Στην παρούσα διπλωματική εργασία ακολουθήθηκαν τα περισσότερα βήματα που απαιτεί η τεχνική διαδικασία για την δημιουργία ενός προϊόντος που έχει ως στόχο την εκμάθηση προγραμματισμού πάνω σε ARM πυρήνα. Το κομμάτι της εργασίας μου αφορούσε την δημιουργία της πλακέτας καθώς και την συγκόλληση των στοιχείων πάνω σε αυτή, δημιουργία τρόπου διεπαφής με τον υπολογιστή για τo φόρτωμα του κώδικα λειτουργίας του, την εύρεση πλατφόρμας προγραμματισμού, αλλά και την δημιουργία εκπαιδευτικών ασκήσεων πάνω στο συγκεκριμένο επεξεργαστή. Σκοπός των ασκήσεων είναι η εισαγωγή του αναγνώστη στην λογική και τον προγραμματισμού του ARM Cortex-M3. / Most of the steps required during the technical procedure of producing an Arm core based evaluation board were followed in the current diploma thesis. My personal assignment included the design of the printed circuit board, soldering of the components on the board, establishing a way of communication between a personal computer and the board for downloading the source code, finding a programming platform and the creation of exercises for the specific processor used on the board. The purpose of the exercises is the introduction of the reader in the programming logic of ARM Cortex-M3.

Στα πλαίσια της διπλωματικής εργασίας αναπτύχθηκε μια εφαρμογή, η οποία μπορεί να ελέγχει τη φθορά των αναρτήσεων του αυτοκινήτου και να ειδοποιεί τον οδηγό όταν αυτές έχουν φθαρεί. Θα εξομοιώσουμε τα σήματα που στέλνουν τέσσερις αισθητήρες πιεζοκρυστάλλων, προσαρμοσμένοι στις αναρτήσεις του αυτοκινήτου, τα οποία μετά από κατάλληλη προεπεξεργασία (κεντροθέτηση και λεύκανση) και διαχωρισμό με τη μέθοδο της ανάλυσης σε ανεξάρτητες συνιστώσες (ICA), θα μας δώσουν τις πληροφορίες που χρειαζόμαστε για την κατάσταση των αναρτήσεων. Η εφαρμογή αναπτύχθηκε στο περιβάλλον μVision της Keil, σε γλώσσα προγραμματισμού C, για το μικροελεγκτή STM32F103RB της ST Microelectronics. / In the context of this thesis an application was developed, that is capable of checking the wear of vehicle suspensions and informing the driver of their status. We simulated the signals that four specifically built sensors, fit into the suspension system sent, which after proper preprocessing (centering and whitening) and separation using Independent Component Analysis (ICA), will give us the information we need about the state of the suspensions. This application was developed in Keil’s μVision, in C programming language, for the STM32F103RB microcontroller by ST Microelectronics.

The main focus in this diploma thesis is to analyse ARM microcontroller ATSAM3X8E, audio codec TLV320DAC3203 and CAN / RS485 bus for communication possibly used in device design. This device's purpose is to establish communicatio between elevator cabin and central control unit. Finally, there is design made for this communication device and measurement of CAN bus speed on H05VVH6 cable.

The main aim of this thesis is to design a communication and control card for an electron microscope, eventually for other equipments of the company Delong Instruments a.s., which is dealing with its development and production. This card should replace existing communication card because of its low computational performance. Also, it should replace control and measure card manned with A/D and D/A converters. Thus, the new card will be providing not only the communication with a superior PC and other electronic systems, but also the control of other subsystems of the electron microscope, the determining of processional states and the measuring of internal physical quantities. At the beginning the requirements were determined and the main concept was made with the inclusion of the simple block diagram. It was very important to choose a suitable microcontroller, which will be an intelligence of the whole card and so it will be the most important component. The accent was set mainly on the sufficient computational performance, high modularity of its periphery, good vision of the future innovation and support and, of course, the price. The next requirement was the implementation of the Ethernet, which will be used for the communication between the card and the superior PC. The microcontroller which was chosen have the core architecture ARM Cortex-M3 and it is described in separate chapter. The next part of this thesis is dealing with the main communication standard of the card, which is the Ethernet. After the general description, the Ethernet was mainly discussed in context of the chosen microcontroller. The possibilities of the application of higher layer TCP/IP protocols were also discussed. Implied part of the thesis was the selection of other important components, especially A/D and D/A converters. Its characteristics will have a big effect on the characteristics of the card. In the last and the most important phase the electrical scheme was designed and it was described in detail. This scheme is the main result of this thesis and it is the main document for the future realization. Designed card will be able to process and control 16 differential analogue input signals, 16 differential analogue output signals, 8 digital inputs, 8 simple digital outputs and 4 digital outputs triggered by optocouplers. It will be able to communicate with the superior PC over the Ethernet with the maximum bit rate of 100 Mbit/s, with other electronic cards over the serial line UART through the optical fibers and with other internal and external equipments over the RS-485 and RS-232.

This thesis describes the design and realization of terminal for time attendance system. The introductory part shortly presents several solutions currently available on the market. The main part of this thesis is divided into two sections. The first of them deals with design of hardware platform, and the second describes the development of software. The terminal is realized as a compact with wide possibilities for future functional expansion. Special attention is given to the flexibility and user-friendly interface.

