Practice Execution And Observation (5.1.5) - Microcontroller - Serial Communication and Interrupts
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Execution and Observation

Practice - Execution and Observation - 5.1.5

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of UART?

💡 Hint: Think about how devices exchange data.

Question 2 Easy

Define Baud Rate.

💡 Hint: Consider how fast data is being sent.

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Question 1

What does UART stand for?

Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
Universal Synchronous Active/Transmission
Unit Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter

💡 Hint: Think about how devices communicate serially.

Question 2

True or False: Interrupts require continuous polling to check their status.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall how interrupts are designed to work.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a system using the 8051 that captures an incoming serial command via UART and triggers an interrupt to perform a task.

💡 Hint: Think of how existing examples used UART and interrupts separately.

Challenge 2 Hard

Calculate the values for TH0 and TL0 necessary to create a timer interrupt for a 200 ms delay.

💡 Hint: Remember the formula for timer calculation discussed in class.

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