Practice - C Program for Timer Interrupt and LCD Update
Practice Questions
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What does a timer interrupt allow you to do?
💡 Hint: Think about timing needs in embedded systems.
Name the registers used to configure Timer 0.
💡 Hint: What registers control timer modes and values?
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Interactive Quizzes
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What mode do we use to configure Timer 0 to generate a 16-bit count?
💡 Hint: Think about the timer capabilities.
True or False: An ISR must always reload the timer value.
💡 Hint: What would happen without this step?
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Challenge Problems
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Design an application that requires using multiple timers on the 8051. Describe how you would manage and differentiate the ISR for each timer.
💡 Hint: How might this design decision affect system timing?
You want to modify your program to update the LCD with a different message every time the timer interrupts. Explain how you would implement this functionality.
💡 Hint: Consider how a circular buffer could simplify accessing messages.
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