EE 443

Title: MICROPROCESSORS

Credits: 4

Catalog Description:  Elements of microprocessor systems, hardware and software analysis. Addressing techniques. Input-Output devices. Design of small microprocessor systems. Laboratory.

Coordinator: Ömer Cerid, Professor of Electrical Engineering

Goals: This course aims to expose the students to analysis and design of microprocessor system software and hardware.  Gain assembly language programming skills for real-time applications and interfacing supported by laboratory experiments.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Write assembly language programs. realization of a given proper transfer function.
2. Design and realize microprocessor based hardware systems.
3. Design and realize software for microprocessor based hardware systems.

Textbook: Ö. Cerid, Microprocessors, The Motorola HC12 family

Reference Texts:

1. CPU12RM/AD, CPU12 Reference Manual, 2^nd. edition,  Motorola Inc. 2000.
2. MC68HC912D60A/D, MC68HC912D60A Technical Data, 1^st. revision, Motorola Inc. 2001.

Prerequisites by Topic:

• Basic Electronics.
• Digital Systems and Boolean Algebra.

Topics:

1. Introduction to microprocessors and microcomputers. (2 classes)
2. Addressing modes and Instruction set.(9 classes)
3. Microcontroller hardware and system architecture. (9 classes)
4. The MC68HC912D60 Parallel Ports. (3 classes)
5. The MC68HC912D60 Programmable Timer. (3 classes)
6. Serial Communication. (2 classes)
7. The MC68HC912D60 Serial Communication Interface. (2 classes)
8. Analog to Digital conversion. (3 classes)
9. (Time permitting) Pulse width modulation and D/A conversion, FLASH memory programming.

Course Structure: The class meets for three lectures a week, each consisting of 50-minute sessions. 6 laboratory meetings per semester each consisting of  two hour sessions. Laboratory assignments per session. There are two mid-term exams and a final exam.

Computer Resources: Students are encouraged to use assembler and simulator to solve their laboratory problems.

Laboratory Resources: Motorola made 68HC912D60 based development boards plus PowerMac computers.

Grading:

1. Laboratory performance (25%)
2. Two mid-term exams (17.5% each).
3. A final exam (40%).

Outcome Coverage:

• Design a system, component or process to meet desired needs. Designing and realize microprocessor based hardware systems and software for microprocessor based hardware systems

• Use of modern engineering tools. Students are encouraged to use assembler and simulator to solve their laboratory problems.

Prepared By: Ömer Cerid

Last revised: Oct 31, 2003