Evaluation of Embedded System Behaviour Using Full-System Software

Authors

  • Swati Singh  Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Saraswati Higher Education and Technical College of Engineering, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Keywords:

Embedded System, Real-Time Operating System , JITTER

Abstract

With embedded processor technology moving towards faster and smaller processors and systems on a chip, it becomes increasingly difficult to accurately evaluate real time performance. This research describes an evaluation method using an embedded architecture software emulator that models the Motorola M-CORE processor architecture. This emulator is used to evaluate and compare the real-time performance of a public-domain experimental Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) against a bare-bones multi-rate task scheduler. The results of the experiment, as shown in arrival time JITTER, response-time DELAY, and CPU BREAKDOWN figures, show the trade-offs between job load, job frequency, and kernel overhead. This research suggests full-system software emulation to be a valid method of evaluating embedded systems’ behavior and real-time performance.

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Published

2019-06-30

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Volume 5, Issue 3, May-June-2019

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Swati Singh, " Evaluation of Embedded System Behaviour Using Full-System Software" International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology(IJSRCSEIT), ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 5, Issue 3, pp.521-528, May-June-2019.