Overall objectives:

Explain the working principle of microcontrollers;  
Develop programs in assembly language and C language for microcontrollers;  
Analyze and design electronic circuits of microcontroller-based systems.

Syllabus:

1- Basic concepts of microcontroller architecture.  
2 - Execution of programs in memory.  
3 - Instruction set. 
4 - Subroutines.  
5 - Interruptions.  
6 - Peripherals.  
7 - Oscillator, power supply, configuration and reset.  
8 - Parallel interface.  
9 - Serial interface.  
10 - Clocks, counters and gauges.  
11 - Reading and writing of analog signals.  
12 - Reading and writing of data in the internal EEPROM and in the program flash memory.

Literature/Sources:

Myke Predko, Programming and Customizing the 8051 microcontroller, McGrawHill,1999.

José Manuel Martins Ferreira, Introdução ao Projecto com Sistemas Digitais e Microcontroladores, FEUP Edições, 1998.

Dogan Ibrahim, Microcontroller Projects in C for the 8051, Newnes, 2000.

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Theoretical-practical assessment components (40%):  
TP1 - First theoretical-practical frequency, with a weight of 20% in the final assessment;  
TP2 - Second theoretical-practical frequency, with a weight of 20% in the final assessment.  
Note: the average of the scores of the two frequencies must be greater than or equal to 8 values.  
Laboratory practice assessment components (60%):  
PL1 - First practical assessment work, with a weight of 20% in the final assessment;  
PL2 - Second practical assessment work, with a weight of 20% in the final assessment;  
PL3 - Third practical assessment work, with a weight of 20% in the final assessment. 
Note: the average of the grades of the three works must be greater than or equal to 8 values.  
Final grade (NF) of the discipline: NF = 0.20xTP1 + 0.20xTP2 + 0.20xPL1 + 0.20xPL2 + 0.20xPL3.  
Checking the following conditions: NF >= 10 values; (TP1 + TP2)/2 >= 8 values; (PL1 + PL2 + PL3)/3 >= 8 values.