Networking and Internetworking with Microcontrollers [Paperback]

Fred Eady (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 18, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0750676981 | ISBN-13: 978-0750676984

Sophisticated networking and communications capabilities that were previously the sole domain of mainframes, PCs, and workstations are now becoming mandatory in the realm of smaller embedded microcontrollers. However, documentation, standards, and design information is scattered among many sources and is difficult to find.

In this practical book, popular columnist and embedded designer Fred Eady is your guide and advisor. He pulls together all the necessary design background and details and shows you how to use today's affordable microcontrollers for powerful communications and networking applications such as local area networks and embedded internet. Using working code examples and schematics, Eady steers you through the basics using two popular microcontroller families, PIC and Atmel.

Included are a wealth of detailed design examples for:
· RS-232 firmware and hardware
· Microcontroller USARTs
· The I2C bus
· Ethernet implementation
· Embedded internet implementation
· Wireless links

Sample source code is provided and thoroughly explained for all the application examples. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the example code as well as a searchable ebook version of the text, to help you get up to speed quickly. You could spend days or even weeks pulling together all the information that Eady has assembled in this one indispensable reference.

* The only source that pulls together difficult-to-find design information, and teaches step-by-step how to use it to create powerful networking applications
* Includes fully functional examples of microcontroller hardware and firmware
* Companion cd-rom includes all schematics and code utilized in the book

Editorial Reviews

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Networking and Internetworking with Microcontrollers (Newnes), has the most detailed explanation around regarding accessing Ethernet controllers in small systems. - Nuts & Volts, May 2004

"I found this book a practical, well-written and concise guide for networking and communication engineers. This book will be a useful addition to the personal as well as the academic research library." - E-Streams, February 2005 Vol. 8, No.2

Book Description

One-stop information source for embedded engineers to learn the theory and real-world application of creating embedded networking systems, with detailed fully functional design examples, schematics, and source code.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Newnes (February 18, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750676981
• ISBN-13: 978-0750676984
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,153,252 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ethernet, I2C, and RS-232 from the ground up, May 9, 2004

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J. Axelson "Jan Axelson" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Networking and Internetworking with Microcontrollers (Paperback)

If you've been following Fred Eady's long-running series of articles in Circuit Cellar, you know that this is a good book.

The book's focus is showing how to implement various interfaces that enable microcontrollers to communicate with remote computers or devices. The examples use Atmel AVR and Microchip PICmicro microcontrollers.

Fred starts with RS-232, followed by about the most detailed explanation I've seen for I2C communications. But a good 2/3 of the book is devoted to Ethernet interfacing and communications using the Cirrus CS8900A and Realtek RTL8019AS. If you're writing microcontroller Ethernet code from scratch, this book will show you how to do it.

And a plus is that Fred's writing is a pleasure to read.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well written... good source..., April 15, 2004

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Ben Zijlstra (Tilburg Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Networking and Internetworking with Microcontrollers (Paperback)

Working for months with Atmel's AVR's in combination with RTL8019AS, this book became a kind of electronic bible to me. Have bought some of the boards from Fred Eady with the C sources, and translated that to my favorite programming language Bascom-AVR. At a few times not knowing why certain lines were in the C-code, and why they should remain in my Bascom-code. Working through the book, page-by-page showed me that a lot of pioneerswork had been done to get the code working. The book is well written, a lot of effort has been put in certain details of AVR, PIC, the CS8900A-CQ and the RTL8019AS microcontroller and ethernetchips.

Almost all program examples are written in C, and a few lines in PICBasic. The explanation of the registers is however handy when you are trying to program the AVR, PIC with RTL8019AS or CS8900A-CQ in assembler or as I did in Bascom-AVR.

Sniffer Screen Captures are printed to explain details about the ethernetframes. Things I have stumbled on while programming in Bascom-AVR like ICMP-checksum, IP-checksum and TCP-checksum are well explained.

A well-written book, worth every euro. Especially when you have bought some of the boards developed by Fred Eady.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best there is!, February 26, 2005

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Steve R. Pierson (CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Networking and Internetworking with Microcontrollers (Paperback)

The best book I have read in a long time! If you are interested in RS-232, I2C, Ethernet and microcontrollers, this book is for you. Circuit Cellar's Fred Eady's writing style shares his enthusiasm for microcontrollers and makes learning a pleasurable experience!