Practice Part C: Timer Interrupt For Periodic Task (5.3) - Microcontroller - Serial Communication and Interrupts
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Part C: Timer Interrupt for Periodic Task

Practice - Part C: Timer Interrupt for Periodic Task

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What register is used to configure the timer in 8051?

💡 Hint: What is the command for setting timer modes?

Question 2 Easy

Name the two registers used for timer initialization.

💡 Hint: Think about how timers are set up.

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Question 1

What registers control the timer operations in the 8051 microcontroller?

TMOD and TH/TL
SBUF and SCON
IE and IP

💡 Hint: Think about what registers specifically relate to timer settings.

Question 2

True or False: The Timer 0 ISR can be used to update an LCD display directly.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between interrupts and output devices.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a new feature that uses Timer 1 to control an additional output device, like a buzzer, to beep every second. Write the basic outline of your code.

💡 Hint: Recall how you previously set Timer 0 and apply similar logic.

Challenge 2 Hard

Write a reflection on the differences between using polling and interrupts for handling time-sensitive events. What advantages do interrupts have?

💡 Hint: Think about efficiency and CPU resource management.

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