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ECE 345 – Microprocessor FAQ

ECE 345 – Microprocessor FAQ. Project #4 Charles Oster Joseph Ngai April 30, 2003. Goal. Create an Extensive FAQ and Documentation on 4 Commonly Used Microcontrollers in the ECE 345 Course BasicX –24 MC68HC912B32 XSA-100 FPGA TMS230C54x Create Working Examples of Each Microcontroller

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ECE 345 – Microprocessor FAQ

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  1. ECE 345 – Microprocessor FAQ Project #4 Charles Oster Joseph Ngai April 30, 2003

  2. Goal • Create an Extensive FAQ and Documentation on 4 Commonly Used Microcontrollers in the ECE 345 Course • BasicX –24 • MC68HC912B32 • XSA-100 FPGA • TMS230C54x • Create Working Examples of Each Microcontroller • Develop a Development Board for One of the Microprocessors

  3. Benefits • Gives a Better Understanding of Each Microcontroller’s Effectiveness • Simplify the Process of Choosing Which Microcontroller is Best for a Given Application • Reduced Research Time

  4. Steps • Researching Available Microcontrollers • Reading Vendor Documentation • Trying Existing Documentation’s Techniques • Reconciling Differences – HC12 • Consolidating Documentation Into a Single Source

  5. Documentation • Originally Intended Several PDF Files • Website More Appropriate • Many Things We Could Do with a Website that a PDF File Could Not Give • Links to company websites • Downloadable code • Pictures and schematics • Easily Accessable

  6. Web Documentation • Main Page • Short Description of Each • Selection Guide • Links to Manufactures’ Sites • Microcontroller Sections • How to wire • How to program • Vendor Documentation • Notes • Example Programs • Where to get development software

  7. Problems with Web Documentation • Finding Best Documentation • Most had to be Tested to Insure Accuracy • HC12 Wiring • TI Setup • What Sections to Provide to Future 345 Students • Usefulness • Understandability • Past Problems

  8. BasicX-24 • Vendor Docs are Fantastic! • Easy to Program • Most Features – Spent a Lot of Time • No Real Problems

  9. MC68HC912B32 • Widely Used • Development Board • Expanded Memory • Real-time DSP • Background Debugging Support

  10. HC12 Problems • Software Crashes • Found Links to Better Software • Found Emulator for Easier Debugging • Serial Boot Loader is Inferior • Development Board Supports BDM Interface • Contradictions in ECE Shop’s Documentation • Created Procedures that We Tested

  11. XSA-100 FPGA • No Real Problems • Not Widely Used – Least Amount of Time • Difficult to Program

  12. TMS320C54x - Problems • Manual set up is not recommended • Code Composer

  13. TMS320C54x – benefits • It is a very flexible DSP board, there are many things you can do with it. • Filtering • Sound and video effects • Communication projects.

  14. In the Future • Website Is Fairly Easy To Expand • Hardware Design Can be Constructed/Expanded if Department Is Serious About Using It • List of Ideas for Future 345 Student Projects

  15. Questions

  16. Thank YouECE 345 – Microprocessor FAQ Project #4 Charles Oster Joseph Ngai

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