MECHATRONICS AND MICROPROCESSOR

10ME65

UNIT - 1
Introduction to Mechatronic Systems
1. Define Mechatronics. Explain the differences between conventional approach and
Mechatronic approach to product design.
(June/July 2013)
2. Briefly explain the concept of system development in Mechatronics and functions of
main elements in Mechatronics system (closed loop control system) with figure.
(Dec 2012),(June/July 2013),(June2012)
3. What are micro-processor based controllers? Briefly explain the principle of working
of the following with figure: i) Engine management system.
(June 2012)
4. What are the objectives of Mechatronics? (Dec2013/Jan2014 )(June/July 2011)
5. What are the advantages, disadvantages and applications of Mechatronics?
(June/July 2011)
6. Explain control system, their elements and functions with examples.
(Dec 2009), (June/July 2011)(June/July2013)
7. Define Mechatronics. Briefly explain various evolution stages of Mechatronics.
(Dec 2011)
8. Explain with a block diagram the working of a microprocessor controlled washing
machine.

(Dec 2011)

9. Explain with the block diagram, the basic elements of a measurement system.
(Dec 2012), (May/June2010)
10. Explain with the block diagram, how a microprocessor control system is used to
control the focusing and exposure in an automatic camera.
(May/June2010) (May/June2012) (Dec2013/Jan2014)

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UNIT - 2
Review of Transducers and Sensors
1. Define the following terms:
i) Accuracy

ii) Resolution iii) Response time

iv) Settling time (June/July 2013)

2. Explain with a neat sketch, an eddy current and capacitive proximity sensor
(May/June 2010)(June/July 2013) , (June/July 2011)
3. Explain how sensing is achieved by an absolute optical encoder. (June/July 2013)
4. What is a sensor and how are they classified? What are the different types of sensors?
(Dec2013/Jan2014)(June2012)
5. Briefly explain the various static and dynamic characteristics of sensors.
(June2012)
6. Briefly explain the principle of working and applications of any two
sensors: i) Light sensors ii) Proximity sensors
iii) Hall Effect sensor

(Dec2013/Jan2014)(June2012)

7. Explain the following:

i) Primary and Secondary transducer.
ii) Active and Passive transducer.
iii) Analog and Digital transducer.

(June/July 2011)

8) Explain "Hall Effect" and explain how this effect can be used to construct a sensor?
Dec2013/Jan2014) (May/June2010)(Dec2011)(June/July 2011)(June2012)
9) Define transducer. Explain primary and secondary transducers with examples.
(Dec 2011)
10) Define the following terms: i) Repeatability. ii) Stability.
11) What is the difference between a sensor and transducer?

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(May/June2010)
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UNIT - 3
Electrical Actuation Systems
1. Show how bipolar transistor can be used as a switch.

(June/July 2013)

2. What are stepper motors? Explain with a neat sketch, the principle of working of
permanent magnet stepper motor. (May/June2010)(June/July 2011) (June/July 2013)
3. Briefly explain the working principle of a stepper motor. Draw the T- characteristic
curve of a 3 variable - reluctance (VR) type of a stepper motor and then predict stable
and unstable position of the rotor.

(June2012)

4. Explain the basic construction of DC motors. Explain field and armature speed
control of DC motors. OR Non permanent magnet type.
(Dec2013/Jan2014)(Dec2011)(June2012)(Dec2013)
5.

What is

the bouncing in

mechanical switches?

bouncing problems.

Explain the hardware

(June/July 2011)

6. Differentiate between a diode, thyristors and transistor.

(Dec2013/Jan2014)((June/July 2011)
7. Name any four important solid state switches and explain each in brief. (Dec 2011)

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UNIT - 4
Signal Conditioning
1. Write the pin connections for a 741 operational amplifier.
2. Explain the principle of ADC of signals.

(June/July 2013)

(Dec2013/Jan2014)(June/July 2013)

3. What is pulse modulation? Explain the two types of modulation. (June/July 2013)
4. Draw the circuit diagram of op-amp integrator, differentiator and derive an
expression of an output voltage.

(June2012)

5. Explain balance mode of wheat stone bridge and hence deduce the expression for
change in output voltage.

(June/July 2011)(June2012)

6. With bock diagram, explain digital data acquisition system.

(Dec2013/Jan2014)((June/July2011)(June2012)
7. Write the basic relationship of an operational amplifier?

