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*GPIO for digital feedback and control signals
 
*GPIO for digital feedback and control signals
 
**Option 1: directly controlled by MCU
 
**Option 1: directly controlled by MCU
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**Option 2: indirectly through D-type flip-flops (e.g. [http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheet/philips/74lv574.pdf 74LV154]) for low pin counts MCU
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**Option 2: indirectly through D-type flip-flops (e.g. [http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheet/philips/74lv574.pdf 74LV574]) for low pin counts MCU
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**Option 3: indirectly through shift register flip-flops (e.g. [http://www.datasheetcatalog.com/datasheets_pdf/M/7/4/H/M74HC165.shtml 74HC165] for input, [http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheet/texasinstruments/tpic6595.pdf TPIC6595] or [http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheet/philips/74HC_HCT595_CNV_3.pdf 74HC595] for output ) for extremely low pin count MCU
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**Option 3: indirectly through shift register flip-flops (e.g. [http://www.standardics.nxp.com/products/lv/datasheet/74lv165.pdf 74LV165] for input, [http://www.datasheetcatalog.org/datasheet/texasinstruments/tpic6595.pdf TPIC6595] or [http://www.nxp.com/acrobat_download/datasheets/74LV595_3.pdf 74LV595] for output ) for extremely low pin count MCU
  
  
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===RTOS===
 
===RTOS===
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''(main article: [[RTOS]])''
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                 +-----------+-----------+----------------------------------------------+
 
                 +-----------+-----------+----------------------------------------------+
 
   Application  |  Task 1  |  Task 2  |    ...                                      |
 
   Application  |  Task 1  |  Task 2  |    ...                                      |
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     Hardware    | UART | ADC | DAC | NVM | PWM | ... |  TIMERS  |  
 
     Hardware    | UART | ADC | DAC | NVM | PWM | ... |  TIMERS  |  
 
                 +------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----------+
 
                 +------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----------+
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*The task scheduler is based on [http://www.freertos.org/ FreeRTOS] incorporating coroutine developed by [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/coroutines.html Simon Tatham]. The scheduler API is wrapped by the [http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man2/ POSIX] Thread API.
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*See [[Freertos posix Development]] for description
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**e.g. pthread_create(), usleep(), etc.
 
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*Software drivers are developed to allow users at Application Level to use the hardware (e.g. ADC, DAC, UART, NVM etc) through the [http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/man2/ POSIX] System call API.
 
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**e.g. open(), write(), read(), ioctl(), lseek(), etc.
 
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*The most up-to-date development can be found at repository [http://chungyan5.no-ip.org/vc/?root=freertos_posix freertos_posix]
 
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===GUI===
 
===GUI===
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                   +------------+------+-----+------------+------------+------------+------------+
 
                   +------------+------+-----+------------+------------+------------+------------+
 
  POSIX API        |          POSIX System Calls          |            POSIX Threads            |
 
  POSIX API        |          POSIX System Calls          |            POSIX Threads            |
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                  +--------------------+                |                                      |
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                  |  FatFs Wrapper    |                |                                      |
 
                   +--------------------+                |                                      |
 
                   +--------------------+                |                                      |
 
  File System      |      FatFs        |                |                                      |
 
  File System      |      FatFs        |                |                                      |
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                   +--------+-----+-----+-----------------+--------------------------------------+
 
                   +--------+-----+-----+-----------------+--------------------------------------+
 
*See [[MMC_Card_Reader | here]] for description
 
*See [[MMC_Card_Reader | here]] for description
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[[category:projects]]
 
[[category:projects]]

Latest revision as of 15:59, 25 February 2025

This project intends to provide ideas and technical information to create a multi-purpose embedded system.

