8086 Microprocessor Trainers

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MAGNA 86A – Basic 8086 Based Trainer.

8086 Operating at 4.77MHz.
EEPROM: 32k word. Expandable up to 128k word.
RAM: 32k word. Expandable to 128k words with Battery backup.
24 I/O lines are using one number of 8255.
Three 16bit Timer/ Counters using 8253.
RS232 serial port using 8251 with level shifting.
6 Digits of 7 segment displays.
Keyboard with 24 high performance rugged and reliable keys.
Monitor program with all the functions of the standard kit.
Mounted in a sleek and eye catching wooden cabinet.
Foolproof Battery backup for RAM.
Microprocessor supervisory watchdog timer.
Power supply:
Specifications: Input 220V AC +/-10%,
Output Voltage 5V, 1.2A; +12V, 0.75A; -12V, 0.75A
With short circuit and overload protection.

NG Platinum Trainer for 8086 Microprocessors with Assembler and Disassembler
Model: NG Platinum 8086

8086 operating at 4.77MHz.
EPROM: 32k word. Expandable up to 256k words.
RAM: 32k word. Expandable to 128k words with Battery backup.
User Interaction:
PC keyboard (101 keys) for program entry.
Graphical LCD with 8 lines X 21 characters.
Built in single line Assembler and Disassembler.
Powerful program development facilities using GUI features.
RS232 serial port using 8251 with level shifting.
48 I/O lines using two 8255s.
Three channels of 16bit Timer / Counters using 8253 with onboard clock generating facility.
Interrupt Controller using 8259A.
Onboard Interrupt study facility using Push Button switches.
Onboard facility of 64k Byte EEPROM to store user programs with file management.
Buffered Bus lines are terminated in three sets of 50 pin FRC headers.
Centronics compatible printer port.
Independent serial port for connecting with the computer for program development.
Built in Self Diagnostic Facilities:
Microprocessor health and performance.
Memory testing.
Peripheral testing facilities for 8255,8253 and 8259A.
Power supply monitoring.
Facility to indicate diagnostic results in the display.
Facility to test and analyze serial port of the trainer.

Interface Cards

1. LCD Interface Card.

This experimental module is meant for studying about interfacing LCD module with the Microcontroller/Microprocessor.
LCD with 2 lines X 16 characters.
Study of 4-bit/8-bit display interfacing.
The module is connected with the Microprocessor through bus lines.

2. Keyboard Interface Card.

This interface is meant for studying about connecting a keypad with the Microprocessor.
Keyboard with 4X4 Matrix.
Interfaced through port lines of the controller.
Detailed manual with flowchart and example programs are available.

3. Switches, LEDs and Relays Interface Card.

This is the most used interfacing in any Microprocessor environment. The experimental module gives required knowledge about connecting toggle switches, Relays, Momentary switches and also point LEDs.
2 Toggle Switches.
2 Momentary Switches.
2 Relays.
2 Point LEDs.
LED indicators for relays.
All the switches/relays are connected with the port lines of the processor.

4. 7 Segment Display Interface Card.

The experimental setup is meant for studying on connecting 7 segment LED display in all possible configurations.
4 digits of Green color 7 segment LED displays.
Possible to study the display in following configurations:
Multiplexed Display.
Non-Multiplexed Display.
BCD input to the display.
7 segment input to the display.
Onboard facilities to study all the above display interfacing.

5. Stepper Motor Interface Card With Stepper Motor.

Onboard Stepper Motor, with suitable motor drivers.
LED indicators for each winding.
Detailed manual with example program

6. 8251 Interface Card.

Provision to study programmable communication interface IC 8251 completely.
LED indicators for all RS 232 lines.
Provision for loop back test.

7. 8253 Interface Card.

8253 with onboard clock circuitry.
Facility to generate square waveform.
Facility to study 8253 in different modes.
Onboard LED indicators for useful interactions.

8. 8255 Interface Card.

