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1 UNIT I HIGH PERFORMANCE CISC ARCHITECTURE PENTIUM CPU Architecture- Bus Operations Pipelining Branch predication floating point unit- Operating Modes Paging Multitasking Exception and Interrupts Instruction set addressing modes Programming the Pentium processor. 1. Compare RISC and CISC. BTL 4 2. What is meant by paging? 3. Define multitasking. 4. What are the advantages of instruction pipelining? 5. Investigate the effects of pipeline hazards during execution process? BTL 6 Create 6. Describe the operating modes of Pentium processor. BTL 2 7. Illustrate the merits of RISC. BTL 3 Apply 8. Discuss the limitations of paging mechanism. BTL 6 Create 9. How many memory banks are available in Pentium processor? BTL Classify the addressing modes with its types. BTL Write down register indirect with post increment addressing modes. 12. Differentiate page and segment. BTL Validate the need of page fault exception in memory management. BTL 5 Evaluate 14. List the general purpose registers of Pentium processor. 15. What are the advantages of segmented memory? BTL Recall the different types of pipeline hazards? 17. Point out the system management mode of operation for the Pentium? BTL How an interrupt is processed in a Pentium processor? BTL 3 Apply 19. Justify that Pentium is a super scalar processor. BTL 5 Evaluate 20. How do you apply branch prediction in Pentium processor? BTL 3 Apply 1. (i) With suitable examples, explain the addressing modes available in Pentium processor? (10) (ii) Write short notes on register file. (6) 2. (i) Evaluate the techniques used to minimize the hazards in a pipeline processor. (10) (ii) Discuss about the structure and the details of IVT. (6) 3. (i) Discuss in detail about how the instruction level parallelism achieved in microprocessor. (8) (ii) Summarize the concepts of paging with respect to Pentium processor.(8) 4. Compare the following architectures in detail (i)risc(8) (ii)cisc (8) BTL 5 Evaluate BTL 4 5. (i) Illustrate the design considerations of page size in paging system. (10) BTL 3 Apply (ii) Sketch the CISC processor with main components? (6) 6. (i) Explain the different operating modes of Pentium processor? (8) (ii) Differentiate multitasking from multithreading. (8) BTL 4 7. Discuss the hardware signals and superscalar architecture of Pentium BTL 2 processor? (16) 8. Elaborate on the on chip floating point unit of Pentium processor? (16) BTL 6 Create 9. Write short notes on (i) Pipelining (8) (ii) Multitasking (8) 10. (i) Classify the different group of instructions in Pentium processor?(10) BTL 4 (ii)demonstrate on assembly language programming of Pentium processor with examples. (6) 11. Discuss the integer and floating point pipeline operation in Pentium BTL 2

2 processor? (16) 12. (i)how will you use multitasking environment in Pentium processor? (8) BTL 3 Apply (ii) Illustrate on branch group instructions of Pentium. (8) 13. What are pipeline hazards? Discuss them in detail. (16) 14. (i) List and explain the interrupt processing techniques in Pentium processor? (10) (ii) Write about exceptions in Pentium processor. (6) UNIT II HIGH PERFORMANCE RISC ARCHITECTURE ARM Arcon RISC Machine Architectural Inheritance Core & Architectures - Registers Pipeline - Interrupts ARM organization - ARM processor family Co-processors - ARM instruction set- Thumb Instruction set - Instruction cycle timings - The ARM Programmer s model ARM Development tools ARM Assembly Language Programming - C programming Optimizing ARM Assembly Code Optimized Primitives. 1. Point out the ARMs visible registers 2. Summarize how ARM handles the exceptions 3. Identify the need of thumb instruction set? 4. Mention any two of the thumb instruction set 5. Write down the ARM CPSR format 6. State any two data transfer and control flow instructions 7. What facts would you select to list the features of the ARM instruction set BTL5 Evaluate 8. Formulate necessary code using ARM assembly language program for BTL6 Create creating a delay 9. Illustrate Branch with Link and exchange instruction in ARM Processor BTL4 10. Identify the application of SWI instruction? BTL3 Apply 11. Which features does ARM have in common with many other RISC BTL4 architectures? 12. Suggest the rules which apply to ARM data processing instructions BTL3 Apply 13. Evaluate the allocation of registers in ARM processor BTL5 Evaluate 14. Define pointer aliasing? 15. How to avoid pointer aliasing BTL3 Apply 16. Categorize the tricks used to optimize primitives BTL4 17. Define Primitives 18. What is meant by Profiler? 19. Propose any 3 tools used to optimize ARM assembly code BTL6 Create 20. Write about Loop unrolling? 1. (i)define the architectural inheritance of ARM processor and explain? (8) BTL1 (ii)name the principle features of ARM architecture (8) 2. (i) List the different ARM Development Tools and describe about them(10) BTL1 (ii)illustrate the ARM Programmers Model with necessary diagrams (6) State in detail about the BTL1 3. (i)3 stage pipelined ARM Organization(8) (ii) 5 stage pipelined ARM Organization(8) 4. (i) Explain the bus architecture of an ARM Processor? (8) BTL4 (i)discuss in detail the different modes of operation of ARM processor? (8) 5. (i)define Addressing mode? List the addressing modes of ARM BTL1

