Dhofar University                                                                  

School of Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

 

Microprocessor Systems – Course Guide                                                                                                                                   

EECE 221                                                                                  

 

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1. Course Details: 

 

Course Title:

Microprocessor Systems

Level

Juniors

Course Reference

EECE 221

Pre-requisite

EECE 220

Lectures

SMW 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.

Room

Q 109

Office Hours

TBA

Student Study Hours Per Week

9

Contact Hours Per Week

3

Private Study Hours Per Week

6

Year and Semester

2007 - 2008 (Spring)

Lecturer

Dr. I. Damaj

Contact Details

i_damaj[@]du.edu.om - Remove the brackets [ ]

Summary of Assessment Method

Quizzes, pop quizzes, assignments, project and presentation, and a final exam

 

Textbook

 

 

Barry B. Brey, “The INTEL Microprocessors: 8086/8088, 80186/80188, 80286, 80386, 80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro Processor, Pentium II, Pentium III, and Pentium 4: Architecture, Programming, and Interfacing.” Prentice Hall, 2006.

 

References

David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy, Computer Organization and Design: the Hardware/Software Interface, Third Edition, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2004.

 

Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, Third Edition, Hennessy and Patterson, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers (Elsevier), 2002.

 

Software

C++/Visual C++ Inline Assembler, PC Debugger, TASM and/or MASM, and MPLAB.

Links

http://academics.idamaj.net

 
2. Aims of the Course: 

 

This course gives a thorough knowledge of programming and interfacing of the Intel family of microprocessors. Intel microprocessors have gained wide and at times exclusive wide application in many areas of electronics, communications, and control systems, particularly in desktop computer systems. To consolidate the material presented in class, students work on assembly-language programming assignments, and a major computer interfacing project.

 

3. Short Description: 

 

This course is of 6 chapters divided into 15 weeks. The student should be aware of the importance of revising the material synchronously with the lectures. Prerequisites of this course include Logic Design, and a programming language like C, C++, or JAVA. The assessment is done by 2 quizzes (weeks 8 and 12), a project, and a final exam.

 

4. Schedule: 

 

Details:

Topic

Chap. No.

Book Ch. No.

Assessment

Weeks 1 - 2

Introduction to Microprocessors and Computers

1

1

 

Weeks 2 - 3 The Microprocessor and its Architecture 2 2  
Week 4 Addressing Modes 3 3  
Weeks 5 - 6 Intel Instruction Set 4 4, 5, 6  
Weeks 7 - 12

Programming Intel Microprocessors - Assembly Language Programming

Part I: The PC DEBUG

Part II: Working under an Assembler

Part III: Practicing C to Assembly Language Manual Translation

 

5 7

(Quiz 1 W8)

Weeks 13 – 15

8086/8088 Hardware Specifications, Memory Interface and I/O Interface

6

9, 10, 11

(Quiz 2 W13)

 Projects Due

 

 

5. Assessment of the Course:

 

Attendance

%5

Pop quizzes and assignments

%5

Quiz I

%25

Quiz II

%25

Project

%10

Final

%30

 

Announcements
 
[May 22, 2008] Chapter 6 is posted.
 
[Apr 7, 2008] Chapter 4 is updated, and chapter 5 is posted.
 
[Mar 26, 2008] Chapter 4 is posted.
 
[Mar 16, 2008] Chapter 3 is posted.
 
[Mar 6, 2008] Chapter 2 is posted.
 
[Feb 22, 2008] Chapter 1 is posted.
 
[Feb 22, 2008] Welcome to course website.