Summary of 8086 Microprocessor Architecture - Bharat Acharya
Summary of 8086 Microprocessor Architecture Video by Bharat Acharya
Main Ideas and Concepts:
- Introduction to 8086 Architecture:
- The 8086 is a 16-bit microprocessor, meaning it can process 16 bits of data at a time.
- The architecture consists of two main units: the Bus Interface Unit (BIU) and the Execution Unit (EU).
- Bus Interface Unit (BIU):
- Responsible for fetching instructions from memory and calculating physical addresses.
- Uses a concept called pipelining, allowing it to fetch the next instruction while the current one is being executed, thereby saving time.
- The BIU manages a 6-byte prefetch queue (Q) to store instructions fetched in advance.
- Execution Unit (EU):
- Executes the instructions that have been fetched and decoded.
- The EU does not interact with external components; it solely focuses on executing instructions.
- Memory Segmentation:
- The 8086 architecture supports a maximum of 1 MB of memory, which is divided into segments: Code Segment (CS), Stack Segment (SS), Data Segment (DS), and Extra Segment (ES).
- Each segment is accessed using segment registers and offset addresses, which combine to form a physical address.
- Instruction Fetching and Execution Process:
- Instructions are fetched from memory using the segment and offset addresses.
- The fetched instruction is stored in the prefetch queue and is decoded before execution.
- The control unit decodes the instruction and generates control signals to execute the operation using the Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU).
- Registers:
- The architecture includes several types of registers: segment registers (CS, SS, DS, ES), general-purpose registers (AX, BX, CX, DX), and offset registers (IP, SP, SI, DI).
- The flag register keeps track of the status of the last operation performed (e.g., zero flag, carry flag).
- Pipelining and Branching:
- Pipelining improves efficiency by executing instructions in a non-stop manner.
- However, if a program branches (jumps to a non-sequential instruction), the prefetched instructions in the queue may become invalid and must be discarded.
- Instruction Examples:
- The video provides examples of simple Assembly Language instructions and their execution, emphasizing how operands and opcodes work.
Methodology/Instructions:
- Understanding the Architecture:
- Familiarize yourself with the basic concepts of 16-bit processing and the division of architecture into BIU and EU.
- Learn how pipelining improves efficiency and how instructions are fetched and executed.
- Memory Segmentation:
- Understand the segmentation model of memory and how segment and offset addresses are used to access memory locations.
- Instruction Execution Steps:
- Fetch the instruction from memory using segment and offset addresses.
- Store the instruction in the prefetch queue.
- Decode the instruction to generate control signals.
- Execute the instruction using the ALU.
- Update the flag register based on the result of the operation.
- Using Registers:
- Learn how to use segment registers for memory addressing and general-purpose registers for arithmetic operations.
Speakers/Sources:
- Bharat Acharya (Primary speaker and educator in the video)
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