1. Chapter 1 An Introduction to Computer Architecture

   1. Concepts

   2. Memory

   3. Input/Output

   4. DMA

   5. Embedded Computer Architecture

2. Chapter 2 Assembly Language

   1. Registers

   2. Machine Code

   3. Signed Numbers

   4. Addressing Modes

   5. Coding in Assembly

   6. Disassembly

   7. Position-Independent Code

   8. Loops

   9. Masking

   10. Indexed Addressing

   11. Stacks

   12. Timing of Instructions

3. Chapter 3 Forth/Open Firmware

   1. Introducing Forth

   2. String Words

   3. Stack Manipulation

   4. Creating New Words

   5. Comments

   6. if ... else

   7. Loops

   8. Data Structures

   9. Interacting with Hardware and Memory

   10. Forth Programming Guidelines

4. Chapter 4 Electronics 101

   1. Voltage and Current

   2. Analog Signals

   3. Power

   4. Reading Schematics

   5. Resistors

   6. Capacitors

   7. RC Circuits

   8. Inductors

   9. Transformers

   10. Diodes

   11. Crystals

   12. Digital Signals

   13. Electrical Characteristics

   14. Logic Gates

   15. The Importance of Reading the Datasheet

5. Chapter 5 Power Sources

   1. The Stuff Out of the Wall

   2. Batteries

   3. Low Power Design

   4. Regulators

   5. LM78xx Regulators

   6. MAX603/MAX604 Regulators

   7. MAX1615 Regulator

   8. MAX724 Regulator

   9. Electrical Noise and Interference

6. Chapter 6 Building Hardware

   1. Tools

   2. Soldering

   3. Quick Construction

   4. Printed-Circuit Boards

   5. Building It

   6. JTAG

7. Chapter 7 Adding Peripherals Using SPI

   1. Serial Peripheral Interface

8. Chapter 8 Adding Peripherals Using I2C

   1. Overview of I2C

   2. Adding a Real-Time Clock with I2C

   3. Adding a Small Display with I2C

9. Chapter 9 Serial Ports

   1. UARTs

   2. Error Detection

   3. Old Faithful: RS-232C

   4. RS-422

   5. RS-485

10. Chapter 10 IrDA

    1. Introduction to IrDA

11. Chapter 11 USB

    1. Introduction to USB

    2. USB Packets

    3. Physical Interface

    4. Implementing a USB Interface

12. Chapter 12 Networks

    1. Controller Area Network (CAN)

    2. Ethernet

13. Chapter 13 Analog

    1. Amplifiers

    2. Analog to Digital Conversion

    3. Interfacing an External ADC

    4. Temperature Sensor

    5. Light Sensor

    6. Accelerometer

    7. Pressure Sensors

    8. Magnetic-Field Sensor

    9. Digital to Analog Conversion

    10. PWM

    11. Motor Control

    12. Switching Big Loads

14. Chapter 14 The PIC Microcontrollers

    1. A Tale of Two Processors

    2. Starting Simple

    3. A Bigger PIC

    4. PIC-Based Environmental Datalogger

    5. Motor Control with a PIC

15. Chapter 15 The AVR Microcontrollers

    1. The AVR Architecture

    2. The ATtiny15 Processor

    3. Downloading Code

    4. A Bigger AVR

    5. AVR-Based Datalogger

    6. Bus Interfacing

16. Chapter 16 68HC11

    1. Architecture of the 68HC11

    2. A Simple 68HC11-Based Computer

17. Chapter 17 MAXQ

    1. Architectural Overview

    2. Schematics

18. Chapter 18 68000-Series Computers

    1. The 68000 Architecture

    2. A Simple 68000-Based Computer

19. Chapter 19 DSP-Based Controllers

    1. The DSP56800

    2. A DSP56805-Based Computer

    3. JTAG

1. Colophon

Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects. The animal on the cover of Designing Embedded Hardware, Second Edition is a porcelain crab. These tiny invertebrates are common in tide pools along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. They are an orangy brown color, and are only five millimeters long. Porcelain crabs have six pairs of legs, with one tiny pair tucked in across the base of the tail. Although they can swim, sharply pointed spines on the ends of their walking legs make it easier for them to cling to the hard surfaces of submerged rocks. Hair on their legs collects mud from the ocean floor and helps camouflage the crab from predators. Additional protection is provided by mussel beds, sponges, and algae. Once concealed in these preferred habitats, the porcelain crab sweeps its feathery arms through the water, capturing plankton and other tiny plants and animals. When threatened by a predator, these crabs can detach a leg or claw to distract an attacker. The tricky crab scurries away, and its lost appendage eventually grows back. Sanders Kleinfeld was the production editor and copyeditor for Designing Embedded Hardware, Second Edition. Matt Hutchinson proofread the book. Genevieve d'Entremont and Colleen Gorman provided quality control. Julie Hawks wrote the index.

Emma Colby designed the cover of this book, based on a series design by Edie Freedman. The cover image is a 19th-century engraving from Cuvier's Animals. Karen Montgomery produced the cover layout with Adobe InDesign CS using Adobe's ITC Garamond font.

David Futato designed the interior layout. This book was converted by Joe Wizda to FrameMaker 5.5.6 with a format conversion tool created by Erik Ray, Jason McIntosh, Neil Walls, and Mike Sierra that uses Perl and XML technologies. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano, Jessamyn Read, and Lesley Borash using Macromedia FreeHand MX and Adobe Photoshop CS. The tip and warning icons were drawn by Christopher Bing. This colophon was written by Philip Dangler.