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I a. L[st a. pair of design metrics that may compete with one another, prodding an intuitive
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c. For a particular product, you determine the NRE cost and unit',cobt to be the following for
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c. Design soda machine controller,. g{ven thqt soda coats 75 cents and your machine accepts
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c. Distlnguish in bt,fueen timer and counter.
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4 a. Givq-11-''.5- iOO UHz crystal-controlled oscillator and a 32-bit and ml,rtnumber of 16-bit
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Describe the function of scheduler with suitable transition diagram. (06 Marks)
Define semaphore and list oftried-and-ture ways to mess up with semaphores. (06 Marks)
Explain the role timer function in RTOS. (08 Marks)
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