Study on 8255 in all three modes.
LED indicators, DIP switches are provided for simulation.
Provision for studying 8255 completely.

9. 8259 Interface Card.

Programmable Interrupt Controller IC 8259 is used.
8 Push button Switches are provided for giving interrupts.
LED indicators are provided.

10. 8279 Interface Card.

4 Digits of 7 segment LED display.
4X4 Key matrix with 16 keys and 2 keys for shift & control operation.
Facility to study various keypad and display configurations.
Detailed manual with example program

11. ADC & DAC Interface Card.

4 Channels of differential inputs for the ADC.
14 bit ADC for high accurate experiments.
Onboard voltage generator for ADC input.
Solid state temperature sensor LM35 on board to study ADC.
One channel DAC with 8-bit resolution.
Provision to generate Unipolar, Bipolar analog output voltages.
Detailed manual with example program

12. DC Motor Interface Card.

A 6V DC motor is used.
Infra red sensors are used to generate pulses to calculate the speed of motor.
An 8 bit DAC is used to control the speed of motor.
All the required sources to implement a closed loop DC Motor control using Microcontroller / Microprocessor.

13. Temperature Controller Card.

Solid State temperature sensor LM35 / AD590 is used to read the temperature.
8 bit ADC is used for temperature measurement.
LED indicator for heater ON / OFF condition.
Facility to study the characteristics of a temperature control system.

14. Printer Interface Card.

Provision to connect Centronics printer.
LED indicators for Data and Control lines.
Facility to study printer interfacing completely.

15. Parallel Interface Card

Study of Parallel Communication between two Microprocessor kits using 8255.
Study of various modes of 8255 in Parallel Communication.
Detailed manual with example program.

16. Digital Clock Interface Card.

RTC with battery backup.
4 Push button Switches are provided for Timer Control.
Detailed manual with example program.

17. Traffic Light Interface Card.

On board LEDís to simulate traffic signals at a point where four roads meet.
On board LEDís are included for the pedestrians also.
Detailed manual with example program

Concept-of-Platinum-Trainers

Concept of Platinum Trainers.

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We, at Frontline Electronics, are pleased to introduce an advanced learning platform for the world’s most popular microcontroller, 8051, using the state of art technologies. We call this working environment as the Next Generation Platinum Trainers. The Platinum trainers sport a variety of useful features to make experimental tasks an easy one and motivate the users to work more and learn faster in the given time.

Major facilities are the availability of a big size LCD Graphical Module that displays more useful information than ever before. The trainer interaction is made simplified by using standard PC keyboard.

In the stand-alone operating environment, the trainer supports the program entry in assembly language to save time apart from easy understanding of the programs. For the assembly programs, the trainer provides full-fledged debugger using the big size LCD display and the keyboard.

Combining the trainer with any personal computer, the trainer presents an advanced working environment for the high level C based program development. Apart from all these, the trainers come with built-in self-diagnostic features to test most of the functions of the trainer and the peripherals of the microcontroller.

As you know well, even so called advanced trainers of today come with a simple facility to download the assembled code generated in the computer using a cross assembler. They use the serial port for this communication. Even then, only very few trainers come with the debugging facilities for the assembly language. Most of the time, users develop the application code using the computer and download the same into trainer for experiments and projects. In many places, especially educational institutions, staff members cannot spare enough computers for the microcontroller development that in turn slows down the students’ learning to a great extent. In our experience, even premier technical institutions expressed their difficulty to provide the computer for every experimental setup.

Because of this feedback, we developed these Platinum trainers with all the required facilities built in the trainer itself.

Now, students can develop assembly programs easily using the big size LCD and the PC keyboard. They can also debug the programs in a professional way without any restrictions. The debugger is really a professional one without compromising on features.

The hardware construction of these Platinum trainers is radically different from the other available trainers in many ways. With regular trainers, the programs are downloaded into the trainer through the serial port. The communication link between the computer and the trainer is using a serial port.

