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Complete Study Materials & Resources

BCS402
Subject Code
04
Credits
50
CIE Marks
50
SEE Marks
100
Total Marks
03
Exam Hours

Module 1

ARM Embedded Systems & Processor Fundamentals

ARM Embedded Systems: The RISC design philosophy, The ARM Design Philosophy, Embedded System Hardware, Embedded System Software. ARM Processor Fundamentals: Registers, Current Program Status Register, Pipeline, Exceptions, Interrupts, and the Vector Table, Core Extensions.

Chapter 1 (1.1-1.4), Chapter 2 (2.1-2.5) | RBT: L1, L2, L3

Module 2

ARM Instruction Set

Introduction to the ARM Instruction Set: Data Processing Instructions, Branch Instructions, Software Interrupt Instructions, Program Status Register Instructions, Coprocessor Instructions, Loading Constants.

Chapter 3 (3.1-3.6) | RBT: L1, L2, L3

Module 3

C Compilers and Optimization

C Compilers and Optimization: Basic C Data Types, C Looping Structures, Register Allocation, Function Calls, Pointer Aliasing, Portability Issues.

Chapter 5 (5.1-5.7, 5.13) | RBT: L1, L2, L3

Module 4

Exception Handling & Firmware

Exception and Interrupt Handling: Exception handling, ARM processor exceptions and modes, vector table, exception priorities, link register offsets, interrupts, assigning interrupts, interrupt latency, IRQ and FIQ exceptions, basic interrupt stack design and implementation. Firmware: Firmware and bootloader, ARM firmware suite, Red Hat redboot, Example: sandstone.

Chapter 9 (9.1-9.2), Chapter 10

Module 5

Caches & Memory Management

CACHES: The Memory Hierarchy and Cache Memory, Caches and Memory Management Units: CACHE Architecture: Basic Architecture of a Cache Memory, Basic Operation of a Cache Controller, The Relationship between Cache and Main Memory, Set Associativity, Write Buffers, Measuring Cache Efficiency, CACHE POLICY: Write Policy—Writeback or Writethrough, Cache Line Replacement Policies, Allocation Policy on a Cache Miss. Coprocessor 15 and caches.

Chapter 12 (12.1-12.4) | RBT: L1, L2, L3

Additional Resources

Extra study materials to boost your exam preparation and understanding

Exam Fix Questions

Targeted questions for final exam preparation with comprehensive coverage of all important topics.

Very Important Questions (VIMP)

Key questions that can make a significant difference in academic performance and boost confidence for exams.

Solved Model Questions

Complete solutions to model question papers that enhance problem-solving abilities and exam confidence.

Lab Manual

Comprehensive lab experiments including ARM assembly programming, C programming for ARM, and interrupt handling demonstrations.

Previous Year Papers

Collection of previous year question papers to understand exam patterns and important topics.

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