Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives The student is expected to develop an understanding of microprocessor architectures and interfacing techniques and develop the ability to design interfaces for a typical bus. The student is also expected to acquire an understanding of the methods of using parallelism in computer organisation.
Synopsis Microprocessor architectures; advanced features of 16 and 32-bit processors. Microprocessor buses and interfacing: VME bus, Multibus II and Future bus. Bus arbitration and protocols. High-speed communications in microprocessor systems. Parallel architectures: single master and multimaster operations. Real-time operating systems.
Assessment Laboratory work: 100%