Microcontrollers and Microcomputers: Principles of Software and Hardware Engineering

by Fredrick M. Cady and James M. Sibigtroth

Book Overview

There are a mind-boggling number of microcontrollers in use today. Hundreds of millions are shipped every year in products such as automobiles and coffee makers. In order to fully understand this technology, it is necessary to grasp current principles of microprocessor technology and their relationship to microcontrollers. Microcontrollers and Microcomputers: Principles of Software and Hardware Engineering is a top-down introductory treatment of microprocessors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195110080
• ISBN13: 9780195110081
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.5" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Great book

I am half way through a semester teaching with this book and I could not be happier. It presents topics in a very well thought out way. It does not emphasize one particular processor which is a good idea. It teaches PRINCIPLES, not specifics. When I look at the organization, I can tell that the author is a good teacher. He is a master of presenting material in a logical, well thought out way. The specifics of a particular processor can be found in a data sheet. In fact, other books I have used are little more than expanded versions of processor data sheets.... oh but one major difference... they cost a lot of money. I like the idea of teaching students the principles first then bringing in current (and accurate) material which gives an example of the principle. Using this book, for example, I can talk about registers in general, then give examples in the PIC18, PIC32, MIPS, 6800 Etc processors, and compare. I prefer to teach from principles versus a particular processor. Why? Because (A) In the workplace the student is not likely to use the processor *I* select. If the student does not understand the basic principles he/she will have to start from scratch. (B) processor technology changes quickly. Any particular processor will be dated within a few years. The bottom line: great book about principles BUT, you will need to augment the material with specifics about the processor you may be using. One suggestion for the publisher: It would be great to lower the price of the book a bit given that it is a soft cover...