EL 210 - Microcontrollers

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes a study of microcontroller hardware, software, interfacing, and applications. The architecture, instruction set and programming of a modern microcontroller are covered. Special features, such as A/D and D/A conversion and timer functions, are included. Applications to data acquisition and control are presented.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to:

identify and describe computer subsystems and explain their function;
explain addressing modes and computer operating cycles;
write, comment, and debug code in assembly or a higher level language on an 8-bit microcontroller; and
analyze the operation of I/O devices, including parallel ports, A/D converters, D/A converters, and timers.

Prerequisites: EL 110, EL 156
Corequisites: EL 214
F/S (N)