UNIT –I

MECHATRONICS
It field of study that implies the synergistic integration of electronic engineering,
electrical engineering, control engineering and computer technology maintenance of a wide
range of engineering products and Processes".with mechanical engineering for the design,
manufacture, analyses and processes.

SYSTEM:
A system may be defined as a black box which has an input and an output. System
concerned only with their relationship between the input and output and not on the
process going inside the box.

Here, the input is the electric power and the output after processed by the system is rotation. The
system is motor.
 MECHATRONICSYSTEM:

Actuators: Solenoids, voice coils, D.C. motors, Stepper motors, Servomotor, hydraulics,
pneumatics.
Sensors: Switches, Potentiometer, Photoelectric, Digital encoder, Strain gauge,
Thermocouple, accelerometer etc.
Input signal conditioning and interfacing: Discrete circuits, Amplifiers, Filters, A/D, D/D.
Digital control architecture: Logic circuits, Microcontroller, SBC, PLC, Sequencing and
timing, Logic and arithmetic, Control algorithm, Communication.
Output signal conditioning and interfacing: D/A D/D, Amplifiers, PWM, Power transistor,
Power Op- amps.
Graphical displays: LEDs, Digital displays
MEASUREMENTSYSTEM:

A measurement system can be defined as a black box which is used for

making measurements. It has the input as the quantity being measured and
the output as a measured value of that quantity.

ELEMENTS OF MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS:

Measurement system consists of the following three elements.

a) Sensor b) Signalconditioner c) DisplaySystem
 Sensor:
A sensor consists of transducer whose function is to convert the one form of energy into
electrical form of energy. A sensor is a sensing element of measurement system that
converts the input quantity being measured into an output signal which is related to the
quantity.

Example:
Temperature Sensor –Thermocouple
Input –Temperature
Output –E.M.F (ElectricalParameter).

Signal Conditioner:
A signal conditioner receives signal from the sensor and manipulates it into a suitable
condition for display. The signal conditioner performs filtering, amplification or other signal
conditioning on the sensor output.
Example:
Temperature measurement –Single Conditioner function

(Amplifier) Input Output –Small E.M.F value (From sensor) –

Big E.M.F Value (Amplified).
DisplaySystem:
A display system displays the data (output) from the signal conditioner by an analog or
digital. A digital system is a temporary store such as recorder.
Example:
Display – L.E.D (or) Number on scale by pointer movement –Conditioned

Input Signal (fromwwwsign.padeepzlconditioner).net –Value of

Output the quantity (Temperature)

 TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM:

SYSTEM CONTROL:

A black which is used to control its output in a pre-set value box

OPEN LOOP CONTROL SYSTEM:

™ If there is no feedback device to compare the actual value with desired one.
™ No control over its input
CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEM:

If there is feedback device to compare the actual value with desired one.
Elements of Closed Loop System:

The elements of closed loop control system are

x Comparison Unit
x Control Unit
x Correction Unit
x Process Unit
x Measurement Device
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System of Controlling Water Level

Controlled variable : Water level in the tank
Reference variable : Initial setting of the float and lever position
Comparison Element : The lever
Error signal : Difference between the actual & initial setting of the lever
positions
Control Unit : The pivoted lever
Correction Unit : The flap opening or closing the water supply
Process : The water level in the tank
Measuring device : The floating ball and lever
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Automatic Speed Control of Rotating Shaft

Potentiometer - To set the reference value (Voltage to be supplied to
differential amplifier)
Differential amplifier - To compare amplify the difference between the reference and
feedback value
Tachogenerator - To measure the speed of the rotating shaft and is connected to the
rotating shaft by means of a pair of level gears.
 SEQUENTIAL CONTROLLERS:

It is used to control the process that are strictly ordered in a time or sequence

DOMESTIC WASHING MACHINE:

PRE WASHCYCLE:
™ Pre-wash cycle may involve the following sequence of operations.
™ Opening of valve to fill the drum when a current is supplied

™ Microprocessor is used to operate the switch for opening closing the valve.
™ Closing the valve after receiving the signal from a sensor when the required level of
water is filled in the washing drum.
™ Stopping the flow of water after the current is switched off by the microprocessor.
™ Switch on the motor to rotate for stipulated time.
™ Initiates the operation of pump to empty the water from the drum.
™ Pre-wash cycle involve swashing the clothes in the drum by cold water.
MAIN WASH CYCLE:
Main wash cycle involves washing the clothes in the drum by hot water and the sequence of
operations in main wash is as follows:
™ Cold water is supplied after the Pre-wash cycle is completed.
™ Current is supplied in large amount to switch on the heater for heating the coldwater.
™ Temperature sensor switches off the current after the water is heated to required
temperature.
™ Microprocessor or cam switch ON the motor to rotate the drum
™ Microprocessor or cam switches on the current to a discharge pump to empty the drum.
RINSE CYCLE:
™ Rinse cycle involveswashingoutthe clotheswithcoldwater a number oftimesandthe
sequenceofoperationsina Rinse cycle are as follows:
™ Openingof valve toallowcoldwaterintothe drumwhenthe microprocessor aregiven
signalstosupplycurrentafter the mainwashcycle iscompleted.
™ Switchesoffthe supplycurrentbythesignalsfrommicroprocessor
™ Operation of motor to rotate the drum
™ Operation of pump to empty the drum and respect this sequence a number of times.
SPINNING CYCLE:
™ Spinning cycle involves removing of water from the clothes and the sequence of
operations Is carried out.
™ Switching on the drum motor to rotate it at a higher speed than a rinsing cycle.
AUTOMATIC CAMERA:
ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:
 SENSORS

TRANSDUCERS:
It is an element which is subjected to physical change experience a
related change.
Example: Tactile Sensors.

