The objective of the course is to introduce the concept of RISC architecture microcontrollers and design of embedded computing systems on typical applications including interrupts, timers, LCD and LED displays, keypads, A/D converters, rotary coders, stepper motors, serial and parallel communication interfacing. The design applications are introduced on a very widely used typical 8-bit embedded microcontroller unit, PIC18F452. The course will focus on microcontroller embedded system design with the applications in C programming. A hardware-oriented course with emphasis on the components and techniques used in the design of embedded systems. Topics include system design and methodologies and techniques, microcontroller hardware design, software design using C, testing and implementation.