Assignment -1

1. Define Embedded Systems explain the processor Embedded into

a System.
2. Explain the Embedded Hardware and Software in a system.
3. Write the examples of Embedded Systems.
4. Classify the Embedded Systems and explain the skills required for
an Embedded System Designer.
 Assignment -2

1. Explain the Brown out Reset.

2. Define Serial Communication and explain UART, I2C and SPI in
detail.
3. Discuss the CAN, USB, Spy-Bi-Wire protocol.
4. Define Parallel Communication protocols and explain ISA and
AMBA.
5. Define Wireless Communication Protocols and compare the
IrDA, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, ZigBee.
 Assignment -3

1. Explain Interrupt Services Mechanism.

2. Discuss the ISR Concept & Interrupt Sources.
3. Define the Interrupt Servicing (Handling) Mechanism.
4. Explain necessity of the Multiple Interrupts.
5. Discuss the Context and the Periods for Context Switching.
6. Define the Interrupt Latency and Deadline.
7. Explain the Direct Memory Access.
8. Discuss the importance of the Device Driver Programming.
 Assignment -4

1. Explain the Multiple process in an application.

2. Explain the Multiple Threads in an application.
3. Define Task and Task state, Task and Data.
4. Discuss the Concept of Semaphores.
5. Explain the Inter process Communication.
6. Discuss and Compare the Semaphore Functions, Mailbox
Functions, Pipe Functions, Socket Functions.
 Assignment -5

1. Explain the Processes and Threads.

2. Explain the Context Switching.
3. Explain the Multi-tasking.
4. Discuss Pre-emptive Operating Systems structure.
5. Lists the features of an Operating System.
6. Lists the features of RTOS.
7. What is the Real Time Task Scheduling?
 Assignment -6

1. Discuss the Interrupts- Basics & latency.

2. Discuss the Process state and scheduling.
3. Explain the Clock driven and Event driven scheduling.
4. Explain the Earliest-Deadline First Scheduling.
5. Explain the Fault-Tolerant Scheduling.
6. Discuss the Round Robin, Round robin with interrupt.
7. What is the function queue scheduling?
 Assignment -7

1. Draw and Explain the MSP430 RISC CPU architecture.

2. What is On-chip peripherals and programming for - Watchdog Timer?
3. Explain the Real Time Clock (RTC) in MSP430.
4. Discuss the Universal Serial Communication Interface (USCI).
5. Discuss the Low-power features of MSP430.