Code No: RR420303 Set No.

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IV B.Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, Apr/May 2006
MICROPROCESSORS
( Common to Mechanical Engineering and Automobile Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Explain various interrupt of 8085 Microprocessor and their priorities.

(b) Explain the
i. SID
ii. SOD
iii. S0 , S1 ,
iv. INT A pins of 8085 Microprocessor [8+8]

2. (a) Explain the flag register of 8086.

(b) Explain the concept of memory segmentation.
(c) Explain, when Queue is failing to speed up the execution. [6+6+4]

3. (a) Write a program to check whether the given string is palindrome or not.
(b) Briefly explain about following instructions.
i. ADD
ii. NEG
iii. AAM
iv. DIV [8+8]

4. (a) What is the necessity of NEAR or FAR attribute in PROC statement?

(b) Give the sequence of instructions that would cause the register SI to be loaded
from an externally defined variable COUNT ?
(c) What is the necessity of relocation? Explain the support provided by 8086 for
relocation capability? [4+4+8]

5. Assume that the symbol table starting at location TABLE consists of 100 entries.
Each entry has 80 bytes with the first 8 bytes representing the name field and
the remaining 72 bytes representing the information field. Write an instruction
sequence to search this table for a given name of 8 characters stored in NAME. If
the name is found, copy the associated information into INFO, otherwise, fill INFO
with null characters? [16]

6. It is necessary to serve 15 interrupt requests using 8259‘s. The address map for
the 8259‘s is given from 0100H to 0103H. Show the complete interface with 8086
system bus? These 15 interrupts are to be requested from interrupt type 060H on
words, with level trigged mode and auto end of interrupt. Give the initialization
sequence for all 8259‘s. [16]

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7. What is the difference between simple I/O, strobbed I/O and bi-directional I/O
with reference to 8255? Discuss the required control signals and their timing se-
quence for each mode of operation? [16]

8. (a) Discuss the serial data transmission standards and their specifications?
(b) A terminal is transmitting asynchronous serial data at 2400 bd. What is the
bit time? Assuming 7 data bits, a parity bit and 1 stop bit how long does it
take to transmit one character? [8+8]

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Code No: RR420303 Set No. 2
IV B.Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, Apr/May 2006
MICROPROCESSORS
( Common to Mechanical Engineering and Automobile Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) What is a Microprocessor?

(b) Explain in detail the pin diagram of 8085 Microprocessor. [6+10]
2. (a) Explain the different types of addressing modes used for indicating branch
addresses in 8086.
(b) Explain the timing diagram for a write cycle of 8086. [8+8]
3. (a) Explain the following Instructions.
i. MOV
ii. POP
iii. XCHG
iv. SAHF
(b) Write a program to convert a Binary Number to a BCD Number. [8+8]
4. Write a FAR procedure SER WORD that searches a word array for a given word
and sets the value of a word parameter to the index of the element in the array
if a match is found; otherwise, it puts a -1 in the index word parameter. The
parameters are to be passed to the procedure via a parameter address table. Give
a sequence for calling SER WORD to search ARRAY 1 of length LENGTH 1
for variable 'ID' a nd put the index in INDEX 1? [16]

5. (a) Write an instruction sequence that converts 8-digit packed BCD number to
its equivalent ASCII coded hex number.
(b) Write a program segment that will copy all ASCII characters in string STG
that are enclosed by single quotes to the string MESG and store the number
of characters moved in COUNT? [8+8]
6. (a) Show the circuit required to generate the upper and lower I/O strobes in
minimum and maximum modes of 8086?
(b) What is the minimum no. of bus cycles that can occur between the time an
interrupt request is recognized and the first instruction in the interrupt service
routine is fetched. Show the interrupt acknowledge cycle with a flow chart?
[8+8]
7. (a) A DAC is interfaced to 8255 with an address map of 0800H to 0803H. Give the
hardware design? It is necessary to design a counter type ADC with the same
8255 and DAC using a comparator. Give the necessary hardware? Provide
the necessary instruction sequence to store a sample in location sampleone?

