Embedded Systems Design

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Textbook Videos

Chapter 1: Introduction to Embedded Systems

Chapter 2: Digital Logic Basics

Chapter 3 - Computer Systems

Chapter 4: The MSP430

4.1: MSP430 Hardware Overview _{(23 min)}
4.2: MSP430 Software Overview _{(13 min)}
4.3: MSP430FR2355 LaunchPad Development Kit 
       -  LaunchPad Hardware Overview _{(7 min)}
       - Getting the Right Documentation _{(10 min)}

Chapter 5: Getting Started Programming the MSP430 in Assembly

5.1: The Anatomy of an Assembly Program File _{(22 min)}
5.2: Your First Program – Blinking LED
        - Installing Code Composer Studio _{(9 min)}
        - Writing, Assembling, and Testing your Program _{(18 min)}
5.3: Using the CCS Debugger _{(13 min)}

Chapter 6: Data Movement Instructions

6.1: The MOV Instruction with Register Mode (RN) Addressing _{(13 min)}
6.2: The MOV Instruction with Immediate Mode (#) Addressing _{(10 min)}
6.3: The MOV Instruction with Absolute Mode (&) Addressing _{(14 min)}
6.4: The MOV Instruction with Symbolic Mode Addressing _{(10 min)}
6.5: The MOV Instruction with Indirect REGISTER Mode (@RN) Addressing _{(16 min)}
6.6: The MOV Instruction with Indirect Autoincrement Mode (@RN+) Addressing _{(16 min)}
6.7: The MOV Instruction with Indexed Mode (X(RN)) Addressing _{(10 min)}

Chapter 7: Data Manipulation Instructions

7.1: Arithmetic Instructions
       - Addition (ADD) _{(21 min)}
       - Addition w/ Carry (ADDC) _{(18 min)}
       - Subtraction (SUB) _{(16 min)}
       - Subtraction w/ Carry (SUBC) _{(21 min)}
       - Increment (INC, INCD) and Decrement (DEC, DECD) _{(12 min)}
7.2: Logic Instructions (INV, AND, OR, XOR) + Bit Masking _{(26 min)}
7.3: Bit Set (BIS) and Bit Clear (BIC) Instructions _{(9 min)}
7.4: Test Instructions (BIT, CMP, TST) _{(15 min)}
7.5: Rotate Operations (RLA, RRA, RLC, RRC) _{(19 min)}

Chapter 8: Program Flow Instructions

8.1: Unconditional Jumps & Branches
       - Jump (JMP) & Branch (BR) Overview _{(13 min)}
       - Jump (JMP) & Branch (BR) Example Program _{(1 min)}
8.2: Conditional Jumps
       - Carry-Based Jumps (JC, JNC) _{(14 min)}
       -Zero-Based Jump (JZ, JNZ) _{(10 min)}
       -Negative-Based Jumps (JN) _{(9 min)}
       -Overflow-Based Jump (JGE, JL) _{(8 min)}
8.3: Implementing Common Programming Constructs in Assembly
       -Implementing While() Loop Functionality _{(11 min)}
       -Implementing For() Loop Functionality _{(13 min)}
       -Implementing If/Else Functionality _{(10 min)}
       -Implementing Switch/Case Functionality in Assembly _{(12 min)}
8.4: Flow Charts
       - Flow Chart Overview _{(9 min)}
       - Creating an Assembly Program from a Flow Chart _{(10 min)}

Chapter 9: Digital I/O

9.1 The MSP430 Digital I/O System
       - MSP430FR2355 Digital I/O Peripheral Overview _{(20 min)}
       - Understanding the msp430.h Header File _{(9 min)}
9.2 Digital Output Programming _{(11 min)}
9.3 Digital Input Programming _{(19 min)}

Chapter 10: The Stack and Subroutines

10.1 The STACK  _{(18 min)}
10.2 Subroutines  _{(15 min)}

Chapter 11: Introduction to Interrupts

11.1 The Concept of an Interrupt
       - IRQ Concept, Flags, and Enable  _{(19 min)}
       - Interrupt Vector Table  _{(11 min)}
       - Interrupt Service Routines, the usage of the STACK, and Nested ISRs  _{(11 min)}
       - The Developer's Responsibility when using IRQs  _{(7 min)}
       - MSP430 Interrupts  _{(13 min)}
11.2 MSP430FR2355 Port Interrupts
       - Port Interrupt Overview   _{(16 min)}
       - Using a Port IRQ to Reading from a Switch   _{(21 min)}
       - Impact of Changing Edge Sensitiviey when Reading from Switch  _{(7 min)}

Chapter 12: Introduction to Timers

12.1 Timer Overview
       - Timer Concept & Calculating Time Between Events  _{(13 min)}
12.2 Timer Overflows on the MSP430FR2355
       - Timer Overflow Concept  _{(21 min)}
       - Timer Overflow Ex: Using ACLK  _{(13 min)}
       - Timer Overflow Ex: Using ACLK w/ 12-bit Length  _{(11 min)}
       - Timer Overflow Ex: Using SMCLK  _{(12 min)}
       - Timer Overflow Ex: Using SMCLK wi Div-by-4  _{(13 min)}
12.3 Timer Compares on the MSP430FR2355
       - Timer Compare Overview  _{(12 min)}
       - Timer Compare Example: Using CCR0 to Trigger Event  _{(15 min)}
12.4 Creating Pulse Width Modulated Signals Using Timer Compares
       - PWM Overview and Example of Creating a 5% PWM using two Compares  _{(22 min)}
12.5 Timer Captures on the MSP430FR2355 
       - Timer Capture Overview and Example of SW Triggered Capture  _{(19 min)}

