Enlist hardware units of an embedded system.
[3 marks]What is RTOS? Describe types of RTOS with two examples.
[4 marks]Explain different approaches for designing and implementing the embedded software.
[7 marks]Describe advantage and disadvantage of serial and parallel communication protocol.
[3 marks]Explain Watchdog timer.
[4 marks]Explain the differences between programmed I/O, interrupt and direct memory access approaches.
[7 marks]What is Device driver? Explain the role of Interrupt in Device driver programming.
[7 marks]Explain the steps involved during the context switching.
[3 marks]Describe interrupt latency and deadline with example.
[4 marks]Write short note on DMA controller.
[7 marks]What will happen if all the tasks are in Wait state? How RTOS will handle such situation?
[3 marks]Explain the feature of device driver and give classification of it.
[4 marks]Explain the role of TCB in task switching.
[7 marks]Explain the differences between Hard Real Time and Soft Real Time System.
[3 marks]Describe Deadlock with an example.
[4 marks]Write short notes on socket functions.
[7 marks]What is Process Control Block? What are the fields included in PCB ?
[3 marks]What are the differences between a function and a task?
[4 marks]What is the significance of Mailbox in RTOS? Describe the functions provided by RTOS in association with Mailbox.
[7 marks]Describe the clock system of MSP430 processor
[3 marks]Explain the benefits of using DCO over Crystal in MSP430 based system.
[4 marks]Write short note on basic architecture of MSP430.1
[7 marks]Describe POR, PUC and BOR for MSP430.
[3 marks]Explain the multiplexing scheme in MSP430 processor for the port pins.
[4 marks]Describe the Timer operation in MSP430 in association with generation of PWM wave.
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