Introducing Microcontrollers: - Hardware, Software and Applications (Technology Today series Book 1)

In almost every branch of life the electronic equipment used by modern man incorporates microcontrollers in some form. Intended for university students in electronic engineering, software design or mechatronics, this text leads the reader from first principles of these fascinating devices to advanced applications and techniques. The 8051 chip is used for illustration throughout, and the concepts are widely applicable to the whole embedded systems field. Each chapter comes with a wealth of illustrative examples and assignment questions for lecture-room use.