SENSORS:
It is an element which is not subjected to physical change experience a
related change.
Example: LVDT

PERFORMANCE TERMINOLOGY:

STATIC CHARACTERISTICS:

Range and Span:

™ The range of a transducer defines the limits between which the input can
vary.
™ The difference between the limits (maximum value - minimum value)is
known as span.
™ For example a load cell is used to measure force. An input force can vary
from 20 to 100 N. Then the range of load cell is 20 to 100 N. And the span of
load cell is 80 N (i.e., 10020)

Error:
™ The algebraic difference between the indicated value and the true value of
the measured parameter is termed as the error of the device.
™ Error = Indicated value —true value
™ For example, if the transducer gives a temperature reading of 30°C when
the actual temperature is 29° C, then the error is + 1°C. If the actual
temperature is 3 1° C, then the error is —1°C.

Accuracy:
™ Accuracy is defined as the ability of the instrument to respond to the true
value of the measure variable under the reference conditions.
™ For example, a thermocouple has an accuracy of ± 1° C. This means that
reading given by the thermocouple can be expected to lie within + 1°C (or)—
1°C of the true value.
™ Accuracy is also expressed as a percentage of the full range output (or) full
scale deflection.
For example, a thermocouple can be specified as having an accuracy of ±4 %
of full range output. Hence if the range of the thermocouple is 0 to 200°C, then
the reading given can be expected to be within + 8°C (or)—8°C of the true
reading.

Sensitivity:
™ The sensitivity is the relationship showing how much output we can get per
unit input.
™ sensitivity = Output / Input

Precision:
™ It is defined as the degree of exactness for which the instrument is intended
to perform.

Hysteresis error:
™ When a device is used to measure any parameter plot the graph of output
Vs value of measured quantity.
™ First for increasing values of the measured quantity and then for decreasing
values of the measured quantity.
™ The two output readings obtained usually differ from each other.

Repeatability:
™ The repeatability and reproducibility of a transducer are its ability to give the
same output for repeated applications of the same input value.

Reliability:
™ The reliability of a system is defined as the possibility that it will perform its
assigned functions for a specific period of time under given conditions.
Stability:
™ The stability of a transducer is its ability to give the same output when used
to measure a constant input over a period of time.

Drift:
™ The term drift is the change in output that occurs over time.

Dead band:
™ There will be no output for certain range of input values. This is known as
dead band.
There will be no output until the input has reached a particular value.

Dead time:
™ It is the time required by a transducer to begin to respond to a change in
input value.

Resolution:
™ Resolution is defined as the smallest increment in the measured value that
can be detected.
™ The resolution is the smallest change in the input value which will produce
an observable change in the input.

Backlash:
™ Backlash is defined as the maximum distance (or) angle through which any
part of a mechanical system can be moved in one direction without causing any
motion of the attached part.
™ Backlash is an undesirable phenomenon and is important in the precision
design of gear trains.

SELECTION OF DISPLACEMENT, POSITION & PROXIMITY

SENSOR:
™ Size of the displacement (mm)
™ Displacement type (Linear or angular)
™ Resolution required
™ Accuracy required
™ Material of the object
™ Cost
 DISPLACEMENT SENSORS

Types of Displacement sensors:

™ Potentiometer
™ Strain gauge
™ Capacitive sensors
™ Linear variable differential transformer

POTENTIOMETER

PRINCIPLE:
™ It works on variable resistance transduction principle
™ Linear or Rotary potentiometer is a variable resistance displacement transducer
which uses the variable resistance transduction principle in which the
displacement or rotation is converted into a potential difference due to the
movement of sliding contact over a resistive element

CONSTRUCTION & WORKING:

™ A resistor with three terminals.
™ Two end terminal & one middle terminal (wiper).
™ Two end terminal are connected to external input voltage.
™ One middle and one end terminal as output voltage.
™ The slider determines the magnitude of the potential difference developed.
CHARACTERISTICS:
Resistance element = Precision Drawn wire with a diameter of about 25
to 50 microns, and wad over a cylindrical or a flat
mandrel of ceramic, glass or Anodized.
Aluminium. 2mm to 500 mm in case of linear pot.
= For high resolution, wire is made by using ceramic
(cermets)or conductive plastic film due to low noise levels.
Wipers (Sliders) = Tempered phosphor bronze, beryllium copper or other
precious alloys.
Wire Material = Strong, ductile and protected from surface corrosion by
enamelling or oxidation. Materials &e alloys of copper nickel,
Nickel chromium, and silver palladium.
= Resistivity of wire ranges from 0.4 µΩm to 13 µΩm
Resistance range= 20Ω to 200KΩ and for plastic 500Ω to 80KΩ
Accuracy = Higher temperature coefficient of resistance than the
wire and so temperature changes have a greater effect
Accuracy.

STRAIN GAUGE:

Strain gauges are passive type resistance sensor whose electrical

resistance change when it is stretched or compressed (mechanically
strained)under the application of force. The electrical resistance is changed due
to the change in length (increases) and cross sectional area (decreases) of the
strain gauge.
This change in resistance is then usually converted into voltage by
connecting one, two or four similar gauges as an arm of a Wheatstone bridge
(known as Strain Gauge Bridge) and applying excitation to the bridge. The
bridge output voltage is then a measure of strain, sensed by each strain gauge.

