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"The authors know their subject and present it well. Examples include C and BASIC code that will run on a PIC12F675 microcontroller." "If you want information about the overall aspects of empbedded-system design, this book deserves a look." "David Katz and Rick Gentile of Analog Devices do an admirable job covering memory architectures and storage technologies and devices." "The authors know theit subject and present it well." ECN
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"The Newnes Know It All Series" takes the best of what our authors have written to create hard-working desk references that will be an engineer's first port of call for key information, design techniques and rules of thumb. Guaranteed not to gather dust on a shelf! Circuit design using microcontrollers is both a science and an art. This book covers it all. It details all of the essential theory and facts to help an engineer design a robust embedded system. Processors, memory, and the hot topic of interconnects (I/O) are completely covered. Our authors bring a wealth of experience and ideas; this is a must-own book for any embedded designer.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Great book for the professional, good book for hobbyist
23 April 2008
Format:Paperback
I purchased Embedded Hardware because I'm a computer science student and hobbyist who wants to understand more of this stuff.
The first couple chapters which covered the basics were well written and was a refreshing review of the associated topics.
Most of the embedded hardware discussed was embedded processors, the busses in an embedded system, and the different memory types used. These topics take up about 1/3 of the book. The coverage is very complete.
Another huge part of the book talks very in depth about RS-232. It starts with a history lesson, then talks about the standards, and then proceeds to show you how to write your own UART code in Basic, C, and assembly. While this is one topic I'm very comfortable with, I found a lot of the discussion to be long, drawn out, and just plain overkill. The same section covers I2C and SPI and those were done properly. YMMV here.
The book has chapters on interfacing to sensors and goes through a fairly lengthy example of how to check noise related to ADC's.
Last but not least, it has a couple tips chapters which talk about common pitfalls and problems, and talks about PCB design issues... These chapters were well done.
The target audience of this book is definitely professionals that already work in the field. The book has a "business-side" feel to it which discusses things like part cost, IP licensing, relationship with vendors, and so on. The authors do mention hobbyists throughout, but it's usually a passing reference and a "hobbyists can ignore this."-type of message.
Besides the fact that there were like 11 different contributing authors, the book has a consistent writing style and appeared to be well-edited with few gaping mistakes.
The book is relatively new, as of April '08, and has an up to date feel to it. No passing references about a gig of memory being $500 or anything. :)
I found it a relatively easy read although I've got a decent background in computer architecture. I admit I skimmed some of the very detailed processor specifics and some of the memory section. Some of those chapters felt like they were written for reference rather than for a narrative.
Overall, I like the book and would recommend it. Hobbyists will have to filter out some of the unnecessary stuff --- and look elsewhere if they expect coverage of small 8-bit microcontrollers.
The first couple chapters which covered the basics were well written and was a refreshing review of the associated topics.
Most of the embedded hardware discussed was embedded processors, the busses in an embedded system, and the different memory types used. These topics take up about 1/3 of the book. The coverage is very complete.
Another huge part of the book talks very in depth about RS-232. It starts with a history lesson, then talks about the standards, and then proceeds to show you how to write your own UART code in Basic, C, and assembly. While this is one topic I'm very comfortable with, I found a lot of the discussion to be long, drawn out, and just plain overkill. The same section covers I2C and SPI and those were done properly. YMMV here.
The book has chapters on interfacing to sensors and goes through a fairly lengthy example of how to check noise related to ADC's.
Last but not least, it has a couple tips chapters which talk about common pitfalls and problems, and talks about PCB design issues... These chapters were well done.
The target audience of this book is definitely professionals that already work in the field. The book has a "business-side" feel to it which discusses things like part cost, IP licensing, relationship with vendors, and so on. The authors do mention hobbyists throughout, but it's usually a passing reference and a "hobbyists can ignore this."-type of message.
Besides the fact that there were like 11 different contributing authors, the book has a consistent writing style and appeared to be well-edited with few gaping mistakes.
The book is relatively new, as of April '08, and has an up to date feel to it. No passing references about a gig of memory being $500 or anything. :)
I found it a relatively easy read although I've got a decent background in computer architecture. I admit I skimmed some of the very detailed processor specifics and some of the memory section. Some of those chapters felt like they were written for reference rather than for a narrative.
Overall, I like the book and would recommend it. Hobbyists will have to filter out some of the unnecessary stuff --- and look elsewhere if they expect coverage of small 8-bit microcontrollers.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Great Book - Must have if you want to do something with PIC
12 Aug 2008
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a great Book. Worth the buy if you wanted to learn how to get working with PIC.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
If you are a real engineer "Dont"
23 Oct 2008
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Had I picked this book up from a shelf in a bookstore, I would have flipped through it and put it back. It is full of racked together bits and pieces of things easily found on the net. It isn't really put together in a useful way. I had mistakenly thought it might be a good technical and philosophical guide to embedded layout, organization and basic design ideas. Practical ideas - good ones and bad ones. Its far to basic and just lists stolen information from all over. In a nut shell don't waste your money.....
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