As shown below, each of these Platinum trainers sport a System On Chip (SOC) built in-to the design to substitute the functions of the computer. The SOC acts as a front-end functional facilitator for the microcontroller. This SOC is responsible for user interaction and for the program development.

As you can observe, this SOC and the microcontroller communicate with each other using a parallel communicating port whenever it is required. Apart from this communication, the SOC does not interfere with the operations of the microcontroller. There is an indirect benefit available out of this: The available serial port of the microcontroller is left free for your applications.

In short, this SOC handles the assembly program development, program debugging, local program storage, retrieval, and self-diagnostic operations. Under C development environment, the SOC interacts with the computer and manages the communication link between the computer and the microcontroller without any interference.

8051/8031 Microcontroller Trainers

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NG Platinum Trainer for 8051 Microcontrollers.
Model: NG Platinum  8051.

ATMEL AT89C52 operating at 12MHz.
RAM 32K Bytes with Battery Backup.
EPROM 32K Bytes.
Graphical LCD to display up to 8 lines of 21 Characters to display all information about the Trainer operations.
PC 101 keyboard.
Independent Serial communication facility to PC for program debugging purpose.
Controller’s Serial Port is available for user’s application.
Built-in single line assembler and disassembler.
16 Input and 16 output port lines are available.
Onboard user interfacing facilities: 6 numbers of point LEDs. (P1.4, P1.5, P1.6, P1.7, RXD and TXD).
3 numbers of Push button switches (INT0, INT1 and T1) to interact with Interrupt And Timer signals.
2 Nos of Toggle Switches (P1.2, P1.3).
Bus Lines and I/O lines are terminated for userís convenience.
Self Diagnostic Facility:
Microcontroller health and performance.
Memory Testing.
Power Supply monitoring.
Facility to Indicate diagnostic results in the display.
Facility to analyze serial port of the controller. (Useful for serial communication experiments)
Onboard Facility of 64K Byte to store application programs in a non-volatile memory with file management.
Free Windows based Topview Debugger with C source level debugging, Compatible to SDCC C compiler, to save project development time. No other Trainer has this Facility.
Complimentary CDROM with useful documentation and Utilities.
Detailed Documentation:
Trainer Hardware User Guide.
Topview Debugger Software User Guide.
Software Examples Manual.
Including suitable power supply.
A complementary CDROM is available with every 8051 trainers. The CDROM contains many useful utilities/documentation:
eBook on Embedded System Design using 8051 Microcontroller.
Cross Assembler for 8051 family devices.
Topview Debugger meant for the trainer.
Free SDCC C compiler.
Documentation on Atmel’s 8051 family devices.

 

MAGNA Plus 31- 8051 Microcontroller Trainer.

Low Cost Learning Tool for Worldís most popular 8051 Microcontroller families.
ATMEL AT89C52 operating at 12MHz.
Atmelís on chip Flash Memory 8K.
32K Byte RAM for userís applications with Battery backup.
Optional 32K byte EPROM.
6 Digits of 7 Segment Green Color Displays.
24 High performance keys.
Serial Communication facility to the personal computers.
All standard trainer monitor facilities are available.
LEDs (6 numbers), Push Button Switches (4 numbers) and 2 numbers of Toggle
Switches are available onboard for userís experiments.
Facility to study Interrupt structure and Timer / Counter of the microcontroller.
Bus lines and I/O lines are terminated for userís convenience.
Free Windows based Topview Debugger that saves your project development time. No other Trainer has this Facility.
The Trainer can be used for Real time Applications.
Complimentary CDROM with useful documentation and Utilities.
Including suitable Power Supply.
Detailed Documentation:
Trainer Hardware User Guide.
Topview Debugger Software User Guide.
Software Examples Manual.
Complementary CDROM.
A complementary CDROM is given free of cost with every order of 8051 trainers. The CDROM contains many useful utilities/documentation:
eBook on Embedded System Design using 8031 Microcontroller .
Cross Assembler for 8051 family devices.
Topview Debugger meant for the trainer.
Documentation on Atmel’s 8051 family devices.

