Embedded System Two marks University Questions

Regulation 2013:

APR MAY 2016

1. List the challenges in building an embedded system.

2. What is the need of watch dog timer?
3. How SPI is different from other serial interfaces?
4. What is the need for Device Driver?
5. Mention different models used for the development of a embedded system.
6. What are the processes involved in Co-design?
7. Compare Pre-emptive and non-pre-emptive scheduling.
8. Define thread and process.
9. List some applications of embedded system.
10. What are the events involved in the smart card applications?

NOV DEC 2016

1. List the challenges in building an embedded system.

2. What are the steps involved in build process?
3. Mention the features of CAN and SPI serial interfaces.
4. Point out the purpose of device driver.
5. What is state machine model?
6. Write about the process involved in Co-Design.
7. Compare Pre-emptive and non-pre-emptive scheduling.
8. What are the functions of RTOS?
9. List some applications of embedded system.
10. What are the events involved in the smart card applications?

APR MAY 2017

1. List the characteristics of an embedded system?

2. What are the steps involved in build process?
3. Mention few serial bus communication protocols.
4. List the features of CAN bus.
5. List the different phases of ELDC.
6. What is state machine model?
7. Define multithreading.
8. What are the functions of RTOS?
9. Draw the system components in the smart card.
10. Discuss the few applications of an embedded system.
NOV DEC 2017

1. Draw the block diagram of embedded system.

2. What is the need for a watchdog timer?
3. How can we classify the I/O devices?
4. Draw the data framework of I2C bus.
5. What is meant by DFG?
6. Give the purpose of state machine model.
7. Define semaphore signalling.
8. What do you understand by real-time scheduling?
9. Mention any 4 real time embedded processor based applications.
10. What are the basic requirements while designing an embedded system?

APR MAY 2018

1. What are the typical characteristics of an embedded system?

2. What are the functional requirements of embedded system?
3. Define bus.
4. Give the limitations of polling technique.
5. Define and differentiate simulator and emulator in the context of embedded system.
6. Compare dataflow model and finite state model.
7. Define task and task state.
8. Compare user threads and kernel threads.
9. List any four applications of micro-controller operating system.
10. Classify electronic control unit (ECU). Give its uses.

APR MAY 2019

1. What is the role of in-circuit emulator?

2. Identify the role played by a watch dog timer.
3. Differentiate synchronous communication from iso-synchronous communication for serial
devices.
4. Draw and label the I2C bus frame format.
5. Identify the different phases of EDLC.
6. Compare concurrent development model with object oriented model
7. Mention the different states of threads.
8. What is cause and effect of dead lock condition in RTOS?
9. State any three features that are required in the software used in automotive applications.
10. Why are critical tasks given higher priority in comparison to ordinary tasks during embedded
auto mobile application development?