APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BTECH DEGREE VITH SEMESTER MODEL EXAMINATION MARCH 2018

EC308 EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
Max time: 3 Hrs Max Marks: 100 Marks

PART A (Answer any two)

1. a) (i) Define embedded system with its characteristics. (3)
(ii)Explain in detail the hardware units of embedded system in detail. (4)

b) What is the significance of programmable bit in UART? (3)

c) Explain the format of bit frame in HDLC. (5)

2. a) What are the challenges in the embedded system design process? (2)

b) Explain CPU bus organization and protocol in detail. (5)

c) Explain parallel communication standards.

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(i) ISA (3)

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(ii)PCI and PCI-X (5)

3. a) Explain the CPU architecture of ARM9 with necessary block diagram. (8)

b) Explain in detail the serial bus protocol Inter Integrated Circuit (I2C). (7)

PART B (Answer any two)

4. a) Define Translation lookaside buffer(TLB) (2)

b) Explain in detail the device drivers for interrupt handling (5)

c) Write short note on macros and functions. (2)

d) Explain the different data structures in embedded C program. (6)

5. a) Elaborate the working of DMA with necessary block diagram and waveforms. (8)

b) Elaborate the different testing method used in embedded system. (7)

6. a) Write a brief note on device drivers for on board bus. (7)

b) Explain the components of SoC with the block diagram of cell phone. (8)

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 PART C (Answer any two)
7. a) Define share data problem with an example. (3)

b) Describe the use of mailbox and Remote Procedure Call(RPC) (7)

c) Explain the different types and functions of Real Time Operating System(RTOS). (10)

8. a) Explain in detail the different task synchronization in Inter process communication (10)

b) Write short notes on

(i) Process Management (5)
(ii)Device Management (5)

9. a) Write brief note on

(i) semaphores. (5)
(ii)Task and threads. (5)

b) What are the features of Micro c/OS-II RTOS? (5)

c) Explain in detail Memory management functions. (5)

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