Microprocessors are used extensively in the design of any computing facility. It contains units to carry out arithmetic and logic calculations, fast storage in terms of registers and associated control logic to get instructions from memory and execute them. A number of devices can be interfaced with them to develop a complete system application. On the other hand, microcontrollers are single chip computers, integrating processor, memory and other peripheral modules into a single System-on-Chip (SoC). Apart from input-output ports, the peripherals often include timers, data converters, communication modules, and so on. The single chip solution makes the footprint of the computational element small in the overall system package, eliminating the necessity of additional chips on board. However, there exists a large range of such products. While the simpler microcontrollers are cheap, their capabilities (in terms of program size and analog and digital peripherals) are also limited. Such processors may be suitable for small applications. Microcontrollers like 8051, PIC belong to this category. On the other hand, advanced microcontrollers are often much more powerful, comparable to the very advanced microprocessors. The AVR and ARM processors are of this category.
This course will start with a discussion on a simple microprocessor, 8085. Understanding this architecture is the basis to follow any other complex CPU architecture. It will be followed by a complete overview of a range of microcontrollers covering 8051, PIC, AVR and ARM. The hardware intricacies of these processors and their programming will be covered. Different system design examples built around these processors will also be elaborated.
INTENDED AUDIENCE:
CSE
ECE
EE
PRE-REQUISITES:
Digital Design
Digital Logic
CORE/ELECTIVE:Core
UG/PG :UG
INDUSTRY SUPPORT :
Companies involved in
development of microprocessor and microcontroller based products
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COURSE INSTRUCTOR
Santanu Chattopadhyay received his PhD from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur in 1996. He is currently a Professor in the Department
of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. His
research interests include Embedded Systems, System-on-Chip (SoC) and
Network-on-Chip (NoC) Design and Test, Power- and Thermal-aware Testing of VLSI
Circuits and Systems. He has published more than 150 papers in reputed
international journals and conferences. He has published several text and
reference books in the related areas. He is a senior member of IEEE and an
editorial board member of IET Circuits Devices and Systems.
COURSE LAYOUT :
Week 1: Introduction: General processor architecture, Microprocessors, Microcontrollers
Week 2: 8085 – Part I Week 3: 8085 – Part II
Week 4: 8085 – Part III
Week 5: 8085 – Part IV
Week 6: 8051 – Part I
Week 7: 8051 – Part II
Week 8: PIC, AVR
Week 9: ARM – Part I
Week 10:ARM – Part II
Week 11:Interfacing examples – Part I
Week 12: Interfacing examples – Part II
REFERENCES:
1. R. Gaonkar, “Microprocessor Architecture, Programming and Applications with the 8085”, Prentice Hall, 2014. 2. M.A. Mazidi, R.D. McKinlay, J.G. Mazidi, “The 8051 Microcontroller: A Systems Approach”, Pearson, 2013. 3. M.Bates, “PIC Microcontrollers”, Newnes, 2011. 4. M.A. Mazidi, S. Naimi, S. Naimi, “The AVR Microcontroller and Embedded Systems: Using Assembly and C”, Prentice Hall, 2011. 5. W.A. Smith, “ARM Microcontroller Interfacing: Hardware and Software, Eketor, 2010.
CERTIFICATION EXAM :
The exam is optional for a fee.
Date of Exam: April 27th 2019 (Saturday).
Time of Exam: Morning session 9am to 2 noon; Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.
CERTIFICATION:
Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of Best 8 out of 12 assignments
E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Kharagpur. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.
