BISON ACADEMY

Courses taught in the

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

North Dakota State University

ECE 476/676: Advanced Embedded Systems

Syllabus: Fall 2025

Updated 06/11/2025

Syllabus - HW & Solutions - Lab Kits - Best of 476 - Resources - Comments

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Instructor: Jacob Glower

Contact: Jacob.Glower@ndsu.edu
Class Times: MWF 9am, Zoom & Offerdahl West 123 (ECE 123)

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	Date	Topic	Recorded Lecture	Code Used in lecture	Homework
M	Aug 25	Holiday -	YouTube PlayList		HW #1
W	Aug 27	1Introduction & Syllabus Slides #1	Video #1
F	Aug 29	2 Thonny & MicroPython Slides #2	Video #2
M	Sep 1	Holiday -			HW #2
W	Sep 3	3 Loops & if-Statements Slides #3	Video #3	03 Timer2 Interrupts 03 For Loops 03 While Loops 03 d4 + d6
F	Sep 5	4 Subroutines Slides #4	Video #4	04 Resistors 04 Convolution with Dice 04 Convolution with Polynomials
M	Sep 8	5 Binary Outputs Slides #5 Machine & Time Library	Video #5	05 Blinking Light 05 Parallel Out 05 NightRider 05 Morse Code	HW #3
W	Sep 10	6 Binary Inputs Slides #6 Parallel Inputs	Video #6	06 Button Pressed 06 Debate Moderator 06 Voting Machine 06 Hungry Hippo
F	Sep 12	7 Serial I/O Slides #7 SPI, 74HC165, 74HC594	Video #7	07 74LS165 (BB) 07 74LS165 (SPI) 07 74HC594 (BB) 07 74HC594 (SPI)
M	Sep 15	8 Timing Slides #8 Measuring Time, Output Frequency, PWM	Video #8	08 Button Press 08 Reaction Game 08 3 Key Piano 08 Super Mario Bros 08 Range Sensor 08 PWM	HW #4
W	Sep 17	Career Fair No class
F	Sep 19	9 Analog I/O Slides #9 A/D, D/A, PWM & LPF	Video #9	09 A2D Read 09 Read Temperature 09 Read Voltage 09 PWM Out 09 MCP4921
M	Sep 22	10 Motors with Binary Inputs Slides #10 Stepper, Servo, BLDC	Video #10	10 Full Stepping 10 Half Stepping 10 Micro Stepping 10 Solenoid OnOff 10 BLDC Motor 10 Digital Servo	Test #1
W	Sep 24	Review for Test #1 -	Video: Review for Test #1
F	Sep 26	Test #1: Python Programming -
M	Sep 29	11 Motors with Analog Inputs Slides #11 DC Servo, AC 3-Phase	Video #11	11 DC Motor & PWM	HW #5
W	Oct 1	12 LCD Graphic Display Slides #12	Video #12	12 LCD 12 LCD_16x24 12 LCD_24x32 12 LCD_Test
F	Oct 3	13 Fun with LCD Graphics Slides #13	Video #13	13 Volt Meter 13 Ohm Meter 13 Oscilloscope 13 Joystick XY 13 Bouncing Ball 13 Lunar Lander
M	Oct 6	14 Math and Random Library Slides #14	Video #14	14 Combinations 14 Binomial pdf 14 Uniform pdf 14 Exponential pdf 14 Pascal pdf 14 Normal pdf 14 Candle Flicker	HW #6
W	Oct 8	15 Matrix Library Slides #15	Video #15	15 Matrix Library 15 Ice Storm 15 Least Squares 15 Gantry Simulation
F	Oct 10	16 Edge Interrupts Slides #16	Video #16	16 Up Counter 16 Stoplight 16 Hungry Hippo v2 16 Reflex Game v2 16 Encoder 16 Pong
