Question Bank for Automotive Embedded System

1. Provide 5 benefits of using Electronic Control Unit in a vehicle against conventional

mechanical system?

2. Differentiate between microprocessor and microcontroller? Explain usage of

microcontroller along with other building blocks of an ECU?

3. Explain 3 significant features and benefits each of Engine management system(ECM)

and Chassis systems module

4. Describe 5 components of Electrical and electronic systems each within a vehicle

5. Explain generic building blocks of an Electronic control Unit(ECU) with a block

diagram

6. Explain 3 significant features and benefits of Transmission control system(TCM) and

Body control system(BCM)

7. Explain
Pull-up circuit
Pull-down circuit
Gain circuits
Noise filters circuits

8. Explain major driving factors for electrification in a vehicle? Explain Vehicle E&E
Architecture?

9. Explain generic building blocks of an Electronic control Unit (ECU) with a block
diagram?

10. Differentiate
Two stroke and four stroke engine
Gasoline and Diesel engine

11. Explain 3 significant features and benefits of Transmission control system(TCM),

Body control system(BCM) and Chassis systems
12. Explain generic building blocks of an Electronic control Unit(ECU) with a block
diagram

13. Describe 5 components of Electrical and electronic systems each within a vehicle

14. Provide 2 physical properties each of RAM, EEPROM and Flash; also provide
Functional usage of each type within a vehicle ECU.

15. Explain Common Rail Direct Injection system (CRDI)

16. What is an Embedded System? Explain with examples.

17. Explain the different applications of embedded systems?

18. Explain different types of memory within an ECU and its usage?

19. What is an Embedded System? Explain with examples.

20. Explain 3 significant features and benefits of Engine control module (ECM ECU) and
Body control module (BCM ECU)?

21. Define 4 properties of a Gasoline Engine and Diesel Engine for each?

22. Explain the various purposes of embedded systems in detail with examples?

23. Describe Electronic Control Unit (ECU) execution states?

24. Explain Vehicle Electrical and Electronic (E&E) Architecture and its components in a
vehicle?

25. Explain generic building blocks of an Electronic control Unit (ECU) with a block
diagram?
26. Explain 3 significant features and benefits of Engine control module (ECM ECU) and
Body control module (BCM ECU)?
27. Explain different types of memory within an ECU and its usage?
1. Describe any 5 characteristics of an Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)
2. Write in detail 16-bit HCS12 CPU Internal Registers
3. Write and explain major building blocks of a S12 architecture
4. Write a sample C program to toggle a logic level of any port for an LED
5. Write & explain major building blocks of a S12 architecture & any 5 features
6. Explain clock and reset generator module and voltage regulator modules of S12
hardware
7. Explain 5 features of a S12 hardware and peripheral devices of S12 hardware
8. Write Device memory map for any 6 peripherals high level Register Banking \
Memory banking diagram with details
9. Write in detail 16-bit HCS12 CPU Internal Registers (General purpose)
10. Write in detail the voltage regulator modules of S12 hardware
11. Explain 3 major parts of Assembly language programming, standard instruction
format and any 4 types of instructions with one example each
12. What is Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)?
13. What is the difference between microcontroller and microprocessor?
14. Explain HCS12 controller architecture with block diagram?
15. Write and explain HCS12 microcontroller features?
16. What is the difference between RISC and CISC processors? Give an example for each.
17. Differentiate between
RISC and CISC
Big endian and little endian
Harvard and Von—Neumann architecture
18. Real time embedded system and Non-real time embedded system
1. Differentiate between
SPI and I2C protocol

Serial and parallel port

Big endian and Little endian

Harvard and Von—Neumann architecture

2. Explain features of HCS12 CAN peripheral module and its different modes

3. Write a sample C program for HCS12 board to activate an LED (LED interface
program) using any of the port
4. Write a sample C program to generate PWM waveform for S12 hardware

5. Write a sample C program for HCS12 board to activate an LED (LED interface
program) using any of the port
6. Write a sample C program to generate PWM waveform for S12 hardware

7. Differentiate between
SPI and I2C protocol

ADC and DAC – Basic principles and HCS12 specific

8. Define Timer module in HCS12 hardware with register detailing

9. Differentiate between
a. SPI and I2C protocol
b. Serial and parallel port
c. Big endian and Little endian
d. Harvard and Von—Neumann architecture

10. Explain features of HCS12 CAN peripheral module and its different modes

11. Write a sample C program for HCS12 board to activate an LED (LED interface
program) using any of the port
12. Write a sample C program to generate PWM waveform for S12 hardware
13. Write a sample C program for HCS12 board to activate an LED (LED interface
program) using any of the port
14. Write a sample C program to generate PWM waveform for S12 hardware

15. Differentiate between

a. SPI and I2C protocol
b. ADC and DAC – Basic principles and HCS12 specific
16. Define Timer module in HCS12 hardware with register detailing
17. Explain the difference between I2C and SPI communication interface?
18. Explain features of HCS12 CAN peripheral module and its different modes?

