• knowledge of purpose, construction, operation principles and characteristics of microprocessor systems and their main units;
• knowledge of power and microprocessor sensors coordination and converters features;
• knowledge of main principles of the information exchange in microprocessor systems;
• ability to provide the interaction between microprocessor systems and the object or the operator, and to manage information input-output;
• ability to create the main operation of microprocessor systems;
• knowledge of basic computing variables in electrical engineering;
• ability to create a microprocessor system according to required parameters.

• Fundamentals of Programming and Software for Engineering Calculations,
• Electronics and Integrated Circuit Engineering
• Metrology and Electrical Measurements

PC microprocessor architecture. Structure of a multipurpose microcomputer. Chipset. Structure of a one-purpose microcomputer. Memory: RAM, ROM, Cache. Hard drives and optical drives. Reliable information storage. Keyboard. Mouse. Touch input of information. Displays. Printers. Analog input. Analog-to-digital converters.Whittaker–Kotelnikov–Shannon Sampling Theorem and Aliasing Error. Distortion. Multi-system. Analog output. Digital-to-analog and latitude-to-pulse converters. Input / output discrete data. The information exchange between the microprocessor nodes and microprocessor systems. The ATA/IDE Interface. Local nets. Interaction between microprocessor system and the object of electrical energy, and the operator. Main electric technical data calculation.

1. Scott Mueller. Upgrading and Repairing PCs, 18th Edition,(Indianapolis: Que Publishing, 2008)
2. Stuart Bal.l. Analog Interfacing to Embedded Microprocessor Systems - 2nd Edition

• written reports on laboratory, course work, oral questioning (40%)
• final control - exam: written and oral form (60%)