Introduction to Embedded Systems

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Outline
Introduction Categories Embedded System Architecture Specialties of Embedded Systems Recent Trends in Embedded Systems Communication Interfaces
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What is Embedded System?

A system that has hardware with software embedded in it as one of its most important component and intended for a dedicated application.

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How its different

Single-functioned

Executes a single program, repeatedly.

Embedded software sometimes called firmware. Tightly-constrained Low cost, low power, small, fast, etc. Reactive and real-time

Continually reacts to changes in systems environment

Must compute certain results in real-time without delay
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Embedded Systems Overview

Hard to define. Nearly any computing system other than a desktop computer. Computing systems embedded within electronic

devices.
Billions of units produced yearly, versus millions of desktop units.

Perhaps 50 per household and per automobile.

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A short list of Embedded Systems

Anti-lock brakes Auto-focus cameras Automatic teller machines Automatic toll systems Automatic transmission Avionic systems Battery chargers Camcorders Cell phones Cell-phone base stations Cordless phones Cruise control Digital cameras Disk drives Electronic card readers Electronic instruments Electronic toys/games Factory control Fax machines Fingerprint identifiers Home security systems Life-support systems Medical testing systems Modems MPEG decoders Network cards Network switches/routers On-board navigation Pagers Photocopiers Point-of-sale systems Portable video games Printers Satellite phones Scanners Smart ovens/dishwashers Speech recognizers Stereo systems Teleconferencing systems Televisions Temperature controllers Theft tracking systems TV set-top boxes VCRs, DVD players Video game consoles Video phones Washers and dryers

and the list goes on and on

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Application Areas
Consumer Electronics Automobiles Office Automation/Data Communication Industrial Automation Biomedical Engineering Wireless Communication, etc,etc
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Application Examples

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Application Examples

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Application Examples
Medical Instrumentation

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Automotive Electronics Platform

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Categories of Embedded Systems

Stand-Alone Systems Networked Embedded Systems Real Time Systems Mobile Devices

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Real Time Systems

Real Time systems may be classified as
Hard Real Time Systems Firm Real Time Systems Soft Real Time Systems

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Hard Real Time Systems

A hard real-time system has time-critical deadlines that must be met; otherwise a catastrophic system failure can occur. Should perform absolutely, positively, first time and every time. Requires formal verification/guarantees of always

meeting its hard deadlines.

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Hard Real Time S/M-Examples

Air traffic control Vehicle subsystems control Imagine a car accident
What happens when the airbag is fired too late? Even one ms late is too late!

Nuclear power plant control

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Soft real-time system

If deadlines are occasionally missed, it is considered undesirable, but not catastrophic, Examples:
Multimedia transmission and reception,

Networking, telecom (cellular) networks, Web sites and services Computer games.
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Firm Real Time Systems

Comes in between Hard and Soft Real Time Systems. Missing of a deadline is tolerable once in a while.
Eg. ATM

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Embedded System Architecture

Application Software Operating System Hardware

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Parts of an Embedded System

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Hardware Architecture
RAM ROM

Input Devices

Processor

Output Devices

Application Specific Circuitry

Communication Interfaces

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Processor
It is the core of the Embedded System
Microprocessors Microcontrollers DSPs FPGAs

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Processor Selection
Speed & Word length Packaging Power Consumption Amount of on chip RAM,ROM RISC/CISC Program Storage Architecture (Harward/ Von-Nuemann) Availability of peripherals How easy to develop products How easy to upgrade Availability in the market
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Other H/W Components

Memory Input & Output Devices ADC/DAC Watch Dog Timer Communication Interface Application Specific Circuitry
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Specialties of Embedded Systems

Reliability Cost Effectiveness Low Power Consumption

Size
Limited User Interface

Performance
Flexibility
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Recent Trends
Processing Power

Memory
Operating Systems Communication Interfaces Networking Capability Programming Languages

Development Tools
Programmable Hardware
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Need for Communication Interfaces

Needs to communicate with other embedded system to transmit/receive data. A number of embedded systems need to be networked to share data. May need to send raw data to PC for analyzing and presenting through GUIs. Mobile devices to be connected to other devices such as PCs for data synchronization.

Software in embedded system may need upgradation after being installed in the field.
May be connected to internet so that anyone can access them.
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Communication Interfaces
RS 232/UART; RS422/RS 485 USB SPI, PCI I2C, CAN, Firewire (IEEE 1394) Bluetooth, Zigbee , WiFi

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RS 232
RS (Recommended Standard) set in 1960s

Most widely used standard

Used for serial communication Speeds up to 115.2Kbps Distances up to 100 meters Not TTL compatible, so line drivers to be used
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RS 232 Communication Parameters

Data rate No. of data bits Start bit / Stop bit/ Parity Flow control (Handshaking) Best suited in applications such as
Modems,

printers and other PC peripherals Evaluation Boards connected to Hosts

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Null modem connection

DTE DTE

TxD

TxD RxD

RxD

ground

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RS 422
Uni-directional full duplex standard Suitable for electrically noisy industrial environments. Bit rate above 50Mbps

Distance up to 1200m
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RS 422
Used in industrial environments that require only one bus master. Typical applications
Process automation Factory automation Motor control
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Rs 485
Bi-directional half duplex standard. Meets all RS 422 specifications, but more robust. Industrial applications with more than one bus master. Used in networked applications. >512 devices can be connected.
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RS 485
Typical application areas are similar to those of RS 422. Shielded twisted pair cable.

