the 8086 microprocessor by Kenneth Ayala

This book is based on a popular Intel 8086microprocessor. The 8086 Microprocessor book includes asoftware disk with an A86 assembler and D86 debuggershareware.This is a comprehensive text dealing with the microprocessorarchitecture, assembly language, PC operating system and interfacingof external hardware using PC I/O ports. The text is suitedfor undergraduate students in Electrical and Computer Engineering,Computer Science and Instrumentation. The text is also suitablefor working industry professionals because of its practicalorientation.

Hardware topics include a thorough discussionof microprocessor architecture, memory and I/O, disk fileorganisation, interfacing to standard ports and the PC/ISAbus, and the design of a single board computer. Software topicsinclude an introduction to the instruction set, concepts inassembly language programming illustrated with many applications,and a detailed discussion of the PC operating system.

This book does not necessarily require priorstudy of computers or assembly language programming; however,it assumes a course in digital logic. The thrust of this bookis to introduce the beginner to classical assembly languageprogramming techniques, operating system concepts and interfacingto a PC standard ports and busses. This book is written withthe system's approach with an appropriate emphasis on hardware,system's software and interfacing.

The text is written in simple and readable language. It hasnumerous programming examples, assignments and problems. Oneof the best features of the book is it's classification ofthe problems. They are classified as beginning, intermediateand advanced to motivate and challenge the students.

Table ofContents in The 8086 Microprocessor

• A short history of computing
• A review of Binary Arithmetic
• The 8086 family architecture
• Assembly Language Programming
• A useful set of instructions
• Procedures
• Operating Systems and System Interrupt Services
• Convenient and specialized instructions
• Dos, Disks and Files
• Interfacing to standard computer ports
• Interfacing to the Expansion Bus
• Single Board Computers
• Appendices

  A - Assembly code and the A86 Assembler

  B - The D86 Debugging Program

  C - BIOS Interrupt Functions

  D - DOS and DOS interrupts

  E - ASCII and Keyboard Codes

  F - 8086 Assembly Language Instructions

  G - The rest of the family

  H - Sources

  Index