COVENANT UNIVERSITY

FORMAT FOR COURSE COMPACT

2019/2020 Academic session

College: College of Engineering

Department: Electrical and Information Technology
Programme: Computer Engineering
Course Code: CEN 522
Course Title: Microprocessor Systems and Interfacing
Units: 3
Course Lecturer: Dr. Joke Badejo & Engr. Omoruyi Osemwegie
Semester: Omega
Location: EIE Building, CEN Class

A. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is an introduction to a basic microprocessor system and interfacing with emphasis on computer
engineering concepts. This module introduces the student to the essential operation of a microprocessor
system. To introduce the principles of microprocessor systems and to present fundamental concepts
associated with microcontroller and microprocessor interfacing and system integration. It will include an
introduction to the programming model in real and protected mode: registers, memory, addressing modes,
and organization of the interrupt system. Memory interfacing, address decoding, and I/O interfacing:
memory-mapped I/O, isolated I/O, bus timing, I/O instructions. Peripheral devices interfacing of types 8255
PPI/6821 PIA, 8251 USART/6821 UART, DMA, Timer/Counter chips, etc. Instruction set, Assembly
language Programming of INTEL, and MOTOROLA microprocessors. This module is to provide the
practical and theoretical skills needed to understand and program microprocessor systems and interfacing
with the typical system sample of IBM PC, Apple Macintosh.

B. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
A student who successfully fulfills the course requirements will have demonstrated:
- An understanding of how to program a microprocessor in assembly language,
- Demonstrate a better understanding of hardware interconnections among subsystems of a complete
microprocessor system;
- Appreciate the importance of data transfer cycle timing diagrams associated with a microprocessor
system;
- Design hardware and software associated with the use of peripheral devices in conjunction with a
microprocessor;
- Demonstrate a better understanding of the use of microprocessors in embedded system applications and
the inherent problems.
- An ability to interface a microprocessor to various devices.

C. METHOD OF LECTURE DELIVERY/TEACHING AIDS

Lectures, classes and laboratories
D. COURSE OUTLINE

Reference
Amount of

Books:
Weeks

Hours
Modules of the course

1 2 3 4
1 Module 1.
A basic microprocessor system: the CPU, memory, I/O, and buses subsystems. 2
2 Module 2.
Basic operation of a microprocessor system: fetch and execute cycle, the architecture 2
of some typical 8-bit, 16-bit microprocessors (INTEL, MOTOROLA) and their
features
3 Module 3. 2
Programming model in real mode: registers, memory, addressing modes.
4 Module 4.
Organisation of the interrupt system, interrupt vectors, and external interrupts,
implementation of single and multiple interrupts in real mode.
5 Module 5. 2
Programming model in protected mode: Registers memory management and address
translation, descriptor and page tables,
6 Module 6. 2
system control instructions, multitasking, and memory protection, addressing modes,
and interrupt system.
7 Module 7. 2
Memory interfacing and address decoding. I/O interfacing: memory mapped i/o,
isolated i/o, bus timing, i/o instructions.
8 Module 8 2
Peripheral devices interfacing: 8255 PPI/6821 PIA, 8251 USART/6821 UART, DMA,
Timer/Counter chips, etc.
9 Module 9
Instruction set. Assembly language Programming of INTEL and MOTOROLA 2
microprocessors.
10 Module 10 2
Discussion of a typical system e.g. IBM PC, Apple Macintosh.

E. TUTORIAL
Assembly language programming techniques, Interface hardware design and general computer engineering
concepts.

F. STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME/METHOD OF GRADING

1. Continuous assessment 30 marks

Class test 10 marks
Mid-session Exam 20 marks

2. Examination 70 marks
G. CLASS BEHAVIOUR
Please, note the following:
• Mandatory 90% class attendance
• No eating in the classroom
• Active participation in all activities
• All class assignments to be submitted on time
• Punctuality to classes to be observed

H. TOPICS FOR TERM PAPERS/ASSIGNMENTS

Through the combination of homework assignments and laboratory experiments, students will learn how to:
(a) Design software for microcontroller applications,
(b) Design interface hardware for microprocessor systems,
(c) Interface hardware design, and general computer engineering concepts
(d) Programming of the Microprocessor using Assembly Language.

I. ALIGNMENT WITH COVENANT UNIVERSITY VISION

Capacity Building, possibility mentality and self reliance

J. INDUSTRY RELEVANCE
Microprocessor has a wider usage in most commercial and industrial electronic equipment mostly in
microcontrollers

K. Recommended Literatures/books
1. Microprocessors and Interfacing: programming and Hardware by Dougtlas V. Hall – 1992
2. The Winn L. Rosch Hardware Bible by Winn L. Rosch - 1994
3. Embedded Systems Design with 8051 Microcontrollers: Hardware and Software by James J. Hunt.
4. Embedded Systems Design: An Introduction to Processes, Tools & Techniques by Arnold S Berger
5. The HIDOORS Methodology: Using Java in Real time and Embedded Systems by James J. Hunt – 2005
6. Real-time Systems and Programming Languages by BURNS, A. and WELLINGS, A., 2001
7. Structured Computer Organisation, Prentice Hall by A S Tanenbaum,
8. Real-Time Rendering, A K Peters T Moller & E Haines,
9. J L Antonakos, An Introduction to the Intel Family of Microprocessors, Prentice Hall (3rd edn)
10. Computers, Computer Systems and Networks by B. Kagan – 1988
11. Microprocessors and Programmed Logic, Kenneth L. Short