The book is designed for undergraduate courses on the 16-bit microprocessor and specifically for the syllabus of JNTU-K. The text comprehensively covers both the hardware and software aspects of the subject with equal emphasis on architecture, programming, and interfacing. All concepts are presented with worked-out examples and programs.

About The Author -

Lyla B. Das is Associate Professor, Department of Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC), Kerala. She has a diverse mix of industrial, teaching and research experience spanning about 30 years. As a young graduate specializing in Electronics and Communications from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum, Lyla B. Das joined Keltron Controls as Deputy Engineer in 1981. Four years later, she joined NITC (then Regional Engineering College, Calicut) as lecturer and proceeded to complete her master's degree in digital communications from the same college. Over the years, she was successively elevatedas Assistant Professor and then Associate Professor, a position which she currently holds.

Keen to actively seek and impart knowledge, Lyla B. Das currently teaches courses on microprocessors, microcontrollers, digital system design using VHDL, and system design using embedded processors at the undergraduate as well as postgraduate level. She has presented research papers at conferences of national and international stature and has worked on numerous projects based on microprocessors and microcontrollers, such as microprocessor-based voting machines and microcontroller-based rail track switching systems. An avid reader of contemporary research material, she keeps herself abreast of the current trends in her chosen field and guides students in their M. Tech. research theses.

Lyla B. Das has worked on various projects funded by the ministry of human resource development (MHRD) in thrust areas of growth including the setting up of an embedded systems laboratory in 2005-2008. She has delivered expert lectures on image compression using wavelets, advanced microprocessors and microcontrollers, FPGA-based systems and embedded systems at several engineering colleges across Kerala. She has also participated in numerous tutorials and workshops conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). She was a Fellow in the national conference on 'VLSI Design and Embedded Systems' held at IISc Bangalore (2003) and IIT Mumbai (2004). She is a life member of the System Society of India and a member of the Indian Society for Technical Education and the Computer Society of India.