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The document outlines the syllabus for a course on embedded systems. It covers 6 units: (1) an introduction to embedded systems including definitions, applications, and characteristics; (2) embedded hardware design such as I/O components, timers, and real-time clocks; (3) embedded firmware design including interrupt handling and device drivers; (4) real-time operating systems including tasks, multiprocessing, and scheduling; (5) hardware-software codesign including tradeoffs and integration; and (6) embedded system development processes and tools including debugging and testing. Textbooks and references are also listed.

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SYLLABUS

The document outlines the syllabus for a course on embedded systems. It covers 6 units: (1) an introduction to embedded systems including definitions, applications, and characteristics; (2) embedded hardware design such as I/O components, timers, and real-time clocks; (3) embedded firmware design including interrupt handling and device drivers; (4) real-time operating systems including tasks, multiprocessing, and scheduling; (5) hardware-software codesign including tradeoffs and integration; and (6) embedded system development processes and tools including debugging and testing. Textbooks and references are also listed.

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SYLLABUS

UNIT-I
INTRODUCTION: Embedded system-Definition, history of embedded systems, classification of
embedded systems, major application areas of embedded systems, purpose of embedded systems,
the typical embedded system-core of the embedded system, Memory, Sensors and Actuators,
Communication Interface, Embedded firmware, Characteristics of an embedded system, Quality
attributes of embedded systems, Application-specific and Domain-Specific examples of an
embedded system.

UNIT-II
EMBEDDED HARDWARE DESIGN: Analog and digital electronic components, I/O types and
examples, Serial communication devices, Parallel device ports, Wireless devices, Timer and
counting devices, Watchdog timer, Real time clock.

UNIT-III
EMBEDDED FIRMWARE DESIGN: Embedded Firmware design approaches, Embedded
Firmware development languages, ISR concept, Interrupt sources, Interrupt servicing mechanism,
Multiple interrupts, DMA, Device driver programming, Concepts of C versus Embedded C and
Compiler versus Cross-compiler.

UNIT-IV
REAL TIME OPERATING SYSTEM: Operating system basics, Types of operating systems,
Tasks, Process and Threads, Multiprocessing and Multitasking, Task Scheduling, Threads,
Processes and Scheduling, Task communication, Task synchronization, Device Drivers.
HARDWARE SOFTWARE CO-DESIGN: Fundamental Issues in Hardware Software Co-
Design, Computational models in embedded design, Hardware software Trade-offs, Integration of
Hardware and Firmware, ICE.

UNIT-V
EMBEDDED SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT: The integrated development environment, Types of
files generated on cross-compilation, Deassembler/Decompiler, Simulators, Emulators and
Debugging, Target hardware debugging, Boundary Scan, Embedded Software development
process and tools.

UNIT-VI
EMBEDDED SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION AND TESTING: The main software utility
tool, CAD and the hardware, Translation Tools-Pre-processors, Interpreters, Compilers and
Linkers, Debugging tools, Quality assurance and testing of the design, Testing on host machine,
Simulators, Laboratory Tools.

Text Books:
1. Embedded Systems Architecture- By Tammy Noergaard, Elsevier Publications, 2013.
2. Embedded Systems-By Shibu.K.V-Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited, 2013.
References:
1. Embedded System Design, Frank Vahid, Tony Givargis, John Wiley Publications, 2013.
2. Embedded Systems-Lyla B.Das-Pearson Publications, 2013.

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