Embedded Systems — Summer 2024

Give classification of Embedded systems.

What is mean by embedded systems? What are the components of it? Give examples of embedded system.

Explain USB Protocol in detail.

List the down features of Bluetooth protocol.

What is inter process communication? How it is done?

Compare: IrDA, Wi-Fi and ZigBee.

Explain following: 1. Context and the Periods for Context Switching, 2. Interrupt Latency and Deadline

List down the steps executed before handling an Interrupt in an embedded system.

Describe the information required for writing a device driver.

What is Semaphore? Write down advantages and disadvantages of semaphore.

List down the services provided by RTOS.

Explain Earliest-Deadline First Scheduling.

Write down various types of states of tasks? Explain them.

Write down the features of an operating system.

Give comparison between process and thread.

What is multitasking? Differentiate between Preemptive and Cooperative Multitasking.

Discuss watch dog timer of MSP430.

Write down advantages and disadvantages of RTOS.

Describe Round-robin with interrupt mechanism for embedded software.

Describe low power mode of MSP430.

Describe the various sources of clock in MSP430 processor.

List down various registers of MSP430 processor with their functions.

Explain: 1.RPC function 2.Socket function.

Differentiate Clock driven and Event driven scheduling.

Explain how the timers of MSP430 can be configured for PWM generation.