EC6703 EMBEDDED AND REAL TIME SYSTEMS | syllabus (ELECTIVE-III)

EC6703    EMBEDDED AND REAL TIME SYSTEMS L T P C 3 0 0 3

                                                                                                
OBJECTIVES:

The student should be made to:
 Learn the architecture and programming of ARM processor.
 Be familiar with the embedded computing platform design and analysis.
 Be exposed to the basic concepts of real time Operating system.
 Learn the system design techniques and networks for embedded systems

UNIT I      INTRODUCTION TO EMBEDDED COMPUTING AND ARM    
PROCESSORS  (9)

Complex systems and micro processors– Embedded system design process –Design example: Model
train controller- Instruction sets preliminaries - ARM Processor – CPU: programming input and outputsupervisor
mode, exceptions and traps – Co-processors- Memory system mechanisms – CPU
performance- CPU power consumption.

UNIT II      EMBEDDED COMPUTING PLATFORM DESIGN    (9)

The CPU Bus-Memory devices and systems–Designing with computing platforms – consumer
electronics architecture – platform-level performance analysis - Components for embedded programs-
Models of programs- Assembly, linking and loading – compilation techniques- Program level
performance analysis – Software performance optimization – Program level energy and power
analysis and optimization – Analysis and optimization of program size- Program validation and testing.

UNIT III      PROCESSES AND OPERATING SYSTEMS    (9)

Introduction – Multiple tasks and multiple processes – Multirate systems- Preemptive real-time
operating systems- Priority based scheduling- Interprocess communication mechanisms – Evaluating
operating system performance- power optimization strategies for processes – Example Real time
operating systems-POSIX-Windows CE.

UNIT IV      SYSTEM DESIGN TECHNIQUES AND NETWORKS    (9)

Design methodologies- Design flows - Requirement Analysis – Specifications-System analysis and
architecture design – Quality Assurance techniques- Distributed embedded systems – MPSoCs and
shared memory multiprocessors.

UNIT V      CASE STUDY    (9)

Data compressor - Alarm Clock - Audio player - Software modem-Digital still camera - Telephone
answering machine-Engine control unit – Video accelerator.

                                                                                                                         TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
 Describe the architecture and programming of ARM processor.
 Outline the concepts of embedded systems
 Explain the basic concepts of real time Operating system design.
 Use the system design techniques to develop software for embedded systems
 Differentiate between the general purpose operating system and the real time operating
system
 Model real-time applications using embedded-system concepts

TEXT BOOK:

1. Marilyn Wolf, “Computers as Components - Principles of Embedded Computing System Design”,
Third Edition “Morgan Kaufmann Publisher (An imprint from Elsevier), 2012.


REFERENCES:

1. Jonathan W.Valvano, “Embedded Microcomputer Systems Real Time Interfacing”, Third Edition
Cengage Learning, 2012.
2. David. E. Simon, “An Embedded Software Primer”, 1st Edition, Fifth Impression, Addison-Wesley
Professional, 2007.
3. Raymond J.A. Buhr, Donald L.Bailey, “An Introduction to Real-Time Systems- From Design to
Networking with C/C++”, Prentice Hall,1999.
4. C.M. Krishna, Kang G. Shin, “Real-Time Systems”, International Editions, Mc Graw Hill 1997
5. K.V.K.K.Prasad, “Embedded Real-Time Systems: Concepts, Design & Programming”, Dream
Tech Press, 2005.
6. Sriram V Iyer, Pankaj Gupta, “Embedded Real Time Systems Programming”, Tata Mc Graw Hill,
2004.

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