
Microprocessor 2
Basic Concepts: Communication in a Digital System
Philippe Darche(Author)
ISTE Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 21. December 2020
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-78630-564-0 (ISBN)
Description
Calculation is the main function of a computer. The central unit is responsible for executing the programs. The microprocessor is its integrated form. This component, since the announcement of its marketing in 1971, has not stopped breaking records in terms of computing power, price reduction and integration of functions (calculation of basic functions, storage with integrated controllers). It is present today in most electronic devices. Knowing its internal mechanisms and programming is essential for the electronics engineer and computer scientist to understand and master the operation of a computer and advanced concepts of programming.
This first volume focuses more particularly on the first generations of microprocessors, that is to say those that handle integers in 4 and 8-bit formats. The first chapter presents the calculation function and reminds the memory function. The following is devoted to notions of calculation model and architecture. The concept of bus is then presented. Chapters 4 and 5 can then address the internal organization and operation of the microprocessor first in hardware and then software. The mechanism of the function call, conventional and interrupted, is more particularly detailed in a separate chapter. The book ends with a presentation of architectures of the first microcomputers for a historical perspective.
The knowledge is presented in the most exhaustive way possible with examples drawn from current and old technologies that illustrate and make accessible the theoretical concepts. Each chapter ends if necessary with corrected exercises and a bibliography. The list of acronyms used and an index are at the end of the book.
This first volume focuses more particularly on the first generations of microprocessors, that is to say those that handle integers in 4 and 8-bit formats. The first chapter presents the calculation function and reminds the memory function. The following is devoted to notions of calculation model and architecture. The concept of bus is then presented. Chapters 4 and 5 can then address the internal organization and operation of the microprocessor first in hardware and then software. The mechanism of the function call, conventional and interrupted, is more particularly detailed in a separate chapter. The book ends with a presentation of architectures of the first microcomputers for a historical perspective.
The knowledge is presented in the most exhaustive way possible with examples drawn from current and old technologies that illustrate and make accessible the theoretical concepts. Each chapter ends if necessary with corrected exercises and a bibliography. The list of acronyms used and an index are at the end of the book.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
475 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78630-564-0 (9781786305640)
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E-Book
11/2020
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Wiley
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10/2020
1st Edition
Wiley
€139.99
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Person
Philippe Darche : Associate Professor, University of Paris (formerly Paris Descartes / Paris V)
Content
Prolegomena
The calculation function
Calculation model and architecture: Illustration with von approach
Communication
Basic Concepts - Hardware Appearance
The microprocessor
Basic Concepts - Software Aspect
Subprogram and interruption
Software and hardware aspects of development
Evolution of the organization of the first microcomputers
Conclusion of this first volume
The calculation function
Calculation model and architecture: Illustration with von approach
Communication
Basic Concepts - Hardware Appearance
The microprocessor
Basic Concepts - Software Aspect
Subprogram and interruption
Software and hardware aspects of development
Evolution of the organization of the first microcomputers
Conclusion of this first volume