Descripción y contextualización de la asignatura

A key element in the SmartGrids is to provide intelligence to the nodes distributed in the power grid at the lower level, both to the control elements and to the data collection. In this subject the alternatives for the implementation of this type of elements are introduced, revising the current state of the technology and available design tools.

It is about designing specific purpose electronic systems (embedded systems), starting with high level algorithmic descriptions, usually in Matlab, and with important real-time requirements. This requires top-down methodologies, and hardware-software partitioning, and it is imperative to have help tools that maximize the design cycle. In terms of hardware, the available alternatives will be reviewed: microcontrollers, specialized processors (DSPs), programmable devices (FPGAs) and HW description languages. As for the tools will be introduced automatic code generation systems, and simulation.

The subject will have a very practical approach, and during the same the students will use some of these tools to start an example of this type of systems.

Convocatoria ordinaria: orientaciones y renuncia

In the ordinary call, the assessment system will be in the form of continuous assessment. The mark is calculated as follows:



- Deliveries of exercices: 20%

- Final knowledge test: 20%.

- Final project: 60%.

Convocatoria extraordinaria: orientaciones y renuncia

In the case of the extraordinary call, the final mark is calculated based on two parts:



- Theory (40%): Assessed by a knowledge test.

- Practical (60%): This is assessed on the basis of the technical reports corresponding to the final project, which must be submitted before the date of the theory test.



In order to pass the course it is necessary to pass both parts (theoretical and practical).

Temario

Introducción a las plataformas HW existentes para implementar sistemas empotrados

Fases de Diseño. Metodología a emplear en cada una de ellas. Herramientas disponibles para facilitar el diseño, la implementación y la verificación.

Particularidades en la implementación de algoritmos de control. Herramientas automáticas de generación de código.

Realización práctica de un ejemplo de diseño e implementación.

Bibliografía

Materiales de uso obligatorio

Documentación de la página web de la asignatura. Accesible en: http://moodle.ehu.es/moodle

Bibliografía básica

K. Arnold: Embedded Controller Hardware Design, 2001. LLH Technology Publishing.



Jean-Pierre Deschamps, Gery J. A. Bioul, Gery, Gustavo D. Sutter: Synthesis of Arithmetic Circuits: FPGA, ASIC and Embedded Systems. March 2006. John Wiley & Sons.



Uwe Meyer-Baese, Digital Signal Processing with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (Signals and Communication Technology), Third Edition, Springer 2007.

Bibliografía de profundización

Steve Kilts, Advanced FPGA Design: Architecture, Implementation, and Optimization. John Wiley and Sons, 2007.



Maya B. Gokhale, Paul S. Graham, Reconfigurable Computing: Accelerating Computation with Field-Programmable Gate Arrays. Springer 2005.

Revistas

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid

Enlaces

http://technav.ieee.org/tag/3046/digital-control

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Embedded_Control_Systems_Design