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Code No: 156AV
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
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B. Tech III Year II Semester Examinations, August/September - 2021
EMBEDDED SYSTEM DESIGN
(Electronics and Communication Engineering)
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 75
Answer any five questions
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All questions carry equal marks
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1.a) Describe the general characteristics of embedded systems in detail.
b) Relate the Application Specific Embedded system with an example. [7+8]
2.a) Narrate various purposes of embedded systems with illustrative examples.
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b) What are different current technologies used for embedded system design? Explain
briefly. [8+7]
3.a) What are different types of memories used in embedded systems? Explain with
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examples.
b) Explain the different on-board communication interfaces in brief. [8+7]
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4.a) With a neat diagram, explain the architecture of a general purpose processor.
b) Explain about ASICs, PLDs and COTs. [8+7]
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5.a) Justify the need of brown out protection circuit in Embedded systems.
b) Discuss the significance of Watchdog timer in an Embedded System. [7+8]
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6.a) What is the need of an embedded firmware? Briefly explain the embedded firmware
development languages.
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b) Write a short note on Real Time Clock. [10+5]
7.a) What is task scheduling? Explain Round Rabin scheduling algorithm.
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b) What is a process? With a neat representation explain the process states and state
transition. [7+8]
8.a) Explain message passing technique for inter process communication in detail.
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b) Explain how semaphores are used for task synchronization. [8+7]
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