ECSE-4790

Microprocessor Systems

Hardware and software design of microprocessor-based digital systems. Basic concepts and operations of on-chip components as related to digital system functionality. Architectures, instruction sets, and their interface characteristics for the microprocessor families. Introduction to 32-bit machines with in-depth treatment of 16- and 8-bit machines. Emphasis on C language cross-compilers. Weekly laboratory exercises and a group design project are required. This is designated as a writing-intensive course. Prerequisite: ECSE-2610. Corequisite: ENGR-4010. Fall term annually.

3 credit hours, 6 contact hours