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

Meetings

Class meets weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays 09:00-11:50

Grading Policy

The tentative point distribution is as follows.

Labs	30%
Homeworks	5%
Final Exam (open-book)	65%

Policies

• Late assignments will not be accepted unless an agreement is reached with the leturer. Students must use my email address neu.ecc301@gmail.com to submit their assignments.
• 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.

Textbook

Rob Toulson and Tim Wilmshurst, Fast and Effective Embedded System Design: Applying the ARM mbed. Second Edition, Newnes, 2017

Dogan Ibrahim ARM-BASED MICROCONTROLLER PROJECTS USING MBED, Newnes, 2019

Useful Links

ARM

ARM microchips used in many technologies

mbed web site

mbed Compiler

Weekly Schedule

Week 1
Introduction;
Embedded Systems, Microcontrollers, and ARM Slides
Introducing the mbed Slides
Digital Input and Output Slides, Codes
HW: Find out the model of your mobile phone's processor. How many transistors are there in it?

Week 2
Analog Output Slides, Code
Analog Input Slides, Code
Further Programming Techniques Slides, Code

Week 3
Starting with Serial Communication Slides, Code
Liquid Crystal Displays Slides, Code
Interrupts, Timers, and Tasks Slides, Code

Week 4
Memory and Data Management Slides, Code
Wireless Communication – Bluetooth and Zigbee Slides, Code
Internet Communication and Control Slides, Code

Week 5
Working With Digital Audio Slides, Code
Letting Go of the mbed Libraries Slides, Code
Hardware Insights: Clocks, Resets, and Power Supply Slides, Code

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.

 

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