Microcontrollers and Microcomputers: Principles of Software and Hardware Engineering
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Author Description
Microcontrollers and Microcomputers: Principles of Software and Hardware Engineering, Second Edition, is an ideal introductory text for an embedded system or microcontroller course. While most texts discuss only one specific microcontroller, this book offers a unique approach by covering the common ground among all microcontrollers in one volume.Since the text does not focus on a particular processor, it can be used with processor-specific material--such as manufacturer's data sheets and reference manuals--or with texts, including author Fredrick M. Cady's Software and Hardware Engineering: Motorola M68HC11 or Software and Hardware Engineering: Motorola M68HC12. Now fully updated, the second edition covers the fundamental operation of standard microcontroller features, including parallel and serial I/O interfaces, interrupts, analog-to-digital conversion, and timers, focusing on the electrical interfaces as needed. It devotes one chapter to showing how a variety of devices can be used, and emphasizes C program software development, design, and debugging.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This text investigates the fundamental principles of software and hardware engineering common to all microcontrollers rather than focusing on a single proprietary architecture. Author Frederick M. Cady provides a comprehensive framework for understanding embedded systems by abstracting the core operational features found across various processor platforms. By emphasizing universal design concepts and C programming, the book serves as a foundational resource for students and engineers to bridge the gap between theoretical architecture and practical application.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of standard microcontroller features including parallel and serial I/O interfaces.
- Methodologies for implementing interrupts, analog-to-digital conversion, and timer operations.
- Technical focus on electrical interfaces and hardware-software integration.
- Best practices for C program software development, system design, and debugging workflows.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts and educators frequently cite this text as a versatile pedagogical tool because it avoids the limitations of processor-specific manuals. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which requires a solid grasp of basic digital logic to fully utilize the provided engineering principles.
Page Count:
477
Publication Date:
2009-06-19
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0195371615
ISBN-13:
9780195371611
Computer Science
Technology
Hardware
Engineering
