18-649 Distributed Embedded Systems

Fall 2011
Carnegie Mellon University, ECE Department

Lectures: MW 12:30-2:20; GHC 4211
Recitation: Friday 12:30-2:20; GHC 4102

I realize there is a large wait list. Historically all (or almost all) the seniors and grad students on the wait list have gotten in by week 2. If you are on the wait list come to class!
Group assignments will be made in the SECOND week of classes. If you have people you want to work with in almost all cases that will be possible. If you don't have a team of 4 names we will combine singles, doubles, and triples to make teams of 4 (so don't worry if you don't know anyone else in the class; we will take care of finding teams).

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Please note that this course will be taught EVERY FALL starting in Fall 2011.
Be sure to look at the full Administrative Notes page!
Take a look at the historical weekly student hour data to see what to expect in terms of workload. Also you can see the Spring 2011 Course Evaluation data.
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Required text for 2011: Koopman, Better Embedded System Software, ISBN-13: 978-0-9844490-0-2. USE THIS LINK FOR SPECIAL STUDENT PRICE. (Link to Book Blog).

Note: materials and assignments are draft until gray box background is removed.

Meeting Date	Lecture	Required Reading .pdf links are CMU-only access; use the "Digging deeper" links to see citations.	Project Milestones (Projects Due Evenings at 10:00 PM)
Mon. 29-Aug-2011	1. Course Overview & Introduction	Text Chapters 2, 3 Digging deeper Required Reading (.pdf)
Wed. 31-Aug-2011	2. Elevators as a distributed embedded application	Required Reading: (.pdf); Text Chapter 5 Digging Deeper
Fri. 2-Sep-11	Recitation 1 3. Lecture: Boeing 777 Validation Testing	Required Reading (.pdf*) Digging Deeper
Mon 5-Sep-11	Mon. 5-Sep-2011; Labor Day; no class
Wed. 7-Sep-11	4. Requirements and Methodical Engineering	Text Chapters 6, 8, 9 Digging Deeper	Wed 7-Sep: Team requests due via e-mail by 5 PM Due Thu 8-Sep Proj. 1 (requirements; simulator)
Fri. 9-Sep-11	Recitation 2 Schedule: 12:35 PM: TAs meet with Groups 1, 2, 3, 4 1:00 PM: Recitation (all students) 1:30 PM: TAs meet with Groups 5, 6, 7, 8 1:55 PM: TAs meet with Groups 9, 10, 11, 12		Progress by 9 PM
Mon. 12-Sep-11	5. UML-Based Design Process	Required Reading (.pdf) Text Chapter 12 Digging Deeper
Wed. 14-Sep-11	6. End-to-end design example	Text Chapters 7, 13 Digging Deeper	Due Thu 15-Sep Proj. 2 (scenarios; sequence diagrams)
Fri. 16-Sep-11	Recitation 3		Progress by 9 PM
Mon. 19-Sep-11	7. Distributed + Embedded Systems Guest Speaker: Bill Hohl, ARM	Required Reading (.pdf) Text Chapters 10, 11 Digging Deeper
Wed. 21-Sep-11	8. Reviews & Software Process Guest Speaker: Boris Lipchin, SpaceX	Text Chapters 17, 22 Digging Deeper	Thu 22-Sep Proj. 3 (event-triggered behavioral requirements)
Fri. 23-Sep-11	Recitation 4	admin.html	Progress by 9 PM
Mon. 26-Sep-11	9. Embedded Software Testing	Required Reading (.pdf); Text Chapter 23, 24 Digging Deeper
Wed. 28-Sep-11	Test #1 (Lectures 1-9)	See example test on Blackboard Documents	Thu 28-Sep Proj. 4 (time-triggered design) No-penalty extension to Friday at 10 PM.
Fri. 30-Sep-11	Recitation 5		Progress by 9 PM
Mon. 3-Oct-11	10. Embedded Communication Protocols	Required Reading (.html*) Digging Deeper
Wed. 5-Oct-11	11. CAN Protocol	Required Reading (.pdf*) Digging Deeper	Thu 6-Oct Proj. 5 (implementation & start tests)
Fri. 7-Oct-11	Recitation 6		Progress by 9 PM
Mon. 10-Oct-11	12. CAN Performance	Required Reading (.pdf*) Digging Deeper
Wed. 12-Oct-11	13. Embedded System Engineering Economics 14. Advanced elevator behavior	Required Reading (.html) Text Chapter 16, 18 Suggested: .html Digging Deeper	Thu 13-Oct Proj. 6 (implement & test)
