Indicative contents

• Introduction to Embedded Processor Architecture.
• 8051 Microcontroller, Architecture, Registers, Addressing Modes, Instruction Set, C Programming Language Extensions, Memory Interfacing, Parallel Ports, Timers, Serial Communication, Interrupts
• ARM: History of ARM Processor, Architecture, Modes of operation, Addressing modes, Block transfer addressing, Instruction sets, Arithmetic Logic Instruction, Load-Store instructions, Branch instructions & Exception Handling, Thumb Instruction Set.
• PowerPC: History of PowerPC Architecture, Superscalar architecture, Addressing modes, Instruction set, PowerPC Board block diagram MPC860/MPC852. Study of peripherals.
   

Module Resources

• Essential reading
  1. Course notes
• Recommended Reading
  1. Kenneth J. Ayala, 8051 Microcontroller, Penram Publications, 1999
  2. Myke Predko, Programming with 8051 Microcontroller.
  3. Steve Furber, ARM System On Chip, Addison-Wesley, 2000.
  4. ARM Limited, ARM 7TDMI-S (Rev-3) Technical Reference Manual
  5. ARM Limited, ARM 7TDMI Data-Sheet