Microcontrollers : Architecture, Programming, Interfacing and System Design

The book focuses on 8051 microcontrollers and prepares the students for system development using the 8051 as well as 68HC11, 80x96 and lately popular ARM family microcontrollers. A key feature is the clear explanation of the use of RTOS, software building blocks, interrupt handling mechanism, timers, IDE and interfacing circuits. Apart from the general architecture of the microcontrollers, it also covers programming, interfacing and system design aspects. Special Features: Explains the architecture, instruction and internal resource in 8051 in detail. Provides insight into the use of the RTOS, IPCs, IDE, software building blocks, interrupt handling mechanism, timers for the real time control and synchronization. Lucid explanation of the 8251, 8255, 8237, 8279, 8259, and ADC and DAC peripherals. Describes a number of interfacing circuits, namely, for keys, LCD displays, printers, flash memory, coils, stepper and dc motors, servomotors, optical encoders, process control, robots, power control and DSP systems. Prepares students for applications of 8051 as well as 68HC11, 80x96 and ARM family microcontrollers Contains a large number of examples Summary, definition of key terms, review questions and practice exercises at the end of each chapter.