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CSIT-604 (B) - Embedded Systems

CSIT · Semester 6

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Definition of embedded system Embedded systems vs general computing systems History of embedded systems Classification Major application areas Purpose of embedded systems Characteristics and quality attributes of embedded systems Common design metrics Processor technology: general purpose processor, application specific processor and single purpose processor

Von Neumann vs Harvard architecture Instruction set architecture CISC and RISC instruction set architecture Basic embedded processor Microcontroller architecture CISC and RISC examples: 8051, ARM and DSP processors

Timers and counters Watchdog timers Interrupt controllers PWM Keyboard controller Analog to digital converters Real time clock Introduction to communication protocols: basic terminologies and concepts Serial protocols: I2C, CAN, FireWire and USB Parallel protocols: PCI bus, IrDA, Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11 Wireless protocols

Caches Virtual memory MMU and address translation Memory and interfacing Memory write ability and storage performance Memory types Composing memory and advance RAM interfacing Microprocessor interfacing I/O addressing Interrupts Direct memory access Arbitration multilevel bus architecture

Difference between normal OS and RTOS Scheduling algorithms Case study: Tiny OS, VxWorks and QNX Overview of VLSI technology Introduction to device drivers Case studies: washing machine, air-conditioning and auto focus camera