Practice Bare-metal Programming: Direct And Unadulterated Hardware Control (5.1.4.2)
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Bare-Metal Programming: Direct and Unadulterated Hardware Control

Practice - Bare-Metal Programming: Direct and Unadulterated Hardware Control

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is bare-metal programming?

💡 Hint: Think about programming without a mediator.

Question 2 Easy

What is the main advantage of no OS overhead?

💡 Hint: What happens when there's less software to run?

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Question 1

What is the primary advantage of bare-metal programming?

A) High-level abstraction
B) Direct hardware access
C) Requires an OS

💡 Hint: Think about the level of control in bare-metal programming.

Question 2

True or False - Blocking operations can lead to halted execution in a program.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens if a function waits too long.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a bare-metal application to control a simple fan based on temperature readings from a sensor. Describe the architecture and flow.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when the temperature goes above a certain point.

Challenge 2 Hard

How would you refactor a blocking UART callback into a non-blocking state machine to allow for better multitasking in a bare-metal program?

💡 Hint: What tasks might need to run while waiting for the UART data?

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