19. Write a sample C program for transmitting a character through SCI?

20. Write a sample C program for HCS12 board to activate an LED (LED interface
program) using any of the port?

21. Explain the RS-232 serial interface in detail?

22. Define Timer module in HCS12 hardware with register detailing?

23. What is the difference between serial port and parallel port?

24. Explain features of HCS12 CAN peripheral module and its different modes?

25. Write a sample C program to generate PWM waveform for S12 hardware?

26. Write a sample C program for HCS12 board to activate an LED using switch with any
of the port?
27. What is the difference between ADC and DAC?

28. Define Timer module in HCS12 hardware with register detailing?

1. Explain Interrupts and Exceptions with 3 unique features

2. Explain Interrupt module in HCS12

3. Explain different modes of SPI protocol

4. Explain
2 Stroke Engine and 4 Stroke engine
3 each exhaust components of a gasoline engine and diesel engine
5. RESET aspects of S12 hardware with respect to CRG module

6. Differentiate between Timer, Alarm and Events, also Provide sample use cases of Timer,
Alarm and Event

7. Explain Start and stop sequence in I2C protocol along with clock diagram

8. Explain
Generic organization structure of an Automotive industry
Generic team structuring within Automotive organization
9. Explain Interrupts and Exceptions in detail

10. Differentiate between Timer, Alarm Counter and Event, Provide sample use cases of each

11. Explain different modes of SPI protocol

12. Differentiate
a. Interrupt Service Routine(ISR) and Regular function
b. 3 each exhaust components of a gasoline engine and diesel engine
13. RESET aspects of S12 hardware with respect to CRG module
14. Explain Interrupt module in HCS12

15. Explain Start and stop sequence in I2C protocol along with clock diagram

16. Explain
a. Generic organization structure of an Automotive industry
b. Generic team structuring within Automotive organization

17. Explain Interrupts with 3 unique features?

18. What is the difference between Events and Alarms?

19. RESET aspects of S12 hardware with respect to CRG module?

20. Explain Exceptions with 3 unique features?

21. Explain Interrupt module in S12?

22. What is the difference between Timers and counters?

23. Explain timers with unique features?

24. Explain Interrupt module in S12?

25. RESET aspects of S12 hardware with respect to CRG module?

26. Explain Exceptions with 3 unique features?

27. Explain Interrupt module in S12?

28. Differentiate between

a. Timer and Alarm
b. Events and Alarms
1. Explain
a. Agile model
b. Waterfall model
c. Iterative model

2. Explain different steps in Standard V model

3. Explain any 4 topics\activities of software development practices

4. Write a V model case study for an Auto sunroof function implementation

5. Explain different steps in Standard V model

6. Write a V model case study for an Auto sunroof function implementation

7. Differentiate between
a. Black box\Functional testing and White box\Structural testing
b. Verification and Validation
c. Unit testing and Integration testing
d. Project manager and Program manager(Any 3 responsibilities)

8. Explain
a. Functional and Non-Functional aspects of a Software Architecture
b. Cause and Effect diagram
c. Any 2 Software Estimation Techniques
9. Explain different steps in Standard V model

10. Explain different software estimation techniques (Any 3)

11. Write a V model case study for an Auto sunroof function implementation

12. Explain
a. Risk management
b. Software quality activities
c. Software change management
d. Software configuration management

13. Explain different steps in Standard V model

14. Explain any 4 topics\activities of software development practices

15. Differentiate between

a. Project and Product
b. Verification and Validation
c. Delphi estimation and Three point estimation
16. Explain Agile model, Waterfall model and Iterative model
17. Explain software development models with examples?

18. Explain any 4 activities of software development practices?

19. What is the difference between verification and validation in SDLC?

20. What is the difference between Project and product?

21. Write a V model case study for an Auto head lamp function implementation?

22. Explain
a. Software prototyping
b. Software Estimation Techniques
23. Explain 3 different types of software development models?
24. Explain any 4 activities of software development practices?

25. Explain
a. Software Architecture
b. Project manager and Program manager(Any 3 responsibilities)

26. Explain different steps in Standard V model?

27. Write a V model case study for an Auto steering adjustment function implementation?
28. Differentiate between
a. Project and Product
b. Software prototyping