  • Information contained in this wiki should be as generic as possible (unless otherwise stated) so that the ideas and information can be portable to different hardware (e.g. 8-bit/16-bit/32-bit MCU).
  • The peripheral devices should be expandable

Hardware Architecture

Mpes hw archi.png

MCU

  • MCU can be 8-bit/16-bit/32-bit
  • MCU should have sufficient RAM (i.e. no external RAM required)
  • MCU should have program Flash (i.e. no external program flash required)


Data Memory

  • Use serial bus (I2C/SPI) to expand data memory to save I/O pins
  • Need a file system to access the data
  • EEPROM for small block of re-writable data
  • Flash for large block of re-writable data


Communication

  • RS232 for short distance communication with PC
  • RS485 for longer distance communication (upto 1200m) over a set of devices
  • USB for USB communication with PC
  • Ethernet for Internet connectivity
    • Use of Ethernet controller (e.g. DM9000A (requiring software TCP/IP stack)
    • User of TCP/IP chip (e.g. W5300)
  • GPIB for automated test equipment


User Interface

  • Graphical displays (LCD, VFD, etc.)
  • Keypad for input


Sensory Control

  • ADC for analog feedback signals
    • Requires anti-aliasing analog filters and op-amp circuits
      • Use desktop software (e.g. FilterLab) to design circuits
    • May incorporate digital filter to improve reduce noise
  • DAC for analog control signals
    • Refer to here if modulation is needed.
  • GPIO for digital feedback and control signals
    • Option 1: directly controlled by MCU
    • Option 2: indirectly through D-type flip-flops (e.g. 74LV574) for low pin counts MCU
    • Option 3: indirectly through shift register flip-flops (e.g. 74LV165 for input, TPIC6595 or 74LV595 for output ) for extremely low pin count MCU


Software Architecture

RTOS

(main article: RTOS) 

               +-----------+-----------+----------------------------------------------+
 Application   |  Task 1   |  Task 2   |    ...                                       |
               +-----------+-----------+------------+----------------------+----------+
 Standard API  |          POSIX System Call         |     POSIX Thread     |  C-Lib   |
               +------------------+-----------------+----------------------+----------+
   Kernel      | Power Management |                 |    Task Scheduler    |
               +------------------+                 +----------+-----------+ 
               |               Drivers              | FreeRTOS | Coroutine |
               +------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----------+-----------+
   Hardware    | UART | ADC | DAC | NVM | PWM | ... |  TIMERS  | 
               +------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----------+

GUI

                      +---------------+----------------+
 User Applications    | Application 1 | Application 2  |
                      |               +----------------+------------------+
   Middlewares        |               |    Toolkits    |  Window Manager  |
                      +---------------+----------------+------------------+
   GUI Library        |            Graphics Engine (inc Font)             |
                      +-----------+----------------------+----------------+
   POSIX API          |           |  POSIX System Calls  | POSIX Threads  |
                      |           +-----------+----------+----------------+
 Drivers & Scheduler  |  Display  |  Pointer  |  Keypad  | Task Scheduler |
                      +-----------+-----------+----------+----------------+


TCP/IP Stack

                  +---------------------------------------------+--------------------+-------+
 Applications     |            Ethernet Application             |  GUI Application   |  ...  |
                  +--------+------+------+----------+------+----+                    |       |
 Web Libraries    |  Web   | DHCP | SNMP |   DNS    | SMTP |... |                    |       |
                  | Server |      |      | Resolver |      |    |                    |       |
                  +--------+------+------+----------+------+----+                    |       |
 Socket API       |            Linux Socket Wrapper             |                    |       |
                  |          +----------------------------------+                    |       |
 TCP/IP Stack     |          |               uip                |                    |       |
                  |          +----------------------------------+                    |       |
                  |          |       Ethernet Thread            |                    |       |
                  |          +---------------------------+------+--------------------+-------+
 POSIX API        |          |    POSIX System Calls     |            POSIX Threads          |
                  +----------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
                  |               Drivers                |            Task Scheduler         |
                  +----------+---------------------------+-----------------------------------+
                  |   H/W    |
                  |  TCP/IP  |
                  |  Stack   |
                  +----------+


File System

                 +------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
Application      |   App 1    |   App 2    |   App 3    |   App 4    |   App 5    |   App 6    |
                 +------------+------+-----+------------+------------+------------+------------+
POSIX API        |          POSIX System Calls          |            POSIX Threads             |
                 +--------------------+                 |                                      |
                 |   FatFs Wrapper    |                 |                                      |
                 +--------------------+                 |                                      |
File System      |       FatFs        |                 |                                      |
                 +--------+-----+-----+-----------------+--------------------------------------+
                 | EEPROM | MMC | USB |    Drivers      |            Task Scheduler            |
                 +--------+-----+-----+-----------------+--------------------------------------+
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