Practice C Program for Timer Interrupt and LCD Update - 5.3.2 | Experiment No. 8: 8051 Microcontroller - Serial Communication and Interrupts | Microcontroller Lab
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5.3.2 - C Program for Timer Interrupt and LCD Update

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What does a timer interrupt allow you to do?

💡 Hint: Think about timing needs in embedded systems.

Question 2

Easy

Name the registers used to configure Timer 0.

💡 Hint: What registers control timer modes and values?

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What mode do we use to configure Timer 0 to generate a 16-bit count?

  • Mode 0
  • Mode 1
  • Mode 2

💡 Hint: Think about the timer capabilities.

Question 2

True or False: An ISR must always reload the timer value.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: What would happen without this step?

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

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?

Question 2

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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