| Unit name | Device Interconnect - Principles and Practice |
|---|---|
| Unit code | EENGM4230 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Munro |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites | |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering |
Modern electronic systems are composed of interconnected devices, communicating in various ways, closely or loosely coupled at a range of separation and level. A number of contemporary techniques and standards has grown up to facilitate this, and they demonstrate a wide range of complexity and performance capability according to their specific application domain: chip-to-chip, backplane, network, etc. This unit will use Problem Based Learning (PBL) studying 4 problems in groups, each of which will be expected to take 3 weeks to complete. As well as facilitated sessions, there will be a programme of lectures on key topics to guide students&� study. It is expected that students will work with standard CPU and FPGA development boards running typical operating systems such as uCOS or uCLinux and offering a range of interconnect capabilities.