UNBONDED TYPE STRAIN GAUGES:

™ In unbonded type, fine wire filaments (resistance wires) are stretched
around rigid and electrically insulated pins on two frames.
™ One frame is fixed and the other is movable.
™ The frames are held close with a spring loaded mechanism.
™ Due to the relative motion between two frames, the resistance wires are strained.
™ This strain is then can be detected through measurement of the change in
electrical resistance since they are not cemented with the surfaces, they can
be detached and reused.
BONDED TYPE STRAIN GAUGES:
™ Bonded type strain gauges consists of resistance elements arranged in the form
of a grid of fine wire, which is cemented to a thin paper sheet or very thin
Bakelite sheet, and covered with a protective sheet of paper or thin Bakelite.
 ™ The paper sheet is then bonded to the surface to be strained. The gauges have
a bonding material which acts an adhesive material during bonding process of
a surface with the gauge element.
Classification of Bonded Type Strain Gauges:
™ Fine wire gauges
™ Metal foil gauges
™ Semiconductor filament type
FINE WIRE GAUGES:
™ Wire of 3 to 25 microns diameter is arranged in the form of grid consisting of
parallel loops.

METAL FOIL GAUGES:

™ A thin foil of metal, deposited as a grid pattern onto a plastic backing
material using polyimide.
™ Foil pattern is terminated at both ends with large metallic pads.
™ Entire gauge size 5- 15mm.
™ Adhesive directly bonded to the gauge usually epoxy.
SEMICONDUCTOR FILAMENT TYPE:
™ The gauges are produced in wafers from silicon or germanium crystals.
™ Special impurities such as boron is added.
™ It is mounted on an epoxy resin backing with copper on nickel leads.
™ Filament about 0.05mm thick 0.25mm wide and 1.25 to 12mm length.

CAPACITIVE SENSORS:
™ It is used for measuring, displacement, velocity, force etc..

PRINCIPLE:
It is passive type sensors in which equal and opposite charges are generated
on the plates due to voltage applied across the plate which is separated by
dielectric material.

FORMULA:
By Changing the Distance between Two Plates:
™ The displacement is measured due to the change in capacitance

By Varying the Area of Overlap:

™ The displacement causes the area of overlap to vary
™ The capacitance is directly proportional to the area of the plates and varies
linearly with changes in the displacement between the plates

By Varying the Dielectric Constant:

™ The change in capacitance can be measured due to change in dielectric
constant as a result of displacement.
™ When the dielectric material is moved due to the displacement, the material
causes the dielectric constant to vary in the region where the two electrodes are
separated that results in a charge in capacitance.
PUSH PULL SENSOR:
™ Push pull displacement sensor is used to overcome the non-linearity error.
™ The sensor consists of three plates with the upper pair forming
one capacitor and the lower pair forming another capacitor.
™ The displacement moves central plate between the two other plates.
™ If the central plate moves downwards.
™ The plate separation of the upper capacitor increases and the separation of
the lower one decreases.
 LINEAR VARIABLE DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORMER:
™ It consists of three symmetrically spaced coils.
™ The centre coil is primary coil and other two are secondary coil
™ Secondary coils are connected in series opposition and equally positioned
with respect to primary coil
™ The output voltage is proportional to the displacement of the core from
null position

™ Proximity sensors are non – contact type sensor.

Types of Proximity Sensor:

™ Eddy current proximity sensor
™ Inductive proximity sensor
™ Pneumatic proximity sensor
™ Proximity switches
EDDY CURRENT PROXIMITY SENSOR:
PRINCIPLE:
When a coil is supplied with alternating current, an alternating magnetic
field is produced which induces an EMF on it. If there is a metal near to this
alternating magnetic field, on EMF is induced in it. The EMF cause current to
flow. This current flow is eddy current.

CONSTRUCTION & WORKING:

™ It has two identical coils.
™ One reference coil & another sensing coil which senses the magnetic
current in the object.
™ Eddy current start to flow due to AC (conducting object)close to sensor
™ Eddy current produce a magnetic field to oppose the magnetic field
generated by sensing coil.
™ Due to this opposition reduction flux is created. To detect 0.001mm.
INDUCTIVE PROXIMITY SENSORS:

™ It consists of coil wound round a core.

™ Metal is close to coil Inductance changes occurs.
™ It is suitable for ferrous metals
PNEUMATIC PROXIMITY SWITCHES:
™ It is suitable for sensing non conducting materials
™ Air is allowed to escape from the front side of the sensor.
™ When there is no object air escapes freely.
™ When there is an object, the escaping air is blocked and return backed
to system.
™ It is used to measure the range 3mm to 12mm.
PROXIMITY SWITCHES:
™ It is used in robotics for sensing elements
™ It is also used in NC machines, material handling systems and assembly
lines.
¾ Micro switch
¾ Reed switch
¾ Photo sensitive switch
¾ Mechanical switch

MICRO SWITCH:

™ It is limit switch operated by levers, rollers & cams

™ It is switch which requires physical contact and small force to close
the contacts.
Example : a belt conveyor.
REED SWITCH:
™ It is a non – contact proximity switch that consists of two magnetic
switch contacts
enclosed in a glass tube fined with an inert gas.
™ When magnet is closed switch is operated.
™ Used for high speed applications.

PHOTO SENSITIVE DEVICES:

™ It is used to sense opaque object.

™ Photo detector receives a beam of light produced by the LED.
™ Object is passed the beam gets broken or reflected when is detected.
OPTICAL ENCODERS:
™ It is used to measure position, velocity, acceleration and direction of
movement of rotors.

INCREMENTAL ENCODERS:

PRINCIPLE:
™ When a beam of light passes through slots in a disc, it is sensed by the
light sensor opposite to the light source.
™ When the disk is rotated, a pulsed output is produced by sensor with
number of pulses being proportional to the position of the disc and number of
pulses per second determines the velocity of the disk.
CONSTRUCTION & WORKING:

™ It consists three components light source, coded disk and photo detector
™ The disk is made up of plastic or glass.
™ The disk consists of opaque and transparent segment alternatively.
™ The wheel is between light and photo detector.
™ The photo detector receives the light signal alternatively which is
converted into electrical signal.
ABSOLUTE ENCODERS
PRINCIPLE:
™ The principle of operation is that they provide a unique output
corresponds to each rotational position of the shaft.
™ The output is in the form of binary numbers representing the
angular position.

