Course Title: Undertake commissioning of advanced systems & apparatus (Computer systems)
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2009
Course Code: EEET6326C
Course Title: Undertake commissioning of advanced systems & apparatus (Computer systems)
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6042 - Advanced Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering
Course Contact: Sukhvir Singh Judge
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254470
Course Contact Email: sukhvir.judge@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Sukhvir Singh Judge
email: sukhvir.judge@rmit.edu.au
Tel:(03)99254470
Nominal Hours: 216
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Digital Fundamentals and microprocessor Fundamentals
Course Description
This course involves hands on training in the area of microcontrollers. Students learn to build, test and commission microcontroller based systems. They are involved in hardware and software interfacing of digital and analog devices to microcontrollers. They will develop a real life project which involves planning, construction, commissioning procedures and production of commissioning reports.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
UTENES304AA Undertake commissioning of advanced systems & apparatus (Computer systems) |
Element: |
304.1 Plan and prepare to undertake commissioning procedures |
Performance Criteria: |
304.1.4 Materials necessary to complete the work are obtained in accordance with established procedures and checked against requirements |
Element: |
304.2 Undertake commissioning procedures of advance systems and associated apparatus |
Performance Criteria: |
304.2.1 OH&S policies and procedures are followed |
Element: |
304.3 Inspect and notify completion of work |
Performance Criteria: |
304.3.1 Final inspections and performance checks are undertaken to ensure that the commissioning procedures of advanced system and associated apparatus conforms to requirements |
Learning Outcomes
The knowledge and skills addressed in this course include:
• Digital Design
• Microprocessor Architecture
• Assembly language and C programming
• Microcontrollers and peripherals
• Interfacing microprocessors to Analog and Digital systems
Details of Learning Activities
Participate in individual and team problem solving scenarios/ case studies dealing with a range of practical exercises related to:
• Analysis and design of combinational logic circuits
• Analysis and design of sequential logic circuits
• Programming CPLDs using WINCUPL
• Programming of Microcontroller peripherals
• Interface microcontroller to external hardware devices
Participate in individual small research projects in designated areas of underpinning knowledge including:
• Microcontroller Architecture
• Programming microcontrollers using C and assembly language
• Configuration of microcontroller subsystems
• Interfacing techniques
Participate in supervised workshop practice in simulated workplace environment, including:
• Design and construction and testing of a microcontroller based hardware system that uses various microcontroller peripherals/systems i.e. SPI, SCI, Timers, etc. Specifications will be provided with work simulation (team or individual basis) or may be negotiated to suit a workplace based application.
• Development of testing procedure to verify the performance specification, diagnosis of faults in the systems and rectify the fault. Specifications will be provided
Teaching Schedule
Week | Description | Activity |
1 - 2 | Analyse and design combinational logic circuits | Lecture, Tutorial |
3 - 5 | CPLDs, FPGA , HDL language and programming techniques | Lecture, Tutorial and Practicals |
6 - 8 | Analyse and design sequential logic circuits | Lecture, Tutorial and Practicals |
9 - 11 | Micro. Architecture, peripherals and configurations | Lecture, Tutorial Practicals, Project1 |
12 - 13 | Assembly language, C programming and debugging | Lecture, Tutorial, Project1 |
14 - 15 | Microcontroller Interfacing and fault finding | Lecture, Tutorial, Project1 |
16 - 18 | Microcontroller Interfacing and fault finding | Project1 |
19 - 21 | Interrupts and polling techniques | Lecture, Tutorial and Practicals |
22 - 24 | Timer operations | Lecture, Tutorial Project2 |
25 - 27 | Signal conditioning | Lecture, Project2 |
28 - 29 | D/A and A/D conversions | Lecture, Project2 |
30 - 32 | Power circuit interfacing | Lecture, Project2 |
33 - 36 | Completion of project | Project2 |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Digital Design Principles and Practices by John F. Wakerly |
0-13-769191-2 |
References
Other Resources
User manual for the ATMEGA 32 microcontroller
Assembler manual for ATMEGA32 microcontroller
Instruction set manual for ATMEGA microcontroller
Overview of Assessment
Assessment includes:
One practical assignment
One practical project (to be completed in two parts)
One test
One project report
A final examination
Assessment Tasks
There will be Five assessment tasks. These tasks are as listed below along with the %age weight of each task towards the final score:
1. A practical assignment on combinational and sequential logic design (20%)
2. An examination at the end of 18th week (20%)
3. A project on design, construction and testing of a microprocessor based system (40%)
4. A final examination at the end of 35th week (20%)
5. Project report (compulsory)
To pass this course, student must complete the project work to specifications, pass the written examination and submit a well documented project report.
Assessment Matrix
Item | Elements of competency | Related underpinning knowledge | Assessment method | Due week |
1 | Plan and prepare undertaking commissioning procedures | As per learning activity | Practical assignment | Week 8 |
2 | Undertake commissioning procedures of advanced systems and associated apparatus | As per learning activity | Project1 Examination Project2 |
Week 17 Week 17 Week 35 |
3 | Inspect and notify completion of work | As per learning activity | Project report1 Project Report2 Examination |
Week 17 Week 35 Week 35 |
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