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Reg. No. :
M.E. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2010Second Semester Applied
Electronics AP 9224 EMBEDDED SYSTEMS(Common to M.E. Communication Systems, M.E.
Computer and Communicationand M.E. VLSI Design)(Regulation 2009)Time : Three hours
Maximum : 100 Marks Answer ALL questionsPART A (10

2 = 20 Marks)1.
Give out two reasons to state that design of embedded computing machine isdifficult.2.
What does the instruction LDR r0, [r1, # 4] in ARM processor do?3.
Implement the statement given in SHARC processor
)*(
cbaY
+=
.4.
What is boot-block flash?5.
Differentiate between a CAN and I
2
C Bus.6.
What requirements are to be considered for computation-intensive systemdesign?7.
What is scheduling policy? State its importance.8.
What is meant by round robin approach?9.
What skills might be useful in a cross functional team that is responsible fordesigning set-topboxes?10.
Give example for the requirements document to be (a) ambiguous(b) incomplete.
Question Paper Code :
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2PART B (5

16 = 80 Marks)11.
(a) With the help of moving map explain how the various levels of designprocess is
implemented. (16)Or(b) Describe in detail how a model train controller is designed. (16)12.
(a) (i) Write a SHARC assembly code for the following statements :if (
xy<
3) {
;
cba
=
x
= 0;}else {
;;0
g f ed y
++==
} (6)(ii) Discuss about how to design an embedded system using PC as aplatform. (10)Or(b) (i)
Describe the design of alarm clock in detail. (10)(ii) Explain the following : (6)(1) Bus Bridge
operation(2) Watch dog timer.13.
(a) (i) Explain the structure and organisation of CAN Bus and I
2
C Bus.(10)(ii) With proper examples show how communication analysis is carriedout in
Network Based Systems. (6)Or(b) (i) Discuss in detail how an elevator controller is designed
usingdistributed system. (10)(ii) Discuss the share link parts and Ethernet. (6)
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(a) (i) Explain the clock driven and priority driven approach. (12)(ii) Compare line scheduling
with offline scheduling. (4)Or(b) (i) Describe the EDF algorithm. (10)(ii) Explain the challenges
present in designing a real time systems. (6)15.
(a) (i) Describe the various models used in the design flow. (9)(ii) Discuss the design of PDA.
(7)Or(b) (i) Describe in detail the design of inkjet printer. (12)(ii) Explain measurement driven
quality assurance. (4)
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