Practice Software-level Power Management Techniques: Intelligent Firmware Strategies (5.2.3.2)
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Software-Level Power Management Techniques: Intelligent Firmware Strategies

Practice - Software-Level Power Management Techniques: Intelligent Firmware Strategies

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of using interrupt-driven designs?

💡 Hint: Think about how interrupts can save CPU power.

Question 2 Easy

Define duty cycling in embedded systems.

💡 Hint: Consider how devices can alternate between active and sleep modes.

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Question 1

What is the primary benefit of interrupt-driven design?

Keeps the CPU active
Saves power
Increases processing speed

💡 Hint: Think about how events can wake up a device effectively.

Question 2

True or False: Duty cycling is beneficial only for systems that require constant operation.

True
False

💡 Hint: Reflect on devices that can afford to enter sleep modes.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a low-power system for a wearable fitness tracker. Explain how you would implement interrupt-driven design and duty cycling.

💡 Hint: Think about the types of data the tracker needs to monitor.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss how varying supply voltage impacts dynamic power consumption in embedded systems. Calculate the expected change in power if voltage is halved.

💡 Hint: Consider the equation for dynamic power as you perform the calculations.

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