Course - Microcomputer technology 1: Fundamentals of computer technology

Includes:

• 1 Experiment card with plexiglass cover, 32-bit CPU MC68332, emulator for Intel 8085 microprocessor and external access to address bus, data bus and ports, LED display of logic levels of address bus, data bus and ports
• RS 232 serial interface for connecting external components
• 40-pin extension interface with complete access to address bus, control bus and data bus
• Storage case
• Labsoft browser and course software

Course contents:

• Introduction to the architecture of a microcontroller
• Explanation of how a microprocessor works and of its components (ALU, registers, stack, command decoder, program counter)
• Identification of hardware components on the experiment card
• Introduction to the design of an Intel 8085
• Introduction to the memory system for a microprocessor
• Introduction to the various microcomputer buses
• Read-out of data on address, control and data buses
• Introduction to the instruction set of the CPU
• Writing programs for simple computing operations
• Tracing and analysis of individual programs
• Explanation of differences between linear and branched programs
• Writing your own assembler programs
• Course duration 5 h approx.