Syllabus for ECE 367, Spring 2012

Web page at:    http://www.uic.edu/classes/ece/ece367

Instructor:   R. A. Becker -- "Mr. B"
Office:   804 SEO Office Hours
Office Phone:   None
email:   robert@uic.edu
Call Number:   18165
Room:   138 SES
Time:   10:00a.m. to 10:50a.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Credit hours:   4 hours
Prerequisite:   ECE 267: grade C or better in ECE 265 or grade C or better in CS 366
Text:   HCS12/9S112: An Introduction to Software and Hardware Interfacing, 2nd Ed.
by Han-Way Huang,
Delmar Cengage Learning, Clifton Park, NY. ISBN-10:1-4354-2742-4
Lab Manual:   Freescale MC9S12C128V1.pdf reference manual
Equipment information and experiments will be on
the ECE 367 laboratory web page
Grading:   You must get a Lab score of 65% or better to pass Lab!
You must pass Lab to pass the course!
Laboratory = 40%
Homework = 10%
Midterm I = 25%
Final Exam (Project) = 25%
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Total = 100%
Homework:   (Most) Homework will be collected.
Laboratory:   Lab sessions will begin the second week of the term and meet once a week. You must attend the Lab section in which you are registered. You can not make up a missed Lab Session! So, be sure to attend each Lab Session. REMEMBER: You must get a score of 65% or greater to pass Lab. And, you must pass Lab to pass the course.
Topics covered:  
  1. Microprocessor architecture and microprogrammed machines
  2. System buses
  3. Control signals and bus timing
  4. Parallel interfacing
  5. Serial interfacing
  6. Memory systems and direct memory access
  7. Interrupt processing
  8. Analog to Digital Conversion
  9. Comparison of microprocessors such as the 8085, Z80, 6809, 68HC11, 68000, etc.
  10. Microprocessor design
  11. Multiprocessor systems and bus arbitration


Last modified: Wed Jan 4 06:44:59 2012