Student Saadhan

JNTU ANANTAPUR
EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
PREVIOUS PAPER
(B. Tech IV Year I Semester (R13) Regular & Supplementary Examinations November/December
2017)

Part A (Compulsory Question 10X02=20 Marks)

1. Answer the following:
a. Mention the essential components of an embedded system.
b. Mention the merits of RISC.
c. Give the function of the watch dog timer.
d. Mention the use of interrupts in a processor.
e. Define resolution of an A to D converter.
f. What is duty cycle?
g. Compare SPI and I2C bus structures.
h. What is half duplex communication?
i. What is IOT? Mention few applications.
j. Mention the user APIs for wireless and networking applications.

Part B (Answer all five units, 5x10=50 Marks)

UNIT-I
2. Compare the Von Neumann and Harvard architectures.
OR
3. Explain the salient features in the architecture of MSP430 microcontroller with its
block diagram.
UNIT-II
4. Explain in detail interrupts of MSP430 and how interrupts are serviced in it.
OR
5.
a. Explain the low power modes of operation of MSP430
b. Explain the function of the stack pointer present in MSP430.
UNIT-III
6. Describe the working of the Real time clock and the registers associated with it in
MSP430.

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OR
7. Describe the development of an embedded system application for a remote controller
of air conditioner using the MSP430.
UNIT-IV
8. Describe the implementation of the SPI interface in MSP430.
OR
9. Describe the development of an embedded system application for a low power battery
less wireless temperature and humidity sensor with passive low frequency RFID using
the MSP430.
UNIT-V
10. Explain in detail the IOT architecture and functions of the various layers.
OR
11. Describe how WIFI capability can be added to a microcontroller using the Simple link
WIFI CC3100 device.
Collected By,
Sai Usha P.

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