Electronics of the Personal Computers

The course is a substitute for:

Electronics of the Personal Computers (X37EOM)

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Radioelectronics

Synopsis:

Emphasis on programming in assembly language on Intel processors, developing DOS, Windows and Windows NT drivers for prototype devices. Emphasis on prototype card developing and special devices connection. Implied knowledge is in extend of 36UPS course.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Microprocessor, memory, peripheral circuits, bus communication

2. Addressing of memory and peripherals, direct memory access

3. Interrupt system, timers, cache

4. Operation system, level BIOS, DOS

5. Interrupt system of PC XT, AT

6. Services of MS DOS, BIOS

7. Addressing space of peripheral microprocessors in a PC

8. Keyboard, video adapters, disk drivers, printer ports, ser. ports, speaker, copr.

9. Buses ISA, EISA, MCA, VL bus, PCI properties

10. Serial communication, modems

11. Virtual memory, paged memory, extended and expanded

12. Windows, Windows NT architecture

13. Universal interfaces SCSI, SCSI II

14. Multiprocessor communications

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Lab computers and their configurations. Beginning in assembly language

2. Make program „ Hello World“ in assembly language

3. Continuing develop in assembler, working with files and keyboard

4. TSR programs; how and what

5. Programming controlling of seven-segment display connected to parallel port

6. Counter/Timer control

7. Communication trough serial interface. Direct HW control

8. Knowledge test

9. CMOS RAM direct read and write

10. Using of Extended memory

11. Intel processors protect mode programming

12. Intel processors protect mode programming

13. Use of math coprocessor instruction

14. Course work testing

Study Objective:

Study materials:

[1] Hogan, T.: The programmer's PC sourcebook. Microsoft Press, 2-nd edition, 1991

Note:

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)