Module I

8085 Microprocessor: Architecture – Functional block diagram – Registers, ALU, Bus Systems – Timing and Control Signals – Machine cycles and timing diagrams, memory & IO interfacing.

Module II

ARM Architecture: RISC Machine – Architectural Inheritance – Programmers Model. ARM Assembly Language Programming: Data Processing Instructions – Data Transfer Instructions – Control Flow Instructions. ARM Organization and Implementation: 3-stage Pipeline – 5-stage Pipeline – ARM Instruction Execution – ARM Implemenation – Coprocessor Interface. ARM Instruction Set – Architectural Support for High-Level Programming – Thumb Instruction Set.

Module III

Architectural Support for System Development: ARM memory Interface – AMBA Interface – The ARMulator – JTAG Boundary Scan Architecture – Embedded Trace. ARM Processor Cores: ARM7TDMI – ARM8 – ARM9TDMI – ARM10TDMI. Memory Hierarchy – Memory Size and Speed – ON-Chip Memory – Caches. Architecture Support for Operating System: ARM System Control Coprocessor – CP15 Protection Unit Registers – ARM MMU Architecture. ARM CPU Cores: ARM710T – ARM720T – ARM740T – ARM810 – Strong ARM SA-110.

Course Objectives

• To introduce the advanced features of an advanced RISC Microprocessor.
• To apply the knowledge of Embedded C Programming for configuring various peripherals of a microcontroller.
• To Design and Develop Microcontroller based solution for solving real world problems.

Course Outcomes

• CO1: Ability to understand microprocessor basics.
• CO2: Ability to understand and analyse different microprocessor and microcontroller architectures.
• CO3: Ability to familiarize Instruction sets.
• CO4: Ability to develop Programming skills.
• CO5: Ability to understand different Simulation Environments.
• CO6: System Memory Architectures.

CO – PO Mapping

Textbook

• Ramesh S Goankar, “Micropocessor Architecture: Programming and Applications with the 8085”, Penram International, Fifth Edition, 2002.
• Jochen Steve Furber, “ARM System-on-Chip Architecture”, Addison Wesley Trade Computer Publications, Second Edition, 2000.

References

• Douglas V Hall, “Microprocessor and Interfacing: Programming and Hardware”, McGraw Hill Inc,. New Delhi 2002.
• Kenneth L Short, “Microprocessors and Programming Logic”, Prentice Hall of India, Second Edition.
• Andrew Sloss, Dominic Symes and Chris Wright, “ARM System Developers Guide”, Elsevier, Third Edition, 2004.

Evaluation Pattern 50:50 (Internal: External)