All teaching sessions will blend theory and practical learning. Students will be introduced to curriculum concepts and ideas and will then be able to apply theory to practical examples within the same sessions. In addition, students will be provided with a range of resources for independent study such as case studies, academic papers and industry stories. There will be a mixture of practical and theoretical formative (mock or practice) exercises which will help students build knowledge and confidence in preparation for summative (formal) assessment.

The module will address the following aspects of programming:

Data Flow programming
Multithreading
Classical problems e.g. Semaphore, and Producer/Consumer
State machines
Graphical programming languages – LabVIEW
Interface to standard servo, stepper, and DC motors
Interfacing to sensors
Use of Network access methods TCP, and UDP
Programmatic communication over a network (i.e. socket programming)
Sync/async, mutex, and atomic
Demonstrate problems like deadlock

Practical Assessment - covering all aspects of embedded programming using a Micro-controller and LabVIEW with requirements and testing documentation to support practical components - Learning Outcomes 1 to 2

1. TO DEVELOP YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATION OF A REAL-TIME PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE TO INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

Knowledge and Understanding,

Application

2. TO EXTEND PROBLEM-SOLVING AND DESIGN SKILLS TO PRODUCE SOLUTIONS FOR MULTIPLE INDUSTRIAL CONTEXTS

Problem Solving,
Analysis

Suitable enhanced teaching room with access to hardware resources
National Instruments LabVIEW
Various Motor/Sensors/Inputs

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In this module, you will build on the foundation laid in Level 4 by learning a new paradigm of programming in the form of a graphical data-flow language used in real-time industrial control systems and Robotics using the LabVIEW enviroment. This will add a degree of sophistication to the coding skills you have already gained and alternative approaches to coding solutions. You will also learn about interacting with inputs and sensors with embedded real-time systems.