CONSTRUCTION & WORKING:

™ The disc has four concentric slots and four photo detectors to detect the
light pulse.
™ The slots are arranged in such way that they give a binary number.
™ It consist opaque and transparent segments. This pattern is called as track.
™ The encoders have 8 to 14 slots.
™ The number of the track determines the resolution of the encoder.
™ The number of bits in binary number will be equal to the number of tracks.
HALL EFFECT SENSORS:
PRINCIPLE:
™ When a current carrying semiconductor plate is placed in a transverse
magnetic field, it experiences a force (Lorentz force). Due to this action a beam
of charged particles are forced to get displaced from its straight path. This is
known as Hall Effect.
™ A current flowing in a semiconductor plate is like a beam of moving charged
particles and thus can be deflected by a magnetic field. The side towards which
the moving electron deflected becomes negatively charged and the other side
of the plate becomes positively charged or the electrons moving away from it.
™ This charge separation produces an electrical voltage which continues until
the Lorentz force on the charged particles from the electric field balances the
forces produced by the magnetic field. The result is a traverse potential
difference known as Hall voltage.

CONSTRUCTION & WORKING:

™ Current is passed through leads 1 and 2 of the semiconductor plate and
the output leads are connected to the element faces 3 and 4.
™ These output faces are at same potential when there is no transverse
magnetic field passing through the element and voltage known as Hall voltage
appears when a transverse magnetic field is passing through the element.
™ This voltage is proportional to the current and the magnetic field.
™ The direction of deflection depends on the direction of applied current
and the direction of magnetic field.
 FLUID SENSORS
FLUID PRESSURE SENSORS:
DIAPHRAGM TYPE:
™ In the diaphragm type sensor, when there is a difference in pressure
between the two sides then the centre of the diaphragm becomes displaced.
™ Corrugations in the diaphragm result in a greater sensitivity.
™ This movement can be monitored by some form of displacement sensor,
e.g: a strain gauge.
™ A specially designed strain gauge is often used, consisting of four strain
gauges with two measuring the strain in a circumferential direction while two
measure strains in a radial direction
™ The four strain gauges are then connected to form the arm of a Wheatstone
bridge.
™ While strain gauges can be stuck on a diaphragm, an alternative is to
create a silicon diaphragm with the strain gauges as specially doped areas of
the diaphragm.

CAPSULE AND BELLOW TYPES:

™ Capsules are two corrugated diaphragms combined to give
greater accuracy
™ Capsules and bellows are made up of stainless steel, phosphor
bronze, and nickel with rubber and nylon.
™ Pressure range 10^3 to 10^8 Pa.
TUBE PRESSURE SENSOR:
™ A different form of deformation is obtained using a tube with an elliptical
cross section
™ Increase in pressure in tube causes it tend to circular cross – section
™ C – Shaped tube is generally known as a Bourdon tube.
™ C opens when pressure in the tube increases
™ A helical form gives more sensitivity
™ Tubes are made up of stainless steel, phosphor bronze, and nickel with
rubber and nylon
™ Pressure range 10^3 to 10^8 Pa.

PIEZOELECTRIC SENSORS:
™ Piezoelectric materials when stretched or compressed generate electric
charges with one face of the managerial becoming positively charged and the
opposite face negatively charged.
™ As a result a voltage is produced. The net charge q on a surface is
proportional to the amount x by which the charges have been displaced, and
since the displacement is proportional to the applied force F.
™ q = kx= SF
™ Where k is a constant and S a constant termed the charge sensitivity.
TACTILE SENSOR:
™ It is used on fingertips of robot hands and for touch display screen
™ It uses piezoelectric poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) film
™ Two layers are separated by soft film.
™ The lower PVDF film has an alternating voltage applied to it results in
mechanical oscillations.
™ Intermediate film transmits the vibration to upper film.

LIQUID FLOW SENSORS:

TURBINE FLOW METER:
™ The turbine flow meter and it consists of a multi-bladed rotor which
is supported in the pipe along with the flow occurs.
™ The rotor rotation depends upon the fluid flow and the angular velocity is
proportional to the flow rate.
™ The rotor rotation is determines the magnetic pick-up, which is
connected to the coil.
™ The revolution of the rotor is determined by counting the number of pulses
produced in the magnetic pick up. The accuracy of this instrument is ± 3%.
ORIFICE PLATE:
™ It is a simple disc with a central hole and it is placed in the tube through
which the fluid flows.
™ The pressure difference measured between a point equal to the diameter of
the tube upstream and half the diameter of downstream.
™ The accuracy of this instrument is ±1.5%.

LIQUID LEVEL MEASUREMENT:

DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSOR:
™ In this the differential pressure cell determines the pressure difference
between base of the liquid and atmospheric pressure.
™ The differential pressure sensor can be used in either form of open or
closed vessel system.
FLOAT SYSTEM:
™ In this method the level of liquid is measured by movement of a float.
™ The movement of float rotates the arm and slider will move across a
potentiometer.
™ The output result is related to the height of the liquid.

TEMPERATURE SENSORS:
BIMETALLIC STRIPS:
™ A Bimetallic thermostat consists of two different metal strips bounded
together and they cannot move relative to each other.
™ These metals have different coefficients of expansion and when the
temperature changes the composite strips bends into a curved strip, with
the higher coefficient metal on the outside of the curve.
™ The basic principle in this is all metals try to change their physical
dimensions at different rates when subjected to same change in temperature.
™ This deformation may be used as a temperature- controlled switch, as in
the simple thermostat.
Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTDs):
™ The materials used for RTDs are Nickel, Iron, Platinum, Copper, Lead,
Tungsten, Mercury, Silver, etc.
™ The resistance of most metals increases over a limited temperature range
and the relationship between Resistance and Temperature is shown below.

