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Bringing Computer Science Students Closer to Cyber-Physical Systems Design
Peter Hintenaus, Stefan Resmerita
Software & Systems Research Center (SRC) University of Salzburg

Goals
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Raise students’ awareness for the physics of the application at hand Train students to do interdisciplinary work Provide students with a glimpse into other fields of engineering

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Content
Modeling of physical systems RLC circuits Electric drives Optics Frequency domain Ordinary differential equations Bare silicon, interrupts, DMA Programmable logic

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Mathematical concepts -

Low level programming Logic design

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Style
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10 Classes Different topic every class Some fundamentals Case studies Prefabricated basis Students finish solution Lots of support

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6 Labs -

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Basics
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Intro electronics Lab: RLC circuits Lab: SPI framework Lab: SPI – parallel in/out Embedded computing Programmable logic Analog electronics

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Case Studies
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Conversion of electrical energy Lab: supply for a high-power LED Control of electric motors Lock-in detection Lab: automatic gain & intensity control Lab: FMCW into CW Doppler, Fourier transform of complex signals Continuous-wave radar

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

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Experience
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Such a course can be taught! Students like the labs Grading is hard

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