MicroProcessors

Module description

• Module Goals

Students should acquire knowledge and understanding of the way processors work, the way they are connected, their various interrelations, the way they are programmed and how they are used in different domains.

• Assessment Methods

40%: Class activity.

60%: End-of-term exam.

• Module Syllabus

The concept of digital systems and digital computer - microprocessors 8 bit, 16 bit and 32 bit - architecture of processors - multiprocessor systems - addressing modes - instructions set - programming using assembly language - interrupt systems - input, output, and timing devices - memory devices - future trends of microprocessor systems - series interconnections - parallel interconnections and direct access to RAM - programmed interconnection of input and output – conversion of analogue and digital data - compact systems - practical applications in biomedical engineering.