™ The Resistance temperature detectors are simple and resistive elements in

the form of coils of wire
™ The equation which is used to find the linear relationship in RTD is

CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF RTDS:

™ The platinum, nickel and copper in the form wire are the most commonly
used materials in the RTDs.
™ Thin film platinum elements are often made by depositing the metal on a
suitable substrate wire- wound elements involving a platinum wire held by a
high temperature glass adhesive inside a ceramic tube.
THERMISTORS:
™ Thermistor is a semiconductor device that has a negative temperature
coefficient of resistance in contrast to positive coefficient displayed by most
metals.
™ Thermistors are small pieces of material made from mixtures of metal
oxides, such as Iron, cobalt, chromium, Nickel, and Manganese.
™ The shape of the materials is in terms of discs, beads and rods.
™ The thermistor is an extremely sensitive device because its resistance
changes rapidly with temperature.
™ The resistance of conventional metal-oxide thermistors decreases in a very
non-linear manner with an increase in temperature.

™ The change in resistance per degree change in temperature is considerably

larger than that which occurs with metals.
™ The resistance-temperature relationship for a thermistor can be described
by an equation of the form.
Rt= Ke^ß/t
™ Where Rt, is the resistance at temperature t, with K and ß being constant.
Thermistors have many advantages when compared with other temperature
sensors.
™ The simple series circuit for measurement of temperature using a
thermistor and thevariation of resistance with temperature for a typical
thermistor.

™ The thermistor is an extremely sensitive device because its resistance

changes rapidly with temperature.

Thermocouples:
™ Thermocouples are based on the See back Effect.
™ The thermocouple temperature measurement is based on a creation of
an electromotive force (emf).

™ "When two dissimilar metals are joined together an e.m.f will exist between
the two points A and B, which is primarily a function of the junction temperature.
The above said to be principle is See back effect..
™ The thermocouple consist of one hot junction and one cold junction
™ Hot junction is inserted where temperature is measured
™ Cold junction is maintained at a constant reference temperature.
 An Overview of Microprocessor
The first question comes in a mind "What is a microprocessor?”.
Let us start with a more familiar term computer. A digital computer is
an electronic machine capable of quickly performing a wide variety of
tasks. They can be used to compile, correlate, sort, merge and store
data as well as perform calculations.
A digital computer is different from a general purpose calculator
in that it is capable of operating according to the instructions that are
stored within the computer whereas a calculator must be given
instructions on a step by step basis. By the definition a programmable
calculator is a computer.
Historically, digital computers have been categorized according
to the size using the words large, medium, minicomputer and
microcomputer. In the early years of development, the emphasis was
on large and more powerful computers. Large and medium sized
computers were designed to store complex scientific and engineering
problems. These computers were accessible and affordable only to
large corporations, big universities and government agencies. In the
1960s’ computers were accessible & affordable only to large
corporations, big universities & government agencies, In late 1960s,
minicomputers were available for use in a office, small collage,
medium size business organization, small factory etc. As the
technology has advanced from SSI to VLSI & SLSI (very large scale
integration & super large scale integration) the face of the computer

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has changed. It has now become possible to build the control
processing unit (CPU) with its related timing functions on a single chip
known as microprocessor. A microprocessor combined with memory
and input/output devices forms a microcomputer. As for as the
computing power is concerned the 32- bit microcomputers are as
powerful as traditional mainframe computers.
The microcomputer is making an impact on every activity of
mankind. It is being used in almost all control applications. For
example analytical and scientific instruments, data communication,
character recognition, musical instruments, household items, defence
equipments, medical equipments etc.
Computers communicate and operate in binary numbers 0 and
1 also known as bits. It is the abbreviation for the term binary digit.
The bit size of a microprocessor refers to the number of bit which can
be processed simultaneously by the arithmetic circuit of the
microprocessor. A number of bits taken as a group are this manner is
called word. For example, the first commercial microprocessor the
Intel 4004 which was introduced in 1971 is a 4-bit machine and is said
to process a 4-bit word. A 4-bit word is commonly known as nibble
and an 8-bit word is commonly known as byte. Intel 8085 is an 8-bit
microprocessor. It should be noted that a processor can perform
calculations involving more than its bit size but takes more time to
complete the operation. The short word length requires few circuitry
and interconnection in the CPU.

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Microcontrollers
A µP does not have enough memory for program and data
storage, neither does it has any input and output devices. Thus when
a µP is used to design a system, several other chips are also used to
make up a complete system. For many applications, these extra chips
imply additional cost and increased size of the product. For example,
when used inside a toy, a designer would like to minimize the size and
cost of the electronic equipment inside the toy. Therefore, in such
applications a microcontroller is used more often than a
microprocessor.
A microcontroller is a chip consisting of a microprocessor,
memory and an input/output device. There are 4 bit as well as 32 bit
microcontrollers.

