EMBEDDED AND REAL TIME SYSTEMS Beginner Guide

Complex systems and microprocessors - Design example: Model train controller - Embedded system design process - Formalism for system design - Instruction sets Preliminaries - ARM Processor - CPU: Programming input and output - Supervisor mode, exception, and traps - Coprocessor - Memory system mechanism - CPU performance - CPU power consumption.
UNIT II COMPUTING PLATFORM AND DESIGN ANALYSIS
CPU buses - Memory devices - I/O devices - Component interfacing - Design with microprocessors - Development and Debugging - Program design - Model of programs
- Assembly and Linking - Basic compilation techniques - Analysis and optimization of execution time, power, energy, program size - Program validation and testing.
UNIT III PROCESS AND OPERATING SYSTEMS
Multiple tasks and multi processes - Processes - Context Switching - Operating Systems -Scheduling policies - Multiprocessor - Inter-Process Communication mechanisms - Evaluating operating system performance - Power optimization strategies for processes.
UNIT IV HARDWARE ACCELERATES & NETWORKS
Accelerators - Accelerated system design - Distributed Embedded Architecture - Networks for Embedded Systems - Network-based design - Internet enabled systems.
UNIT V CASE STUDY
Hardware and software co-design - Data Compressor - Software Modem - Personal Digital Assistants - Set-Top-Box. - System-on-Silicon - FOSS Tools for embedded system development.