EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
SELVAKUMAR G 1181310026
INTRODUCTION:
Anembeddedsystemisacomputersystemwithadedicatedfunctionwithin
alargermechanicalorelectricalsystem,oftenwithreal-timecomputing
constraints.Itisembeddedaspartofacompletedeviceoftenincluding
hardwareandmechanicalparts.Embeddedsystemscontrolmanydevicesin
commonusetoday.
NEEDFOREMBEDDEDSYSTEMS
Cost reduction.
Size reduction.
Real time operation.
Less human effort.
HISTORY:
veryfirstrecognizablymodernembeddedsystemswastheApollo Guidance
Computer,developedbyCharlesStarkDraperattheMITInstrumentation
Laboratory.Attheproject'sinception,theApolloguidancecomputerwas
consideredtheriskiestitemintheApolloprojectasitemployedthethen
newlydevelopedmonolithicintegratedcircuitstoreducethesizeandweight.
Anearlymass-producedembeddedsystemwastheAutonetics D-17
guidance computerfortheMinutemanmissile,releasedin1961
DIFFERENCEBETWEENEMBEDDEDSYSTEM
VSCOMPUTERS
Computersdoesnthavemechanical
systemsembedtothem.
Embeddedsystemworkinrealtime
processeswhichcomputercant
achieve.
Embeddedsystemsareusedinfixed
automationwhilecomputerareused
inflexibleautomation.Hence,
Embeddedsystemsarenotsuitable
forbatchproduction.
FACTS:
1997:TheaverageU.S.householdhasover10embeddedcomputers
(source:www.it.dtu.dk/~jan)
1998:90%EmbeddedSystemsvs.10%Computers
(source:Frautschi,www.caliberlearning.com)
ThisclearlyshowstherapidgrowthofEmbeddedSystems.
MICROCONTROLLERVSMICROPROCESSOR:
Microcontrollerhaveinbuiltmemoryunitinit.
Microcontrollerisfasterthanmicroprocessorduepipelining.
Microprocessorscanbeextended.
Microprocessorsarebulky.
PLC:
PLCcantoleratecertainphysicalconditioninwhichmicrocontrollersor
microprocessorscanttolerate.
PLCareeasiertoprogramthanmicrocontrollerormicroprocessor.
PLCuseslogicgatestoperformtheoperations.
APPLICATIONAREAS:
Medical Systems
pacemaker,patientmonitoringsystems,injectionsystems,intensivecare
units,
Office Equipment
printer,copier,fax,
Tools
multimeter,oscilloscope,linetester,GPS,
Banking
ATMs,statementprinters,
APPLICATIONAREAS:
Transportation
(Planes/Trains/[Automobiles]andBoats)
radar,trafficlights,signallingsystems,
NowadaysEmbeddedsystemsareusedinallproductionunits.
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