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18-649 Distributed Embedded Systems

Fall 2015
Carnegie Mellon University, ECE Department

Lectures: MW 12:30-2:20; DH 1212
Recitation: Friday 1:30-1:50; DH 1212, plus team meetings 12:30-2:20

Fall 2015 Students: When you sign up you will be put on a wait list because pre-req clearance has to be done manually. Undergrads will be admitted space-available. We'll sort out any remaining wait list situation at the first class meeting. As I know more I'll put updates here. Please don't e-mail the instructor saying something like "I'm on the wait list how can I get into the class?" The best answer I have to that question will always be right here on this web page. For now it is: make sure you are on the wait list, and come to the first class meeting even if you are on the wait list. Preference will generally be given to students on the wait list who actually attend class meetings. Thanks for your patience as enrollment gets sorted out. Please note that the pre-req of 15-213/18-213/15-513 will be strictly enforced for all graduate students as a pre-req, not a co-req, even first-semester students. If you do not have one of these "213" courses on your CMU academic transcript you will not be admitted to this course. By departmental rules there are no exceptions. (Undergrads must additionally have the pre-req 18-348/349.)
Group assignments will be made in the SECOND week of classes to give add/drop time to settle down. If you have people you want to work with in almost all cases that will be possible. If you don't have a team of 4 names we will combine singles, doubles, and triples to make teams of 4 (so don't worry if you don't know anyone else in the class; we will take care of finding teams).

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Be sure to look at the full Administrative Notes page! In addition to the course academic integrity policy, see the ECE Academic Integrity policy that also applies to this course.
Take a look at the historical weekly student hour data to see what to expect in terms of workload.
Here is the Project Launch Page. Don't miss the example project portfolio
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Required text: Koopman, Better Embedded System Software, ISBN-13: 978-0-9844490-0-2. USE THIS LINK FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNT PRICE. (Link to Book Blog).

Note: materials and assignments are draft until gray box background is removed.

