EE/CS 305 Microprocessors

Course Information

• Fall 2005 Meets MWF 2:10-3 and T2-4 in MDH 1018.
  
• Dr. Bryan Clair
• Course syllabus

News

Final Project Info

Scott MacKenzie's complete lab manual, including hex keypad, D-A and A-D converter, and firmware labs.

Scott MacKenzie's EXTRA labs, including stepper motor, LCD, EEPROM, mouse, and thermo labs.

When assembling MacKenzie's source code, there are some differences that may need fixing to work with the Easy68K assembler:

• BTST.B or BTST?
• and < to indicate long/short absolute addresses?
• * means "here".. this might be ok, or replace with a symbol.
• LSTON/LSTOFF/LSTPAG/LSTCOD assembler directives (can be removed).
• EXTERN and INCLUDE directives are a real problem, and will take some effort to remove. If an EXTERN symbol is one of the ROM routines, define it yourself with an EQU.

• LCD Displays: Fil's LCD Technology FAQ(especially sections 3.2 and 3.3). LCD character display pattern.
• XILINX board manuals. The lab has the XS95.

Links

• Scott MacKenzie's 68KMB Home Page
• Great Microprocessors of the Past and Present
• Basics of digital logic. (And other cool stuff that's relevant to this course.)
• Randall Hyde's Webster, a comprehensive resource for Intel x86 assembly programming. Includes a full online textbook The Art of Assembly Language Programming.
• A short, elementary overview of MIPS RISC architecture.
• An interesting discussion of CISC vs. RISC.

Lab Information

• The EASy68K assembler/simulator for the 68000.
• Source code for example programs from the lab manual and the book. These files are slightly altered from the versions available on MacKenzie's page for compatibility with our assembler.
• Lab #1
• MultiMedia Logic digital logic simulator for Lab #2.
• In-class example programs:
  
  • UPCHAR
  • BITCOUNT
  • CASES
  • CASES2 (pos. independent)
  • MEMFILL
  • UPSTRING
  • HEXCHAR
  • HEXCHAR2 (pos. independent)
  • SHOUT
• Lab 5

Homework Assignments

1. Homework 1 (Base conversions and arithmetic) due 9/7.
2. Homework 2 (Digital Logic) due 9/14.
3. Homework 3 (Registers and Memory) due 9/21.
4. Homework 4 (Machine Language) due 9/27.
5. Homework 5 (Programming and Addressing Modes) due 10/12.
6. Homework 6 (Address Decoding) due 10/19.
7. Homework 7 (DUART; Position Independent Code) due 11/2.
8. Homework 8 (Privilege, Exceptions) due 11/9.
9. Homework 9 (Interrupts) due 11/16.
10. Homework 10 (Instruction Timings) due 11/30.
11. Homework 11 (8086 and RISC) due 12/7.