| An introduction to circuit design and programming with embedded computers. Circuit and code examples show how to use the devices in a variety of applications.
This book is a hands-on guide to designing, building, and testing microcontroller-based devices. Microcontrollers, or single-chip computers, are ideal for projects that require computer intelligence, but don’t need the overhead of a complete personal computer with disk drives, keyboard, and full-screen display.
This book focuses on the 8052-BASIC microcontroller, which is easy to use, full featured, and inexpensive to work with. The on-chip BASIC-52 programming language enables you to write, run, and test your programs quickly. With over 100 commands, instructions, and operators, BASIC-52 is more capable than other microcontroller BASICs. And, as a member of the 8051 microcontroller family, the 8052-BASIC has a standard, popular architecture. The ideas and applications presented here are not limited to the 8052-BASIC, however. If your favorite chip is a different one, you can adapt the circuits and programs to it. The schematics and program listings in this book include comments and explanations to help you apply the ideas, whether or not you are using the 8052-BASIC. |