Meeting Date	Lecture	Required Reading .pdf links are CMU-only access; use the "Digging deeper" links to see citations.	Project Milestones (Projects Due Evenings at 10:00 PM)
Mon. 31-Aug-2015	1. Course Overview & Introduction	Text Chapters 2, 3 Digging deeper Required Reading (.pdf)
Wed. 2-Sep-2015	2. Elevators as a distributed embedded application	Required Reading: (.pdf); Text Chapter 5 Digging Deeper
Fri. 4-Sep-15	3. Requirements and Methodical Engineering Recitation 1 (Class & recitation 12:30-2:20)	Text Chapters 6, 8, 9 Digging Deeper Project Lessons Learned (cmu.edu only)
Mon 7-Sep-15	*Mon. 7-Sep-2015; Labor Day; no class*
Wed. 9-Sep-15	4. UML-Based Design Process	Required Reading (.pdf) Text Chapter 12 Digging Deeper	Wed 9-Sep-15: Team requests due via e-mail by 5 PM Due Thu 10-Sep-15 Proj. 1 (requirements; simulator)
Fri. 11-Sep-15	Recitation 2 Recitation 1:30-2:00 Assigned team meeting slots12:30-1:30; 2-2:20; etc.
Mon. 14-Sep-15	5. End-to-end design example	Text Chapters 7, 13 Digging Deeper
Wed. 16-Sep-15	6. Distributed + Embedded Systems (Includes ET vs. TT)	Required Reading Text Chapters 10, 11 Digging Deeper	Due Thu 17-Sep-15 Proj. 2 (scenarios; sequence diagrams)
Fri. 18-Sep-14	Recitation 3
Mon. 21-Sep-15	7. Boeing 777 Validation Testing	Required Reading (.pdf*) Digging Deeper
Wed. 23-Sep-15	8. Software Safety Motivation: Toyota Unintended Acceleration Compay Talk: Key Tech	Required Reading (Web)	Thu 24-Sep-15 Proj. 3 (event-triggered behavioral requirements)
Fri. 25-Sep-15	Recitation 4
Mon. 28-Sep-15	9. Reviews & Software Process Company talk: Garret Lee, Boeing	Text Chapters 17, 22 Digging Deeper Review checklist
Wed. 30-Sep-15	10. Embedded Software Testing	Required Reading (.pdf); Text Chapter 23, 24 Digging Deeper	Thu 1-Oct-15 Proj. 4 (time-triggered design)
Fri. 2-Oct-15	Recitation 5
Mon. 5-Oct-15	11. Verification, Validation & Certification	Text Chapters 21, 25 Digging Deeper
Wed. 7-Oct-15	12. Embedded System Engineering Economics	Required Reading (local) Text Chapter 16, 18 Suggested: .html Digging Deeper	Thu 8-Oct-15 Proj. 5 (implementation & start tests)
Fri. 9-Oct-15	Recitation 6		Study for Test #1!
Mon. 12-Oct-15	13. Embedded Communication Protocols	Required Reading (.html*) Digging Deeper
Wed. 14-Oct-15	Test #1 (Lectures 1-12)	See example test on Blackboard Documents	Fri 16-Oct-15 Proj. 6 (implement & test) No-penalty extension to Friday at 10 PM due to exam week.
Fri. 16-Oct-15	Recitation 7
Mon. 19-Oct-15	14. CAN Protocol	Required Reading (.pdf*) Digging Deeper
Wed. 21-Oct-15	15. CAN Performance	Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper Strongly Suggested Reading: ISR Handouts (in class only*) Text Chapter 14	Thu 22-Oct-15 Proj. 7 (Basic run time monitor; Basic acceptance tests; Mid-Semester Project Hand-in; Worth 10 points of course grade!)
Fri. 23-Oct-15	Mid-Semester Break No recitation; no TA meetings; no office hours	Recitation 8 Slides
Mon. 26-Oct-15	16. End-To-End System Scheduling	Required Reading (.pdf) Text Chapter 14 Suggested RMA reading: Obenza if you are weak on RMA Digging Deeper	Presentation slides due via e-mail Monday 26-Oct-15 at 5 PM; Presentation Slide Format: (.ppt \| .pdf )
Wed. 28-Oct-15	In-class mid-semester presentations: Groups 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12		Thu 29-Oct-15 Proj. 8
Fri. 30-Oct-15	Recitation 9
Mon. 2-Nov-15	In-class mid-semester presentations: Groups: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Wed. 4-Nov-15	17. Embedded Internet & Embedded Security	Required Reading: Text Chapter 27 Digging Deeper	Thu 5-Nov-15 Proj. 9
Fri. 6-Nov-15	Recitation 10
Mon. 9-Nov-15	18. Distributed Timekeeping	Required Reading (.pdf*) Digging Deeper
Wed. 11-Nov-15	19. Dependability/Reliability	Required Reading: Text Chapter 26 Digging Deeper	Thu 12-Nov-15 Proj. 10
Fri. 13-Nov-15	Recitation 11
Mon. 16-Nov-15	20. Critical Systems & Software Safety ** CLASS STARTS AT 1:15 PM * (Optional: Bob Sullivan talk at CyLab 12-1)	Required Reading (.pdf*) Text Chapter 28 Digging Deeper
Wed. 18-Nov-15	21. Critical Systems Engineering	Required Reading: Text Chapters 29, 30 Digging Deeper	Thu 19-Nov-15 Proj. 11
Fri. 20-Nov-15	Recitation 12
Mon. 23-Nov-15	22. Humans as a System Component	Required Reading: Text Chapter 15 Digging Deeper
	Thanksgiving Break Wed 25-Nov-2015 -- Fri 27-Nov-2015; no recitation; no office hours
Mon. 30-Nov-15	23. FlexRay Protocol 24. Ethics & Societal Impact	23. Required Reading (.pdf*) Digging Deeper 24. Required Reading (.pdf) Digging Deeper	Study for Test #2!
Wed. 2-Dec-15	Test #2 (covers lectures 13-24)	See example test on Blackboard Documents	Note: Project 12 due Monday 7 Dec., but you are welcome to turn it in early!
Fri. 4-Dec-15	Recitation 13 - Mock Demo		Final presentation slides due Sunday 6-Dec-15 at 5 PM Presentation format: (.ppt \| .pdf)
Mon. 7-Dec-15	In-class presentations: Groups 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1		Monday 7-Dec-15 Proj. 12
Wed. 9-Dec-15	In-class presentations: Groups 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7
Fri. 11-Dec-15	MANDATORY: Normally scheduled TA Meetings OPTIONAL: TA help session during recitation time
Mon. 14-Dec-15	(Final Exams Week; no class meetings) All groups demo with a TA on or before today at 5 PM. Schedule a time with a TA. It is OK (and encouraged) to demo before this date with prior TA arrangement.		See Blackboard for demo details.
Tue. 15-Dec-15	(Finals Week; No class meetings this week)		Tuesday 15-Dec-15 Proj. 13 (final testing) Worth 10 points of course grade!

Notes:

* emphasizes testable required reading. Testable required reading is text chapters for lectures that have them, plus non-text required reading annotated with a "*".
Boxes with shaded background are previous-year information and have not been updated for this year yet.
Test dates will not change except in an extreme situation (e.g., university closes or cancels classes on that date).
Presentation dates are fixed; date swaps must be arranged by teams AND approved by course staff at least 24 hours in advance.
Dates and topics are subject to change; however we will do everything reasonably possible to keep presentation dates and project deadlines from changing.