18EC62 Embedded Systems syllabus for EC

ARM-32 bit Microcontroller:

Thumb-2 technology and applications ofARM, Architecture of ARM Cortex M3, Various Units in the architecture, Debugging support, General Purpose Registers, Special Registers, exceptions, interrupts, stack operation, reset sequence

(Text 1: Ch-1, 2, 3)

ARM Cortex M3 Instruction Sets and Programming:

Assembly basics, Instruction list and description, Thumb and ARM instructions, Special instructions, Useful instructions, CMSIS, Assembly and C language Programming (Text 1:Ch-4, Ch-10.1 to 10.6)

Embedded System Components:

Embedded Vs General computing system, Classification of Embedded systems, Major applications and purpose of ES. Elements of an Embedded System (Block diagram and explanation), Differences between RISC and CISC, Harvard and Princeton, Big and Little Endian formats, Memory (ROM and RAM types), Sensors, Actuators, Optocoupler, Communication Interfaces (12C, SPI, IrDA, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Zigbee only)

(Text 2: All the Topics from Ch-1 and Ch-2 (Fig and explanation before 2.1) 2.1.1.6 to 2.1.1.8, 2.2 to 2.2.2.3, 2.3 to 2.3.2, 2.3.3.3, selected topics of2.4.1 and 2.4.2 only).

Embedded System Design Concepts:

Characteristics and Quality Attributes of Embedded Systems, Operational and non-operational quality attributes, Embedded Systems-Application and Domain specific, Hardware Software Co­ Design and Program Modeling (excluding UML), Embedded firmware design and development (excluding C language).

Text 2: Ch-3, Ch-4 (4.1, 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 only), Ch-7 (Sections 7.1, 7.2 only), Ch-9 (Sections 9.1, 9.2, 9.3.1, 9.3.2 only)

RTOS and IDE for Embedded System Design:

Operating Systembasics, Types of operating systems, Task, process and threads (Only POSIX Threads with an example program), Thread preemption, Preemptive Task scheduling techniques, Task Communication, Task synchronization issues -Racing and Deadlock, Concept of Binary and counting semaphores (Mutex example without any program), How to choose an RTOS, Integration and testing of Embedded hardware and firmware, Embedded system Development Environment- Block diagram (excluding Keil), Disassembler/decompiler, simulator, emulator and debugging techniques (Text 2: Ch-10 (Sections 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.5.2, 10.7, 10.8.1.1, 10.8.1.2, 10.8.2.2,10.10 only), Ch-12, Ch-13 (ablock diagram before 13.1, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6only) Ll,L2,L3

Course Outcomes:

After studying this course, students will be able to:

1. Describe the architectural features and instructions of 32 bit microcontroller ARM CortexM3.

2 Apply the knowledge gained for Programming ARM Cortex M3 for different applications.

3. Understand the basic hardware components and their selection method based on the characteristics and attributes of an embedded system.

4. Develop the hardware software co-design and firmware design approaches.

5. Explain the need of real time operating system for embedded system applications.

Question paper pattern:

• Examination will be conducted for 100 marks with question paper containing 10 full questions, each of 20 marks.
• Each full question can have a maximum of 4 sub questions.
• There will be 2 full questions from each module covering all the topics of the module.
• Students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
• The total marks will be proportionally reduced to 60 marks as SEE marks is 60.

Text Books:

1. Joseph Yiu, ''TheDefinitiveGuidetotheARMCortex-M3", 211d Edition, Newnes, (Elsevier), 2010.

2 Shibu K V, "Introduction to Embedded Systems", Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited, 2"" Edition.

Reference Books:

1. James K. Peckol, "Embedded systems- A contemporary design tool", John Wiley, 2008, ISBN: 978-0-471-72180-2.

2. Yifeng Zhu, "Embedded Systems with Arm Cortex-M Microcontrollers in Assembly Language and C", 2"" Ed. Man Press LLC 2015 ISBN: 0982692633 9780982692639.

3. K.V. K.KPrasad, Embedded Real Time Systems, Dreamtech publications, 2003.

4. Rajkamal, Embedded Systems, 211d Edition, McGraw hill Publications, 2010.