B. Fehér, Tamás Raikovich, György Dancsi, P. Laczkó
{"title":"LOGSYS: A simple tool for complex student projects","authors":"B. Fehér, Tamás Raikovich, György Dancsi, P. Laczkó","doi":"10.1109/MSE.2009.5270835","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MSE.2009.5270835","url":null,"abstract":"The LOGSYS Development Environment is used as a versatile tool in different levels of the education of the B.Sc. and M.Sc. Embedded System courses. The motivation at the introduction was to provide an affordable platform to every student, which offers compatibility with the existing industry standard solutions, while can support practical design work from the basic examples, through simple systems, up to the modern model based methodologies. The main components of the solution include the FPGA board, the development cable and the user application. The USB powered compact board makes possible its usage during class work, allowing direct experience on the presented topics. The LOGSYS tool set is compatible with the major Xilinx software components, like ISE, EDK, ChipScope, and offers the usability of MATLAB Simulink/System Generator and LabVIEW FPGA Module. These two later model based methodologies are very useful in case of the DSP and control type applications.","PeriodicalId":241566,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121090828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From gates to embedded systems: A bottom-up approach to digital design","authors":"G. Donzellini, D. Ponta","doi":"10.1109/MSE.2009.5270830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MSE.2009.5270830","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents Deeds, an educational tool for digital design. Deeds covers combinational and sequential logic networks, finite state machines, microcomputer assembly programming and interfacing. It provides quasi-professional simulation features with an extremely simple user interface. Deeds can be seen as a learning environment based on three simulators integrated together, associated with a large repository of application projects, available on the web. Deeds supports the learning of contemporary digital design, from logic gates to the basics of embedded systems, helping to build a solid foundation for further study. The paper contains an example of a laboratory session dealing with a system including a state machine, standard logic and a microcomputer with a simple interrupt controller.","PeriodicalId":241566,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122491025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Project based learning experience in VHDL digital electronic circuit design","authors":"F. Machado, S. Borromeo, N. Malpica","doi":"10.1109/MSE.2009.5270831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MSE.2009.5270831","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we present our experience in teaching digital electronic circuit and system design with FPGAs using VHDL. The course follows a Project Based Learning methodology, in which the students learn how to design digital circuits and systems in a practical way. During the course, students design electronic circuits of incremental complexity. At the end of the course they are capable of implementing relatively complex projects, such as image processing systems and videogames.","PeriodicalId":241566,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education","volume":"95 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122668571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interactive hands-on tools as learning objects on web services","authors":"T. Robal, A. Kalja","doi":"10.1109/MSE.2009.5270825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MSE.2009.5270825","url":null,"abstract":"This paper introduces a framework for using web services as the platform for creating web-based learning objects, delivering features such as modularity, interoperability and extensibility for interactive tools in the field of digital microelectronics.","PeriodicalId":241566,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114275082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Radu, Clint Cole, M. Dabacan, Joe Harris, S. Sexton
{"title":"Improving students' hardware and software skills by providing unrestricted access to state of the art design tools and hardware systems","authors":"M. Radu, Clint Cole, M. Dabacan, Joe Harris, S. Sexton","doi":"10.1109/MSE.2009.5270827","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MSE.2009.5270827","url":null,"abstract":"The technology and CAD tools employed by industry to design digital hardware evolve quickly and continuously. Well prepared engineers, who are able to produce actual designs and adapt themselves to the global world, are in demand. Educational programs must keep pace with technologies in common use in order to produce graduates who are competitive in the marketplace. Studies conducted at two different universities, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology and Washington State University measure changes in student performance when all students have unlimited access to state of the art design tools and hardware systems. Data are collected from surveys, exams, and course assignments. Quantitative data are analyzed by comparison to historical data gathered from student groups that did not have unlimited access to hardware systems, and qualitative data are used to determine the subjective quality of each student's experience. Outcomes include: assessing whether the overall learning process is improved; whether students have a better knowledge of modern technologies and design methods; whether their comprehension of founding concepts has improved or faltered.","PeriodicalId":241566,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124774495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Ravel, Mark L. Chang, M. McDermott, M. Morrow, N. Teslic, M. Katona, Jyotsna L. Bapat
