Content of Learning Activity

The study of the internal organization of computers: their internal structure, interactions between its various constituting components, the understanding of different microprocessor architectures, the implications of programming and interaction mechanisms. The practical work will make extensive use of programming techniques, interrupt mechanisms, and interaction with peripheral devices.

Required Reading

Note de cours - Systèmes à microprocesseurs (5011) I-SEMI-005 - C.Valderrama

Required Learning Resources/Tools

Copies of presentations, lab protocols and exercises solutions. Various information available on the computer based training site: lecture notes, slides and prints from previous years (sometimes with resolution).

Recommended Reading

Copie de présentation - Partie 1 - Microprocessors slides - C.Valderrama
Copie de présentation - Partie 2 - Microprocessors slides - C.Valderrama

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

Websites and references transmitted during the year: 8051 microprocessors PIC Microchip, Zilog Z8, Raspberry PI. reference books. Andrew Tanenbaum, computer architecture, Wiley, ISBN 2-10-004467-2, www.dunod.com; Simius kits and peripherals, www.simius.be; Gilmore, Microprocessors, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-113965-6. Other references: <a href="http://www.zilog.com">www.zilog.com</a>.

Other Recommended Reading

Not applicable

Mode of delivery

• Face to face

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

• Cours magistraux
• Travaux pratiques
• Travaux de laboratoire

Evaluations

The assessment methods of the Learning Activity (AA) are specified in the course description of the corresponding Educational Component (UE)