This book provides the students with a solid foundation in the technology of microprocessors and microcontrollers, their principles and applications. It comprehensively presents the material necessary for understanding the internal architecture as well as system design aspects of Intel’s legendary 8085 and 8086 microprocessors and Intel’s 8051 and 8096 microcontrollers.

The book throughout maintains an appropriate balance between the basic concepts and the skill sets needed for system design. Besides, the book lucidly explains the hardware architecture, the instruction set and programming, support chips, peripheral interfacing, and cites several relevant examples to help the readers develop a complete understanding of industrial application projects. Several system design case studies are included to reinforce the concepts discussed.

With exhaustive coverage provided and practical approach emphasized, the book would be indispensable to undergraduate students of Electrical and Electronics, Electronics and Communication, and Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering. It can be used for a variety of courses in Microprocessors, Microcontrollers, and Embedded System Design.About the AuthorDr. KRISHNA KANT, Ph.D., is Dean (Academic) at Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida. Earlier he served as Senior Director in the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. He received his Masters in Physics (with specialization in Electronics) in 1972 from Jabalpur University, his Masters in Computer Science in 1975 from BITS Pilani, and his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 1980 from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.

Dr. Krishna Kant has wide experience in designing and implementing microprocessor-based, real-time systems for different applications. He coordinated the UNDP project on Microprocessor Application Engineering Programme (MAEP) and was closely associated with the conceptualization and development of a number of agri-instrumentation systems at MAEP centre at JNKVV Jabalpur. He also imparted training to agriculture scientists on microprocessor applications. He taught “Microprocessor and Applications” and “Computer Control of Processes” courses to MCA and ME students, respectively, for three years in the University of Delhi. He has authored five books.