Written exam

The following topics are relevant, to the degree they were discussed in the lectures, assignments, and the (elevator) lab.

• Basic C programming
• Use of micro-controller such as ports, pins, timers, interrupts; interfacing peripherals such as switches
• Operating system features such as tasks, fixed-priority scheduling, queues, semaphores (referring to the FreeRTOS model)
• Approaches to multi-tasking (basic knowledge); rate-monotonic scheduling
• Fixed-point arithmetic
• Testing, coverage criteria
• Reliability, fault tolerance
• Basic Lustre programming, definition of simple nodes and synchronous observers
• Basic knowledge of the properties and features of Real-time Java
• Basic knowledge of the properties and features of RTAI

It is not necessary to memorise concrete API/library functions for any of the topics. If needed to answer any of the exam questions, information on APIs and libraries will be provided.

• Duration: 2 hours
• Format of questions: mixture of: analysis/discussion/explanation; multiple choice; identification of mistakes in a given program; writing of a small program
• Grading: U, 3, 4, 5. Max 60 points can be achieved; 24 are required for 3; 36 required for 4; 48 required for 5.