MICROCONTROLLER AND EMBEDDED SYSTEMS (18CS44)

MICROCONTROLLER AND EMBEDDED

 SYSTEMS 

Subject Code:18CS44

CIE Marks:40

SEE Marks:60

Number of Contact Hours/Week:3:0:0

Total Number of Contact Hours:40

Exam Hours:3 Hrs

CREDITS –4

Course Learning Objectives: This course (18CS44) will enable students to:

• Differentiate between microprocessors and microcontrollers.
• Explain the architecture of ARM processor with its instruction set.
• Identify the applicability of the embedded system
• Comprehend the real time operating system used for the embedded system

Click Here to download Model Papers

Module 1

Microprocessors versus Microcontrollers, ARM Embedded Systems: The RISC design philosophy, The ARM Design Philosophy, Embedded System Hardware, Embedded System Software, ARM Processor Fundamentals: Registers, Current Program Status Register, Pipeline, Exceptions, Interrupts, and the Vector Table , Core Extensions
Text book 1:Chapter1 - 1.1 to 1.4, Chapter2 - 2.1 to 2.5

Click here to download Module-1

Module 2

Microprocessors versus Microcontrollers, ARM Embedded Systems: The RISC design philosophy, The ARM Design Philosophy, Embedded System Hardware, Embedded System Software, ARM Processor Fundamentals: Registers, Current Program Status Register, Pipeline, Exceptions, Interrupts, and the Vector Table , Core Extensions
Text book 1:Chapter1 - 1.1 to 1.4, Chapter2 - 2.1 to 2.5

Click here to download Module-2

Module 3

Embedded System Components: Embedded Vs General computing system, Classification of Embedded systems, Major applications and purpose of ES. Core of an Embedded System including all types of processor/controller, Memory, Sensors, Actuators, LED, 7 segment LED display, stepper motor, Keyboard, Push button switch, Communication Interface (onboard and external types), Embedded firmware, Other system components.
Text book 2: All the Topics from Chapter1 and Chapter2

Click here to download Module-3

Module 4

Embedded System Design Concepts: Characteristics and Quality Attributes of Embedded Systems, Operational and non-operational quality attributes, Embedded Systems-Application and Domain specific, Hardware Software Co-Design and Program Modeling, embedded firmware design and development
Text book 2: Chapter-3, Chapter-4, Chapter-7 (Sections 7.1, 7.2 only), Chapter-9 (Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3.1, 9.3.2 only)

Click here to download Module-4

Module 5

RTOS and IDE for Embedded System Design: Operating System basics, Types of operating systems, Task, process and threads (Only POSIX Threads with an example program), Thread preemption, Preemptive Task scheduling techniques, Task 08
Communication, Task synchronization issues – Racing and Deadlock, Concept of Binary and counting semaphores (Mutex example without any program), How to choose an RTOS, Integration and testing of Embedded hardware and firmware, Embedded system Development Environment – Block diagram (excluding Keil), Disassembler/decompiler, simulator, emulator and debugging techniques
Text book 2: Chapter-10 (Sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.5.2 , 10.7, 10.8.1.1, 10.8.1.2, 10.8.2.2, 10.10 only), Chapter 12, Chapter-13 ( block diagram before 13.1, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6 only)

Click here to download Module-5

Course Outcomes: The student will be able to :

Describe the architectural features and instructions of ARM microcontroller
Apply the knowledge gained for Programming ARM for different applications.
  Interface external devices and I/O with ARM microcontroller.
Interpret the basic hardware components and their selection method based on the characteristics and attributes of an embedded system.
Develop the hardware /software co-design and firmware design approaches.
Demonstrate the need of real time operating system for embedded system applications

Question Paper Pattern:

The question paper will have ten questions.
Each full Question consisting of 20 marks
There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
  Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.

Textbooks:

1. Andrew N Sloss, Dominic Symes and Chris Wright, ARM system developers guide, Elsevier, Morgan Kaufman publishers, 2008.
2. Shibu K V, “Introduction to Embedded Systems”, Tata McGraw Hill Education, Private Limited, 2nd Edition.

Reference Books:

1. The Insider’s Guide to the ARM7 Based Microcontrollers, Hitex Ltd.,1st edition, 2005 2. Steve Furber, ARM System-on-Chip Architecture, Second Edition, Pearson, 2015
3. Raj Kamal, Embedded System, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishers, 2nd Edition, 2008 4. Ragunandan, An Introduction to ARM System Design, Cengage Publication