POLITEKNIK TUANKU SYED SIRAJUDDIN

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

TOPIC : INTRODUCTION TO MICROCONTROLLER SYSTEMS LAB : 01

CODE : E 5144 MODUL : MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEMS
DATE : 01/02/10 SUBMISSION DATE :

Objectives : After completing this lab, students should be able to:

1. Explain the concept of the microcontroller system.
2. List the basic elements of microcontroller.

Equipments:
Sample of microprocessor system
Sample of microcontroller system
Microcontroller chip
Data sheet of Intel 8051

Procedures:
1. Draw the basic block diagram of computer system
2. Read the data sheet of 8051 microcontroller (AT89C51) given.
3. Draw the pin configuration of microcontroller AT89C51 and AT89C2051
4. Draw the architecture of AT89C51
5. List all the specification below according to the data sheet
a)Name : ____________________________
b)Manufacturer : ____________________________
c)Function :
d) Features :
Discuss and give a conclusion.

Discussion :
1. Explain the meaning of a microcontroller
2. Explain the differences between microcomputer, microprocessor and microcontroller
3. Give several examples of the microcontroller and manufacturers

Conclusion :
 POLITEKNIK TUANKU SYED SIRAJUDDIN
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

TOPIC : INTRODUCTION TO MICROCONTROLLER SYSTEMS LAB : 01

CODE : E 5144 MODUL : MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEMS
DATE : 01/02/10 SUBMISSION DATE :

WORKSHEET 1

Answer all the questions below:

1. Explain briefly the terms as follow.

a) Microprocessor
b) Microcomputer
c) Microcontroller

2. Give another two example of microcrontroller chips.

3. Describe the advantages that a microcontroller has over a microprocessor for control
applications.

4. List 5 examples of control application that using microcontroller.

5. List the three major components of computer system.

6. What does the “CPU” stand for? Explain its function in a computer.

7. List the three types of buses found in computer systems and state briefly the purpose of each
type of bus.

8. State which of the following is unidirectional and which is bi-directional.

a) Data bus
b) Address bus

9. If an address bus for a given computer has 16 lines, what is the maximum amount of memory it
can access?

10. What does “ALU” stand for? What is its purpose?