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Lecture 01 - August 01 - 2013 Introduction To Real Time Systems

The document provides an introduction and overview of a course on real-time systems. It discusses that real-time systems are embedded devices that are used in applications like airplanes, trains, rockets, industrial plants, medical equipment, transportation systems, and more. A real-time system must complete corresponding actions, like activating a coolant shower, within a precise time limit in response to events, unlike traditional computer systems. The number of processors used in real-time applications now greatly outnumbers other types of processors due to decreased costs and improved capabilities of embedded devices.

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Lecture 01 - August 01 - 2013 Introduction To Real Time Systems

The document provides an introduction and overview of a course on real-time systems. It discusses that real-time systems are embedded devices that are used in applications like airplanes, trains, rockets, industrial plants, medical equipment, transportation systems, and more. A real-time system must complete corresponding actions, like activating a coolant shower, within a precise time limit in response to events, unlike traditional computer systems. The number of processors used in real-time applications now greatly outnumbers other types of processors due to decreased costs and improved capabilities of embedded devices.

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Lecture 01 August 01 2013

Introduction to Real Time Systems

Plan of the Course:


In this course we will see about introduction to real time systems, where
they are used, what they are used for, and history of real time systems.
Embedded devices are vastly outnumbering the traditional computers.
Embedded systems are being used in newer applications, usually real
time in nature. According to a recent estimate the number of processors
deployed in real time applications outnumbers the other processors
manufactured.

Why Surge in Embedded Applications?


Cost of processors have gone down rapidly, reduced power
consumption, and reduced size, and increased processing power,
hardware and software reliability.

Where are the Embedded Systems?


Airplanes, Trains, Rockets, etc.

What is Real Time?


Real time is a quantitative notion of time measured using a physical
clock. Ex: After a certain event occurs (temperature exceeds 500

degrees) the corresponding action (coolant shower) must complete


within 50 msec. This is in contrast to the quantitative notion of time.

Real Time Applications?

Industrial Applications: Chemical plant control, automated car


assembly plant, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
distributed real time data.
Medical Applications: Radioactive material, Medical equipments.
Peripheral Devices: Laser printer, digital cameras, camcorders, sensors.
Transportation: Multi point fuel injection system (MPFI), automated
cars.
Tele Communication Systems: Cellular systems.
Aerospace: Computer on-board on aircraft.

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