Embedded Computing Systems

Topic : Embedded Computing Systems

Sem : 7

Syllabus

Sub Code: 10CS72                                                    IA Marks :25
Hrs/Week: 04                                                             Exam Hours :03
Total Hrs: 52                                                               Exam Marks :100

                                                                           PART- A
UNIT – 1 6 Hours
Embedded Computing: Introduction, Complex Systems and Microprocessors, Embedded Systems Design Process, Formalism for System design
Design Example: Model Train Controller.

UNIT – 2 7 Hours
Instruction Sets, CPUs: Preliminaries, ARM Processor, Programming Input and Output, Supervisor mode, Exceptions, Traps, Coprocessors, Memory Systems Mechanisms, CPU Performance, CPU Power Consumption. Design
Example: Data Compressor.

UNIT – 3 6 Hours
Bus-Based Computer Systems: CPU Bus, Memory Devices, I/O devices, Component Interfacing, Designing with Microprocessor, Development and Debugging, System-Level Performance Analysis.

Design Example: Alarm Clock.

UNIT – 4 7 Hours
Program Design and Analysis: Components for embedded programs, Models of programs, Assembly, Linking and Loading, Basic Compilation Techniques, Program optimization, Program-Level performance analysis, Software performance optimization, Program-Level energy and power analysis, Analysis and optimization of program size, Program validation and testing. Design Example: Software modem.

                                                                              PART- B
UNIT – 5 6 Hours
Real Time Operating System (RTOS) Based Design – 1: Basics of OS, Kernel, types of OSs, tasks, processes, Threads, Multitasking and Multiprocessing, Context switching, Scheduling Policies, Task Communication, Task Synchronization.

UNIT – 6 6 Hours

RTOS-Based Design - 2: Inter process Communication mechanisms, Evaluating OS performance, Choice of RTOS, Power Optimization. Design Example: Telephone Answering machine

UNIT – 7 7 Hours
Distributed Embedded Systems: Distributed Network Architectures, Networks for Embedded Systems: I2C Bus, CAN Bus, SHARC Link Ports, Ethernet, Myrinet, Internet, Network Based Design. Design Example:
Elevator Controller.

UNIT – 8 7 Hours
Embedded Systems Development Environment: The Integrated Development Environment, Types of File generated on Cross Compilation, Dis-assembler /Decompiler, Simulators, Emulators, and Debugging, Target
Hardware Debugging.

Text Books:
1. Wayne Wolf: Computers as Components, Principles of Embedded Computing Systems Design, 2nd Edition, Elsevier, 2008.

2. Shibu K V: Introduction to Embedded Systems, Tata McGraw Hill, 2009
(Chapters 10, 13)

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Ebook ( Wyne Wolf) : Click here
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Notes : Click here

Question papers: Click here

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