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UEEEC0072
Troubleshoot microcontroller-based hardware systems

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to troubleshoot microcontroller-based hardware systems.

It includes solving microcontroller hardware and firmware problems by determining correct operation of microcontroller system, and providing solutions derived from measurements and calculations to predictable faults in microcontroller hardware.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

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Evidence Required

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least two separate occasions and include:

applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) requirements, workplace procedures and practices, including using risk control measures

applying sustainable energy principles and practices

calculating parameters correctly and accurately

dealing with unplanned events/situations in accordance with workplace procedures in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment

providing solutions to microcontroller component/circuit problems

providing written justification for the solutions to problems

taking measurements correctly and accurately

using an industry standard programming environment to load, test and debug code

using methodical problem-solving methods

using a microcontroller’s internal communications peripherals to communicate with a secondary device, including microcontroller, computer and/or sensor.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of:

dealing with intermittent faults

electronic fault-finding techniques and fault identification techniques

fault-finding methods, including visual inspection, sectional testing, split-half tests and component isolation

input/output (I/O) ports: analogue/digital

integrated peripherals, including timers, interrupts, hardware multiplier, internal oscillators, comparators, analogue to digital converter's (ADC’s) and digital to analogue converter's (DAC’s), pulse width modulation (PWM) modules and serial ports

interfacing different logic level voltages in a microcontroller circuit

microcontroller-based systems troubleshooting

microcontroller internal peripheral communication circuitry and associated hardware and protocols (examples include but not limited to recommended standard 232 (RS-232), I²C, SPI, and 1 wire

microcontroller systems, including:

digital systems concepts associated with microcontroller-based systems

microcontroller architecture

microcontroller instruction set

microcontroller manufacturers

microcontroller system block diagram

relevant data storage types

relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes

relevant logic level standards

relevant manufacturer specifications

relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements

relevant workplace documentation

relevant workplace policies and procedures

reset circuit

system clock circuitry.

Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must occur in suitable workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in suitable simulated workplace operational situations that replicate workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment must include access to:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or other simulations

relevant and appropriate materials, tools, facilities, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) currently used in industry

resources that reflect current industry practices in relation to fault finding microcontroller-based hardware

applicable documentation, including workplace procedures, equipment specifications, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

Troubleshooting must include at least two of the following types of microcontroller hardware problems:

determining the operating parameters of an existing circuit

altering an existing circuit to comply with specified operating parameters

developing circuits to comply with a specified function and operating parameters

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least two separate occasions and include:

applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) requirements, workplace procedures and practices, including using risk control measures

applying sustainable energy principles and practices

calculating parameters correctly and accurately

dealing with unplanned events/situations in accordance with workplace procedures in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment

providing solutions to microcontroller component/circuit problems

providing written justification for the solutions to problems

taking measurements correctly and accurately

using an industry standard programming environment to load, test and debug code

using methodical problem-solving methods

using a microcontroller’s internal communications peripherals to communicate with a secondary device, including microcontroller, computer and/or sensor.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of:

dealing with intermittent faults

electronic fault-finding techniques and fault identification techniques

fault-finding methods, including visual inspection, sectional testing, split-half tests and component isolation

input/output (I/O) ports: analogue/digital

integrated peripherals, including timers, interrupts, hardware multiplier, internal oscillators, comparators, analogue to digital converter's (ADC’s) and digital to analogue converter's (DAC’s), pulse width modulation (PWM) modules and serial ports

interfacing different logic level voltages in a microcontroller circuit

microcontroller-based systems troubleshooting

microcontroller internal peripheral communication circuitry and associated hardware and protocols (examples include but not limited to recommended standard 232 (RS-232), I²C, SPI, and 1 wire

microcontroller systems, including:

digital systems concepts associated with microcontroller-based systems

microcontroller architecture

microcontroller instruction set

microcontroller manufacturers

microcontroller system block diagram

relevant data storage types

relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes

relevant logic level standards

relevant manufacturer specifications

relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements

relevant workplace documentation

relevant workplace policies and procedures

reset circuit

system clock circuitry.

Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must occur in suitable workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in suitable simulated workplace operational situations that replicate workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment must include access to:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or other simulations

relevant and appropriate materials, tools, facilities, equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE) currently used in industry

resources that reflect current industry practices in relation to fault finding microcontroller-based hardware

applicable documentation, including workplace procedures, equipment specifications, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures for a given work area are obtained and applied 
 
 
 
 
 
WHS/OHS risk control work measures and procedures are followed 
 
 
 
 
 
WHS/OHS work completion risk control measures and procedures are followed 
 
 
 

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