ECE4270-7270 - Microcomputer Architecture and Interfacing (Fall 2010)

Course Description: The course covers microcomputer architecture and programming; memory management, memory and cache organizations, bus timing applications, serial parallel and custom interfaces.

Note: We have reorganized the Computer Engineering program of study. Starting from Spring 2011, the topics covered in the former ECE4270-7270 - Microcomputer Architecture and Interfacing will be moved to ECE3210 - Microprocessor Engineering.

Contents 1 Syllabus 2 Lecture Notes 3 Homework 4 Project

Syllabus

• Syllabus

Lecture Notes

• Introduction and Historical Background
• Intel x86 Registers
• Intel x86 Addressing Modes
• RISC Pipeline
• Intel x86 Data Movement Instructions
• Intel x86 Arithmetic Logic Instructions
• Intel x86 Control Instructions
• Intel x86 Assembly Programming (1)
• Intel x86 Assembly Programming (2)
• Cache Organization
• Intel x86 Hardware Specifications
• Intel x86 Memory Interface
• Intel x86 I/O Interface
• Intel x86 Interrupts
• Intel x86 Direct Memory Access

Homework

• Homework #1
• Homework #2
• Homework #3
• Homework #4
• Homework #5
• Homework #6
• Homework #7
• Homework #8
• Homework #9
• Homework #10

Project

• Project (mandatory for graduate students)