(FALL 2009)

A required course in the Certificate Program in Embedded Systems Engineering.
Increase your understanding of the limitations and risks associated with embedded systems, and the methods and tools used to implement a successful design. Participants learn about the software process, with an emphasis given to the requirements definition, design and implementation phases, and limitations imposed by hardware design and real-time issues. Additional topics include: software architecture issues; development and debugging tools; advantages of languages commonly used in embedded systems; and verification methods. Hands-on development is facilitated with an embedded system development kit. Prerequisites: EECS 805, C Programming for Embedded Systems and EECS X497.32, Fundamentals of Embedded Systems Design and Programming, or equivalent experience. NOTE: Required Design Kit Atmel STK500 & STK502. Order from Digi-Key at 1-800-344-4539. See enrollment for login information.

Calvin P. Spadoni, B.A., chief software engineer, CornerTurn, has 26 years experience in software engineering primarily focused on development of large-scale real-time systems, and the analysis and development of technology to improve sonar systems. Spadoni has extensive experience in programming languages, operating systems, and hardware platforms. He has worked in various design, development, and testing as lead engineer in charge of teams for all software life cycle phases.