Årsstudium i medier og kommunikasjon Programplan

Increased use of high-performance microcontrollers and microprocessors in manufacturing automation control systems, robots, home appliances, power tools, office equipment, implantable medical devices, remote controls and toys has caused the embedded systems segment of electronics to expand within the last few decades to dominate the computing. Particularly, real-time embedded systems, fueled by processor efficiency improvements and advancements in instrumentation such as sensors and actuators, have sustained steep growth globally in industrial automation, energy infrastructure, transportation, telecommunication, and healthcare applications. 

The course covers the fundamentals of microcontroller hardware/software architecture, common types of instrumentation used to interact with the physical world of automation, and different types of embedded system interfaces that allow the partnership between processors and instrumentation to be effective in automation systems. Sensors, measurement techniques, and important elements of industrial automation are studied, including examples of highly reliable robust PLC system hardware and programming. In-class discussions on design tradeoffs associated with embedded systems and instrumentation highlight evaluation of primary metrics for automation systems such as reliability and performance, as well as other considerations such as power consumption and battery life. Theory is reinforced with lab exercises, through which simple to complex embedded systems are progressively designed, verified, implemented, and tested in the lab using Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) tools. Lab examples present concepts and interfaces associated with automation engineering. 

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:  

Knowledge

The student has knowledge of:

• Processor architecture and organization to support embedded system design; 
• assembly and high-level programming of simple to intermediate complexity using modular approaches to execute typical embedded system tasks, 
• hardware/software interfacing, embedded system design techniques and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools, 
• physical principles of different instruments commonly used in automation, and equipment used for validation and testing of embedded systems, 
• hardware and programming methods for common embedded subsystems such as memory technologies, digital/analog I/O, parallel/serial buses, timers, waveform generators, and interrupts, 
• principles of data acquisition systems (data/signal conditioning, classification of instrumentation error, different calibration techniques), 
• automation and IT layers at an industrial plant (Field, Control, Supervision, Planning, and Management), 
• PLC systems: Components and input/output devices of a PLC and differences in programming from a microcontroller,ndustrial Internet of Things (IoT).     

  Skills

The student is capable of:  

• setting up a simple automation plan  
• interpreting instrumentation datasheets, 
• providing an embedded system solution to an automation problem for measurement of different variables and control of various parameters,   
• providing suggestions to minimize errors  
• proposing a microcontroller and/or PLC based system with required I/O support,  
•  programming a microcontroller both in assembly and in high-level language for an embedded system design of simple to medium complexity with multi-tasked automation capabilities,  
• using CAD tools and lab equipment to execute a design flow that includes programming, hardware configuration, simulation-based verification, and physical testing.   

General competence

The student is capable of:  

• setting up a general automation plan  by selecting the appropriate instruments, microcontrollers and/or PLCs; 
•  designing, simulating, implementing, and testing a basic  embedded automation system, including development of multi-tasked assembly or high-level programs. 
• developing simple PLC programs   

Lectures and laboratory assignments are central. The laboratory teaching is built to support the classroom teaching and for hands on practice with a number of products and solutions used in the industry. Et semesterprosjekt konsoliderer hovedlæringen og ferdighetene fra hele semesteret.

Individual written exam, 3 hours

The exam result can be appealed.

In the event of a resit or rescheduled exam, an oral examination may be used instead. In case an oral exam is used, the examination result cannot be appealed.

Exam is "Open book"

Grade scale A-F.

Det er avsluttende vurdering av hvert emne.

Vurderingsformer som benyttes i studiet, inkluderer teoretiske og/eller praktiske semesteroppgaver, skoleeksamen, mappevurdering, hjemmeeksamen, muntlig høring og rapport. Det vil i de fleste emner kreves deltagelse i den organiserte undervisningen for at studenten skal kunne besvare oppgaver ved avsluttende vurdering på en tilfredsstillende måte. Med mindre annet er oppgitt under overskriften Vurdering i emneplanene, kan eksamensbesvarelser leveres på norsk, dansk, svensk eller engelsk.

Alle skriftlige besvarelser skal følge retningslinjer gitt i fagtekstmal ved Institutt for journalistikk og mediefag.

Ved avsluttende vurdering av hvert emne benyttes vurderingsuttrykk bestått/ikke bestått eller en gradert skala med fem trinn fra A til E for bestått og F for ikke bestått. Hvilken vurderingsform og hvilket vurderingsuttrykk som benyttes, framgår av beskrivelsen av hvert emne.

I emner hvor den avsluttende vurderingen består av to deler, danner del 1 grunnlag for karakteren, mens karakteren kan justeres ett trinn opp eller ned i en muntlig høring i del 2.

Når en praktisk produksjon og/eller en oppgave gitt som arbeidskrav i et emne er tilknyttet en avsluttende vurdering, skal studenten som regel utarbeide et refleksjonsnotat. Et refleksjonsnotat er en metoderapport med drøfting i lys av pensum, der studentene skal beskrive og vurdere det de har jobbet med.

I tilfeller hvor det i den avsluttende vurderingen inngår en oppgave opprinnelig gitt som arbeidskrav, er arbeidskravet å anse som et forarbeide til mappevurdering. Studenten kan gjøre endringer i teksten før innlevering.

Ny/utsatt eksamen

Dersom ikke annet fremkommer av emneplanen, må både vurderingsdel 1 og 2 tas på nytt ved ny/utsatt eksamen.

Sensorordninger

Vurdering og sensur skal foregå i samsvar med bestemmelsene om vurdering i lov av 1. april 2005 nr. 15 om universiteter og høyskoler og forskrift om studier og eksamen ved Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus.