Embedded Systems — Winter 2022

Classify Embedded system and discuss the various components of embedded system design in brief.

Explain SPI bus protocol to establish serial communication between a processor and a device.

List and explain the protocols used for wireless and mobile system communication.

Discuss shared data problems and give solutions to such problems.

What do you understand by Interrupt Service Thread? Explain its usage with an example in RTOS based systems.

What is a device driver? What are its requirements? Describe the information required for writing a device driver.

What is DMA? Using diagram show the operation of a DMA controller.

Name all the RTOS task scheduling models. Describe any one in brief.

State the differences between a Task, a Function and an Interrupt Service Routine.

Describe the features available with Watch Dog Timer along with its requirements in embedded system design.

Define Interrupt Latency and Interrupt Service Deadline. Describe the parameters that govern their values.

Explain concept of interrupt service routine.

Describe the significance of File and I/Omanagement along with supported functions in RTOS

Compare hard real time and soft real time.

Write short note on memory management.

Compare process, task and thread with appropriate example. Also explain multithreading mechanism in context of display process of mobile phone.

What is a Scheduler? Explain any one scheduling policies.

Discuss use of a semaphore as an event signaling or notifying variable in brief.

What do you mean by Mutex. Also explain Pand Vsemaphore with appropriate example.1

Explain the multiplexing scheme in MSP430 processor for the port pins.

Explain the clocking system of MSP430.

Describe the interrupt feature associated with Timer in MSP430.

Explain the special features associated with GPIO port pins in MSP430 other than simple digital input output port pin characteristics.

Draw and explain the basic architecture and block diagram of MSP430.

Explain a Timer module of MSP430 with various modes of operation associated with it.