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Further Experiences Teaching an FPGA-Based Embedded Systems Class

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Cyber Physical Systems. Model-Based Design (CyPhy 2018, WESE 2018)

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Abstract

I describe thirteen years of teaching an embedded systems class at Columbia University that spans three “board eras.” Students now develop Linux systems with custom FPGA-based peripherals.

The soaring complexity of these systems has enabled more ambitious projects at the expense of making it impossible for students to learn “everything” about what they are developing. As such, should students be learning similar skills or specializing in hardware or software?

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    Stephen A. Edwards

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  1. Computer Science and Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Roger Chamberlain

  2. School of Information Technology, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden

    Walid Taha

  3. Department of Machine Design, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

    Martin Törngren

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Edwards, S.A. (2019). Further Experiences Teaching an FPGA-Based Embedded Systems Class. In: Chamberlain, R., Taha, W., Törngren, M. (eds) Cyber Physical Systems. Model-Based Design. CyPhy WESE 2018 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11615. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23703-5_14

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