CSE3306

Microprocessors

6 points - Two 1-hour lectures per week and one 3-hour laboratory per three weeks - Second semester - Clayton - Prerequisites: either CSE2324 or CSE3324 or CSC2010 or CSC2240 or CSC3240 and either CSE1101 or CSC1082 or CSC2061 or CSC1021 or DGS1111 - Prohibitions: COT3100, CSC3060, DGS2420, DGS3700, RDT2420, RDT3700. Not available to BCSE or BSc/BE students taking CS/Elect. and Computer Systems Eng.

Objectives On completion of the subject students should understand how memory and I/O devices, such as UARTs, ADCs and disks can be interfaced to a microprocessor CPU via data, address and control buses; and the features of the common families of logic integrated circuits and of how chips are interconnected to form larger systems.

Synopsis This subject covers practical aspects of digital hardware as applied to microprocessor systems. Topics include digital logic circuits, microprocessor organisation, microprocessor interfacing and aspects of digital logic families. The 8086 will be used as the example of a microprocessor, both in lectures and in laboratory work. Interfacing will cover aspects of memory, serial I/O, analog I/O, interrupts, direct memory access and flexible diskette I/O.

Assessment Examination (3 hours): 60% - Assignments: 30% - Laboratory work: 10%

Recommended texts

Brey B B The Intel microprocessors, 8086/8088, 80186, 80286, 80386, 80486: Architecture programming and interfacing 4th edn, Merrill, 1996
Stone H S Microcomputer interfacing Addison-Wesley, 1982
Uffenbeck J The 80x86 family: Design, programming and interfacing 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1998

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