18-649 Distributed Embedded Systems

Spring 2009
Carnegie Mellon University, ECE Department

Lectures: TBD
Project Meetings & Design Reviews: scheduled individually with TAs for 30 minutes weekly, normally on Fridays

Enrollment note: Updated 12 Nov 2008 -- Please see the Course Overview section of the Administrative Notes page for pre-reqs and enrollment information.

Take a look at the historical weekly student hour data to see what to expect in terms of workload. (2008 data was similar)
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Be sure to look at the full Administrative Notes page!
Here are the project reference materials in a handy list.

Recommended Text: (do not purchase until you have attended the first lecture!)
H. Kopetz, Real-Time Systems : Design Principles for Distributed Embedded Applications, Kluwer, 1997, $92 retail (ISBN: 0792398947).

Below is the 2008 schedule and lectures. We expect 2009 to be similar, but not identical

Meeting Date	Lecture	Reading .pdf links are CMU-only access; use the "Digging deeper" links to see citations.	Project Milestones (Thursday evening)
Mon. 14-Jan-08	1. Course Intro (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf); Digging deeper Suggested: Kopetz Ch. 1
Wed. 16-Jan-08	2. Requirements (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper Suggested: Kopetz Chapter 4	Team selections due via e-mail on Wednesday at 9 PM
Fri. 18-Jan-08	Meetings to discuss simulator and project info; Proj 1 questions	Review Proj. 1 assignment before meeting
	Mon. 21-Jan-08; MLK Day observation; no class
Wed. 23-Jan-08	3. Elevators as a distributed embedded application (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper	Proj. 1 (2008 version) (requirements; simulator)
Fri. 25-Jan-08	Proj 1 retrospective; Proj 2 questions	Recitation slides
Mon. 28-Jan-08	4. UML-Based Design Process (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper
Wed. 30-Jan-08	5. End-to-end design example (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper	Proj. 2 (2008 version) (scenarios; sequence diagrams)
Fri. 1-Feb-08	Proj 2 retrospective; Proj 3 questions	Recitation slides
Mon. 4-Feb-08	6. Distributed + Embedded Systems (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper Suggested: Kopetz Chapter 2
Wed. 6-Feb-08	7. Embedded Communication Protocols (2008 version)	Required Reading (.html) Digging Deeper Suggested: Kopetz Chapter 7	Proj. 3 (2008 version) (event-triggered behavioral requirements)
Fri. 8-Feb-08	Proj 3 retrospective; Proj 4 questions	Recitation slides
Mon. 11-Feb-08	8. Reviews & Software Process (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper
Wed. 13-Feb-08	9. Boeing 777 Validation Testing (movie!) (no lecture notes)	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper	Proj. 4 (2008 version) (time-triggered design)
Fri. 15-Feb-08	Proj 4 retrospective; Proj 5 questions	Recitation slides
Mon. 18-Feb-08	10. Embedded Software Testing (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper
Wed. 20-Feb-08	11. CAN Protocol (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper	Proj. 5 (2008 version) (implementation & test)
Fri. 22-Feb-08	Proj 5 retrospective; Proj 6 questions	Recitation slides
Mon. 25-Feb-08	12. CAN Performance (2008 version) 13. Expectations for mid-term project presentations (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper
Wed. 27-Feb-08	14. Embedded System Engineering Economics (2008 version)	Required Reading .html Suggested: .html Digging Deeper	Proj. 6 (2008 version) (implement & test)
Fri. 29-Feb-08	Proj 6 retrospective; Proj 7&8 questions	Recitation slides	Mid-Term Presentation Slides due Sun 2-Mar-08 at 9:00 PM
Mon. 3-Mar-08	Mid-term project presentations Groups: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7	No Required Reading
Wed. 5-Mar-08	Mid-term project presentations Groups: 4, 5, 8, 10	No Required Reading	Proj. 7 (2008 version) (finish implement; finish test)
	Spring Break Fri. 3/7- Fri. 3/14; no class; no TA meetings
Mon. 17-Mar-08	15. End-To-End System Scheduling (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Suggested: Kopetz Chapters 9-11 Suggested RMA reading: Obenza Digging Deeper
Wed. 19-Mar-08	16. Advanced elevator behavior (no lecture notes; bring questions)	No Required Reading	Proj. 8 (2008 version) (improved dispatcher: all SDs and dispatcher statechart)
Fri. 21-Mar-08	Proj 7 & 8 retrospective; Proj 9 questions	Recitation slides
Mon. 24-Mar-08	17. Verification, Validation & Certification (2008 version)	Required Reading ( .pdf) Digging Deeper
Wed. 26-Mar-08	18. Dependability/Reliability (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper	Proj. 9 (2008 version) (All statecharts; all unit test design; some implementation)
Fri. 28-Mar-08	Proj 9 retrospective; Proj 10 questions	Recitation slides
Mon. 31-Mar-08	19. Critical Systems & Software Safety (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper
Wed. 2-Apr-08	20. Distributed Timekeeping (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Suggested: Kopetz Chapter 3 Digging Deeper	Proj. 10 (2008 version) (rest of implementation; execute unit tests; some integration tests)
Fri. 4-Apr-08	Proj 10 retrospective; Proj 11 questions	Recitation slides
Mon. 7-Apr-08	21. FlexRay Protocol (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper
Wed. 9-Apr-08	22. Critical Systems Engineering (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper	Proj. 11 (2008 version) (100% coverage for integration tests, instrumentation, more acceptance tests)
Fri. 11-Apr-08	Proj 11 retrospective; Final project questions	Recitation slides
Mon. 14-Apr-08	23. Humans as a System Component (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper
Wed. 16-Apr-08	24. Embedded Internet & Embedded Security (2008 version)	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper	Draft presentation due Wednesday 16-Apr-08 11:59 PM (no penalty for up to 24 hours late)
	Carnival Break Thu 4/17-Fri 4/18; no class
Mon. 21-Apr-08	25. Ethics & Societal Impact (2008 version) Distributed Embedded Systems in the Automobile Industry	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper Final Presentation Notes: (.ppt \| .pdf)	Final presentation slides due Tuesday 22-Apr-08 at 4 PM
Wed. 23-Apr-08	Final project presentations Groups: 5, 8, 10
Fri. 25-Apr-08	Final project questions	Recitation slides
Mon. 28-Apr-08	Final project presentations Groups: 3, 4, 7
Wed. 30-Apr-08	Final project presentations Groups: 1, 2, 6		Final Project (2008 version) (fault tolerance and acceptance test)
Fri. 2-May-08	Final project retrospective & demos during TA meeting times	Recitation slides

Notes:

Team status meetings with a TA are required every Friday that classes are scheduled.
Dates and topics are subject to change; however we will do everything reasonably possible to keep presentation dates and project deadlines from changing.