ELECTRONICS AND MICROPROCESSORS

1.

SEMICONDUCTORS AND RECTIFIERS

Classification of solids based on energy band theory-Intrinsic semiconductors-Extrinsic semiconductors-P type

and N type-PN junction-Zenor effect-Zenor diode characteristics-Half wave and full wave rectifiers -Voltage
regulation.
2.

TRANSISTORS AND AMPLIFIERS

Bipolar junction transistor- CB, CE, CC configuration and characteristics-Biasing circuits-Class A, B and C
amplifiers- Field effect transistor-Configuration and characteristic of FET amplifier-SCR, Diac, Triac, UJTCharacteristics -Concept of feedback-Negative feedback3.

DIGITAL ELECTRONICS

Binary number system - AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR circuits-Boolean algebra-Exclusive OR gate - Flip flopsHalf and full adders-Registers-Counters-A/D and D/A conversion.
4.

8085 MICROPROCESSOR

Block diagram of microcomputer-Architecture of 8085-Pin configuration-Instruction set-Addressing modesSimple programs using arithmetic and logical operations.
5.

INTERFACING AND APPLICATIONS OF MICROPROCESSOR

Basic interfacing concepts - Interfacing of Input and Output devices-Applications of microprocessor Temperature
control, Stepper motor control, traffic light control.

TEXT BOOKS
1.

Milman and Halkias, Integrated Electronics, Tata McGraw-Hill publishers, 1995.

2.

Ramesh Goankar, Microprocessor Architecture, Programming and Applications with 8085, Wiley
Eastern, 1998.

REFERENCES
1.

Malvino and Leach, Digital Principles and Applications, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1996

2.

Mehta V.K, Principles of Electronics, S. Chand and Company Ltd, 1994

3.

Dougles V.Hall, Microprocessor and Interfacing, Programming and Hardware, Tata McGraw-Hill, 1999.

4.

Salivahanan S, Suresh Kumar N, Vallavaraj A, Electronic Devices and Circuits First Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill,
1999.

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

12153S22P-ELECTRONICS AND MICROPROCESSOR

Question bank for B.Tech (part time)-II sem

UNIT I: SEMICONDUCTORS AND RECTIFIERS
PART A (2 Marks)
1. What is forbidden energy gap?
2. What are conductors & insulators? Give examples.
3. What are Semiconductors? Give examples
4. Differentiate Intrinsic Semiconductor and Extrinsic Semiconductor.
5. Define doping.
6. What is depletion region in PN junction?
7. Define Reverse saturation current.
8. Define ripple factor.
9. Define regulation of rectifier.
10. What are the two types of regulator?
PART B (16 Marks)
1. Explain Insulator, Semiconductor & conductor with help of energy band structure.
2. Explain the forward and revere bias operation and VI characteristics of a PN junction diode.
3. (a) Explain the characteristics and applications of zener diode.
( b) A full wave rectifier has Vin = 900sinwtv, load resistance of 600ohms, internal resistance of
150ohms.Calculate, a) peak load current b) DC load current c) RMS load current d)DC load
voltage, e) PIV on the diode f) AC input power g) DC output power h) Efficiency i) Ripple factor
4. Explain the operation of PNP & NPN transistor.
5. Explain the operation of FWR with neat circuit diagram and waveforms and derive Idc, Irms, Vdc and Vrms.
6. Discuss in detail about the working principle of a Half Wave Rectifier with capacitor filter & derive the
ripple factor.
UNIT II: TRANSISTORS AND AMPLIFIERS
PART A (2 Marks)
1. What is mean by thermal runway?
2. List out the different types of biasing.
3. What are the two important characteristics of JFET?
4. Define Common Mode Rejection Ratio.
5. What is the need for biasing?
6. Define current amplification factor.
7. Define break over voltage of SCR.
8. Define holding current.
9. Give some applications of thyristor.
10. Draw the VI characteristics of SCR.
PART B (16 Marks)
1. Explain the input and output characteristics of CE configurations of NPN transistors.
2. Derive an expression for stability factor for various types of biasing circuits of BJT.
3. Explain the input and output characteristics of CB configurations of NPN transistors.

4. With neat sketch, describe the working principle and characteristics of UJT and mention its applications.
5. With neat sketch, explain the characteristics of SCR with its applications.
6. Explain the input and output characteristics of CC configurations of NPN transistors.
UNIT III: DIGITAL ELECTRONICS
PART A (2 Marks)
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Convert (634) 8 to binary.

Define demorgans theorem.
Write down the classifications of sequential circuits?
Define Flip-flop.
What is duality law?
Distinguish between half adder and full adder.
Define Ex-OR Gate.
List out the applications of flip-flop.
Draw the master-slave flip-flop using J-K flip flop.

PART B (16 Marks)

1. Simplify the Boolean function using tabulation method F = (0, 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15)
2. Simplify the Boolean function using K-Map method F = (0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15)
3. Write short notes on,
i)
Half adder
ii)
Full adder
4. Explain the following with neat truth table,
i)
R-S Flip flop
ii)
J-K Flip flop
5. (i)State and explain De-morgans theorem with suitable example.
(ii)Convert the following hexadecimal number to decimals
a) 4AB 16 b) 23F 16
6. How are shift registers classified? and its explain.
UNIT IV: 8085 MICROPROCESSOR
PART A
1. What is Microprocessor?
2. List out the basic units of a microprocessor.
3. Write the functions of accumulator.
4. Define machine cycle & instruction cycle.
5. What is the use of ALE signal?
6. Name any five flags of 8085.
7. Classify 8085 instructions based on functions.
8. What is instruction set?
9. Name any two microprocessor producers.
10. Draw the block diagram of CPU.
PART B (16 Marks)
1. Draw & Explain the architectural features of 8085 microprocessor.
2. Draw the Pin Diagram of 8085 and explain the function of various signals.
3. With suitable examples, explain the various types of instruction sets of 8085.
4. Write a program to sort the numbers in ascending and descending order.
5. Draw the timing diagram for opcode fetch cycle, memory read and memory write?

6. Discuss in detail about addressing modes of 8085 with suitable examples.

UNIT V: INTERFACING AND APPLICATIONS OF MICROPROCESSOR
PART A (2 Marks)
1. What is the purpose of IO/M signal?
2. List the applications of stepper motor.
3. What is a tri-state buffer?
4. What is the use CS pin of a memory chip?
5. What is I/O mapped I/O technique?
6. Write down the operating modes of 8255.
7. What is memory mapping & I/O mapping?
8. If an information flows to memory, which signal is used by it?
9. List the advantages of microprocessor based system design.
10. How port C differs from other ports?
PART B (16 Marks)
1. Draw and explain memory and I/O interfacing with neat sketch.
2. With suitable block diagram, explain the functions of 8255 PPI.
3. Discuss in detail about various modes of operation of 8255 PPI.
4. Explain with neat sketch, temperature control using 8085 with flow chart.
5. With neat sketch, explain the stepper motor control using 8085 with program.
6. Explain the traffic light control using 8085 with its neat flow chart and program.