Microprocessors and Interfacing

Basic Course Information

Course Data

Department offering the course: Computer and Electronic Systems Engineering

Academic year/ term:

3^rd year /1^st

Course Name:

Introduction to Microprocessors and Interfacing

Code:

ENG 341

Credit Hours: 4

Lecture: 3

Tutorial : 0

Practical: 3

Major or Minor:

Major

CO- REQUISITE:

None

PRE- REQUISITE:

ENG 241 (Logic Circuits)

Overall Aims of Course

This course introduces an example of microprocessor based systems with an emphasis on its interfacing with external devices. The example considered in this course is the family of microcontrollers based 8051 architecture. The course emphasizes processor architecture, instruction set, memory organization, addressing modes, assembly language programming, embedded C programming, interfacing to peripherals such as general purpose input/output, timers, interrupts, and serial communication. The course is accompanies by laboratory experiments directly linked to the lecture topics for hands-on learning of the material.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (ILOs)
a-	Knowledge and understanding:	a1- Provide an overview of the microprocessor architecture and programming. a2- Describe the function of the microprocessor and its basic operation. a3- Describe the memory organization and addressing modes. a4- Describe the programming model of the microprocessor. a5- Describe how the microprocessor is interfaced to peripherals and provide examples. a6- Describe practical applications.
b-	Intellectual Skills:	b1- Illustrate the basic hardware and software concepts of the microprocessors/microcontrollers. b2- Differentiate between the microprocessor-based systems. b3- Design simple microprocessor-based systems
c-	Professional and Practical Skills:	c1- Have some practice in implementing microprocessor based applications c2- Write Assembly and embedded C language programs for microprocessor applications
d-	General and transferable skills:	d1- Deploy oral and written communication skills d2- Deploy problem solving thinking skills d3- Work effectively individually and within a group to analyze and design microprocessor based systems. d4- To work to tight deadlines d5- Effectively present the final work in a demo d6- Justify students design decisions in a written document

Contents and Tentative Schedule
Topic	Hours of topic	Lecture ( hrs )	Tutorial / Practical ( hrs )
8051 Architecture Overview	6	3	3
Introduction to Silicon Labs C8051F020	6	3	3
Instruction Set and Assembly Directives	12	6	6
System Clock, Crossbar and General Purpose Input / Ouput	12	6	6
C8051F020 C Programming	12	6	6
Timer Operation and Programming	12	6	6
Interrupts	6	3	3
Serial Communication	6	3	3
Advanced Topics and Applications	6	3	3

Student Assessment Method
1. Oral discussions to assess the ability of communication skills 2. Lab Assignments to assess the ability of solving problems 3. Written exams to assess the ability understanding the course knowledge			Used Methods:	a-
Every Weak Weak 7 Weak 15 Weak 15	Lab Assignment Mid-term Final Practical exam Final Written exam	Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4	Timing:	b-
20 % 30 % 40 % 10%	Mid-Term Examination Oral Examination Semester Work (Lab Assignments) Final-term Written Examination Final-term Practical Examination Other types of assessment		Weighting of Assessment	c-
100%	Total

List of Books and References
Lecture presentations will be posted on the course web site	Course Notes:	a-
Moi Tin Chew and Gourab Sen Gupta , Embedded Programming with Field-Programmable Mixed-Signal μControllers, 2^nd Ed., Silicon Labs, 2005.	Essential Books:	b-
1. Dogan Ibrahim, Microcontroller Projects in C for the 8051, Newnes, Oxford, 2000. 2. David Calcutt, Fred Cowan, and Hassan Parchizadeh, 8051 Microcontrollers An Applications-Based Introduction, Newnes, Amstrdam, 2004.	Recommended Books:	c-
· http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Pages/MCUniversity.aspx · http://ymk.k-space.org/courses.htm · http://www.keil.com	Periodicals, Web Sites, … etc:	d-