Dedication;
Preface;
Organization of This Book;
Using Code Examples;
Conventions;
Safari® Enabled;
How to Contact Us;
Acknowledgments;
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Computer Architecture;
1.1 Concepts;
1.2 Memory;
1.3 Input/Output;
1.4 DMA;
1.5 Embedded Computer Architecture;
Chapter 2: Assembly Language;
2.1 Registers;
2.2 Machine Code;
2.3 Signed Numbers;
2.4 Addressing Modes;
2.5 Coding in Assembly;
2.6 Disassembly;
2.7 Position-Independent Code;
2.8 Loops;
2.9 Masking;
2.10 Indexed Addressing;
2.11 Stacks;
2.12 Timing of Instructions;
Chapter 3: Forth/Open Firmware;
3.1 Introducing Forth;
3.2 String Words;
3.3 Stack Manipulation;
3.4 Creating New Words;
3.5 Comments;
3.6 if ... else;
3.7 Loops;
3.8 Data Structures;
3.9 Interacting with Hardware and Memory;
3.10 Forth Programming Guidelines;
Chapter 4: Electronics 101;
4.1 Voltage and Current;
4.2 Analog Signals;
4.3 Power;
4.4 Reading Schematics;
4.5 Resistors;
4.6 Capacitors;
4.7 RC Circuits;
4.8 Inductors;
4.9 Transformers;
4.10 Diodes;
4.11 Crystals;
4.12 Digital Signals;
4.13 Electrical Characteristics;
4.14 Logic Gates;
4.15 The Importance of Reading the Datasheet;
Chapter 5: Power Sources;
5.1 The Stuff Out of the Wall;
5.2 Batteries;
5.3 Low Power Design;
5.4 Regulators;
5.5 LM78xx Regulators;
5.6 MAX603/MAX604 Regulators;
5.7 MAX1615 Regulator;
5.8 MAX724 Regulator;
5.9 Electrical Noise and Interference;
Chapter 6: Building Hardware;
6.1 Tools;
6.2 Soldering;
6.3 Quick Construction;
6.4 Printed-Circuit Boards;
6.5 Building It;
6.6 JTAG;
Chapter 7: Adding Peripherals Using SPI;
7.1 Serial Peripheral Interface;
Chapter 8: Adding Peripherals Using I2C;
8.1 Overview of I2C;
8.2 Adding a Real-Time Clock with I2C;
8.3 Adding a Small Display with I2C;
Chapter 9: Serial Ports;
9.1 UARTs;
9.2 Error Detection;
9.3 Old Faithful: RS-232C;
9.4 RS-422;
9.5 RS-485;
Chapter 10: IrDA;
10.1 Introduction to IrDA;
Chapter 11: USB;
11.1 Introduction to USB;
11.2 USB Packets;
11.3 Physical Interface;
11.4 Implementing a USB Interface;
Chapter 12: Networks;
12.1 Controller Area Network (CAN);
12.2 Ethernet;
Chapter 13: Analog;
13.1 Amplifiers;
13.2 Analog to Digital Conversion;
13.3 Interfacing an External ADC;
13.4 Temperature Sensor;
13.5 Light Sensor;
13.6 Accelerometer;
13.7 Pressure Sensors;
13.8 Magnetic-Field Sensor;
13.9 Digital to Analog Conversion;
13.10 PWM;
13.11 Motor Control;
13.12 Switching Big Loads;
Chapter 14: The PIC Microcontrollers;
14.1 A Tale of Two Processors;
14.2 Starting Simple;
14.3 A Bigger PIC;
14.4 PIC-Based Environmental Datalogger;
14.5 Motor Control with a PIC;
Chapter 15: The AVR Microcontrollers;
15.1 The AVR Architecture;
15.2 The ATtiny15 Processor;
15.3 Downloading Code;
15.4 A Bigger AVR;
15.5 AVR-Based Datalogger;
15.6 Bus Interfacing;
Chapter 16: 68HC11;
16.1 Architecture of the 68HC11;
16.2 A Simple 68HC11-Based Computer;
Chapter 17: MAXQ;
17.1 Architectural Overview;
17.2 Schematics;
Chapter 18: 68000-Series Computers;
18.1 The 68000 Architecture;
18.2 A Simple 68000-Based Computer;
Chapter 19: DSP-Based Controllers;
19.1 The DSP56800;
19.2 A DSP56805-Based Computer;
19.3 JTAG;
Colophon;