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Advantages of 8086 Memory Segmentation

The document discusses memory segmentation in the 8086 microprocessor. It divides the physically available memory into logical segments of 64KB each addressed by segment registers. Segmentation allows addressing 1MB of physical memory divided into 16 segments, providing advantages like larger memory capacity, data/code protection, and relocation of programs.

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Advantages of 8086 Memory Segmentation

The document discusses memory segmentation in the 8086 microprocessor. It divides the physically available memory into logical segments of 64KB each addressed by segment registers. Segmentation allows addressing 1MB of physical memory divided into 16 segments, providing advantages like larger memory capacity, data/code protection, and relocation of programs.

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2 8086 - Memory Segmentation

3.2 8086 - Memory Segmentation

Module:3 8086 Microprocessor


Course: BECE204L – Microprocessors and Microcontrollers
-Dr Richards Joe Stanislaus
Assistant Professor - SENSE
Email: [email protected]
3.2 8086 - Memory Segmentation

Module:3 8086 Microprocessor 3 hours

• 8086 Microprocessor: Architecture and Basic configurations, System


design using 8086, Introduction to Multiprogramming, System Bus
Structure, Multiprocessor configurations, Coprocessor. Introduction
to ARM7, Intel I (i3, i5, i7) Series Processors.
3.2 8086 - Memory Segmentation

1. Memory Segmentation
• Complete physically available memory
- divided into number of logical segments
• Each segment – 64K bytes in size
Addressed by one of the segment registers
( CS, SS, DS, ES) which contains
starting location of particular segment.
- To address memory location within
particular segment - we need
offset address
• CPU is able to address 1Mbytes of
physical memory which is divided to 16 segments
each of 64K bytes of memory
3.2 8086 - Memory Segmentation

1.1 Non-overlapping Segments


• Address of each segment may be
assigned as
0000H to F000H
• Offset address values are from
0000H to FFFFH
• Physical address:
minimum of first segment:
0000H x 10H + 0000H = 00000 H
maximum of last segment:
F000H x 10H + FFFFH = FFFFFH
• Image shows non-overlapping segments
3.2 8086 - Memory Segmentation

1.2 Overlapping Segments


• A segment starts at particular address
1000 and extends until subsequent
64K bytes with offset address
ranging from 0000H to FFFFH.
• Another segment starts before this
64Kbytes locations of first segment.
• Overlap locations with Same physical address
may be generated from
either segment address of first segment
and its offset address )
or with segment address of second segment
with its corresponding offset address
)
3.2 8086 - Memory Segmentation

1.3 Advantages of segmentation scheme


• Though actual address handled are 16-bit size (64K bytes),
segmentation allows memory capacity of 1M bytes.
• For data and code protection,
code, data and stack portions of same program are stored in
different parts (segments)
• Permits program and or its data to be put into different areas of
memory , (each time the program is executed). Provision of
relocation is done.

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