Introduction to Microcontrollers and Industrial Applications

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1. Course Title Introduction to Microcontrollers and Industrial Applications
2. Code 4ФЕИТ06Л001
3. Study program ЕАОИЕ
4. Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
5. Degree (first, second, third cycle) First cycle
6. Academic year/semester II/4 7. Number of ECTS credits 6
8. Lecturer D-r Blagoja Markovski
9. Course Prerequisites Passed: Fundamentals of electrical engineering, Fundamentals of electrical engineering
10. Course Goals (acquired competencies): Introduction to microcontrollers, their constructive and operational features and application. Upon completion of the course students will be able to develop hardware and software support for microcontroller based systems in industrial, electric power and other applications.
11. Course Syllabus: Introduction to microcontrollers, their features, capabilities and limitations, with special emphasis on PIC microcontrollers. Input/output ports and their special functions. Electrical circuit with microcontroller, necessary components, connection with sensors and loads. Introduction and application of software for design, simulation and testing circuits with microcontrollers. Application of analog digital conversion, interrupts, counters, timers, pulse-width modulation and other special functions. Communication protocols, communication with peripheral devices and computer. Techniques for testing and code debugging by analyzing registry contents. Analysis, planning and realization of simple microcontroller based systems in industrial, electric power and other applications.
12. Learning methods: Combined learning: lectures, supported by presentations and visualization of concepts, active participation of students through discussions and analysis of simple practical problems, planning and realization of microcontroller based projects, laboratory exercises.
13. Total number of course hours 3 + 0 + 2 + 0
14. Distribution of course hours 180
15. Forms of teaching 15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching 45
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork 30
16. Other course activities 16.1. Projects, seminar papers 30
16.2. Individual tasks 15
16.3. Homework and self-learning 60
17. Grading 17.1. Exams 30
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) 30
17.3. Activity and participation 10
17.4. Final exam 30
Grading criteria (points) up to 50 points 5 (five) (F)
from 51to 60 points 6 (six) (E)
from 61to 70 points 7 (seven) (D)
from 71to 80 points 8 (eight) (C)
from 81to 90 points 9 (nine) (B)
from 91to 100 points 10 (ten) (A)
19. Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam Attendance of classes and in due time completed laboratory exercises.
20. Forms of assessment During the semester, two partial exams are provided (at the middle and at the end of the semester, each with duration of 60 minutes), tests that are conducted during classes and laboratory exercises. The requirement for passing the course through partial exams is minimum 50% of the total number of points from all activities (partial exams, tests and laboratory exercises).
In the exam sessions, a whole exam is taken (with duration of 120 minutes). The requirement for passing the course through an exam is minimum 50% of the total number of points from all activities (whole exam, tests and laboratory exercises).
Also, each student should prepare individual project and provide it by the end of the semester.
During the exam and tests, it is allowed to use datasheets, books, scripts and computer. Communication or consultation with other persons during the exam is strictly forbidden.
21. Language Macedonian and English
22. Method of monitoring of teaching quality Internal evaluations and surveys.
23. Literature
23.1. Required Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 Milan Verle PIC Microcontrollers – Programming in Basic MikroElektronika 2010
23.1. Required Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
23.2. Additional Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 Tim Wilmshurst Designing Embedded Systems with PIC Microcontrollers Elsevier 2007
2 Dogan Ibrahim Advanced PIC Microcontroller Projects in C: From USB to RTOS with the PIC 18F Series Elsevier 2008