Computer Interfaces

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Department of Microelectronics

Synopsis:

The RPC course is meant for studnets of all specialisations who use PC's in other ways than merely through the keayboard. It reviews the features and history of individual interface types from the start of 16-bit processor use till the contemporarie. In addition to the electrical properties, mechanical features and ways of connection of external circuits to the individual interface types are discussed as well.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Accessing the PC interfaces by the BASIC and PASCAL, inp. and outp. control

2. Interfacing circuits, converters between various interface types

3. Inputting analogue and digital signals to series and parallel interfaces

4. Controlling analogue and digital consumers from the interface outputs

5. Standard interfaces in a PC, data transfer and communication protocols

6. The RS232, RS422A, RS485 sequential interfaces

7. The CENTRONICS, IEEE488 parallel interfaces

8. Types, description and operation of ports for kbds, printers, mouse and monitors

9. Types, description and operation of PC bus, throughput of bus, width of bus

10. Types, descr.and oper.of interfaces for HD,FD,and CD-ROM,types of HD,FD,CD

11. Microprocessors in PCs, comparison of various processor generations

12. Computer networks,network interconnections,statements,network sectionalisation

13. Fundamental network managing statements

14. Internet services, electronic mail and conferences, WWW

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Accessing interfaces in BASIC and {SCAL, control of inputs and outputs (tutorial)

2. Measurement of input and output I-V charactersitics

3. Control of frequency, duty cycle and brightness of blinking LEDs and displays

4. Readiout and record of switching time of mechanical contacts

5. Control of a power consumer by a PC through an interface and power amplifier

6. Waveform generation: variable frequency, duty cycle, sine-wave

7. Resistance measurement by charging a capacitor

8. Voltage measurement by a comparator through the COM 1 interface port

9. Frequency measurement by pulse counting

10. Capacitance measurement by a 555-type circuit

11. Measurement of current amplification in a bipolar transistor

12. An 8-bit 4021-type shift-register input port

13. An 8-bit 4094-type shift-register output port

14. Redoing of missed measurements, final grading

Study Objective:

Study materials:

[1] Horowitz, P., Hill, W.: The Art of Electronics. Cambridge University

Press 1990

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Biomedicínské inženýrství - inženýrský blok (elective specialized course)
• Biomedicínské inženýrství - inženýrský blok (elective specialized course)