The aim of master's thesis is implementation of hardware interface database server. Interface will be collecting data at installation place. Interface will be connected to a remote MySQL server using an Ethernet network and saving data received by serial line in a database.

The diploma thesis deals with creating the Ethernet converter protocol UDP of the CAN bus with the used application layer CANopen. The converter is executed by means of the microcontroller ARM Cortex-M3, namely by STM32F107VC by STMicroelectronics. The project is designed for the purpose of serving as the main motor controlling card of the mobile advertising robot FektBot. In the theoretical part you can find a brief analysis of the ARM microcotrollers problematics, particularly the STM32F107VC. Then the thesis introduces the Ethernet technology including the UDP protocol. Finally, the CAN bus and its application layer CANopen is described. The practical part shows first of all the scheme of converter hardware. You can find there the design of printed circuits including all components for proper functioning, i.e. especially the microcontroller STM32F107VC, Ethernet PHY, the CAN bus transceiver and switched stabilized supply. Next chapter describes software creating for the given converter. Firstly there are analyzed possible ways of STM32F107VC programming, and then there is the main conception of resolving the programming part shown. The thesis then deals with the concrete implementation of the UDP Ethernet protocol. For that, the lwIP stack is used, over which the application layer of the FektBot robot works. Then there is analyzed the implementation of the CAN bus and CANopen. At the end of the practical part, the final execution of the converter software and the ways of its testing are described.

This master thesis deals with the implementation of the control system for the forming machine used in producing of confectionery forms. The introductory part describes the forming machine from the point of important control elements. The second part is associated with the hardware design of the control automat and description of main functional units on the control PCB, as well as on other PCBs. The following text presents the communication protocol between the control automat and PC and after that there is a description of the CPU firmware. The final section brings the characteristics of the PC application for a connection with the automat.

Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2011. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Electronic Systems Laboratory at Stellenbosch University is currently developing a fully 3-axis controlled Attitude Determination and Control Subsystem (ADCS) for CubeSats. This thesis describes the design and development of an Onboard Computer (OBC) suitable for ADCS application. A separate dedicated OBC for ADCS purposes allows the main CubeSat OBC to focus only on command and data handling, communication and payload management. This thesis describes, in detail the development process of the OBC. Multiple Microcontroller Unit (MCU) architectures were considered before selecting an ARM Cortex-M3 processor due to its performance, power efficiency and functionality. The hardware was designed to be as robust as possible, because radiation tolerant and redundant components could not be included, due to their high cost and the technical constraints of a CubeSat. The software was developed to improve recovery from lockouts or component failures and to enable the operational modes to be configured in real-time or uploaded from the ground station. Ground tests indicated that the OBC can handle radiation-related problems such as latchups and bit-flips. The peak power consumption is around 500 mW and the orbital average is substantially lower. The proposed OBC is therefore not only sufficient in its intended application as an ADCS OBC, but could also stand in as a backup for the main OBC in case of an emergency. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Elektroniese Stelsels Laboratorium by die Universiteit van Stellenbosch is tans besig om ’n volkome 3-as gestabiliseerde oriëntasiebepaling en -beheerstelsel (Engels: ADCS) vir ’n CubeSat te ontwikkel. Hierdie tesis beskryf die ontwerp en ontwikkeling van ’n aanboordrekenaar (Engels: OBC) wat gebruik kan word in ’n ADCS. ’n Afsonderlike OBC wat aan die ADCS toegewy is, stel die hoof-OBC in staat om te fokus op beheer- en datahantering, kommunikasie en loonvragbestuur. Hierdie tesis beskryf breedvoerig die werkswyse waarvolgens die OBC ontwikkel is. Verskeie mikroverwerkers is as moontlike kandidate ondersoek voor daar op ’n ARM Cortex-M3-gebaseerde mikroverwerker besluit is. Hierdie mikroverwerker is gekies vanweë sy spoed, effektiewe kragverbruik en funksionaliteit. Die hardeware is ontwikkel om so robuust moontlik te wees, omdat stralingbestande en oortollige komponente weens kostebeperkings, asook tegniese beperkings van ’n CubeSat, nie ingesluit kon word nie. Die programmatuur is ontwikkel om van ’n uitsluiting en ’n komponentfout te kan herstel. Verder kan programme wat tydens vlug in werking is, verstel word en vanaf ’n grondstasie gelaai word. Grondtoetse het aangedui dat die OBC stralingverwante probleme, soos ’n vergrendeling (latchup) of bis-omkering (bit-flip), kan hanteer. Die maksimum kragverbruik is ongeveer 500 mW en die gemiddelde wentelbaankragverbruik is beduidend kleiner. Die voorgestelde OBC is dus voldoende as ADCS OBC asook hoof-OBC in geval van nood.

The thesis deals with the design of digital I/O card with USB connectivity for Honeywell spol. s r.o. – HTS CZ o.z. company. The main objective is the delay elimination between reading the current state of the inputs and outputs setting which occurs on the actual used commercial card. Further initial analysis outlines possible solutions at the beginning of the work. One of chapters describes USB communication interface, including its com- munications protocol and USB driver implementation on the operating system Microsoft Windows. The digital card has four I/O ports consisting of eight lines. All ports have built-in protection against overcurrent and ESD protection. Digital isolator is used for USB. Power is supplied via USB, but it is optionally possible to connect an external power source. The last part of the thesis is focused on the card driver design.