3 processor?(6) (ii)explain the addressing modes of an ARM Processor with examples? (10) (i) Examine the implementation of branch, call and return instructions in ARM instruction set? (12) (ii) Write a program to find the product of two numbers? (4) Illustrate the thumb instruction set of ARM processor with examples in detail (16) Describe the organization of CPU of a high performance RISC architecture.(16) (ii)write a program to arrange N number of data in ascending order (8) (ii)write a code using ARM instructions to calculate square root using Newton Raphson Iterations. (8) (i) Choose an approach to remove the test for N being zero that occurs in a for loop? (8) (ii) Develop the points for the efficient use of C types (8) How to construct loop structures (i) using fixed number of iterations (8) (ii) using variable number of iterations (8) (i) Summarize the Transcendental functions in ARM processor. (8) (ii) Outline the concept of converting divide into multiples. (8) (i) Conclude on Optimizing the assembly code in ARM processor (12) (ii) Point out the factors that influence the efficiency of loops structure(4) (i) the structure arrangement in programming ARM processor. (8) (ii)propose the accomplishment of Push and Pop instructions in ARM. (8) BTL4 BTL6 BTL3 BTL3 BTL5 BTL4 ing ing Create Apply Apply ing Evaluate UNIT III UNIT III ARM APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT Introduction to DSP on ARM FIR filter IIR filter Discrete fourier transform Exception handling Interrupts Interrupt handling schemes- Firmware and bootloader Embedded Operating systems Integrated Development Environment- STDIO Libraries Peripheral Interface Application of ARM Processor - Caches Memory protection Units Memory Management units Future ARM Technologies. 1. Identify the role of Memory Management Unit 2. How are relocation registers used in memory management unit? BTL3 Apply 3. Describe how to represent a digital signal for ARM processor BTL4 4. Develop the guidelines to write DSP code for ARM? BTL6 Create 5. What happens when an exception changes mode of the core? BTL4 6. Prioritize the exceptions of ARM processor? BTL6 Create 7. Summarize about interrupt latency? 8. Write the difference between firmware and bootloader? BTL3 Apply 9. What is context switching? 10. Define a cache memory? 11. Draw the Relationship that a cache has between the processor core and BTL5 Evaluate main memory 12. Point out the formula to calculate the cache hit rate 13. Distinguish between caches flush and clean? BTL3 Apply 14. What did you infer from cache Lock down? BTL5 Evaluate 15. Illustrate the rules that govern the protected regions of memory?

