Programming of Microprocessor
The programming of the microprocessor is quite different and difficult. First of all, we should choose the microprocessors which contain an internal oscillator. If there is an external clock in the microprocessor chip then it is no compulsion to have an internal oscillator in a microprocessor. But, if we select the microprocessor having an internal oscillator then it is not necessary to have an external clock in the selected microprocessor.Before programming the microprocessor we should give a proper attention to other special elements too. Those elements are very important in the microprocessor and play a vital role in programming. They are analog-to-digital converter and pulse width modulation. In other words, we can say that we must select the microprocessor that consists of the internal oscillator, analog-to-digital converter, and pulse width modulation.
We should choose the best programming language while programming the microprocessor. The best programming language for this purpose is the higher level programming language. Normally, the higher programming languages like C-programming language or Assembly programming language is used.
Also, the special software is needed while programming the microprocessor. One of the best and generally used software is the Integrated Development Environment software. This software is needed while programming the desired microprocessor with the help of C or Assembly higher level language.
After programming the microprocessor, we must test it to know whether it works correctly or not. If the errors or bugs are shown then we must correct it immediately.
If the Integrated Development Environment software is used for programming a microprocessor then we must use Integrated Development Environment Simulation package to test the programmed microprocessor.
Interfacing the Microprocessor
Normally, there are two methods for interfacing a microprocessor. They are known as Memory interfacing and I/O interfacing. These two methods are the best and reliable ways of interfacing a microprocessor with memory and I/O are the two important blocks of any microprocessor.In memory interfacing, registers play an important role in storing data and instruction codes. Various signals used by the memory are read from and write to registers.
There are multiple instruction codes available in the memory for interfacing the microprocessor.
Other important types of interfacing used for interfacing a microprocessor are the I/O interfacing.
The I/O interfacing also plays an important role in interfacing a microprocessor. For interfacing the microprocessor with I/O we can use a keyboard and display monitor. These two devices keyboard and monitor are the basic input and output devices used while interfacing the microprocessor with I/O device. If we use the keyboard for interfacing microprocessor, we must use a buffer and latch to display the output for the desired microprocessor.