ET80562 Microprocessor and its Applications

A microprocessor  is a multipurpose programmable logic device which reads the binary instructions from a storage device called ‘Memory’, accepts binary data 0’s and  1’s as input and process data according to the instructions stored in memory and gives the results as output.

It is the CPU of a Computer or brain of the computer. A computer that is built around a microprocessor is called a microcomputer. A microcomputer system consists of a CPU (microprocessor), memories and I/O devices, In this course, we will cover the following topics that will help students to understand the prime role of microprocessors in the digital world mainly in data processing as well as control applications i.e automation.