ELEE 3450U – Microprocessors and Computer Architecture

Introduction to Computer Architecture: CPU, ALU, I/O devices, Busses and Memory – RAM and ROM; RISC vs. CISC architecture; Assembly language programming using a microprocessor and the Hardware/Software Development Tool; Register block and associated registers; Microcontroller systems: Interrupt, timer, memory, clock and reset generation, Analog to Digital conversion (A/D) and Serial Communication Interface Systems.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3 lab (biweekly)
Tutorial hours: 1.5
Prerequisite(s): ELEE 2450U