Chapter 13: Switching to the C Language

13.1 C Programming on the C MSP430
       - C Programming Overview in CCS _{(15 min)}
       - While() Loops in C on the MSP430 _{(12 min)}
      - For() Loops in C on the MSP430 _{(9 min)}
       - If/Else Statements in C on the MSP430 _{(9 min)}
       - Switch/Case Statements in C on the MSP430 _{(12 min)}
       - Arithmetic Operations in C on the MSP430 _{(8 min)}
       - Bitwise Logic Operations in C on the MSP430 _{(16 min)}
13.2 Digital I/O in C
       - Digital Output Programming (LED1) _{(10 min)}
       - Digital Input Programming & Polling (SW1) _{(14 min)}
13.3 Interrupts in C
       - IRQ Overview & Port IRQ Example (SW1) _{(16 min)}
13.4 Timers in C
       - Timer Overflow using ACLK _{(17 min)}
       - Timer Overflow using ACLK + 12-bit Counter Length _{(13 min)}
       - Timer Overflow using SMCLK _{(13 min)}
       - Timer Overflow using SMCLK + Div-by-4 Prescalar _{(14 min)}
       - Timer Compares using CCR0 _{(18 min)}
       - Generating PWM Signals using Multiple Timer Compares _{(21 min)}
       - Timer Captures (SW triggered) _{(24 min)}

Chapter 14: Serial Communications in C

14.1 Universal Asynchronous Receiver/ Transmitter (UART)
       - Overview of Serial Communication Links _{(12 min)}
       - The UART Standard _{(20 min)}
       - Setting up the MSP430FR2355 UART Tx _{(16 min)}
       - Setting the MSP430FR2355 Baud Rate _{(17 min)}
       - Setting up Analog Discovery 2 _{(11 min)}
       - Example: Transmitting a Byte at 115200 Baud _{(23 min)}
       - Example: Transmitting a Byte at 9600 Baud _{(14 min)}
       - Example: Transmitting a Character to a Terminal _{(20 min)}
       - Example: Transmitting a String to the Terminal using Delay _{(17 min)}
       - Example: Transmitting a String to the Terminal using IRQs _{(29 min)}
       - Setting up the MSP430FR2355 UART Rx _{(8 min)}
       - Example: Receiving Characters from a Terminal _{(24 min)}
14.2 Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI)
       -The SPI Protocol  _{(17 min)}
       -Example: Sending a Byte as a SPI Master _{(24 min)}
       -Example: Sending a Packet as a SPI Master) _{(26 min)}
       -Example: Sending a Packet w/ STE as a SPI Master _{(16 min)}
       -Example: Receiving a Byte as a SPI Master _{(28 min)}
       -SPI Slave Operation  _{(4 min)}
14.3 Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) Bus
       - I2C Overview & Why the Resistors? _{(11 min)}
       - I2C Basic Message Structure _{(14 min)}
       - I2C Addressing Individual Slave Registers _{(19 min)}
       - Configuring the MSP430FR2355 as an I2C Master _{(15 min)}
       - Overview of the Adafruit Real-Time-Clock _{(13 min)}
       - Making a Simple Probe to Measure I2C with the AD2 _{(9 min)}
       - Example: Writing a Byte to an I2C Slave _{(19 min)}
       - Example: Writing a Register Address and Three Bytes to an I2C Slave _{(19 min)}
       - Example: Reading a Byte from an I2C Slave _{(15 min)}
       - Example: Reading a Byte from a Specific I2C Slave Register Address _{(29 min)}
       - Configuring the MSP430FR2355 as an I2C Slave _{(7 min)}

Chapter 15: Analog to Digital Converter

15.1 Analog to Digital Converter Overview _{(15 min)}
15.2 ADC Operation on the MSP430FR2355
        - MSP430FR2355 ADC Overview and Configuration _{(17 min)}
        - Example: Reading an Analog Voltage and Polling ADCIFG0 _{(17 min)}
        - Example: Reading an Analog Voltage using ADCIFG0 IRQ _{(22 min)}
        - Example: Reading an Analog Voltage using ADCIFG0 IRQ and LPM _{(13 min)}

 Textbook PowerPoint Slides 

Chapter 1: Introduction to Embedded Systems
Chapter 2: Digital Logic Basics
Chapter 3: Computer Systems
Chapter 4: The MSP430
Chapter 5: Getting Started Programming the MSP430 in Assembly
Chapter 6: Data Movement Instructions
Chapter 7: Data Manipulation Instructions
Chapter 8: Program Flow Instructions
Chapter 9: Digital I/O
Chapter 10: The Stack and Subroutines
Chapter 11: Interrupts
Chapter 12: Timers
Chapter 13: Switching to the C Programming Language
Chapter 14.1: The UART Peripheral
Chapter 14.2: The SPI Peripheral
Chapter 14.3: The I2C Peripheral
Chapter 15: Analog to Digital Converter