Matevž, Maček-Lebar Alenka, Olenšek Jernej, Puhan Janez

Subject description

Prerequisits:

• Enrollment into the study year.

Content (Syllabus outline):

The subject is a logical continuation of the Introduction to computer programming although it can be regarded as an independent unit as well. It is sectioned into three main topics:

Introduction to C programming with emphasis on differences between C and JavaScript:

• script languages and compilers,
• operating systems,
• operators,
• data types,
• objects and variables.

C programming language

• data structures,
• programming techniques,
• low-level operations.

Learning board Arduino

• basics of embedded systems,
• connecting and control of peripheral devices,
• multitasking and real-time systems.

Objectives and competences:

• Students will have basic knowledge of C programming language.
• They will learn basic microcontroller principles, device connecting and basic real time systems principles.

Intended learning outcomes:

• Basic principles of microcontroller operation and building simple microcontroller systems.
• Solving technical problems using a digital computer.
• Linking learned subject with functioning devices that students know from everyday life.
• C programming language.

Learning and teaching methods:

• Lectures, practical demonstrations, laboratory work, individual work with advanced students, web technologies, homeworks.

Study materials

• I. Fajfar: Uvod v programski jezik C, zapiski predavanj, 2014
• S. G. Kochan: Programming in C (4th Edition), 2014
• K. N. King: C Programming - A Modern Approach, 2008
• H. Schildt: Teach Yourself C, McGraw-Hill, 1997
• R. P. Halpern: C for Yourself: Learning C Using Experiments, Oxford University Press, 1997
• How C Programming Works (www.howstuffworks.com)
• www.cprogramming.com