Книга: Introduction to Microprocessors and Microcontrollers
Preface
Preface
The first edition of this book started with the words: ‘A modern society could no longer function without the microprocessor.’
This is certainly still true but it is even truer if we include the microcontroller. While the microprocessor is at the heart of our computers, with a great deal of publicity, the microcontroller is quietly running the rest of our world. They share our homes, our vehicles and our workplace, and sing to us from our greetings cards. They are our constant, unseen companions and billions are being installed every year with little or no publicity. The purpose of this book is to give a worry-free introduction to microprocessors and microcontrollers. It starts at the beginning and does not assume any previous knowledge of microprocessors or microcontrollers and, in gentle steps, introduces the knowledge necessary to take those vital first steps into the world of the micro.
- Preface
- 1. Basic microprocessor systems
- 2. Binary – the way micros count
- 3. Hexadecimal – the way we communicate with micros
- 4. How micros calculate
- 5. An introduction to logic gates and their uses
- 6. Registers and memories
- 7. A microprocessor-based system
- 8. A typical 8-bit microprocessor
- 9. Programming – using machine code and assembly
- 10. High-level languages
- 11. The development of microprocessors and microcontrollers
- 12. The Pentium family
- 13. The PowerPC
- 14. The Athlon XP
- 15. Microcontrollers and how to use them
- 16. Using a PIC microcontroller for a real project
- 17. Interfacing
- 18. Test equipment and fault-finding
- Appendix A: Special function register file
- Appendix B: PIC 16CXXX instruction set
- Further reading
- Quiz time answers
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