Fri. 14-Oct-11	Recitation 7		Progress by 9 PM
Mon. 17-Oct-11	15. Verification, Validation & Certification Guests: Lockheed Martin: Cristian Guajardo & Gavin Kanga	Text Chapters 21, 25 Digging Deeper
Wed. 19-Oct-11	16. End-To-End System Scheduling	Required Reading (.pdf) Text Chapter 14 Suggested RMA reading: Obenza if you are weak on RMA Digging Deeper	Thu 20-Oct Proj. 7 (Basic run time monitor; Basic acceptance tests; Mid-Semester Project Hand-in; Worth 10 points of course grade!)
Fri. 21-Oct-11	Mid-Semester Break No recitation; no TA meetings; no office hours		Progress by 9 PM (OK to submit on Thursday Oct 20)
Mon. 24-Oct-11	17. Humans as a System Component Guest: Lutron: Mike Zizza	Required Reading: Text Chapter 15 Digging Deeper	Presentation slides due via e-mail Tuesday 25-Oct-11 at 5 PM
Wed. 26-Oct-11	In-class presentations: Groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6	Presentation Slide Format: (.ppt \| .pdf )	Thu 27-Oct Proj. 8 (smart dispatcher and fast speed reqts.)
Fri. 28-Oct-11	Recitation 8		Progress by 9 PM
Mon. 31-Oct-11	In-class presentations: Groups 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Wed. 2-Nov-11	Test #2 (covers lectures 10-17)	See example test on Blackboard Documents	Thu 3-Nov Proj. 9 (smart dispatcher design) No-penalty extension to Friday at 10 PM.
Fri. 4-Nov-11	Recitation 9		Progress by 9 PM
Mon. 7-Nov-11	18. Dependability/Reliability	Required Reading: Text Chapter 26 Digging Deeper
Wed. 9-Nov-11	19. Critical Systems & Software Safety	Required Reading (.pdf*) Text Chapter 28 Digging Deeper	Thu 10-Nov Proj. 10 (network schedule; testing)
Fri. 11-Nov-11	Recitation 10		Progress by 9 PM
Mon. 14-Nov-11	20. Critical Systems Engineering	Required Reading: Text Chapters 29, 30 Digging Deeper
Wed. 16-Nov-11	21. Distributed Timekeeping	Required Reading (.pdf*) Digging Deeper	Thu 17-Nov Proj. 11 (run time monitoring)
Fri. 18-Nov-11	Recitation 11		Progress by 9 PM
Mon. 21-Nov-11	22. Embedded Internet & Embedded Security	Required Reading: Text Chapter 27 Digging Deeper
	Thanksgiving Break Wed 23-Nov-11 -- Fri 25-Nov-11; no recitation; no office hours		Progress by 9 PM Friday (can submit early)
Mon. 28-Nov-11	23. FlexRay Protocol 24. Ethics & Societal Impact	23. Required Reading (.pdf*) Digging Deeper 24. Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper
Wed. 30-Nov-11	Test #3 (covers lectures 18-24)	See example test on Blackboard Documents	Fri 2-Dec Proj. 12 (faster drive)
Fri. 2-Dec-11	Recitation 12		Progress by 9 PM Final presentation slides due Sunday 4-Dec-11 at 5 PM Presentation format: (.ppt \| .pdf)
Mon. 5-Dec-11	In-class presentations: Groups 11, 10, 9, 8, 7
Wed. 7-Dec-11	In-class presentations: Groups 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Fri. 9-Dec-11	No formal recitation; TA meetings only		Progress by 9 PM
Tue. 13-Dec-11	(No class meetings this week)		Tue 13-Dec Proj. 13 (final testing) Worth 10 points of course grade!
Wed. 14-Dec-11	(No class meetings this week) All groups demo with a TA; times to be arranged. It is OK to demo before this date with prior TA arrangement.		Progress by 9 PM

Notes:

* emphasizes testable required reading. Testable required reading is text chapters for lectures that have them, plus non-text required reading annotated with a "*".
Boxes with shaded blue background are previous-year information and have not been updated for this year yet.
Test dates will not change unless the university closes or cancels classes on that date.
Presentation dates are fixed; date swaps must be arranged by teams AND approved by course staff at least 24 hours in advance.
Dates and topics are subject to change; however we will do everything reasonably possible to keep presentation dates and project deadlines from changing.