Evolution of the Microprocessors

The history of the µP development is very interesting. The first
µP was introduced in 1971 by Intel Corporation. This was the Intel
4004, a processor on a single chip. It had the capability of performing
simple arithmetic and logical operations. E.g. Addition, subtraction,
comparison, logical AND and OR. It also had a control unit which
could perform various control functions like fetching an instruction
from the memory, decoding it and generating control pulses to
execute it. It was a 4 bit µP operating on 4 bits of data at a time. The
processor was the central component in the chip set, which was called
the MCS-4. The other components in the set were a 4001
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ROM, 4002 ROM and a 4003 shift register.
Shortly after the 4004 appeared in the commercial market place,
there is other general purpose µP were introduced. These devices
were the Rockwell International 4 bit PPS-4, the Intel 8 bit 8008 and
the National Semiconductor 16 bit IMP-16. Other companies had also
contributed in the development of µP.
The first 8 bit µP, which would perform arithmetic and logic
operations on 8 bit words, was introduced in 1973, by Intel. This was
8008 that was followed by an improved version- the 8080 from the
same company. The µPs introduced between 1971and 1972 were the
first generator systems. They were designed using the PMOS
technology. This technology provided low cost, slow speed and low
output currents and was compatible with TTL.
After 1973, the second generation µPs such as Motorola 6800
and 6809, Intel 8085 and Zilog Z80 evolved. These µPs were
fabricated using NMOS technology. The NMOS process offered faster
speed and higher density than PMOS and was TTL compatible. The
st nd
distinction between the 1 & 2 generation devices was primarily the
use of new a semiconductor technology to fabricate the chips. This
new technology resulted in a significant increase in instruction
execution speed & higher chip densities.
After 1978, the 3rd generation microprocessors were introduced.
Typical µPs are Intel 8086/80186/80286 and Motorola 68000/68010.
These µPs were designed using HMOS technology.
HMOS provides the following advantages over NMOS.
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 1) Speed power produced (SSP) of HMOS is 4 times better than
that of NMOS. That is for NMOS, SSP is 4 picojoules (PJ) and
for HMOS, SSP is 1 picojoules (PJ).
Speed power product = speed * power
= nanoseconds * mill watt
= picojoules
2) Circuit densities provided by HMOS are approximately twice
those of NMOS. That is for NMOS. It is 4128 µm2/gate and for
HMOS it is 1052.5 µm2/gate, where 1 µm = 10-6 meter.

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 Later, Intel initialized the HMOS technology to fabricate the
8085A. Thus, Intel offers a high speed version of the 8085A called
8085AH.
The third generation introduced in 1978 is typically separated
by the Intel 8086 iAPX 8086 iAPX 80186, iAPX 80286 Zilog 78000,
and the Motorola 68000 which are 16- bit s with minicomputer like
performances. One of the most popular 16 bit µP has been introduced
by Intel, which is 8088. The 8088 has the same introduction set as the
8088. However, it has only an 8 bit data bus. The 8088 is the µP used
in the IBM PC and its clones.A precursor to
these microprocessors was the 16-bit Texas instruments 9900
microprocessor introduced in 1976. The latest microprocessor has the
word length of 32-bit. Example of 32-bit microprocessors are Intel
iAPX 80386, iAPX 432, Motorola MC68020, National semiconductor
NS 32032. The characteristic for few microprocessors introduced by
Intel are given in the Table. This shows that power of microprocessors
has increased tremendously with advancement in integrated circuit
technology & microprocessor systems architecture. Very large & cute
integration, VLSI allow extremely complex system consisting of as
many as a million of transistors on a single chip to be realized.
In 1980, the fourth generation µPs were evolved. Intel introduced
the first commercial 32 bit microprocessor, Intel 432. This µP was
discontinued by Intel due to some problem. Since 1985, more 32bit µPs
have been introduced. These include the Motorola MC
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68020/68030/68040 and Intel 80386/80486. These processors are
fabricated using the low power version of HMOS technology called
HCMOS, and they include an on-chip RAM called the cache
memory to speed up program execution.
Table evaluation of major characteristics.

4004 8008 8085A 8086 80386

Data 71 71 77 78 85

Lass 4-bit 8 8 16 32

Technology PMOS PMOS NMOS HMOS CHMOS

Record size 4/8 8/8 8/8 16/16 32/32
data/ must
Address 4K 16K 64K 1M 4G
capacity
Clock 740/2 800/2 6250/2 8000/2 16000/2
kHz/phase
Add time 10.8 s 20 s 1.3 s 0.375 s 0.125 s
Internal reg. 1/16 1/6 1/6 1/8 1/8
al/gp
Tale size 3*12 7*14 RWM RWM RWM
Records/ bits 150- -9.5v +5V +5V +5V
10,5*
Voltages 16pin 18pin 40pin 40pin 132pin
Package size 45 48 74 133 135
introduction
Transition 2300 2000 6200 29000 275000
Chip size 117*159 125*170 164*222 225*230 390*390
(mil)

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 Manufactures Intel Intel Intel Intel Intel

The performance offered by a32 bit µP is more comparable to that

of super computers such as VAX 11. Recently, Intel and Motorola

introduced a 32 bit RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) µP

(Intel 80960 and Motorola 88100) with a simplified instruction set. The
trend in µPs is not toward introduction of 64 bit µPs. Extensive
research is being carried out for implementation of more on chip
functions and for improvement of the speed of the memory and I/O
devices; i.e. microcontrollers.

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Intel 8085 Microprocessor
It is a 40-pin DIP(Dual in package) chip, base on NMOS technology,
on a single chip of silicon. It requires a single +5v supply between Vcc
at pin no 40 and GND at pin no 20. It can address directly 2 16 memory
locations or 6536 memory locations or 64k memory locations using 16
address line (A15-A0).

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 Pin no 28 to 21 gives as the higher order 8 bits of the address (A 15-
A8).these 8- address lines are uni-directional tri-state address lines
these address lines becomes tri-state under three conditions namely.
(a)During DMA (direct memory access )
operation (b)When a HALT instruction is
executed (c) When is being RESET.
A15-A8 at pin no 19 to pin no 12 pin no 19 to pin no 12, marked A7-
A0 is used for dual purpose. The during it operation shall move

from one state to the other. There are ten (10) different states for the

(1) RESET STATE (TRESET) can be in TRESET state for an

integral multiple clock cycle.
(2)WAIT STATE (TWAIT) can be in this state for an integral no
of clock cycle. The duration being determined by an external
control signal input marked READY.
(3)HOLD STATE (T HOLD) depends upon the external control
signal input HOLD.
(4)HALT STATE (THALT) enter there state when an ILT

instruction is executed by it remains in this state till such time

when an external signal dictated by the use asked the to
perform further duties.
(5) The other states, the can be IN are marked T1,T2,T3,T4,T5 &
T6 states each of them states are of one clock period duration
each of there states clearly identifies the predetermined timing
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 slots T1,T2,T3,T4,T5 & T6 perform specific very well defined

activities during these states.

