ECS5381

Advanced microprocessor systems

Not offered in 1998

G K Egan

6 points
* 39 hours of lectures and laboratory work
* Irregular availability
* Clayton

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%