4 16. What do you mean by Virtual address and Physical address 17. Name the functions of ARM MMU 18. List the replacement policies that are supported by ARM cached core? 19. Describe briefly cache miss penalty? 20. Outline the different interrupt handling schemes of ARM processor BTL4 1. (i)discuss the interrupt handling schemes of ARM processor (10) (ii)summarize its Advantages and Disadvantages (6) 2. (i)list the guidelines to write code for FIR filters on ARM?(6) BTL3 Apply (ii)implement a block filter in ARM processor using DSP concepts?(10) 3. Design an IIR filter using ARM7TDMI processor for 1 x 2 block (16) BTL4 4. Develop a code to implement radix 4 FFT using ARM processor (16) BTL6 Create 5. In accordance to ARM processor, write in detail about (i)the exceptions and its associated modes(8) (ii) Exception Priorities(8) 6. (i)describe about the interrupts and its associated usage in ARM BTL3 Apply processor(10) (ii)how would you enable and disable FIQ and IRQ exceptions(6) 7. Design a Basic interrupt stack and discuss how to implement in ARM(16) BTL4 8. Illustrate the firmware for an ARM processor with an example (16) 9. Write in detail about the fundamental components of Embedded operating systems (16) 10. (i)what are the basic cache architecture and the operation of Cache controller (8) (ii)name the different methods to Lock down cache. Explain in detail with necessary code snippets (8) 11. (i)demonstrate the cache policies for replacement and allocation during a cache miss (8) (ii)with respect to ARM processor, explain the concepts of flushing and cleaning of cache.(8) 12. (i)code the ARM processor to set the starting address, size of a region, and the enable bit of Memory (8) (ii)summarize about initializing MPU, caches and Write Buffer (8) 13. Design a Memory protection unit with respect to ARM application development (16) 14. Write Short notes on (i)working of Virtual memory systems. (8) (ii)translation Lookaside buffer (8) BTL5 BTL4 Evaluate UNIT IV MOTOROLA 68HC11 MICROCONTROLLERS Instruction set addressing modes operating modes- Interrupt system- RTC-Serial Communication Interface A/D Converter PWM and UART. 1. Examine the major features of UART BTL3 Apply 2. What are the built-in peripherals in 68HC11? 3. Identify the features of 68HC11 microcontrollers? BTL3 Apply 4. Discuss the functions of CCR in 68HC11? BTL6 Create 5. When did the conversion complete flag will set in 68HC11? BTL5 Evaluate 6. How to program 68HC11 to operate at 9600 band? BTL6 Create 7. Name the interrupts used in 68HC11.

5 8. Mention about the operating modes of 68HC11 Microcontroller? 9. What is the use of real time clock? 10. State the registers of 68HC11? 11. Evaluate the use of test instructions available in 68HC11? BTL5 Evaluate 12. Distinguish between SCI and SPI? BTL4 13. Define polling? 14. Classify the different techniques of A/D conversion? BTL4 15. Write about semaphores? 16. Point out any 2 features of internal ADC of MC68HC11? 17. Discuss the different techniques to poll a interrupt? 18. Describe about the single chip operating mode of Motorola processor. 19. How would you use Pulse Width modulation? BTL3 Apply 20. Differentiate full duplex from Half duplex communication BTL4 1. (i) Name the various operating modes of Motorola 68HC11 Microcontroller. (4) (ii) Summarize about each operating mode in detail (12) 2. Demonstrate the following with respect to 68HC11 BTL3 Apply (i) Interrupt system of microcontroller? (8) (ii) UART interface with Motorola microcontroller? (8) 3. (i) Explain the concept of serial communication with a suitable application BTL4 in MC68HC11? (8) (ii) Illustrate the Arithmetic instructions of 68HC11 with suitable examples? (8) 4. Discuss in detail about (i) ADC unit features in 68HC11. (8) (ii) A/D conversion process in 68HC11 microcontroller. (8) 5. (i) Summarize the different addressing modes used in 68HC11? (4) (ii) Elaborate each addressing mode and explain with examples?(12) 6. Using PWM control of 68HC11, write a program to control the speed of the BTL4 Motor? (16) 7. Realize 68HC11 microcontroller environments to transmit and receive data BTL5 Evaluate at different bits rates in serial fashion. (16) 8. Outline the Concepts of (i)real Time clock in 68HC11. (8) (ii)interrupt vectors and its priorities.(8) 9. List and explain in detail about the instruction set of 68HC11 with examples? (16) 10. How the different types of polling system are used to service an interrupt in 68HC11? (16) 11. Suggest a design to interface Keyboard and Printer using Interrupts in BTL3 Apply 68HC11.(16) 12. With a suitable diagram, describe the architecture of Motorola 68HC11? (16) 13. List the problems that occur in serial Port printer interface and choose a BTL6 Create technique to overcome those difficulties? Illustrate with diagrams. (16) 14. Illustrate the interfacing details with supporting diagrams for SCI receive only Interrupt Interface and SCI transmit only Interrupt Interface. (16) BTL4 UNIT V PIC MICROCONTROLLER CPU Architecture Instruction set interrupts- Timers- I2C Interfacing UART- A/D Converter PWM and introduction to C-Compilers.

