Explore the design of microcontroller-based embedded systems; interfacing from both a hardware and software perspective; and applications, including audio, data acquisition, and communication systems. Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours a week for one semester. Electrical and Computer Engineering 445L and Electrical Engineering 445L may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Electrical and Computer Engineering 312 (or Electrical Engineering 312) or 312H (or Electrical Engineering 312H) and 319K (or Electrical Engineering 319K) or 319H (or Electrical Engineering 319H) with a grade of at least C- in each; Electrical and Computer Engineering 411 (or Electrical Engineering 411) or 411H and 313 (or Electrical Engineering 313) or 313H, or Biomedical Engineering 311 and 343, or Mechanical Engineering 348E with a grade of at least C- in each; and credit with a grade of at least C- or registration for Aerospace Engineering 333T, Biomedical Engineering 333T, Chemical Engineering 333T, Civil Engineering 333T, Electrical and Computer Engineering 333T (or Electrical Engineering 333T), Engineering Studies 333T, Mechanical Engineering 333T, or Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 333T.