 

Interface Cards

i.LCD Interface Card.

This experimental module is meant for studying about interfacing LCD module with the Microcontroller/Microprocessor.
LCD with 2 lines X 16 characters.
Study of 4-bit/8-bit display interfacing.
The module is connected with the Microcontroller through bus lines.

ii.Keyboard Interface Card.

This interface is meant for studying about connecting a keypad with the Microcontroller.
Keyboard with 4X4 Matrix.
Interfaced through port lines of the controller.
Detailed manual with flowchart and example programs is available.

iii.Switches, LEDs and Relays Interface Card.

This is the most used interfacing in any Microcontroller environment. The experimental module gives required knowledge about connecting toggle switches, Relays, Momentary switches and also point LEDs.
2 Toggle Switches.
2 Momentary Switches.
2 Relays.
2 Point LEDs.
LED indicators for relays.
All the switches/relays are connected with the port lines of the controller.

iv.7 Segment Display Interface Card.

The experimental setup is meant for studying on connecting 7 segment LED display in all possible configurations.
4 digits of Green color 7 segment LED displays.
Possible to study the display in following configurations:
Multiplexed Display.
Non-Multiplexed Display.
BCD input to the display.
7 segment input to the display.
Onboard facilities to study all the above display interfacing.

v.Stepper Motor Interface Card With Stepper Motor.

Onboard Stepper Motor, with suitable motor drivers.
LED indicators for each winding.
Detailed manual with example program

vi.8251 Interface Card.

Provision to study programmable communication interface IC 8251 completely.
LED indicators for all RS 232 lines.
Provision for loop back test.

vii.8253 Interface Card.

8253 with onboard clock circuitry.
Facility to generate square waveform.
Facility to study 8253 in different modes.
Onboard LED indicators for useful interactions.

viii.8255 Interface Card.

Study on 8255 in all three modes.
LED indicators, DIP switches are provided for simulation.
Provision for studying 8255 completely.

ix.8259 Interface Card.

Programmable Interrupt Controller IC 8259 is used.
8 Push button Switches are provided for giving interrupts.
LED indicators are provided.

x.8279 Interface Card.

4 Digits of 7 segment LED display.
4X4 Key matrix with 16 keys and 2 keys for shift & control operation.
Facility to study various keypad and display configurations.
Detailed manual with example program

xi. ADC & DAC Interface Card.

4 Channels of differential inputs for the ADC.
14 bit ADC for high accurate experiments.
Onboard voltage generator for ADC input.
Solid state temperature sensor LM35 on board to study ADC.
One channel DAC with 8-bit resolution.
Provision to generate Unipolar, Bipolar analog output voltages.
Detailed manual with example program

xii.Dc Motor Interface Card.

A 6V DC motor is used.
Infra red sensors are used to generate pulses to calculate the speed of motor.
An 8 bit DAC is used to control the speed of motor.
All the required sources to implement a closed loop DC Motor control using Microcontroller / Microprocessor.

xiii.Temperature Controller Card.

Solid State temperature sensor LM35 / AD590 is used to read the temperature.
8 bit ADC is used for temperature measurement.
LED indicator for heater ON / OFF condition.
Facility to study the characteristics of a temperature control system.

xiv. Printer Interface Card.

Provision to connect Centronics printer.
LED indicators for Data and Control lines.
Facility to study printer interfacing completely.

xv.Parallel Interface Card
Study of Parallel Communication between two Microprocessor kits using 8255.
Study of various modes of 8255 in Parallel Communication.
Detailed manual with example program.

xvi.Digital Clock Interface Card.

RTC with battery backup.

4 Push button Switches are provided for Timer Control.
Detailed manual with example program.

Traffic Light Controller.

On board LEDís to simulate traffic signals at a point where four roads meet.
On board LEDís are included for the pedestrians also.
Detailed manual with example program