(June/July2011)

8. Explain inverting and non-inverting op-amps with a neat sketch.

(Dec2011)

9. How are filters classified? Explain low pass and high pass filters.

(Dec2011)

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UNIT - 5
Introduction to Microprocessors
1. What arc universal gates? With the help of symbols and truth table explain
NAND gates.

(June/July 2013)

2. Using R bits, show how a negative number (-91)10 is stored in memory.

(June/July 2013)
3. Convert the following:
i) (4DFA)10 = (..)10

ii) (0.862)10 = (..)2

iii) (2747)8 = (..)10

iv) (1100100101)2 = (..)16

(June/July 2013)

4. Implement a NOT, OR and AND gates using OR gates. Also mention their truth
tables.

(June2012)

5. Convert the following

i)(754.534)10=(.)16

ii)(110.10101)2=(.)10

iii)(327.45)8 = (.)10

(June2012)

6. State Demorgan's theorems. Also draw the logic circuits for the same.
(June/July 2011)(June2012)
7. With the help of a neat sketch explain the organization of a micro processor and state
the functions of each element of the microprocessor.

(June/July 2011)

8. In brief, explain the evolution of microprocessors.

(Dec 2011)(May/June2010)(June/July 2011)
9. Explain different methods of representing negative number.

(June/July 2011)

10. What are logic gales? Explain AND, OR and NOT gates with symbols and truth
tables.

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UNIT - 6
Logic Function
1. Explain with a neat sketch, the internal architecture or INTEL 8085 microprocessor.
(Dec.09/Jan2010)(Dec2011)(June/July 2013)(Dec2013/Jan2014)
2. Explain the following terminology related to microprocessor:
i) Program counter ii) Flag register
iii) Stack pointer

iv) Accumulator
(Dec.09/Jan2010)(June2012)(June/July 2013)

3. Explain the following terminologies of a 8085 microprocessor:

i) Program counter ii) Fetch cycle iii) ALU

iv) BUS

(June 2012)

4. What are micro controllers? Distinguish between a micro processor and a micro
controller.

(May/June 2010)(June/July 2011) (June2012)(Dec 2012)(Dec13/Jan14)

5. Give the classification of micro controllers. (June/July 2011) (June 2012)

6. Define the following:
i) Write cycle ii) State bus iii) Interrupts iv) Assembler

(June/July 2011)

7. Explain the following technology related to microprocessor:

i) RAM

ii) ALU

iii) Address Bus

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iv) Interrupts

(Dec 2011)

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UNIT - 7
Organization & Programming of Microprocessors
1. Explain the architecture of 8085 microprocessor with neat block diagram.
(Dec/Jan2010)(June2012)
2. Explain the different types of addressing modes of INTEL 8085 microprocessor with
examples.

(June/July 2013)

3. With a flow chart, write a program for multiplication of two 8 bit numbers located in
different memory locations and store the result back into memory.
(May/June2010)(June/July 2013)
4. Write a program to find the largest of a byte in the array of numbers.
(June2012)
5. With the help of a neat sketch, explain the following:
i) Address bus.
ii) Data bus.
iii) Control signals (bus)

(June/July 2011)

6. Explain the following: i) Program counter register ii) Instruction register

register iii) Status register

(Dec09/Jan10)(June/July2011)

7. Explain pin configuration of 8085 microprocessor with a schematic diagram

(Dec 2011)
8. Describe the instruction set of a 8085 microprocessor.
(Dec/Jan10)(Dec2012)

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UNIT - 8
Central Processing Unit of Microprocessors
1. Explain the flow of instruction and data in the 8085 microprocessor.
(Dec/Jan2010)(June/July2011)(Dec2011)(June2012)(June/July 2013)
2. Draw and explain the timing diagram for memory write operation.
(June/July 2013)
3. Draw and explain the timing diagram of opcode fetch machine cycle.
(June2012)
4. List the differences of 4004 and 8085 microprocessors register organization.
(June2012)
5. Explain the system dock and memory access.
6. Define CPU and state its functions.

(Dec 2011)
(Dec/Jan10)(Dec2012)

7. Explain the following with sketches:

i) Fetch operation (cycle).
ii) Execute operation (cycle),
iii) Instruction cycle.
iv) System dock.

(June/July2011)

8. What is a clock? Why a clock is necessary in a microprocessor? Draw the ideal and
non-ideal clock.

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