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CPE 302: Embedded Systems Design & Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
Embedded constraints, FreeRTOS kernel, preemptive task scheduling, mutexes, queues, priority inversion, and low-power.
Course Overview
Embedded constraints, FreeRTOS kernel, preemptive task scheduling, mutexes, queues, priority inversion, and low-power. Curriculum Structure & Core Modules: • 1. Embedded System Characteristics: Hard vs Soft Real-Time Constraints and Reliability Metrics • 2. Real-Time Scheduling...
What You'll Learn
- Analyze real-time scheduling algorithms: Rate Monotonic (RMS) and Earliest Deadline First (EDF).
- Architect multithreaded embedded firmware using the FreeRTOS real-time operating system kernel.
- Implement safe inter-task communication and synchronization using FreeRTOS queues, mutexes, and event groups.
- Diagnose and resolve priority inversion bugs using priority inheritance and priority ceiling protocols.
- Design energy-efficient embedded systems utilizing MCU sleep modes, tickless idle, and peripheral power gating.
Requirements
- Completion of CPE 303 and CPE 305.
Degree Programme Curriculum Context
This course is a curriculum unit of the Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Computer Engineering degree framework in Nigeria.
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Course Curriculum
Open-access academic curriculum. All foundational lectures available to read free.
CPE 302 • 300 Level • Computer Engineering Chapter 1: Embedded System Characteristics: Hard vs Soft Real-Time Constraints and Reliability Metrics — Theoretical Foundations, Mathematical Modeling & System Architecture Course: CPE 302: Embedded Systems Design & Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) Curriculum: NUC-CCMAS-CPE Accreditation: COREN-CPE-OBE Standard: IEEE/ACM-CE2024 1. P...
CPE 302 • 300 Level • Computer Engineering Chapter 1: Embedded System Characteristics: Hard vs Soft Real-Time Constraints and Reliability Metrics — Worked Engineering Problems, Design Computations & Simulation Protocols Course: CPE 302: Embedded Systems Design & Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) Curriculum: NUC-CCMAS-CPE Accreditation: COREN-CPE-OBE Practice: COREN ERM / IEEE...
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