UNIVERSITY OF KERALA - Marian Engineering College

B.Tech Comp. Sc. & Engg., University of Kerala 86
08.806 (3) EMBEDDED SYSTEMS ( ELECTIVE IV) 3 – 1 – 0
Module 1(17 hours)
Fundamentals of Embedded Systems- complex systems and microprocessors-
Embedded system design process – requirements- specifications- architecture design- design of hardware and
software components- structural and behavioural description.
CPUs - i/o devices- i/o primitives- busy wait i/o- interrupts- supervisor mode- exception- traps- coprocessors-
caches- memory management- CPU performance.
Process and OS– multiple tasks- context switching- scheduling policies-, interprocess- communication
mechanisms.
Module II (17 hours)
Embedded computing platform – CPU bus, memory devices- i/o devices- component interfacing- designing
with microprocessor.
Program Design & Analysis -Data flow graphs- basic compilation techniques- analysis & optimization of
execution time- program size - Validation and testing- Design example – Software Modem.
Networks – Distributed Embedded Architectures, Networks for embedded systems, Network based design,
Internet enabled systems
Module III (18 hours)
Embedded system Design: Microchip PIC16 family, PIC16F873 processor architecture – featuresmemory
organization – general purpose registers – special function registers – on chip peripherals –
Watchdog timer – ADC – Data EEPROM – Asynchronous serial port – SPI mode – I2C mode. Interfacing
with LCD – ADC – Stepper motor – Key board – DAC, 7 segment LED display.
Text Books:
1. Computers as Components-Principles of Embedded Computer System Design – Wayne Wolf, Morgan Kaufmann
2. The 8051 Microcontroller and Embedded Systems – Muhammed Ali Mazidi, Janice Gillispie Mazidi,
Pearson Education
3. Microcontrollers Architecture, Programming, Interfacing and System Design – Rajkamal, Pearson Education.
Reference Books:
1. Fundamentals of Embedded system software – Daniel W Lewis, Pearson Education
2. Embedded System Design – Steve Heath, Butter worth-Heinemann
3. Embedded System Design –Arnold. S. Berger, CMP Books
4. Real Time Systems – Rajib Mall, Pearson Education
5. Embedded Systems: Design and Applications with the 68HC and HCS 12 – S.F. Barret and D.J. Pack, Pearson
6. Introduction to Embedded Systems – Shibu K.V., McHraw Hill
Internal Continuous Assessment (Maximum Marks-50)
25 Marks - Tests (minimum 2)
15 Marks - Assignments (minimum 3) such as home work, problem solving, literature survey, seminar,
term-project, software exercises, etc.
10 Marks - Regularity in the class
University Examination Pattern
PART A: Short answer questions 10 x 4 marks=40 marks
All questions are compulsory. There should be at least three questions
from each module and not more than four questions from any module.
PART B: Descriptive/Analytical/Problem solving questions 3 x 20 marks=60 marks
Candidates have to answer one question out of two or two questions
out of four from each module.
Maximum Total Marks: 100