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Course Catalog 1999/2000


Computer Science, Electrical Engineering

SMD103 Reactive programming 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
III

LANGUAGE:English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Andreas Nilsson Doktorand


PREREQUISITES
The course requires knowledge in imperative programming corresponging to SMD011/ SMD012/SMD038 (or SMD091 Computer Science Project course) and (SMD044/SMD056/SMD064).

COURSE AIM
The aim of the course is to give competence in the development of Real Time Systems, to discuss various models of synchronization and communication between concurrent processes in such systems, and to give some skills in low level programming for interaction with the "real world" via sensors and actuators.

CONTENTS
Concurrent Programming:
- a model of abstraction based on encapsulated processes
- models of synchronization and communication between processes such as message based communication, semaphores, and channels.
- mutual exclusion, deadlock and starvation
- classical problems such as the Readers Writers Problem and the Dining Philosophers Problem
Real Time Systems:
- interrupts, priorities and deadline requirements
- connections of external devices, embedded systems
- process scheduling and error handling
- the design of a real time kernel.

TEACHING
Instruction consists mainly of lessions/lectures and compulsory assignments.

EXAMINATION
Written exam, written or oral assignments.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U,3,4,5

ITEMS/CREDITS
Laboratory work 2.40ECTS
Written Exam 3.60ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Burns A. och Davies G., Concurrent Programming, Addison-Wesley, 1993.
Nilsson A., User guide for the C-Real Time Core and the Java Kernel, LTU.
Handouts.

REMARKS
The credits for this course cannot be combined with credits for SMD006 or SMR040.

Further information: International Office

Valid for the academic year 1999/2000.

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