8085 project idea ???
 

Hi !

I don't know if I can post this, but I'll give it a try. I in dire need of a project idea to put on my resume. I have basic knowledge of 8085 assembly and C and I am looking for a project idea something I can work on to show in my resume.

The problem is this is going to be my first project and I don't really have any knowledge about interfacing and other stuff....


Can anyone give me some suggestions to work on that concentrate on 8085 assembly. I am open to work in combination with C, even though I have very little knowledge on how I would be able to do that....


looking forward towards some brainstorming !!!!!

An 8085 is just a general purpose microprocessor. C is just a programming language. They're both tools, not products (except to the tool makers). Think of something to build or improve upon, THEN apply your tools. How are you with hardware? Can you do your own peripheral interfacing or will you use a kit? You don't have to come up with a marketable idea to learn -- you can replicate something already existing if learning's your primary goal. Make a printing calculator. Make a system to control the environmental conditions in your home. Make a simple robot. Maybe all it can do is move through a room without inflicting serious damage to the walls and contents.

I don't know if I would be able to program something in hardware since I don't have the 8085 micro-controller and it would be hard to get one in india, I was thinking something in terms of software using an 8085 compiler

You don't write code for an 8085 and run it on your PC, you know. Each microprocessor typically has it's own instruction set, incompatible with others. I'm thinking you need to do some basic research on microprocessors and their appurtenances in general.

Hi !

I understand what u are trying to say ofcourse I need to run that code through and iterface on the 8085 processor itself, if I can find it one though, otherwise I would have to use a small simulator online and test my code on that ,

only that I have very little idea of what can I write with a simulator on my PC which would be considerable, I am going to keep looking if I can find a interface for 8085 somewhere

any tips, am I heading in the right direction, I am have decent knowledge about processor, I have read a book by goankar on 8085 architecture and I am currently reading one on ARM, but I need some direction in application of this knowledge

Please help !!

Truthfully, I'd recommend something other than an 8085. If your goal is to show/develop software expertise, you can do that with your PC. If your goal is to make some sort of controller, there are many better choices than the 8085. The 8085 is just a GP micro with no onboard memory of either the RAM or ROM/PROM variety.

One of the reasons you're having difficulty deciding what to do is that you're going about it backwards. It isn't an erector or tinkertoy set that you buy and THEN decide what to build with it today and what else to build with it tomorrow. First you decide what you want to do then you DESIGN a way to do it. Once you know what your requirements are in terms of RAM, ROM, and I/O, then you can choose the appropriate device(s) from among a large collection of offerings. Almost any common device will have a cross-assembler or cross-compiler available so that you can work from your PC, and often an emulator capability as well.