A laboratory for microprocessor teaching at different levels

Author

Vallejo, Fernando ; Harbour, Michael González ; Gregorio, José A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron., Cantabria Univ., Santander, Spain

Volume

35

Issue

3

fYear

1992

fDate

8/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

199

Lastpage

203

Abstract

The design of a laboratory for microprocessor experimental teaching in which flexibility is one of the major design requirements is presented. The laboratory is intended to be used for software and hardware experiments, and is dedicated to students with very different levels of microprocessor knowledge. The basic development station includes a VME single-board computer, based on the 68010 microprocessor, connected through a serial link to a personal computer that acts as the system user interface, allowing the editing, assembly, loading, and debugging of low-level programs. The microprocessor may be connected to the user hardware through a VME interface board which has been specifically designed and developed for this purpose. This interface provides the user with the microprocessor bus signals, some of which have been emulated, and makes the VME bus transparent to users. Thus, the user needs no prior knowledge of this bus. It also acts as a protection system against critical errors in the user hardware

Keywords

computer science education; microcomputers; student laboratory apparatus; teaching; 68010 microprocessor; VME single-board computer; assembly; bus signals; computer science education; design; editing; hardware; laboratory; loading; microprocessor teaching; personal computer; software; students; user interface; Assembly systems; Computer interfaces; Debugging; Education; Hardware; Laboratories; Microcomputers; Microprocessors; Protection; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.144643

Filename

144643