MPI TUT-8

8086 PIN OUT AND

MODES OF OPERATION
23/3/2023
 Question 1

• What are the signals available on

the system bus?

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 Solution
• A0- A19
• D0-D15
• IOR
• IOW
• MEMR
• MEMW
• …

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 Question 2

• Whenever the 8086 microprocessors are reset, from which

memory location it will start the execution?

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 Solution

• Reset value of CS = FFFFH

• Reset value of IP = 0000H

• Therefore, program execution starts from FFFF0H

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 Question 3

• If an 8086 processor is working at 5 MHz – how much time

does 1 MEMR cycle take
– If there no wait states
– If there is 1 wait state

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 Solution

MEMR takes at least 4 T-states => 4 x 0.2 s = 0.8 s

MEMR takes at least 4 T-states plus 1 T-state for 1 WAIT state => 5 x 0.2 s= 1 s

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 Question 4

• What is the duration of the Bus Cycle in an 8086 based

microcomputer, if the clock frequency is 12 MHz and three
wait states are inserted?

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 Solution

1T-state = 83 ns
4T (bus cycle) + 3T (WAIT states)= 581 ns

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 Question 5

• Write a set of instructions to load a constant value FFH in first

2 locations in the data segment 2000H? (instruction should be
executed without any interruption)

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 Solution

LOCK: MOV AX, 2000H

LOCK: MOV DS, AX
LOCK: MOV BX, 0000H
LOCK: MOV [BX], 0FFFFH

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 Question 6

• If the crystal oscillator of 8284A is operating at 14 MHz then

what will be the PCLK output of the 8284A.

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 Solution

• 14M/6
• 2.33 MHz

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 Question 7

• How many MIPS is the 8086 capable of obtaining when

operated with a 10 MHz clock?

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 Solution

• Here, and

• Therefore, 2.5 MIPS

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 Question 8
Give the machine cycles that have to be carried out for the
following instructions for 8086
• Call AX
• RET (near)
• ADC AX,BX
• ADD AX,[BX]
• DEC WORD PTR [SI]
• MOV CX,DX
• MOV CL,DAT1
• ROL BYTE PTR [2000], CX (CX has a count of 7)

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 Solution
a) 1 MEMR, I MEMW
b) 1 MEMR, I MEMR
c) 1 MEMR
d) 1 MEMR, 1 MEMR
e) 1 MEMR, 1 MEMR, 1 MEMW
f) 1 MEMR
g) 1 MEMR, 1 MEMR
h) 1 MEMR, 1 MEMR, 1 MEMR, 1 MEMW

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 Question 9

• In a write cycle, in which T state does the WR line get

activated.

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 Solution

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 Solution

• As seen from the diagram, WR signal is activated in 2nd T-state

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 Question 10

• What are the possible ways to disable the interrupt flag?

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 Solution

• Reset the processor.

• CLI
• By writing some instructions to set the IF bit of flag register

PUSHF
POP AX
AND AX, 0FDFFH
PUSH AX
POPF

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