a.k.a., "Everything you wanted to know about computers, but were afraid to ask"

Lecture Slides and Video Recordings

Complete Playlist on YouTube

1. Introduction (Slides)
   • Section 1a: Course Motivation and Introduction
   • Section 1b: MPU, MCU, and SoC
   • Section 1c: What is an Embedded System?
   • Section 1d: Components of Embedded Systems
2. The Microprocessor (Slides)
   • Section 2a: Introduction and History
   • Section 2b: The Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)
   • Section 2c: Calling a Procedure
   • Section 2d: Running a Program (CALL)
   • Section 2e: Measuring Performance

3. From C to Assembly (Slides)

• Section 3a: Motivation
• Section 3b: Basic CPU Operations
• Section 3c: Variables and Memory Access
• Section 3d: Control Flow
• Section 3e: Procedure Calls
• Section 3f: RISC-V Features and Extensions
• Section 3g: The Build Process (CALL)

4. On-Chip Interconnect (Slides)

• Section 4a: On-Chip Interconnect
• Section 4b: Connecting with Peripherals
• Section 4c: Simple Bus Operation
• Section 4d: Higher Performance Buses

5. Communicating with Peripherals (or "How to build a router") (Slides)

• Section 5a: Communicating with the Outside World
• Section 5b: Offloading the CPU
• Section 5c: Dealing with Faster Interfaces
• Section 5d: More Offloading
• Section 5e: Memory
• Section 5f: Finishing our Design

6. The Memory Hierarchy (Slides)

• Section 6a: The Memory Hierarchy
• Section 6b: Cache Organization
• Section 6c: Tradeoffs in Cache Design
• Section 6d: Virtual Memory
• Section 6e: Practical Paging
• Section 6f: The Translation Lookaside Buffer (TLB)

7. Operating Systems (Slides)

• Section 7a: Operating Systems
• Section 7b: The Kernel
• Section 7c: Interrupt Handling
• Section 7d: Scheduling (Processes and Threads)
• Section 7e: Synchronization and Protection
• Section 7f: Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)