Microprocessor Systems

The goal of the course is to present efficient methods of microprocessor systems design and debugging. After brief introduction to architecture of microprocessor systems: 3-bus architecture, main blocks (CPU, ROM, RAM, I/O), interrupts, etc., the main course of lecture concentrates on methodology of microprocessor systems design illustrated with standard solutions (interfacing of common microprocessor systems` components). The course emphasize also on such problems like power consumption, reliability, etc. Practical aspects of microprocessor systems design are exercised by means of inividual projects, while some practice of writing firmware and use of debugging tools students should get when solving laboratory tasks.


Lecture contents

• Introduction (1h)


• 3-bus architecture of microprocessor systems, using 3-bus architecture: reading from and writing to memory and I/O devices (1h).


• Differences in the approach to 3-bus system architecture on different microprocessors (2h)


• Address decoding, data transfers bus timing (1h)


• System clock and reset (1h)


• Interfacing to ROM and static RAM memory and I/O devices (2h)


• Dynamic RAMs (1h)


• Interrupt, wait and DMA operations with different microprocessors (2h).


• Bus-loading effects and static electrical parameters (1h)


• Serial interface to a microprocessor system: serial versus parallel interface, baud rate and timing, synchronous and asynchronous mode, multiprocessor communications, RS 232 (1h)
  
• Other standards of serial interface in microprocessor systems: RS-485, I2C, SPI, Microwire, CAN, USB, etc. (2h)


• Some common I/O chips: microprocessor supervisory circuits, EPROM with internal latch circuits, I2C circuits, etc. (2h)


• Interfacing to LED, LCD and fluorescent displays and keyboards (2h)


• Printer interface (Centronics) (1h)


• D/A and A/D converters (1h)


• Driving heavy load components and interfacing to non-TTL voltages (1h)


• Microcontrollers and embbeded systems (2h)


• Real-time microprocessor systems (1h)


• Multitasking (1h)


• Tools for hardware and software debugging, methodology of microprocessor systems debugging (2h)


• Reduction of power consumption in microprocessor systems (1h)


• Increasing of reliability of microprocessor systems: watchdog circuits, hardware and software design hints (1h).

Basic:


1. R.J. Tocci, N.S. Widmer Digital Systems: Principles and Aplications


2. W. Kleitz Digital and Microprocessor Fundamentals: Theory and Aplications


3. J.W. Coffron, W.E. Long Practical Interfacing Techniques for Microprocessor Systems


4. Databooks and Application Notes on microprocessors, microcontrollers and peripheral circuits (Analog Devices, Atmel, Cygnal, Cypress, Infineon, Intel, Maxim, Microchip, Motorola, Philips, Texas Instruments, Zilog, etc.)


Additional:


1. J. Uffenbeck Microcomputers and Microprocessors: The 8080, 8085, and Z-80 Programming, Interfacing , and Troubleshooting


2. J.W. Stewart, K.X. Miao The 8051 Microcontroller: Hardware, Software and Interfacing