Microcontrollers and microcomputers : principles of software and hardware engineering / Fredrick M. Cady

Includes bibliographical references and index

General principles of microcontrollers
Structured program design
Introduction to the CPU: registers and condition codes
Memory addressing modes
Assembly language programming
C Programming for embedded systems
Debugging microcontroller software and hardware
Computer buses and parallel I/O
Interrupts and real-time events
Memory
Serial I/O
Analog input and output
Counters and timers
Single-chip microcontroller interfacing techniques
Real-time operating systems
Appendix binary codes
Solutions to selected problems

Microcontrollers and Microcomputers: Principles of Software and Hardware Engineering is a top-down introductory treatment of microprocessors which provides students with an accessible and thorough overview of the key hardware and software engineering issues of today. The text begins with an explanation of the mystery of a stored-program computer, and goes on to explore the resources of the processor in a laboratory setting. Cady leads students step-by-step through examples that utilize various instructions. More difficult programming assignments are given as readers progress. These assignments demonstrate the need for techniques used in debugging, which is a critical step in developing software for microprocessors. A key chapter dedicated to software design presents top-down design and promotes pseudocode