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Embedded System Introduction
Dr. I. Arul Rayappan
Associate Professor of Physics,
St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous),
Tiruchirappalli-620 002.
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According to the Institution of
Electrical Engineers, "A general
purpose definition of embedded
systems is that they are devices used
to control, monitor or assist the
operation of equipment, machinery,
or plant. 'Embedded' reflects the fact
that they are an integral part of the
system..." An embedded system is a
special-purpose computer system,
which is completely encapsulated by
the device it controls. An embedded
system has specific requirements
and performs pre-defined tasks,
unlike a general-purpose personal
computer.
What is an embedded system?
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Microcontrollers and Embedded System
Embedded Systems are a combination of Hardware
(microcontrollers) and Software (developed in
assembler, c, c++…) designed to perform a specific
function
An embedded product uses microcontrollers to do
one task and one task only.
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What is a Microcontroller?
A microcontroller (often abbreviated MCU) is a single computer chip
(integrated circuit) that executes a user program, normally for the
purpose of controlling some device, hence the name
microcontroller.
The program is normally contained either in a second chip, called
an EPROM, or within the same chip as the microcontroller itself.
A microcontroller is normally found in devices such as microwave
ovens, automobiles, keyboards, CD players, cell phones, VCRs,
security systems, time & attendance clocks, etc.
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Microprocessor Vs Microcontroller
Microcontrollers are used in devices that require some amount of
computing power but donot require as much computing power as that
provided by a complex (and expensive) 486, Pentium, i3 .. system
which generally requires a large amount of supporting circuitry (large
motherboards, hundreds of megabytes of RAM, hard drives, hard
drive controllers, video cards, etc).
A microwave oven just does not need that much computing power.
Microcontroller-based systems are generally smaller, more reliable,
and cheaper. They are ideal for the types of applications described
above where cost and unit size are very important considerations. In
such applications it is almost always desirable to produce circuits that
require the smallest number of integrated circuits, that require the
smallest amount of physical space, require the least amount of
energy, and cost as little as possible.
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FEATURE 8051 PENTIUM COMMENT
Clock Speed 12Mhz. typical
but 60MHz. ICs
available
1,000 MHz.
(1GHz.)
8051 internally divides
clock by 12 so for 12MHz.
clock effective clock rate is
just 1MHz.
Address bus 16 bits 32 bits 8051 can address 216
, or
64Kbytes of memory.
Pentium can address 232
, or
4 GigaBytes of memory.
Data bus 8 bits 64 bits Pentium’s wide bus allows
very fast data transfers.
ALU width 8 bits 32 bits But - Pentium has multiple
32 bit ALUs – along with
floating-point units.
Applications Domestic
appliances,
Peripherals,
automotive etc.
Personal
Computers
And other high
performance areas.
Power
consumption
Small fraction of a
watt
Tens of watts Pentium runs hot as power
consumption increases
with frequency.
Cost of chip About RS.52/- About 6000/-
Simple comparison: Pentium vs. 8051
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+ 5 volts
10 kOhms
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I-RAM
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Internal Memory
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90h
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(P3)
PO
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(P1)
P3.0
P3.1
P3.2
P3.3
P3.4
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P1.0
P1.1
P1.2
P1.3
P1.4
P1.5
P1.6
P1.7
Zone
4
Zone
3
Zone
2
Zone
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8051 Chip
Burglar alarm system hardware
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Switches
are
normally
closed
If any switch is opened
Input x goes high to indicate an
alarm condition
+ 5 volts
input x
b
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d
c
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a
e.g. 200 Ohm
Internal circuit within 7-segment
display device. (Common cathode
i.e. +5v input causes LED to light)
Input circuit Output circuit
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Initialise I/O
ports P1 and P3
Read port P3
Are all
P3 inputs at 0
YES
NO
Sound alarm
Bell
ALARM_1 Program flow chart
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ORG 0000h ; define memory start address 000
; Initialise the I/O ports
MOV P3, #0ffh ; write all ones to P3 to use as an input port
MOV P1, #00 ; all zeros to put P1 in a known output state
POLL:
MOV A, P3 ; read P3 to accumulator
CJNE A, #00h, ALARM ; if not all zeros then jump to ALARM
LJMP POLL ; else loop back to POLL
ALARM:
SETB P1.7 ; enable the BELL by setting P1.7 high
END_LOOP:
LJMP END_LOOP ; program just loops around here
END ; end of program
ALARM_1 Program source code
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Interactive Vehicle Tracking System
It is a system which can track the vehicles for its movement
through out the trip with GPS And GPRS.
The data collected at different data points are stored at the vehicle
itself and in the computers of respective data points then to the
server.
The Data are
vehicle number, started time, stop time, Fuel at, Date, Fuel
type, Qty, Amount, Balance, Driver ID …..
The Data Points are
the places where the interactive RF transmitter and
receivers are fixed say BPCL fuel stations.
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At the data points
GPS & GPRS based RF transmitter and receivers (RF System) are
connected to a computers
GPS system is capable of interacting over area of 1 square metre
The GPS will transmit the data in
a periodic interval continuously
from the data point
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Block diagram of data locker
sensors
D i s p l a y
alarm
Micro
Controller
Memory
Start/stop
Load
Fuel
Transmitter
Receiver
GPS & GPRS
Server
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Block diagram of data point
Micro
Controller
Pump
Printer
Server
SMS
Pump link
circuit
Transmitter
Receiver
GPS & GPRS
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Advantages
• Compatible with any SMART cards
• Data is stored at data point (fuel station computer) and at the vehicle
•Vehicle owners can verify trip data from their office
• Data can be online with server
• Data can be on auto SMS from vehicle(GSM/CDMA/GPRS)
• Owners of the vehicles and dealers are not at the dark, but given with lot of
information about their vehicles for analysis
• 100% automated system