Microprocessor 4: Core Concepts - Software Aspects

Darche, Philippe

ISBN 10: 1786305666 / ISBN 13: 9781786305664

Published by John Wiley & Sons, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Microprocessor 4: Core Concepts - Software Aspects
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786305666
• ISBN 13: 9781786305664
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Since its commercialization in 1971, the microprocessor, a modern and integrated form of the central processing unit, has continuously broken records in terms of its integrated functions, computing power, low costs and energy saving status. Today, it is present in almost all electronic devices. Sound knowledge of its internal mechanisms and programming is essential for electronics and computer engineers to understand and master computer operations and advanced programming concepts. This book in five volumes focuses more particularly on the first two generations of microprocessors, those that handle 4- and 8- bit integers. Microprocessor 4 – the fourth of five volumes – addresses the software aspects of this component. Coding of an instruction, addressing modes and the main features of the Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) of a generic component are presented. Futhermore, two approaches are discussed for altering the flow of execution using mechanisms of subprogram and interrupt. A comprehensive approach is used, with examples drawn from current and past technologies that illustrate theoretical concepts, making them accessible.

About the Author

Philippe Darche is Maître de conférences in Information Technology at the Institut Universitaire de Technologie (IUT) de Paris and a researcher at LIP6 at Sorbonne University in the Inria DeLyS (DistributEd aLgorithms and sYstemS) team, France. He is the author of five books in the field of computer architecture.