Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Question Bank

Semester/Year VI/III
Course Code& EE3404 & Microprocessor and
Course Title Microcontroller
Credits 3
Course Type Core
Nature of the
Theory
Course

Course Outcomes (COs) BT

level
CO Apply microprocessors and microcontrollers in practical applications. Ap
1
CO Utilize microcontrollers for real-world problem-solving. Ap
2
CO Implement microprocessor-based solutions for real-time applications Ap
3
CL-Cognitive Level; R-Remember; Un-Understand; Ap-Apply; An-Analyze; Ev-Evaluate;
Cr-Create

2-Marks

Blooms Unit.
Sl.No Question CO
Taxonomy No
1. R CO1 1

Specify the value to be loaded into the control word of CO1 1

2. 8255, so that it is configured in MODE 0 with port A, Un
port C as an output and port B as an input.
What is the significance of modem control signals in CO1 1
3. Un
8251?
4. Discuss the capabilities of 8251 USART chip. R CO1 1

Name the registers used to program and control the CO1 1

5. Un
operation of IC 8259PIC.
6. Define IDE. R CO1 1

7. Mention the role of stack pointer in using stack. Un CO1 1

Differentiate 8085 microprocessor and 8051 CO1 1

8. R
microcontroller.
9. What are the interrupts available in 8051 R CO1 1
 microcontroller? Also mention the priority of those
interrupts.
10. Define the contents in program status word. R CO1 1

State the methodology of RAM allocation in 8051

11. R CO2 2
microcontroller.
12. Un CO2 2

13. R CO2 2

14. R CO2 2

15. Un CO2 2

16. List any four special features of PIC controller. Un CO2 2

17. Compare CISC with RISC. Un CO2 2

18. What is brownout reset? R CO2 2

19. Mention the functionality of DECFSZ f, d instruction Un CO2 2

Comment on the organization of program memory and CO2 2
20. R
data memory in PIC 16 series microcontroller?
Write the functionality of INCFSZ f, d instruction in PIC
21. Un CO3 3
16 series microcontroller.
22. R CO3 3

23. R CO3 3

24. Un CO3 3

25. Un CO3 3

13-Marks

Blooms
Unit.
Sl.No Question Taxonom CO
No
y
Discuss in detail about the methodology involved in
configuration, Data transmission and reception via UART
module in 8051 microcontroller. Assume a crystal
oscillator of 11.059 MHz is connected to a microcontroller
1. R CO1 1
for achieving 19200 baud rate. Also, calculate the value of
TH1 to be loaded in order to achieve the desired baud
rate. Support the data transmission and reception part via
assembly language programming.
Discuss in detail about the various modes of operation of CO1
2. the 8279 with various functional blocks and the control R 1
word registers.
Discuss in detail about the various modes and operation CO1
3. of the programmable timer 8254 when it is interfaced Un 1
with the 8085 processor.
Explain the various operating modes of 8051 timer and CO1 1
4. R
special function registers associated with timer/counter.
 Explain the structure of port 0 and port 3 of 8051 CO1 1
5. Un
microcontroller.
Briefly explain the methodology of interfacing and
6. configuring an external memory with 8051 R CO2 2
microcontrollers.
Detail the methodology of transferring/receiving a serial CO2 2
7. Un
data with 8051 microcontrollers with a real time example.
Design an 8051 based temperature monitoring system CO2
using LED array connected to P3. Assume that a 2
8. R
temperature sensor output connected to ADC0808IC (8-
bit ADC) is in the voltage range between OV to 5V.
Draw the architecture and list the major functional CO2 2
9. Un
elements of PIC microcontroller
Mention the instructions of PIC microcontroller and their CO2 2
10. R
functions
Briefly explain the process of configuring and CO3
11. programming the external interrupts in PIC16 Series Un 3
MCU. Illustrate it with a real-time example.
With a neat sketch, detail the interrupt structure CO3 3
12. R
supported in PIC16F877 microcontroller.
13. Un CO3 3

16-Marks

Blooms
Sl.N Unit.
Question Taxono CO
o No
my
For an industrial application, it is required to generate
sinusoidal waveform. Interface D/A Converter with 8085
1 R CO1 1
and develop an algorithm and Assembly Language Program
to generate the sinusoidal waveform continuously.
A simple robot arm is created using stepper motor and
controlled by 8051 microcontroller. Draw the interfacing
2 diagram and develop algorithm and program to run the R CO1 1
stepper motor in clockwise direction for 60 degrees.
Assume suitable step angle.
Design a LED based binary counter using Timer 0. Assume
3 XTAL = 10 MHz, Microcontroller = 8051. Un CO2 2

4 Un CO2 2
5 R CO3 3