The 8051 Family of Microcontrollers (Paperback)

by Richard H. Barnett (Author)

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Introduces the reader to the Intel 8051 family of microcontrollers from both a hardware and software standpoint, giving them all of the background they need to contstruct a design project using an embedded controller.

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This new text introduces students to the Intel 8051 family of microcontrollers from both a hardware and software standpoint, giving them all of the background they need to construct a design project using an embedded controller. A wealth of realistic examples are included, from simplest applications to complex multi-processor systems, illustrating the 8051 teamed to real devices using standard interface techniques such as power drivers and analog-digital/digital-analog conversion. Both assembly language and C language are used in examples, to show the greatest possible range of applications, and to highlight the particular merits of each language. While assembly language is covered in detail, it is assumed that the reader will learn C language elsewhere.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (September 16, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0023062819
• ISBN-13: 978-0023062810
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,743,690 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Lots of bark, but almost no bite., May 1, 1998

By	J. M. Hughes ([e-mail]) (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews

One doesn't normally expect a technical book to be more than passibly readable, and this slim book is no exception. However, even books with a stiff style, grammatical errors, and blantant proofreading slips can be forgiven when one gets to the technical information. And that, sadly, is what this book is missing. Although there are some schematics, and an OK, if greatly abbreviated discussion of A/D operation and usage, the book simply lacks any significant punch. And then there are the errors. Just looking through the first chapter I spotted several. In one, a pin on the 8051 is mislabled as an output, and then referred to in the text as an input. Do you suppose that might confuse someone? Or the references to entries in a table which do not exist? The table is there, but the entries in question are not. Perhaps this book could have been saved by including some data sheets from Intel or Philips. Perhaps a discussion of timer operation would have helped, if it had turned out to be any more than just a rehash of the timer register descriptions from the data sheets. Well, that's the bottom line here, actually. This book doesn't have anything you can't get from the manufacturers, personal web pages, and even a pretty good FAQ. Get the Intel, Philips, and Dallas Semicondutor PDF files (8051 Programmer's Guide, datasheets, etc.) and you will have more information than can be found in this book, and it will be better written, too. And the best part is that the stuff from the manufacturers is free.