Paper-I: Microcontroller Architecture & Programming (ELC 231)

Paper-I: Microcontroller Architecture & Programming (ELC 231)

UNIT- 1: Basics of Microcontroller and Intel 8051 architecture [08]

Introduction to microcontrollers, difference in controller and processor.
Architecture of 8051, Internal block diagram, Internal RAM organization, SFRS, pin functions of 8051,
I/O port structure and Operation, External Memory Interface.

UNIT-2: Programming model of 8051 [10]

Instruction classification, Instruction set, Addressing Modes: Immediate, register, direct,
indirect and relative, assembler directives (ORG, END), features with examples,
I/O Bit and Byte programming using assembly language for LED and seven segment display (SSD) interfacing.
Introduction to 8051 programming in C.

UNIT- 3: Timer /Counter, Interrupts [10]

Timer / counter: TMOD, TCON, SCON, SBUF, PCON Registers, Timer modes, programming for time delay using mode 1 and mode 2.
Interrupts: Introduction to interrupt, Interrupt types and their vector addresses, Interrupt enable register and interrupt priority register (IE, IP)

UNIT- 4: Interfacing, Serial Communication [08]

Programming of serial port without interrupt, Serial Communication:
Synchronous and asynchronous serial communication, Use of timer to select baud rate for serial communication.
Interfacing : ADC, DAC, LCD, stepper motor

Recommended books:

1. 8051 microcontroller and Embedded system using assembly and C : Mazidi and McKinley, Pearson publications
2. The 8051 microcontroller – Architecture, programming and applications: K.Uma Rao and Andhe Pallavi, Pearson publications.










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