Microprocessors - Syllabus

MC9232 MICROPROCESSORS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
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UNIT I THE 8086 PROCESSOR - SOFTWARE ASPECTS 11
Evolution of Microprocessors - 8086 architecture – Addressing modes- Instruction set and assembler directives – Assembly language programming – Interrupts and interrupt service routines.

UNIT II 8086 SYSTEM DESIGN 10
8086 signals description – Basic configurations - System bus timing –System design using 8086 – Minimum mode /Maximum modes 8086 system and timings.

UNIT III INTERFACING CONCEPTS 10
Memory Interfacing and I/O interfacing - Parallel communication interface – Serial communication interface – Timer – Keyboard /display controller – Interrupt controller – DMA controller – Programming and applications.

UNIT IV ADVANCED PROCESSORS 7
Intel 80286 – Internal Architectural – Register Organization – Internal Block Diagram – Modes of operation – Real Address Mode – Protected Virtual Address mode – Privilege – Protection - Architectural features and Register Organization of i386, i486 and Pentium processors.

UNIT V BUILDING SYSTEMS 7
Bus Concepts – Bus Standards –The Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Bus – Universal Serial Bus (USB) – Platform Architectures.


Total = 45
REFERENCES:

1. A. K. Ray & K. M. Bhurchandi, “Advanced Microprocessors and peripherals-
Architectures, Programming and Interfacing”, TMH, 2002 reprint.
2. Barry B. Brey, “The Intel Microprocessors, 8086/8088, 80186/80188, 80286,
80386, 80486, Pentium, PentiumPro Processor, PentiumII, PentiumIII,
PentiumIV, Architecture, Programming & Interfacing”, 6th Edition, Pearson
Education/PHI, 2002.
3. Yu-cheng Liu, Glenn A. Gibson, “Microcomputer systems: The 8086/8088 Family
architecture, Programming and Design”, PHI 2003.
4. Peter Abel, “IBM PC Assembly language and programming”, Prentice Hall of
India Pvt. Ltd.
5. Websites of latest processors.