Microprocessor Systems

Course Outline:

1. History of Computers
2. The Microprocessor and Its Architecture
3. Introduction to Microprocessors
1. Simple-As-Possible (SAP) Computer 1
2. SAP 2
3. SAP 3
4. Addressing Modes
5. Data Movement Instructions
6. Arithmetic and Logic Instructions
7. Program Control Instructions
8. Programming the Microprocessor
1. 8086/8088 Hardware Specifications
2. Assembly Language Programming-Introduction
3. Standard Program Structures
4. Strings, Procedures and Macros
5. Assembler Directives
9. Memory Interface
10. Basic I/O Interface
11. Interrupts
12. Direct Memory Access and DMA-Controlled I/O
13. The Arithmetic Coprocessor and MMX Technology
14. Bus Interface
15. The 80186, 80188, and 80286 Microprocessors
16. The 80386 and 80486 Microprocessors
17. The Pentium and Pentium Pro Microprocessors
18. The Pentium II Microprocessors

Reference(s):

• The INTEL Microprocessors 5th Edition by Barry B. Brey
• Microprocessors and Interfacing 2nd Edition by Douglas V. Hall
• Digital Computer Electronics 3rd Edition by Malvino and Brown

Experiments

1. Data Transmission
2. Data Reception
3. Detecting and Displaying the Pulses
4. Data Transmission Handshake
5. Data Receiving Handshake
6. Basic LED Matrix Control ON/OFF, Flash and SHIFT
7. LED Matrix Character Display
8. Character Shifts and Changes(1)
9. Character Shifts and Changes(2)
10. Step Motor Basic Control
11. Step Motor Direction Rotation Control

Last updated: September 15, 2007