{"title":"A cross-curriculum open design platform approach to electronic and computing systems education","authors":"M. Ravel, Mark L. Chang, M. McDermott, M. Morrow, N. Teslic, M. Katona, Jyotsna L. Bapat","doi":"10.1109/MSE.2009.5270828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MSE.2009.5270828","url":null,"abstract":"This paper summarizes the experiences of global faculty (N. America, Europe, Asia) in using an open design platform approach for project-based active learning in electronics, computing and ICT engineering education. A common design platform was used to support courses spanning a range of university engineering levels from 2nd year undergraduate to 2nd second year postgraduate programs, and across a range of disciplines from Digital Systems, Embedded Systems, VLSI/SoC-Design, Digital Communications and Signal Processing.","PeriodicalId":241566,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124070173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microelectronics global diffusion through education","authors":"N. Ekekwe, A. Agu, Chinweike Ekekwe","doi":"10.1109/MSE.2009.5270817","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MSE.2009.5270817","url":null,"abstract":"In our contemporary scientific and engineering scene, one of the most dominant and pervasive technologies is the microelectronics technology. It influences all aspects of modern commerce and industries through its capacities to enable applications that enhance speed, capacity and performance. It remains the engine that transforms nations into knowledge economies. Yet, it is not globally diffused. The technology creation is concentrated in developed nations, while many developing and emerging nations are net consumers of its products. Towards expanding the frontiers of this technology, it needs to be globally diffused and education is the best paradigm. The technology is complex that only creative bottom-up transfer enabled by education can ensure sustainability in adopting nations.","PeriodicalId":241566,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132860931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mark C. Johnson, Eric P. Villasenor, Olga Krachina, Mithuna Thottethodi
{"title":"Undergraduate dual-core prototyping and analysis of factors influencing student success on dual-core designs","authors":"Mark C. Johnson, Eric P. Villasenor, Olga Krachina, Mithuna Thottethodi","doi":"10.1109/MSE.2009.5270844","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MSE.2009.5270844","url":null,"abstract":"Multi-core techniques are now common even in general computing applications. It is thus critical for our students to be prepared to deal with such systems from both a hardware and software design perspective. In this work, we address the need for multi-core hardware design practice in an undergraduate introductory computer architecture course. Lecture and laboratory materials for a dual-core design sequence were developed in 2007. The new materials have been used each subsequent semester. The yield of functional dual-core designs was 18% for individual students one semester and 56% for student teams of two in another semester. An analysis of student dual-core results indicate that course policies and success on earlier laboratories had a strong impact on the dual-core design yield.","PeriodicalId":241566,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education","volume":"95 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114501216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Working with industry to create a test and product engineering course","authors":"T. Hudson, Bryan Copeland","doi":"10.1109/MSE.2009.5270812","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MSE.2009.5270812","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a new analog product and test engineering course geared for undergraduate and master's-level graduate students. Industrial support has had a significant influence on the course by supplying real-world experiences for the instructor, data from real integrated circuits, and software providing hands-on experiences for the students. The students felt that the course provided a clear application of many of the concepts in their core courses and the industrial contributions significantly improved the quality of the course.","PeriodicalId":241566,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education","volume":"177 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132076546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"U-PAS: A user-friendly ADC simulator for courses on analog design","authors":"Bibhudatta Sahoo, B. Razavi","doi":"10.1109/MSE.2009.5270826","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MSE.2009.5270826","url":null,"abstract":"A simulator with a graphical user interface has been developed for the analysis and design of pipelined analog-to-digital converters. The user can enter parameters such as resolution per stage, number of pipelined stages, input and clock frequencies, input amplitude, op amp nonlinearity, capacitor mismatch, and comparator offset. The simulator then computes various static and dynamic properties of the system such as residue plots, differential and integral nonlinearity profiles, output spectrum, and input-referred noise. Available as an executable code, the simulator can run on various platforms.","PeriodicalId":241566,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education","volume":"35 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132334801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}