Data rate 1 Mbps to 35 Mbps.

Trade off between data rate and cable length

Cable length of the order of 900 ft.

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UART
Used to bridge the processor and RS 232 port. Two sections: Receiver and Transmitter

Processor

UART

Level Shifter

RS 232

Connector

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UART
Receiver Receives data in serial format, convert to parallel format and gives to processor Transmitter Take data from processor in parallel format, convert to serial format and transmits.
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USB
Uses Master/Slave architecture. Can connect up to 127 devices to a host. USB 1.1 supports 12Mbps & USB2.0 supports 480 Mbps. Supports plug and play. USB devices are hot pluggable. Communication is in the form of packets of size up to 1023 bytes.
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USB
USB Host Controller

Keyboard USB Hub

Printer

Scanner

Digital Camera

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SPI
SPI is a synchronous serial data link standard. Devices communicate in master/slave mode where the master device initiates the data frame. Multiple slave devices are allowed with individual slave select (chip select) lines.

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SPI Bus, Single Master, Single Slave

SCLK MOSI SPI Master MISO SS

SCLK MOSI MISO SS SPI Slave

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SPI-Single Master, Multiple Slaves

SCLK
MOSI SPI Master MISO SS1 SS2 SCLK MOSI MISO SS2 Bindu C J
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SCLK MOSI MISO SS1 SPI Slave

SPI Slave

SPI
The SPI bus specifies four logic signals.
SCLK Serial Clock (output from master)
MOSI/SIMO Master Output, Slave Input

(output from master)

MISO/SOMI Master Input, Slave Output (output from slave)

SS Slave Select (active low; output from

master)
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Advantages
Full duplex communication Higher throughput than IC Typically lower power requirements than IC Slaves don't need a unique address -- unlike IC At most one "unique" bus signal per device (chip select); all others are shared
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Disadvantages
Requires more pins on IC packages than IC Supports only one master device Only handles short distances compared to RS232, RS-485, or CAN-bus

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SPI is used with Peripherals, such as:

Sensors: temperature, pressure, ADC, touch screens Control devices: audio codecs, digital potentiometers, DAC Camera lenses Communications: Ethernet, USB, USART, CAN, IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.11 Memory: flash and EEPROM Real-time clocks LCD displays, sometimes even for managing image data
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PCI and PCI/X Buses

Most used synchronous parallel bus 32 bit data bus extendable to 64 bits 32 bit address bus extendable to 64 bits

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Typical PCI cards

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PCI Revision 2.1 Features

Processor independence Low-power consumption Bus speed up to 66 MHz 64-bit bus width

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I 2C
Developed early 1980s.

I2C Bus protocol consists of two active wires (SDA & SCL) and a ground connection.
Every device hooked up to the bus has its own unique address. Each device can act as a receiver and/or transmitter.

I2C Bus is a multi master bus.

Device initiating data transfer is master and others are slaves. 49

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I2C

SDL Master

SCL
Slave Slave Slave Slave

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CAN (Controller area network)

Protocol for real-time applications Developed by Robert Bosch GmbH Originally for communication among components of cars

Applications using CAN include:

Elevator controllers, copiers, telescopes, production-

line control systems, and medical instruments

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CAN Features
Data transfer rates up to 1 Mbit/s and 11-bit addressing Requires devices to transmit/detect dominant and recessive signals to/from bus
e.g., 1 = dominant, 0 = recessive if single data wire used

Bus guarantees dominant signal prevails over recessive signal if asserted simultaneously.
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Firewire
High-performance serial bus developed by Apple Computer Inc. in late 1980s Designed for interfacing independent electronic components
e.g., Desktop, scanner

Data transfer rates from 12.5 to 400 Mbits/s, 64-bit addressing Hot insertion & Plug-and-play capabilities Packet-based layered design structure
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Bluetooth
New, global standard for wireless connectivity Based on low-cost, short-range radio link Connection established when within 10 meters of each other No line-of-sight required
e.g., Connect to printer in another room
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Zigbee
Technological Standard Created for Control and Sensor Networks Based on the IEEE 802.15.4 Standard Created by the ZigBee Alliance

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Zigbee
Designed for wireless controls and sensors Operates in Personal Area Networks (PANs) and device-to-device networks Connectivity between small packet devices Control of lights, switches, thermostats, appliances, etc.
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The ZigBee Name

Named for erratic, zig-zagging patterns of bees between flowers Symbolizes communication between nodes in a mesh network Network components analogous to queen bee, drones,

worker bees
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