UNIT-III 5.

a) Compare the following parallel devices: ISA, PCI and PCI-X b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of interrupt-driven data transfer? OR 6. a) What are the parameters at a TCI 3 of a task? b) How does use of counting semaphore differ from a mutex? How is a counting semaphore used? UNIT-IV 7. a) Explain the term multi tasking scheduler b) How does functions differ from ISRs, tasks, threads and processes? Why is ISR not permitted to use the inter process communication pending wait functions OR 8. a) When do we use co-operative scheduling and when preemptive? 6 b) Compare the scheduling strategies of real time scheduling preemptive mode and round robin scheduling 6 UNIT-V 9. Write a brief note on a) Micro C/OS-II features b) Limitations on ISRs sharing single stack OR 10. Write a brief note on a) POSIX standard interfaces b) Hierarchal RTOs 6 6
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[Nov-11]
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[EPREI-105]

M.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION Electronic Instrumentation

I SEMESTER EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
(Effective from the admitted batch 2008-09)

Time: 3 Hours Max.Marks: 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Instructions: Each Unit carries 12 marks. Answer all units choosing one question from each unit. All parts of the unit must be answered in one place only. Figures in the right hand margin indicate marks allotted. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

UNIT-I 1. a) Compare and contrast the features of each of the following: a microprocessor, microcontroller, RISC processor, DSP and ASSP b) What is the role of processor reset and system reset OR 6 6 2. a) What are the advantages offered by an ASIC, ASIP in the design of an embedded system? b) Define ROM image and explain each section of a ROM image in a system UNIT-II 3. Implement a BCD counter to count from 00 to 99 with a delay of 1 sec between the successive counts. Display the count using two 7-segment LED displays in multiplixial configuration OR 4. a) What do we mean by buses for networking of serial devices? b) Explain the use of each control bit of I2 C bus protocol 6 6

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UNIT-III 5. a) Compare the following parallel devices: ISA, PCI and PCI-X b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of interrupt-driven data transfer? OR 6. a) What are the parameters at a TCI 3 of a task? b) How does use of counting semaphore differ from a mutex? How is a counting semaphore used? UNIT-IV 7. a) Explain the term multi tasking scheduler b) How does functions differ from ISRs, tasks, threads and processes? Why is ISR not permitted to use the inter process communication pending wait functions OR 8. a) When do we use co-operative scheduling and when preemptive? 6 b) Compare the scheduling strategies of real time scheduling preemptive mode and round robin scheduling 6 UNIT-V 9. Write a brief note on a) Micro C/OS-II features b) Limitations on ISRs sharing single stack OR 10. Write a brief note on a) POSIX standard interfaces b) Hierarchal RTOs 6 6
[5/I S/211]

[Nov-11]
6 6 6 6

[EPREI-105]

M.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION Electronic Instrumentation

I SEMESTER EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
(Effective from the admitted batch 2008-09)

Time: 3 Hours Max.Marks: 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Instructions: Each Unit carries 12 marks. Answer all units choosing one question from each unit. All parts of the unit must be answered in one place only. Figures in the right hand margin indicate marks allotted. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

UNIT-I 1. a) Compare and contrast the features of each of the following: a microprocessor, microcontroller, RISC processor, DSP and ASSP b) What is the role of processor reset and system reset OR 6 6 2. a) What are the advantages offered by an ASIC, ASIP in the design of an embedded system? b) Define ROM image and explain each section of a ROM image in a system UNIT-II 3. Implement a BCD counter to count from 00 to 99 with a delay of 1 sec between the successive counts. Display the count using two 7-segment LED displays in multiplixial configuration OR 4. a) What do we mean by buses for networking of serial devices? b) Explain the use of each control bit of I2 C bus protocol 6 6

6 6

12 6 6