Development System For Undergraduate Microprocessor Courses

This paper describes a two-semester sequence of microprocessor courses based on the Intel 8086 , microprocessor and its associated microprocessor lab. The fust course in the sequence focuses on assembly ! lan~age programming while the second course places an emphasis onmicroprocessor-based hardware design. , This adequately covers both software and hardware fimdamentals of a 16-bit microprocessor. In the lab for ; the second course, each student designs and implements a complete 8086-based microcomputer board. Once ~ this prototype board is implemented, the student can use it for various microprocessor-based applications. ~ A microprocessor development system designed to provide up-to-date development tools for the lab is also described. This development system is implemented as a network consisting of six stations, each equipped with a PC, an emulator, a logic analyzer and an EPROM programmer.