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Microcomputers & Microprocessors

Microcomputers & Microprocessors. Khaled A. Al- Utaibi alutaibi@uoh.edu.sa. Agenda. What is a Microcomputer ? Course Objectives The Stored Program Concept The Stored Program Processing Cycle Fetch, Decode and Execute The Instruction Set Modern CPUs Three-Bus System Architecture

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Microcomputers & Microprocessors

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  1. Microcomputers & Microprocessors Khaled A. Al-Utaibi alutaibi@uoh.edu.sa

  2. Agenda • What is a Microcomputer ? • Course Objectives • The Stored Program Concept • The Stored Program Processing Cycle • Fetch, Decode and Execute • The Instruction Set • Modern CPUs • Three-Bus System Architecture • The Data Bus • The Memory Banks • The Address Bus • The Control Bus • The 80x86 Family

  3. What is a Microcomputer ? • A microcomputer is an electronic device with a microprocessor as its central processing unit (CPU), a memory, and input/output (I/O) facilities.

  4. What is a Microcomputer ? • When a microcomputer is equipped with a keyboard and screen for input and output and is running an operatingsystem(DOS, Windows, Linux, etc) it is called a personalcomputer.

  5. Course Objectives • To introduce the fundamental hardware and software concepts needed for the design of microcomputers system.

  6. Course Objectives • To introduce the fundamental hardware and software concepts needed for the design of microcomputers system. • Functions of various processor pins • Memory/IO Read and Write bus cycles • Main types of memory technology • Memory internal organization • Design memory interfaces. • Computer serial and parallel interfaces

  7. Course Objectives • To introduce the fundamental hardware and software concepts needed for the design of microcomputers system. • How interrupts are used to implement I/O control and data transfers • Design interrupt service routines and I/O drivers using assembly language. • Data access from magnetic and optical disk drives using DMA • Types of bus interfaces in a computer system

  8. The Stored Program Concept • Most of today’s computer systems are based on a design principle proposed by Dr. John Von Neumann (1946).

  9. Stored Program Computer • The basic stored program computer (Von Neumann Architecture) consists of three major parts: (1) CPU, (2) Memory, (3) I/ODevices.

  10. Stored Program Processing Cycle • The basic stored program cycle consists of three major steps: (1) Fetch, (2) Decode, (3) Execute.

  11. Stored Program Processing Cycle • Clock Generator: • Controls the basic timing of the computer • It generates a square wave signal • This signal is used to synchronize all activities within the computer • Registers: • Two types (general purpose, special purpose) • General purpose registers are used to store temporary information • Special purpose registers are used for specific tasks (e.g. the accumulator)

  12. Stored Program Processing Cycle • Fetching, Decoding and Executing an Instruction: • The basic processing cycle begins with a memoryfetchor read cycle • The InstructionPointer(IP) holds the address of next instruction to be fetched. • This address is output on the systemaddressbus. • The memory addressdecoder examines the binary value of the address on the system address bus and selects the proper memory location.

  13. Stored Program Processing Cycle • Fetching, Decoding and Executing an Instruction: • The CPU activate the memoryreadcontrolthrough the systemcontrolbus. • This causes the selected data byte (i.e. instruction) in the memory to be placed onto thedatabus. • The instruction is then placed in the InstructionRegister(IR). • Once in the CPU, the instruction is decoded and executed. • When executing the instruction is completed, the cycle is repeated.

  14. Stored Program Processing Cycle • The Instruction Set: • The job of the InstructionDecoder(ID) is to recognize and activate appropriate controls in the CPU needed to execute the instruction. • The list of all instructions recognized by the ID is called the instructionset. • Microprocessors are classified based on the specification of the instruction sets into two categories: • (1) Complex Instruction Set Computers (CISC) and • (2) Reduced Instruction Set Computers (RISC)

  15. Stored Program Processing Cycle • Modern CPUs: • Most microprocessors today are designed to allow the fetch and execute cycles to overlap. • This is done by dividing the CPU into two units: • (1) a Bus Interface Unit (BIU) and • (2) an Execution Unit (EU). • The job of the BIU is to fetch instructions from memory and store them in a special instructionqueue. • The EU then fetches instructions from this queue (not from memory). • Some processors have a pipelined execution unit that allows the decoding and execution of instructions to overlap.

  16. Three-Bus System Architecture • A bus is a collection of electronic signal lines all dedicated to a particular task. • The architecture considered in the previous slides consists of three types of buses: address, data, and control buses.

  17. Three-Bus System Architecture • The Data Bus: • The data bus consists of internal and external data buses. • The internal data bus connects the internalcomponentsof the CPU (e.g. Registers, ALU, etc.) to the dataI/Opinsof the CPU. • The external data bus connects the dataI/Opinsof the CPU to the memory and I/Odevices(e.g. printer, monitor, etc). • The width of the internal data bus in bits is usually used to classify a microprocessor (e.g. 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bi microprocessors)

  18. Three-Bus System Architecture • The Data Bus: • The width of the internal data bus is usually the same as the external data bust – but not always. • The 80386processorhas 32-bit internal and 32-bit external data buses. • The 80386SXprocessorhas 32-bit internal data bus, but 16-bit external data bus. • The Pentiumprocessorhas 32-bit internal data bus and 64-bit external data bus.

