An Overview of Embedded system, Requirements, Challenges issues, and trends in software
development.
Application market segments, control system and industrial automation, Data communication,
Networked Information Appliances, Telecommunications.
Hardware Architecture: Processor, Memory, Latches and buffers, ADC & DAC, Application
specific control, Display units, keypads, DSP.
Microcontrollers and their applications, Communication interfaces: Serial interface, IEEE
1394, USB, Infra red, Ethernet and PCI bus.
Embedded system development process : requirement , system architecture, operating system
and processes. Development platform and tools, HLL support Cross compilers, Linux and
Windows CE based development Tools. Mobile/ handheld systems.
Basic idea of embedded system application like mobile networks, GPS, Real time system,
Database applications, Networked and JAVA-enabled information appliances, Mobile JAVA
applications.