18-649 Distributed Embedded Systems

• Fall 2015 Students: When you sign up you will be put on a wait list because pre-req clearance has to be done manually. Undergrads will be admitted space-available. We'll sort out any remaining wait list situation at the first class meeting. As I know more I'll put updates here. Please don't e-mail the instructor saying something like "I'm on the wait list how can I get into the class?" The best answer I have to that question will always be right here on this web page. For now it is: make sure you are on the wait list, and come to the first class meeting even if you are on the wait list. Preference will generally be given to students on the wait list who actually attend class meetings. Thanks for your patience as enrollment gets sorted out. Please note that the pre-req of 15-213/18-213/15-513 will be strictly enforced for all graduate students as a pre-req, not a co-req, even first-semester students. If you do not have one of these "213" courses on your CMU academic transcript you will not be admitted to this course. By departmental rules there are no exceptions. (Undergrads must additionally have the pre-req 18-348/349.)
• Group assignments will be made in the SECOND week of classes to give add/drop time to settle down. If you have people you want to work with in almost all cases that will be possible. If you don't have a team of 4 names we will combine singles, doubles, and triples to make teams of 4 (so don't worry if you don't know anyone else in the class; we will take care of finding teams).

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• Be sure to look at the full Administrative Notes page! In addition to the course academic integrity policy, see the ECE Academic Integrity policy that also applies to this course.
• Take a look at the historical weekly student hour data to see what to expect in terms of workload.
• Here is the Project Launch Page. Don't miss the example project portfolio
• If you can't access a file due to access restrictions, you need to get a campus IP address for your web browsing requests. Use Cisco VPN Anyconnect. "General campus" access should worked OK and uses fewer campus resources. "Library access" should also work if need be (try both if you have problems)

Required text: Koopman, Better Embedded System Software, ISBN-13: 978-0-9844490-0-2. USE THIS LINK FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNT PRICE. (Link to Book Blog).

• * emphasizes testable required reading. Testable required reading is text chapters for lectures that have them, plus non-text required reading annotated with a "*".
• Boxes with shaded background are previous-year information and have not been updated for this year yet.
• Test dates will not change except in an extreme situation (e.g., university closes or cancels classes on that date).
• Presentation dates are fixed; date swaps must be arranged by teams AND approved by course staff at least 24 hours in advance.
• Dates and topics are subject to change; however we will do everything reasonably possible to keep presentation dates and project deadlines from changing.