6 Q.No Questions BT Competence 1. What are the features of Harvard architecture? 2. Illustrate the steps required to perform read/write operation using I 2 C bus? BTL 3 Apply 3. What are the interrupts in PIC microcontroller? 4. Test the functions of retlw and retfie instructions? BTL 6 Create 5. Assess the relationship between length of the PC and memory size? BTL 5 Evaluate 6. Sketch the status register format in PIC micro controller. BTL 3 Apply 7. Evaluate the role of INDF register in PIC micro controller. BTL 5 Evaluate 8. the use of CCP module in PIC microcontroller? BTL 4 9. Draw the format of a data transfer packet of I 2 C. BTL Specify the different interrupt resources present in the PIC microcontroller? BTL Demonstrate the role of I 2 C interfacing in PIC microcontroller. BTL What is the use of PCLATH in program memory? 13. What are the applications of PWM output? 14. Compare serial and parallel transmission. BTL How many I/O ports of supported in PIC micro controller? BTL What are the features of ADC in PIC? 17. Elaborate the use of Watchdog timer in PIC micro controller BTL 6 Create 18. Explain about INTCON and ADCON registers BTL Write a PIC microcontroller program for decrementing a 16 bit counter. BTL 3 Apply 20. Write a short note on C-compiler. 1. (i) Describe the architecture of PIC micro controllers. (10) (ii) Discuss the features of register bank in PIC micro controller. (6) 2. (i) Explain the data communication protocol of I 2 C bus. (8) (ii) Discuss in detail the organization of program and data memory of PIC microcontrollers? (8) 3. (i) What are the architectural features of PIC microcontrollers? (6) (ii) Draw and explain the interrupt structure of PIC microcontrollers. (10) 4. Realize the following applications using PIC Microcontroller (i)to measure the received Pulse Width and control a DC motor based on the pulse width. (8) (ii)burglar Alarm. (8) 5. (i) Classify the timers of PIC microcontroller and explain it. (8) (ii)demonstrate the role of an A/D in a PIC microcontroller. (8) 6. (i)write a program to turn on a LED at interval of one second (8) (ii) Illustrate the various features of I 2 C bus for peripheral chip access. 7. Write short notes on (i) C Compiler (8) (ii) CCP Module in PIC (8) 8. Propose an architecture of PIC microcontroller with design considerations in detail? (16) 9. (i) Write a note on PWM in PIC microcontroller. (6) (ii) Discuss briefly about the UART interface of PIC micro controller. (10) 10. Enumerate on (i) Interrupt service routine in PIC. (8) (ii) I/O port expansion in PIC.(8) 11. (i)describe how the timers are used as event counters in PIC microcontroller (10) (ii)explain interrupts handling in PIC micro controller. 12. (i)describe the instruction set of PIC microcontroller and explain the programming of PIC microcontroller with suitable examples. (16) BTL 2 BTL 2 BTL 4 BTL 4 BTL 3 BTL 6 BTL 2 Apply Create BTL 3 Apply

7 13. (i)justify how the PIC microcontroller supports Harvard architecture? (ii)evaluate how the peripheral devices are interfaced with PIC. 14. (i) the merits and demerits of asynchronous mode of transmission.(6) (ii)explain about the asynchronous transmission and reception in PIC microcontroller. (10) BTL 5 Evaluate BTL 4

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