For sophomore/junior-level courses in Microcomputer Interfacing, and Microcontrollers.

This complete textbook and laboratory/homework manual focuses on microcomputers and microprocessors used as control devices (e.g., the Motorola 68HC11). It includes extensive material on using the Motorola M68HC11EVB and M68HC11EVBU and M68HC11EVBU2 Trainers and encourages hands-on learning.

Features

• NEW--Added and improved chapter-end exercises--Increased in number from 272 to 424.
  • Provides students and instructors with an abundance of homework assignments and laboratory projects.
• NEW--Expanded information on the most popular Motorola trainers--M68HC11EVB, EVBU, and EVBU2.
  • Presents students with extensive coverage on their use with an IBM PC compatible computer--but does not require use of this equipment.
• NEW--Modified examples throughout.
  • Makes them compatible with the EVB and EVBU2 trainers so that students can easily test them on a microcomputer trainer.
• Thorough discussion of the internal input/output hardware of the 68HC11--Includes assembly language examples provided to demonstrate each device.
  • Helps give students a complete understanding of this topic.
• Numerous short examples with graphics--Illustrates the internal registers and their uses.
  • Emphasizes understanding of fundamental computer operation.
• Use of Motorola notation and terminology--Allows students to easily reference Motorola manuals.
  • Offers students discussions and examples--not just lists--of machine instructions and addressing modes.
• Many assembly language examples--Listings avoid statements unique to a particular assembler.
  • Shows the uses of instructions and hardware devices.
• An entire chapter devoted to good programming approaches and software design.
  • Discusses examples of bad programming practice, and uses structured programming throughout.
• In-depth coverage of subroutines--Features excellent examples.
  • Presents many parameter passing techniques.
• Discussion of reentrancy and concurrency problems and their solutions.
  • Enables effective use of interrupts.
• Easy to read and understand format--Covers the fundamentals of microcomputers, contains examples to demonstrate conceptual topics, and features small sections that cover only a few details at a time.
  • Makes this book ideal for students taking a first course in microcomputers/microcontrollers.
• Simplification of early topics.
  • Gets students working on a trainer as soon as possible.

1. Computer Fundamentals.

2. Instruction Subset and Machine Language.

3. Assemblers and Assembly Language.

4. Program Structure and Design.

5. Advanced Assembly Language Programming.

6. Hardware.

7. Advanced 68HC11 Hardware.

8. Real-time Operating Systems.

9. Real-time System Design.

Appendix A. The 68HC11 Instruction Set.
Appendix B. Hardware Control Registers.
Appendix C. The Motorola M68HC11EVB, EVBU, and EVBU2 Microcomputer Trainers.
Appendix D. Answers to Selected Exercises.
General Index.