Information Systems for the Internet of Things

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

• 8. Decend work and economic growth
• 9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
• 10. Reduced inequalities
• 11. Sustainable cities and communities
• 12. Responsible consumption and production

Objectives

This subject is dedicated to studying embedded systems and their applications, with a practical and applied orientation oriented towards the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm. It is intended to give a global perspective of embedded systems and IoT. It delves into design tools and different types of systems, when they have real-time constraints. The tools and environments required for the design of embedded systems based on microcontrollers are used. The objective is to train for the analysis and design of embedded systems based on microcontrollers and for their programming in the IoT paradigm.

Learning outcomes

• Learn about embedded systems, programmable logic devices, hardware-software co-design methods, microcontroller applications, and hardware description languages.
• Analyzes, designs and resolves embedded systems.
• Identifies and uses the terminology, notation and methods of electronic technology.
• Raises and solves problems as a team.
• Writes technical information regarding electronic technology.
• Critically analyze the results obtained.
• Effectively presents orally the results obtained in practices and assignments.

Skills

General skills

• Desire to take part in lifelong learning, innovate, create value and acquire new knowledge.

Specific skills

• Know about the characteristics, functions and structure of operating systems, distributed systems and computer networks, in order to use them well for design and implementation of multimedia applications.

Basic skills

• Students can apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and have competencies typically demonstrated through drafting and defending arguments and solving problems in their field of study.

Content

1. Introduction to embedded systems
   • Built-in systems
   • Internet of Things
2. Characteristics of embedded systems
   
   • Basic characteristics of embedded systems
   • Classification of embedded systems
     • According to the scale of integration
     • According to the functionality
3. Real-time embedded systems
   • definition
   • Main characteristics
   • Tasks in real-time embedded systems (SETR)
   • examples
4. Entry and exit management
   • definition
   • requirements
   • Entry and exit management modes
   • Drivers for Linux
5. Synchronization of tasks
   • Basic concepts
   • synchronization
   • communication
   • Protocols and communication systems
6. communications
   • IOT/M2M
   • Bluetooth Low energy
   • IEEE 802.15.4 (LoWPAN)
   • IEEE 802.11 (WLAN)
   • WAN
   • Low power wide area network (LPWAN)
   • Cellular
7. IoT platforms
   • commercial
   • OpenSource
   • protocols

Evaluation

The evaluation of the subject is done continuously. The theoretical and practical content, as well as the assignments and exercises proposed during the course, are evaluated. The assessment takes into account a practice grade, a final project grade and its oral presentation, a global exam and the assignments.

Final grade = 40% of the exercises and practices + 30% of the final exam + 30% of the final project

Methodology

During the hours of contact between student and teacher (40% of the total of the subject), theoretical sessions (30%) and sessions for planning and solving exercises (20%) are held in the classroom and in the laboratories.

A set of practical sessions are also carried out in different laboratories (50%).

Regarding the personal work (60% of the total of the subject), the student must do the theoretical monitoring of the subject, solve the proposed problems, prepare and present a theoretical session, do the previous study and the final reports of the practices.

Bibliography

Key references

• Angulo J.M.; Angulo I. (1997). Microcontroladores PIC. McGraw-Hill.
• González J.A. (1992). Introducción a los microcontroladores. McGraw-Hill.
• Martinez J.;Barrón M. (1992). Prácticas con microcontroladores. McGraw-Hill.
• Tavernier Ch. (1997). Microcontroladores PIC. Paraninfo.

Further reading

Teachers will provide complementary bibliography and compulsory reading throughout the course via the Virtual Campus.