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EZ-Micro Tutor main tutorial
boards from AMS use the
Motorola MC68HC12 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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EZ-Micro Tutor series of courseware
from AMS is the first and only complete microprocessor,
microcontroller design courses available to community colleges,
vocational colleges and universities. All the courses are a complete
and affordable way to integrate into any engineering curriculum or it
can be used for in-house training.