EC-604 (A) RGPV B.Tech
Microcontroller & Embedded system (MES)
Previous year papers and the official syllabus are free to read, no account needed.
Previous Year Papers
4 papers, latest Jun 2025
- EC-604 (A) paper, Jun 2025
- EC-604 (A) paper, Dec 2024
- EC-604 (A) paper, May 2023
- EC-604 (A) paper, May 2022
Syllabus, notes and important questions for EC-604 (A)
Syllabus units
Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.
Unit 1 8051 Interfacing, Applications and serial communication 9 topics
- 8051 interfacing to ADC and DAC
- Stepper motor interfacing
- Timer/ counter functions
- 8051 based data acquisition system
- 8051 connections to RS-232
- 8051 Serial communication
- Serial communication modes
- Serial communication programming
- Serial port programming in C
Unit 2 Microcontroller 8096 10 topics
- Functional block-diagram
- Memory status
- Complete 8096 instruction set
- Classification of instruction set
- Addressing modes
- Programming examples using 8096
- Hardware features of 8096
- Parallel ports
- Control & status registers
- Introduction to 16/32 bit PIC microcontrollers and DSPIC
Unit 3 Introduction to Embedded Systems 11 topics
- Definition of embedded system
- Embedded systems vs. general computing systems
- History of embedded systems
- Classification
- Major application areas
- Purpose of embedded systems
- Characteristics and quality attributes of embedded systems
- Common design metrics
- Processor technology: general purpose processor
- Processor technology: application specific processor
- Processor technology: single purpose processor
Unit 4 Embedded System Architecture 6 topics
- Von Neumann vs Harvard architecture
- Instruction set architecture
- CISC and RISC instruction set architecture
- Basic embedded processor
- Microcontroller architecture
- CISC & RISC examples: 8051, ARM, DSP processors
Unit 5 Input Output and Peripheral Devices 7 topics
- Timers and counters
- Watchdog timers
- Interrupt controllers
- PWM
- Keyboard controller
- Analog to digital converters
- Real time clock
Exam insights
Counted from 4 past EC-604 (A) papers.
Marks asked per paper, by unit
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Unit 1 8051 Interfacing, Applications and serial communication 30 marks
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Unit 2 Microcontroller 8096 Introduction to 16-bit Microcontroller 24 marks
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Unit 3 Introduction to Embedded Systems 24 marks
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Unit 4 Embedded System Architecture 16 marks
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Unit 5 Input Output and Peripheral Devices 18 marks
Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.
Asked again and again
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Define addressing mode and explain the different addressing modes of the 8096 microcontroller with examples.
Asked 4 times: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022
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Explain the characteristics and quality attributes of embedded systems.
Asked 4 times: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020
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Explain and compare the types of processors used in embedded systems: general-purpose, application-specific, and single-purpose processors.
Asked 3 times: 2025, 2024, 2023