M	Oct 13	17 Timer Interrupts Slides #17	Video #17	17 Timer Interrupt 17 Fire Cheat 17 Bathroom Fan 17 Hungry Hippo v3 17 Stoplight v3 17 Sample at 1ms 17 Digital Filter 17 Stepper Motor	HW #7
W	Oct 15	18 Speed Control of a DC Motor Slides #18	Video #18	18 Ramp Test 18 Step Response 18 I Control 18 PI Control
F	Oct 17	19 Angle Control of a DC Motor Slides #19	Video #19	19 Angle A 19 PD Control 19 Lead Control 19 Lead FF Control
M	Oct 20	20 Text Files Slides #20 Reading, Writing, Energy in a Battery	Video #20	20 Reading Text Files 20 Playing a Tune 20 Writing Text Files 20 Battery Test	HW #8
W	Oct 22	21 Temperature & RLS Slides #21 Thermistor, TMP36, DS18B20	Video #21	21 Thermistor 21 TMP36 21 DS18B20 21 Coffee Cup
F	Oct 24	22 Current & Heart Rate Slides #22 Incandescent vs LED light bulb	Video #22	22 Current Reading 22 Fourier Xform 22 Heart Rate
M	Oct 27	Hand Out Test #2 Question & answer	Video: Review for Test #2		Test #2 (take-home)
W	Oct 29	Go Over HW#8 Test #2 Question & answer
F	Oct 31	Test #2 Question & Answer
M	Nov 3	23 Wind, Pressure, Humidity Slides #23 Fan, DTH22, BME280	Video #23	23 DHT22 23 BME280 23 BME280 Test	HW #9
W	Nov 5	24 Acceleration & Light Slides #24 ADXL335, GY521	Video #24	24 ADXL335 24 Magic 8 Ball 24 Jump
F	Nov 7	25 SCI & GPS Slides #25	Video #25	25 Serial Read 25 Where is My Car 25 Differential GPS 25 GPS Speedometer
M	Nov 10	26 NeoPixels Slides #26	Video #26	26 RGB bitstream 26 RGBx12 bitstream 26 RGB 26 LED Race 26 LED Bounce 26 Light Saber	HW #10
W	Nov 12	27 I2C Communications Slides #27	Video #27	BME280 Datasheets GY521 (MPU6050) Datasheets 27 I2C Scan 27 BME280 Temperature 27 BME280 Pressure 27 GY521 XYZ 27 GY521 Jump
F	Nov 14	29 PIO State Machines Slides #29	Video #29	29 Blink 29 Blink 1Hz 29 Aliasing 29 Bouncing 29 NeoPixel x1 29 NeoPixel xN
M	Nov 17	30 Bluetooth Slides #30	Video #30	30 ble_advertising 30 ble_simple_peripheral 30 bluetooth_tx 30 bluetooth_rx 30 bluetooth_rx_x4	HW #11
W	Nov 19	31 Bluetooth Examples Slides #31	Video #31	31 Flashlight v1 31 Flashlight v2 31 Flashlight v3 31 Strobe Light
F	Nov 21	32 WiFi in AP Mode Slides #32	Video #32	32 Hello World.py 32 Hello World html 32 Table.py 32 Table.html
M	Nov 24	33 WiFi & AP Tags Slides #33	Video #33	33 Main.py 33 Text.html 33 Number.html 33 Radio.html 33 CheckBox.html 33 Main_hyperlink.py 33 Hyperlink.html 33 Button.html	HW #12
W	Nov 26	Holiday -
F	Nov 28	Holiday -
M	Dec 1	34 Wi-Fi in Client Mode Slides #34	Video #34	34 netman.py 34 HelloWorld_Main.py 34 HelloWorld.html 34 Text_Main.py 34 Text.html 34 Table.html	-
W	Dec 3	35 Wi-Fi Client Tags Slides #35	Video #35	35 Text Tags.py 35 Button Tags.py
F	Dec 5	28 Touch Screens Slides #28	Video #28	28 GT911 Program Guide
M	Dec 8	Test #3 Handout			Test #3 (take-home)
W	Dec 10	Test #3 Question & answer
F	Dec 12	Test #3 Question & answer