Overview
Using a clear writing style and a "nuts and bolts" approach, this book describes the entire field of embedded controllers -- hardware, software, and interfacing -- using the Intel 8051 microcontroller as an example. The emphasis throughout is on interfacing the 8051 to real-world devices such as switches, displays, motors, A/D converters, etc. -- through both assembly language and C language programming. Provides abundant programming examples both in assembly language and in C throughout. Covers: Architecture of a Microcomputer; The 8051 Single-Chip Microcontroller; Interfacing: Hardware and Software; State Machines and Interrupt Timing; System Design Techniques; Project Design; Introduction to Assembly Languages; Mcs ® -- 51 Programmers Guide and Instruction Set; and ASCII and EBCDIC Tables. Provides extensive discussion of device characteristics as well as many typical interfaces, such as RS-232 and IEEE-488. A reference for anyone whose work requires familiarity with microcontrollers.
Synopsis
Using a clear writing style and a "nuts and bolts" approach, this book describes the entire field of embedded controllers — hardware, software, and interfacing — using the Intel 8051 microcontroller as an example. The emphasis throughout is on interfacing the 8051 to real-world devices such as switches, displays, motors, A/D converters, etc. — through both assembly language and C language programming.
Provides abundant programming examples both in assembly language and in C throughout. Covers: Architecture of a Microcomputer; The 8051 Single-Chip Microcontroller; Interfacing: Hardware and Software; State Machines and Interrupt Timing; System Design Techniques; Project Design; Introduction to Assembly Languages; Mcs ® — 51 Programmers Guide and Instruction Set; and ASCII and EBCDIC Tables. Provides extensive discussion of device characteristics as well as many typical interfaces, such as RS-232 and IEEE-488.
A reference for anyone whose work requires familiarity with microcontrollers.
Booknews
A text for a course on microcontrollers based on the 8051 for students familiar with binary and hexadecimal numbers and hopefully experienced with personal computers and with an introductory course in digital devices behind them. Emphasizes interfacing the controller to real-world devices such as switches, displays, motors, and A/D converters through programming in both assembly language and C. In order to provide hands-on experience, includes all the code examples in the text and a free 8051 cross-assembler and documentation on two 3.5" disks. First published in 1993 and here augmented with two new chapters on C programming. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.