DEVELOPING A MOTOROLA 68000 TRAINING BOARD

• Main Author: AHMAD ZAHIR, AHMAD ZHAFRI
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 2007
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/9506/1/2007%20-%20Developing%20a%20Motorola%2068000%20Training%20Board.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/9506/

The aim of this project is to build a Motorola 68000 microprocessor training board using modular approach to aid the teaching and learning process for the microprocessor subject in Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP). The board is designed in modular approach to nurture more understanding among the students on the system itself. The final system consists of 3 different separated cards; the central processing unit (CPU) card, the memory card, and a serial/parallel interface card and a backplane. Wire wrapping method is used to build the training board. This project involves circuit design study, parts substitution study, and the board construction itself Basically, the board features a Motorola 68000 microprocessor, 10-MHz crystal clock, buffer circuits, memory decoder circuits, EPROM modules, SRAM modules, serial interface, and parallel interface. This board can be connected to a personal computer (PC) through serial interface for program downloading purposes, and the output is connected through the parallel interface available on-board. It is envisaged that the final system would be utilized as a learning tool for the microprocessor course (EAB2023).