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(b) Using the above hardware write the instruction sequence for successive ap-
proximation ADC? [8+8]

8. (a) Why are the two ground pins on an RS 232C connector not just tied together?
(b) Explain the RS-232C to TTL interfacing?
(c) Write a sequence of instructions to communicate to a modem using 8251 at
address 080H. [4+6+6]

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Code No: RR420303 Set No. 3
IV B.Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, Apr/May 2006
MICROPROCESSORS
( Common to Mechanical Engineering and Automobile Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Explain the difference between Machine Language, Assembly Language and
High Level language.
(b) Explain the requirement of a program counter, stack pointer and status flags
in the architecture of Intel 8085 Micro process. [8+8]

2. (a) Explain the different types of addressing modes used for indicating branch
addresses in 8086.
(b) Develop the machine code for the following
i. MOV BX, 2000
ii. MOV AX, [6000]
iii. MOV CX, DX Take 6 bit code for MOV = 100010 [8+3+3+2]
3. (a) Explain the following Instructions.
i. MOV
ii. POP
iii. XCHG
iv. SAHF
(b) Write a program to convert a Binary Number to a BCD Number. [8+8]

4. Write a recursive routine to evaluate the following polynomial Y = A0 +A1 X + A2 X2 +A3 X3 +...
.......+AN XN The coefficients A0 , A1 , A2 ???..AN are to be successive words in mem-
ory and all parameter addresses are to be passed via the stack. [16]

5. (a) Explain string instructions supported by 8086 processor?

(b) Give the instruction sequence that compares the first 10 bytes beginning at
STRG 1 with the first ten bytes beginning at STRG 2 and branches to
MATCH if they are equal, otherwise continues in sequence? [8+8]

6. (a) What is the minimum no. of bus cycles that can occur between the time an
interrupt request is recognized and the first instruction in the interrupt service
routine is fetched. Show the interrupt acknowledge cycle with a flow chart?
(b) Show the complete hardware design to resolve multiple interrupts based on
priority using Daisy chain? [8+8]
7. What is the difference between simple I/O, strobbed I/O and bi-directional I/O
with reference to 8255? Discuss the required control signals and their timing se-
quence for each mode of operation? [16]

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8. (a) Draw the command register and mode register format of 8237 and explain
each bit?
(b) Show how 8237s are cascaded to provide more number of DRQs and explain
the operation?
(c) Explain how memory to memory transfer is performed with 8237? [6+5+5]

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Code No: RR420303 Set No. 4
IV B.Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, Apr/May 2006
MICROPROCESSORS
( Common to Mechanical Engineering and Automobile Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) What is a Microprocessor?

(b) Explain in detail the pin diagram of 8085 Microprocessor. [6+10]

2. (a) Explain the flag register of 8086.

(b) Explain the concept of memory segmentation.
(c) Explain, when Queue is failing to speed up the execution. [6+6+4]

3. (a) Write a program to move a block of memory with out over lapping.
(b) Write about the following instructions.
i. ADC
ii. AAS
iii. IMUL
iv. CBW [8+8]

4. Write a FAR procedure SER WORD that searches a word array for a given word
and sets the value of a word parameter to the index of the element in the array
if a match is found; otherwise, it puts a -1 in the index word parameter. The
parameters are to be passed to the procedure via a parameter address table. Give
a sequence for calling SER WORD to search ARRAY 1 of length LENGTH 1
for variable 'ID' and put the index in INDEX_1? [16 ]

5. (a) Write an assembly language program that will examine an ASCII string of 100
characters and replace each decimal digit by a %. The character string starts
at STRG.
(b) Explain the prefix instruction format of 8086 processor? Discuss how these
instructions are useful in string manipulation? [8+8]

6. (a) Give the instruction format of IN and OUT instructions and explain?
(b) Draw a flow chart showing how a block of N bytes are inputted to memory
using programmed I/O transfer? [8+8]

7. Explain how to interface a stepper motor with 4-step input sequence to 8086 based
system with the help of hard ware design? Write the instruction sequence to move
the stepper motor 10 steps in clockwise and 12 steps in anti-clockwise direction.
[16]

8. (a) How do we connect RS-232C equipment

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i. To data terminal type devices?
ii. To serial port of SDK 86, RS-232C connection? [4+4]
(b) Draw the block diagram of 8272 floppy disk controller and explain each block?
[8]

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