Practical Aspects of Embedded System Design using Microcontrollers

Foreword. Author's Profile. Preface. Acknowledgement. 1 Introduction. 1.1 Defining Embedded Systems. 1.2 Essential Attributes of Embedded Systems. 1.3 Embedded Systems Historical Aspects. 1.4 Embedded Solutions Continue to Flood Market. 1.5 Latest Trends in Embedded Systems. 1.6 Competition for Processing Cores in Embedded Systems. 1.7 Programming Paradigm for Microcontrollers. 1.8 Our Approach: "Towards a Full Proof 'C' Library for Embedded Systems". 1.9 Finalizing Hardware. 1.10 Exploring PIC 16F877 for Embedded Systems. 1.11 A Word About IDE. 1.12 Details About the AT 89S52 and Its Development Environment. 2 Interacting with the Outside World Using Simple I/O Devices. 2.1 LED Interfacing. 2.2 Switch (DIP) Interfacing. 2.3 Interfacing Buzzer. 2.4 Keypad Interfacing. 2.5 Thumbwheel Switch Interfacing. 2.6 Seven Segment Display Interfacing. 2.7 LCD Interface to the PIC. 2.8 Relay Interface to the PIC. 3 Accessing On-Chip and Off-Chip Peripherals. 3.1 Using On-Chip ADC. 3.2 Interfacing ADC (0809) to PIC. 3.3 Opto-Isolator Interfacing. 3.4 DAC Implementation Using On-Chip PWM. 3.5 Waveform Generation Using PIC. 3.6 Pseudo-Random Number Generation Through PIC. 3.7 On-Off Temperature Controller Using On-Chip ADC. 3.8 Implementing a PID Temperature Controller Using PIC 16F877. 4 Serial Interface to PIC. 4.1 Configuring HyperTerminal. 4.2 Setting Up Hyper Terminal. 4.3 Displaying Data on HyperTerminal. 4.4 HyperTerminal Interface: Getting Sensor Signal on HyperTerminal. 4.5 HyperTerminal Based Control: Controlling an Actuator Such as Relay from PC HyperTerminal. 4.6 Controlling a Stepper Motor from HyperTerminal: HyperTerminal Keyboard Provides Direction. 5 PIC Interfaced to I2C Compatible Devices. 5.1 Details of I2C Interface. 5.2 I2C Based Real Time Clock. 5.3 Serial I2C Based EPROM24AA256 Interface to PIC16F877. 5.4 I2C Based PCF 8591ADC Interface. 5.5 I2C Based ADC -- AD1236. 5.6 MAX 5822 DAC Interfaced to PIC. 6. Embedded Control Applications Using AT 89S52. 6.1 Night Lamp Controller. 6.2 Microcontroller Based Control for Nylon Rubber Stamp Making Machine. 6.3 A Tiny BIOS or Diagnoster Interface with MCS51. 6.4 Simple Digital IC Tester for 74XX Series. 6.5 Microcontroller Based Salinity Measurement System. 6.6 Fault Tolerant Sensor Interface. 6.7 Sensor Matrix Interface. 6.8 Design Microcontroller Based Servo Controller. References. Index.