TAEL-295: Microprocessors

This course is INACTIVE
School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Industrial Technology - DNU
Department
Skilled Trade & Apprenticeship
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Tael - Electrical
Course Number
295
Course Title
Microprocessors
Credit Hours
2.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
TAEL-115 or TAE Apprentice Coordinator/Instructor Permission
Catalog Course Description

Covers the fundamentals of microprocessor circuits and microprocessor programming, including interfacing the microprocessor with the outside world through the handling of input and output data with a Peripheral Interface Adapter (PIA).

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Core Course Topics
  1. Introduction of microprocessors.
  2. Binary, octal, and hex numbers.
  3. Microprocessors in the lab.
  4. Executing a program.
  5. Computer arithmetic.
  6. Microprocessors in the lab.
  7. Conditional and unconditional branching.
  8. Microprocessors in the lab.
  9. Stack operations and subroutines.
  10. Microprocessors in the lab.
  11. Microprocessor interrupts.
  12. Fundamentals of PIA and ACIA.
  13. PIA interface laboratory.
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
  1. Identify the components of a microprocessor system and explain the functioning of the system.
  2. Program a representative microprocessor chip(6800).*
  3. Interface a microprocessor with external equipment  using a PIA chip.*
  4. Describe the internal register structure of the 6800 microprocessor.
  5. Develop a flowchart to define a problem and then write a microprocessor program from the flow chart.*
  6. Execute a microprocessor program.
  7. Work basic arithmetic problems using the decimal, octal, hexidecimal, and binary number systems.*

Assessment and Requirements

Assessment of Academic Achievement
  1. Tests will be given throughout the semester.  Tests represent 50% of the course grade.
  2. Laboratory activities and performance exercises will be done where students will demonstrate an understanding of practical applications.  These will make up 25% of the course grade.
  3. A final exam will be given which will represent 25% of the course grade
Texts

Texts, handouts, and/or workbooks will be determined by the TAE Department.

 

Outcomes

Satisfies Wellness Requirement
No

Approval Dates

Effective Term
Fall 2023
Deactivation Date
ILT Approval Date
AALC Approval Date
Curriculum Committee Approval Date