MicroLab
|
Instruction
Section
1
GENERAL INFORMATION
Introduction
To
MicroLab
|
The MicroLab
|
is
a
tool
used to
test and demonstrate
microprocessor/microcomputer
development systems.
The MicroLab
|
can be “personalized”
to
act
like
any
of a
number
of
microprocessor-
or
microcomputer-based
computers.
NOTE
For
purposes
of
simplicity,
references
in
this manual
to
the term microprocessor
will
apply equally
to
microcomputer
devices,
except where otherwise
Stated.
Purpose
The
MicroLab
|
is
designed
to
take the
place
of
prototype
equipment
in
an
environment where
a
microprocessor
development
system
is
demonstrated
or
tested.
The
functions
of
the
MicroLab
|
are:
©
to
test
an Emulator
Processor
and
its Prototype Control
Probe.
@
to demonstrate the use
of
an Emulator Processor,
and
at
the
same
time,
a
microprocessor development
system.
The following
paragraphs
briefly
describe each
of
these
functions.
Testing
The
MicroLab
|
provides
a
circuit with known
characteristics.
This
allows an
Emulator
Processor and
Prototype Control
Probe
to
be
checked
for
proper
operation.
There are
also
tests
contained
in
the
MicroLab
|
operating
system
that
are designed
to
excercise the
Emulator
Processor
and
its
probe.
Demonstration
The
MicroLab
|
acts
like
a prototype circuit, which allows
the
capabilities
of
an
Emulator
Processor
to
be
demonstrated.
Overview
The MicroLab
|
supports
a
wide
variety
of
microprocessors
and
microcomputers.
In
order to make
the
MicroLab
|
perform
like
a
specific
microprocessor-based
product,
a
circuit board called
a
“personality card”
is
connected
through
the
MicroLab
|
front panel.
The
personality card
contains
circuitry
and
firmware
that,
in
effect,
cause
the
MicroLab
|
to become a specific microprocessor-based
computer.
The MicroLab
|
mainframe contains the
general
interface
logic
(including
1/O
ports,
RAM,
keyboard and
display)
used
by
all
the personality
cards. Therefore,
to
make the
MicroLab
|
act
like
an
8085-based
computer,
all
that’s
required
is
an
8085 Personality
Card.
Most personality
cards contain
a
microprocessor
or
microcomputer device. The device
is
located
in a
zero-
insertion-force
(ZIF)
socket.
When the
MicroLab
|
is
used to
test
or
demonstrate
an Emulator Processor, the device
is
removed,
and the
Prototype Control Probe
plug is
inserted
into
the
socket.
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