| Computer architecture (memory organisation, central processing unit - CPU, input/output ports, peripherals, interrupts). Instruction set (arithmetical, logical, data transfer, bit manipulation and control instructions). Interrupts. Addressing modes (immediate, direct, indirect, inherent, relative, indexed). Assemblers and macro assemblers. Assembler language instructions, operators, expressions and directives. Describing and using scalar and structured (user-defined) data types, subprograms and macros. Support for high-level languages. Overview of different computer architectures. Overview of the Motorola's, Intel's and PIC micro controller families. An introduction to the ARM processor architecture. Micro controllers programming environment. Problem solving with micro controllers. ARM processor programming at different levels. |
