Embedded and Real-Time Systems

The course gives an introduction to embedded and real-time systems. It covers the basic theory and concepts, scheduling, design, communication and distributed embedded real-time systems. The course assumes basic knowledge in operating systems and C-language programming.

News

• The practicals start on February 25, 2020!

Exam and credits

• Students have to subscribe to a group in the Student Information System (module Study group roster).

• !!! Due to the lockdown, students the credits will be obtained as follows !!!

  • Credits for the labs will be obtained either by completing the term project or by submitting completed assignments - Assignement 1 exercises 7-11, Assignment all exercises.
  • The exam will be over Zoom. The date and time will be announced.

Lab assignments

• Labs 01 - 03
  • Basics of Embedded Programming
• Labs 04 - 05
  • Basics of Real-Time Scheduling
• Labs 06 - 14
  • Term Project

Slides and Examples

• Course information
• What are embedded and real-time systems?
• Scheduling – Basics
• Aperiodic Scheduling
• Periodic Scheduling I
• Aperiodic Scheduling
• Periodic Scheduling I
• Periodic Scheduling II
• Resources
• Response time analysis - additions
• More on offline scheduling
• Design of real-time systems
• Controllers
• RT communication
• Fixed priority servers
• Dynamic priority servers

Additional materials for those interested (not for exam)

• Multiprocessor scheduling
• Soft real-time systems

General Documents

• Giorgio C. Buttazo: Hard Real-time Computing Systems – Predictable Scheduling Algorithms and Applications, 2nd edition, ISBN: 978-0-387-23137-2, Springer Verlag, 2005