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EZ-Micro
Tutor main tutorial boards
from AMS use the Motorola and Intel microprocessor. They all include
monitor EPROM, RAM, serial interface to IBM compatible PC and expansion
bus connector.
The monitor EPROM
serves two important functions: It allows students to communicate with
the CPU via a serial interface, and it also works as a boot EPROM, which
brings the microprocessor up to a predetermined stage after the power-on
sequence.
The 32k bytes of RAM
on the main board are used to store the user’s program and data
variables. The main board also has a serial interface to IBM compatible
personal computers. This serial interface allows the user to download
commands and programs to main board RAM.
The expansion bus connector
on the main board is very important, because it allows the student to
connect to lab projects. The student can design his or her own lab
project and connect it to the main microprocessor board using wire-wrap
board. The additional lab project board allows the student to learn
hardware design, as well as software design.
Software
The most important item for any
computer-assisted teaching tool is the software. The EZ-MICRO manager
software is compatible with Windows 95/98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and is
designed to be very easy to use. The pull-down menus, dialog box
interface and on-line context-sensitive help are the features that make
it easy-to-use software. The user can create/edit source code, assemble
and download the file from manager software.
Workbook
An Integrated
Part of the Program
The EZ-MICRO COURSEWARE book is an
integrated curriculum that has a student version and instructor’s
version of the workbook. The workbook contains exactly what you need to
know to make complex subjects easy-to-learn.
The workbook contains detailed
explanations of theory and also includes different lab projects for
students to complete. Each chapter ends with questions and suggested lab
projects.
The instructor workbook includes the
answers to all the questions, provides the schematic designs of all the
hardware lab projects and has a software listing of all the software lab
projects.
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