Practice Review Of C Language Features Relevant To Embedded Systems (5.1) - Modelling and Specification - A Deep Dive into Embedded System Abstraction
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Review of C Language Features Relevant to Embedded Systems

Practice - Review of C Language Features Relevant to Embedded Systems

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a pointer in C?

💡 Hint: Consider how direct memory access works.

Question 2 Easy

Explain the use of the volatile keyword.

💡 Hint: Think about hardware events influencing variable changes.

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Question 1

What does the volatile keyword do in C?

Prevents variable optimization by the compiler
Makes a variable read-only
Defines a constant variable

💡 Hint: Think about how hardware influences variable behavior.

Question 2

True or False: Pointers can be used to manipulate hardware registers directly.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall how direct access works in C.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Write a C function that uses pointers to update a specific bit in a status register. Explain the importance of using the volatile keyword in this context.

💡 Hint: Consider how hardware may change the register value while it's being processed.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a struct to represent a multi-sensor device, including at least three sensor types. How would you initialize and read values from this struct in your code?

💡 Hint: Think about how you would capture readings from different sensors.

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