Microcontrollers fundamentals for engineers and scientists / Steven Barrett, Daniel Pack

Digital design fundamentals -- Introduction -- Binary math -- Representation of integers and floating point variables -- Two's complement -- Floating point notation -- Basic math operations: Addition and subtraction -- Codes -- Unicode and ASCII -- Gray code -- Combinational and sequential circuits -- Digital design building blocks -- Digital design solutions -- Programmable gate arrays -- Microprocessors -- Digital signal processors (DSPs) -- Microcontrollers -- Mixed mode processing microcontroller with FPGA -- Summary -- The design and development process -- The design process -- Implementation and testing tools -- Software development process -- Summary -- Microcontroller -- So what exactly is a microcontroller -- Microcontroller overview -- Basic architecture -- RISC versus CISC instruction set -- Register set -- Bus structure -- Address bus -- Data bus -- Control bus -- Memory -- Time base -- Timing subsystem -- Port systems -- Analog-to-digital converters -- Communication systems -- Serial communications -- Terminology -- Serial communication signals -- Handshake mechanisms -- RS-232 protocol -- Interrupt system -- Speed -- Choosing a microcontroller for a specific design -- System requirements -- Microcontroller vendors -- Cutting edge technology -- Summary -- Timing subsystem -- Background theory -- Frequency -- Period -- Duty cycle -- Timer system -- Hardware -- Operation -- Applications -- Measuring external timing event -- Counting events -- Generating timing signals to interface external devices -- Industrial implementation case study (PWM) -- Summary -- Analog-to-digital conversion -- Background theory -- Analog signals versus digital signals -- Sampling, quantization, and encoding -- Resolution and data rate -- Analog-to-digital conversion process -- ADC conversion technologies -- Successive-approximation -- Integration -- Counter-based conversion -- Parallel conversion -- Applications -- Signal processing -- Signal conditioning for ATD converters -- Digital-to-analog conversion -- Industrial implementation: Digital cameras -- Summary -- Networked microcontrollers -- Background theory -- Designing computer networks -- Types of networks and protocols -- Microcontroller networks -- Controller area network -- BDLC networks -- Customized networks -- Applications -- Automobiles -- Mobile robots -- Summary -- Operating parameters and interfacing -- Operating parameters -- Input devices -- Switches -- Switch debouncing -- Keypads -- Sensors -- Output devices -- Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) -- Liquid crystal display (LCD) -- DC devices -- AC devices -- Application: DC motor speed and direction control -- Motor operating parameters -- Summary.

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