Computers as Components, 2nd Edition

CHAPTER

4

Bus-Based Computer

Systems

■ CPU buses, I/O devices, and interfacing.

■ The CPU system as a framework for understanding design

methodology.

■ System-level performance and power consumption.

■ Development environments and debugging.

■ An alarm clock design.

INTRODUCTION

In this chapter, we concentrate on bus-based computer systems created using

microprocessors, I/O devices, and memory components. The microprocessor is an

important element of the embedded computing system, but it cannot do its job

without memories and I/O devices. We need to understand how to interconnect

microprocessors and devices using the CPU bus. Luckily, there are many similarities ...