Pin Configuration of Intel 8085A Microprocessor:

Pin no 19 to pin no 12 shall be utilize by the to sent lower order
bits of the 816 –bit of information during T1 timing slots and therefore,
the same 8-points shall be utilized as bi-directional data bus (BDB) for
data transfer operation in the subsequent timing slots T 2 & T3 Hence
these pins are designated AD7 to AD6
These 8- lines are also tri-state line they will be tri-stated during T 4, T5
& T6 states. They will also be tri-stated during DMA operation and
when a HALT instruction is executed. These lines will also be tri-
stated for a very-short duration of time (few neon sec) between T 1 &
T2 states.
ADDRESS LATCH ENABLE (ALE) AT PIN NO 30
it is a single pulse issued every T1 state of the as shown on
fig-2.since the lower order 8-bits of the address information A 7 to A0 is
available at pin no 19 to 12, when ALE pulse exists at pin no 30. We
can use these information to latch the lower order bits of the address
externally using (say) an 8212 register latch once save on an external
latch the lower order address A7 to A0 shall be available at the output
of the register latch for the subsequent states T2, T3, T4, T5 & T6,
while pin no 19 to 12 can then be utilized by the for bi-directional
operation.

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The manner of utilization of pins 19 to 12 is known as time
multiplexed mode of operation.
De multiplexing the Address bus AD 1 –AD0:
The 8085 A uses a multiplexed address-data bus. This is due to
limited number of pins on the 8085A-IC. Low-order 8-bits of the
memory address (or I/O address) appear on the AD bus during the
first clock cycle. (T1 state of an m/c cycle) It then becomes the data

bus during the second and third clock cycles (T 2 and T3 states). ALE,

address latch enable signal occurring during the T1 state of a m/c

cycle is used to latch the address into the on-chip latch of certain
peripherals such as 8155/8156/8355/8755A. These chips ALE input
pin is connected to the ALE output pin of the 8085 A, thus allowing a
direct interface with the 8085 A. Thus IC chips internally de multiplex
the AD bus using the ALE signal. Since a majority of peripheral
devices do not have the internal multiplexing facility, there is external
hardware necessity for it.
Fig. shows a schematic that uses a latch and the ALE signal to

de multiplex the bus. The bus AD 1-AD0 is connected as the input to

the latch 74LS373. The ALE signal is connected to the enable (G) pin
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of the latch, and the output control (OC) signal of the latch is
grounded. When ALE goes high during the T1 state of a m/c cycle, the
latch is transparent in the output of the latch changes according to the
input. The CPU is putting lower-order bits of address during this time.
When the ALE goes LOW, the address bits get latched on the output
and remain so until the next ALE signal.

Read & Write Control signals at pin no 32 & pin no 31 &

The BDB at pin no 19 to 12 are used for bi-directional data transfer

operation T2 & T3 states when the BDB is inputting the information
from the external world into the , we say that is in READ MODE
and operation is READ operation. When the is outputting 8-bit of
information to the external world through BDB we have a WRITE
operation is in OUTPUT MODE or WRITE MODE. To tell
the external world that is in WRITE MODE. Issues a control
signal output at pin no 31 it is normally HIGH & becomes active &
LOW.
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 It goes LOW during T2 state and goes HIGH again during T3 state of
the. This is shown is fig.3

When the BDB is in the input mode for READ operation, the
control signal. Output goes Low during T 2 state and goes
HIGH during T3 state. Note that the normal state of
is HIGH. Also note that for obvious reasons &
are not made active LOW simultaneously. Note further
whenever, the BDB is made to be in the
INPUT MODE by the , it issues the control signal output by

making it active LOW as described and it is for the user to

beep the appropriate 8-bit data either from the memory or
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from a peripheral device at this appropriate time similarly
during a WRITE operation first send the desired address in

the address lines during T1 states. Thereafter, if places the

desired 8-bit data on the BDB which is na in the output mode
and then issues the control signal output as
described. It is for the user to take appropriate action externally by it
interfacing circuitry so that the data so placed goes to the appropriate
device.

IO/ at pin no 34
O/ is an output tri-state control signal. It is active both way
whenever the address issued by the on the address lines refers to
the memory then the makes IO/ LOW throughout T1,T2,T3,T4,T5
& T6 states to indicate the external world that the address so sent
belongs to the memory and data on the BDB refers to the memory.
Whenever the address in the address lines. Refers to an I/O device
the makes IO/ control signal output HIGH to tell the external
world that the address in the address lines refer to I/O device and the
data in the BDB refers to an I/O device.
Note that IO/ signal is LOW or HIGH as the case may be
throughout six timing slots T1,T2,T3,T4,T5 & T6 states. It is for the user
to make use of the facilities give to develop proper interfacing circuitry.

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Microprocessors and Microcontrollers/Architecture of Micro controllers Lecture Notes

Microcontroller
Contents
•Introduction
•Inside 8051
•Instructions
•Interfacing
Introduction
• Definition of a Microcontroller
• Difference with a Microprocessor
• Microcontroller is used where
ever Definition
• It is a single chip
• Consists of Cpu, Memory
• I/O ports, timers and other peripherals

Difference

MICRO CONTROLLER MICRO PROCESSER

• It is a single chip • It is a cpu
• Consists Memory, • Memory, I/O Ports to be
• I/o ports connected externally.

