ECC301 Microprocessors

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Course Description

Introduction to microprocessors. Architecture of microprocessors and instruction sets. Interrupts. Memories. Parallel and serial input/output programming. Microprocessor based system design. Microprocessors applications.

Prerequisite

COM254

Course Objectives

• To know the microprocessor as a programmable digital system element
• To illustrate some basic concepts of microprocessors through the use of assembly language programming
• To give the principles of hardware design
• To provide an understanding of a microprocessor based system as a combination of hardware and software subsystems and their interaction

Course Outcomes

• Describes the basic operation of a microprocessor and microcontroller
• To write programs for a microprocessor using assembly language
• Design a microprocessor based system

Grading Policy

The tentative point distribution is as follows.

Labs	20%
Midterm Exam (face-to-face)	30%
Final Exam (face-to-face)	50%

Policies

• The class grades will be assigned using the Near East University's grading scale.
• Cheating will not be tolerated.
• Attacks performed against University/Lecturer resources are expressly prohibited.

Textbooks

• Alexandru Radovici and Ioana Culic, Getting Started with Secure Embedded Systems: Developing IoT Systems for micro:bit and Raspberry Pi Pico Using Rust and Tock, Apress, 2022.
• Dogan Ibrahim, Raspberry Pi Pico Essentials, Elektor, 2021.
• Gareth Halfacree and Ben Everard, Get started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico,2/e, Raspberry Pi, 2021.
• KCS Murti, Design Principles for Embedded Systems, Springer, 2022.
• Stephen Smith, RP2040 Assembly Language Programming ARM Cortex-M0+ on the Raspberry Pi Pico, Apress, 2022.
• Dogan Ibrahim and Kaan Uyar, The 8080 and 8085 Microprocessors and Peripherals, Bilesim Yayincilik, 2006
• Dogan Ibrahim and Kaan Uyar, 8085 Microprocessor Experiments, Bilesim Yayincilik, 2006
• Barry B. Brey, The Intel microprocessors, 8e, Pearson, 2014
• Rob Toulson and Tim Wilmshurst, Fast and Effective Embedded System Design: Applying the ARM mbed. Second Edition, Newnes, 2017

Useful Links

Intel

ARM

Slides/Files

Introduction Slides
Embedded Systems, Microcontrollers, and ARM Slides

Intel
8085 AH pdf
8085 instruction set pdf
8085 Slides 1, 2, 3

The instructor reserves the right to make changes to the above syllabus as necessary. Students are responsible to be aware of changes announced in class and/or via the internet.