How this book came to be written 

Highlights of this book 

Is this book for you? 

WARNINGS! 

Microcontrollers 

Programming Languages 

Efficient Design With a Microcontroller 

Plan, Plan, Plan, Plan, and Then Do 

System Integration 

Programming languages 

Variables 

8051 Memory spaces 

Operators 

Branching Constructs 

Looping Constructs 

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Five Kinds of Functions 

Function Examples 

Advanced Function Topics 

Arrays 

Structures 

Memory Spaces 

Pointers 

Unions 

Why Modular? 

C Language Modules 

Assembly Language Modules 

Scope of Variables and Functions 

Mixing Module Languages 

Libraries 

Code Efficiency 

Microcomputers 

Computer Instructions 

8051 Instruction Summary 

Clock Cycles & Software Delays 

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Memory Technologies 

8051 Memory 

Parallel Ports 

Bus expansion 

Stand-alone Microcontrollers 

Interrupts 

Counters 

Timers 

RTOS Basics 

Commercial RTOS 

Including RTKS in Projects 

Small RTOS compared 

RTKB—Priority-Based Pre-emptive Kernel 

Commercial operating Systems 

Cost & Benefits of RTOS 

Numbers and Notations 

Number Conversion 

Conversion to ASCII (for a Display) 

Decimal to Binary (input from a keypad) 

Parsing 

Random numbers 

Scaling 

Look-up Tables 

Linear interpolation 

Floating Point Variables 

Measuring Frequency or Period 

Maintaining a Calendar 

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Library Functions 

Self-calibration of Sensors 

Digital Signal Processing 

Smoothing & Averaging 

Control Algorithms 

Fuzzy Logic 

Adaptive Control (Self-tuning) 

Tracking & Hill Climbing 

Dynamic Memory Allocation 

UART Fundamentals 

UART Examples 

Software-only "UARTs" 

Serial Driver Hardware 

EIA/TIA-232 (RS-232) Specification 

Other Serial Protocols 

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Single-use Buffers 

Cyclic (FIFO/Ring) Buffers 

Topologies 

Common Network Issues 

Shared Line Communication 

RS-422, RS-485 

Waking Nodes—9th Bit Mode 

8051 UART Shift Register Mode 

SPI Bus 

Networking Protocols Are Similar 

I2C/ACCESS/SMB History & Overview 

SMB/I2C Protocol 

Electrical Details 

CAN Message Frame 

CAN & the OSI Model 

Collision/Arbitration/Priority 

Signals 

CAN Error Handling 

Chip support 

Example: CAN Message Exchange 

All things to all people? 

USB Architecture 

USB Logical Abstractions 

USB Electrical Features 

Protocol Overview 

Doing USB Applications 

Interfacing TTL 

Inputs to TTL 

Switches & Buttons 

Keypads 

Keyboards 

Music Keyboards 

Signals From IR Remotes 

Light-Emitting Diodes 

Liquid Crystal Displays 

Other Types of Alphanumeric Displays 

CRT (Video) Drivers 

DC Motors 

Relays and Solenoids 

Stepper Motors 

Knobs & Sliders 

Proximity & Ranging Inputs 

Relative X-Y Position Devices 

Absolute X-Y Position: Digitizers 

Optical Interruptors

Angle Sensing

Optical Isolation

A-D Conversion

Analog Comparators

Voltage to Frequency

Electrical Measurements

Physical measurements

Light Inputs

Magnetic Inputs

Measuring & Recognizing Sounds

Speech Recognition

Inputs from the Physically-disabled

Resistor-Ladder D-A

Other D-A Techniques

Music Outputs

Speech Synthesis

AC Measurements 

AC Power Production & Control

Chapter 34: Efficiency at Work

Zone Heat System

Light Meter

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