  19. Three-Bus System Architecture • Memory Banks: • How a 64-bit (or 32-bit or 16-bit) processor can access an 8-bit-wide memory? • The memory is divided into banks. • The 8086processor(16-bit) requires 2banks(16/8=2).

  20. Three-Bus System Architecture • Memory Banks: • How a 64-bit (or 32-bit or 16-bit) processor can access an 8-bit-wide memory? • The memory is divided into banks. • The 80486processor(32-bit) requires 4banks(32/8=4).

  21. Three-Bus System Architecture • The address Bus: • It is used to identify the memory location or I/O device (also called I/O port) to be accessed by the CPU • The width of this bus in the 80x86familyvaries from one processor to the other for example: • The 8086/8088 processorshave 20-bit address bus. • The 80286 processorhas 24-bit address bus. • The 80386/80486/Pentium processorshave 32-bit address bus. • The Pentium Pro processor has 36-bit address bus.

  22. Three-Bus System Architecture • Example 1: How many different memory addresses can an 8086 output? Repeat for 80286 and 80386 processors.

  23. Three-Bus System Architecture • Example 1: How many different memory addresses can an 8086 output? Repeat for 80286 and 80386 processors. • 8086 processor has 20 address lines • Addressable memory locations = 220 = 1M • 80286 processor has 24 address lines • Addressable memory locations = 224 = 24x220 = 16M • 80386 processor has 32 address lines • Addressable memory locations = 232 = 22x230 = 4G

  24. Three-Bus System Architecture • The Control Bus: • How can we tell if the address on the address bus is a memory address or an I/O port ? • How can we tell if the memory or I/O access is a read or write operation ? • These questions are answered by the control bus. • Each time the processor outputs an address, it also activates one of 4 control signals • (1) Memory Read • (2) Memory Write • (3) I/ORead • (4) I/OWrite

  25. The 80x86 Family • The 8086 Microprocessor (1978): • 20-bit address bus. • 16-bit internaldatabus. • 16-bit externaldatabus. • Separate businterfaceunit(BIU) and executionunit(EU). • 16-bit registers (with the ability to access the high or low 8 bits separately). • Built in hardwaremultiply and divide instructions. • Support for an externalfloating-pointmathcoprocessor.

  26. The 80x86 Family • The 8088 Microprocessor (1979): • 20-bit addressbus. • 16-bit internaldatabus. • 8-bit externaldatabus. • Separate businterfaceunit(BIU) and executionunit(EU). • 16-bit registers (with the ability to access the high or low 8 bits separately). • Built in hardwaremultiply and divide instructions. • Support for an externalfloating-pointmathcoprocessor.

  27. The 80x86 Family • The 80186 & 80188 Microprocessors (1982): • A personal computer (PC) based on the 8086/8088 microprocessors requires several additional chips such as: a clock generator, a programmable timer, a programmable interrupt controller, a direct memory access controllerand a circuitry to select the I/O devices. • To simplify the design, Intel introduced the 80186 & 80188 microprocessors. • The 80186/80188 integrates on a single chip an 8086/8088 microprocessor and all the chips mentioned above. • The 80186 & 80188 are often referred to as high-integration processors • Used as a microcontroller

  28. The 80x86 Family • The 80286 Microprocessor (1982): • 24-bit addressbus. • 16-bit internaldatabus. • 16-bit externaldatabus. • Designed to be softwarecompatiblewith 8086 & 80186 microprocessors. • Provides two programming modes: • Real Mode • Protected Mode

  29. The 80x86 Family • The 80286 Microprocessor (Real Mode): • The processor function exactly like the 8086 processor. • That is, any 8086 program can be run on a Real Mode 80286 processor without any change. • The 80286 processor uses only its 20 least significant address lines. • So, the memory space is limited to 1 MB.

  30. The 80x86 Family • The 80286 Microprocessor (Protected Mode): • In this mode, the processor supports a multiprogram environment. • It gives each program a predetermined amount of memory. • This uses the full memory space which is 16MB. • This mode is called Protected Mode because several programs can be loaded into memory at once (each in its own segment), but are protected from each other.

  31. The 80x86 Family • The 80386 Microprocessor (1984): • 32-bit address bus. • 32-bit internal data bus. • 32-bit external data bus. • 32-bit registers. • Provides three modes: • Real Mode (identical to that of 80286) • Protected Mode (manages 4 GB of memory in a way similar to that of the 80286). • Virtual Mode (similar to Real Mode, except that multiple 8086 processors can run simultaneously

  32. The 80x86 Family • The 80386 Microprocessor (1989): • 32-bit address bus. • 32-bit internalandexternaldatabus. • 32-bit registers. • On-chip cache (stores the most recently used instructions and data ) • Integrated Floating-Point Unit (FPU) • Real & Protected Modes as in 80386 • Pipelined design

  33. The 80x86 Family • The Pentium Microprocessor (1993): • 32-bit addressbus. • 32-bit internal • 64-bitexternaldatabus. • 32-bit registers. • Two instructions pipelines • On-chip cache • Integrated FPU

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