7 1/2 X 9 1/4 in About the Author
What s on the CD-ROM?
1. Intr oduction
History of this Book and What You ll Get From Read ing It
Target Readership and Required Skills and Tools
Conventions Used in the Text
2. Microcontrollers, Single-Board Computers and Development Tools
The Division o f Labor
Candidate Microcontrollers for Hard Tasks
The Atmel AVR and its Development Hardware Up Close
C andidate x86-based SBCs for Soft Tasks
The Advantech PCM- 5820 Single-Board Computer Up Close
Selecting an Inter-Modu le Communications Protocol
3. Some Example Sensor, Actuator and Control Applications and Circuits (Hard Tasks)
Introdu ction
E2BUS PC-Host Interface
Host-To-Module C ommunications Protocol
Stepper Motor Controller
Speed-Controlled DC Motor with Tach Feedback and Thermal Cutoff
Two-Axis Attitude Sensor using MEMS Accelerometer
RS -422 Compatible Indicator Panel
4. The Linux-Based Contro