CPU

MEMORY
CPU MEMORY

I/O PORTS I/O PORTS

Where ever
• Small size
• Low cost
• Low power
 Unit – 3 8255: (Programmable Peripheral Interface)

The 8255A is a general purpose programmable I/O device

designed for use with Intel microprocessors. It consists of three 8-bit
bidirectional I/O ports (24I/O lines) that can be configured to meet
different system I/O needs. The three ports are PORT A, PORT B &
PORT C. Port A contains one 8-bit output latch/buffer and one 8-bit
input buffer. Port B is same as PORT A or PORT B. However, PORT C

can be split into two parts PORT C lower (PC 0-PC3) and PORT C

upper (PC7-PC4) by the control word. The three ports are divided in
two groups Group A (PORT A and upper PORT C) Group B (PORT B
and lower PORT C). The two groups can be programmed in three
different modes. In the first mode (mode 0), each group may be
programmed in either input mode or output mode (PORT A, PORT B,
PORT C lower, PORT C upper). In mode 1, the second’s mode, each
group may be programmed to have 8-lines of input or output (PORT A
or PORT B) of the remaining 4-lines (PORT C lower or PORT C
upper) 3-lines are used for hand shaking and interrupt control signals.
The third mode of operation (mode 2) is a bidirectional bus mode
which uses 8-line (PORT A only for a bidirectional bus and five lines
(PORT C upper 4 lines and borrowing one from other group) for
handshaking.
The 8255 is contained in a 40-pin package, whose pin out is
shown below:
 PIN Names

RESET – Reset input

- Chip selected

- Read input

- Write input

A0 A1 – Port Address

PA7 – PA0 – PORT A

PB7 – PB0 – PORT B

PC7 – PC0 – PORT C

VCC - +5v GND -
Ground

The block diagram is shown below:

Functional Description:
This support chip is a general purpose I/O component to interface
peripheral equipment to the microcomputer system bus. It is
programmed by the system software so that normally no external logic
is necessary to interface peripheral devices or structures.

Data Bus Buffer:

It is a tri-state 8-bit buffer used to interface the chip to the system data
bus. Data is transmitted or received by the buffer upon execution of
input or output instructions by the CPU. Control words and status
information are also transferred through the data bus buffer. The data
lines are connected to BDB of p.

Read/Write and logic control:

The function of this block is to control the internal operation of the
device and to control the transfer of data and control or status words.
It accepts inputs from the CPU address and control buses and in turn
issues command to both the control groups.

Chip Select:
A low on this input selects the chip and enables the communication
between the 8255 A & the CPU. It is connected to the output of
address decode circuitry to select the device when it (Read). A
low on this input enables the 8255 to send the data or status
information to the CPU on the data bus.
 (Write):
A low on this input pin enables the CPU to write data or control words
into the 8255 A.

A1, A0 port select:

These input signals, in conjunction with the and inputs,
control the selection of one of the three ports or the control word
registers. They are normally connected to the least significant bits of
the address bus (A0 and A1).
Following Table gives the basic operation,

A1 A0 Input operation
0 0 0 1 0 PORT A Data bus
0 1 0 1 0 PORT B Data bus
1 0 0 1 0 PORT C Data bus
Output operation
0 0 1 0 0 Data bus PORT A
0 1 1 0 0 Data bus PORT B
1 0 1 0 0 Data bus PORT C
1 1 1 0 0 Data bus control

All other states put data bus into tri-state/illegal condition.

RESET:
A high on this input pin clears the control register and all ports (A, B &
C) are initialized to input mode. This is connected to RESET OUT of
8255. This is done to prevent destruction of circuitry connected to port lines. If

port lines are initialized as output afterwwwa.padeepzowerupor.net

reset, the port might try to output into the output of a device
connected to same inputs might destroy one or both of them.

PORTs A, B and C:
The 8255A contains three 8-bit ports (A, B and C). All can be
configured in a variety of functional characteristic by the system
software.
PORTA:
One 8-bit data output latch/buffer and one 8-bit data input latch.
PORT B:
One 8-bit data output latch/buffer and one 8-bit data input buffer.
PORT C:
One 8-bit data output latch/buffer and one 8-bit data input buffer (no
latch for input). This port can be divided into two 4-bit ports under the
mode control. Each 4-bit port contains a 4-bit latch and it can be used
for the control signal outputs and status signals inputs in conjunction
with ports A and B.
Group A & Group B control:
The functional configuration of each port is programmed by the
system software. The control words outputted by the CPU configure
the associated ports of the each of the two groups. Each control block
accepts command from Read/Write content logic receives control
words from the internal data bus and issues proper commands to its
associated ports.
Control Group A – Port A & Port C upper
Control Group B – Port B & Port C lower
The control word register can only be written into No read operation if
the control word register is allowed.

Operation Description:

Mode selection:
There are three basic modes of operation that can be selected by the
system software.
Mode 0: Basic Input/output
Mode 1: Strobes Input/output
Mode 2: Bi-direction bus.

When the reset input goes HIGH all poets are set to mode’0’ as input
which means all 24 lines are in high impedance state and can be used
as normal input. After the reset is removed the 8255A remains in the
input mode with no additional initialization. During the execution of the
program any of the other modes may be selected using a single
output instruction.
The modes for PORT A & PORT B can be separately defined, while
PORT C is divided into two portions as required by the PORT A and
PORT B definitions. The ports are thus divided into two groups Group
A & Group B. All the output register, including the status flip-flop will
be reset whenever the mode is changed. Modes of the two group may
be combined for any desired I/O operation e.g. Group A in mode ‘1’
and group B in mode ‘0’.
The basic mode definitions with bus interface and the mode definition

format are given in fig (a) & (b),