KL University, Guntur Academic Year: 2012-13, Semester - VIII TEST II

Branch: ECE, EEE & MECH Course Code & Title: 11OE439 Embedded Systems(OE-II) Name of the Course Coordinator: R. Ravi Kumar Date of Examination: 13.04.2013 Duration: 90 Min Max. Marks: 20 M

Part - A 1. Answer all of the following questions

a) A computer system is having 4 USB PORTS. Which mechanism can be used for access control of these USB PORTS? b) In a Real-Time System, when a TASK will be kept at Write Queue of a Message Queue? c) Specify the reason for not making a P-operation call on a semaphore with in an ISR. d) How timing functionality is achieved in UC/OS-II? e) In your computer system you are working with KEIL to create ROM image, which needs to be running on 8251 Micro controller. In embedded terminology in this scenario what Was the name with which your system will be referred to? f) Specify one reason for using Assembly language in writing a device driver? g) How an array will be differentiated from Stack and a Queue? h) Specify the reason for allowing only limited tasks in a Hard Real-Time system?

Part - B Answer any Two of the following 2. By specifying the features, support the reason for preferring two widely used RTOSs in embedded targets - one in Processor based and the other in Microcontrollers based environments. (7 M)

3. Along with the control structures explain various types of IPC mechanisms that are used in different scenarios. (7M)

4. A Hardware vendor has designed and developed a new serial port. Software support needs to be added for the serial device for access. Suggest and support the types of languages that can be used by a software developer. (7 M)

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