Teachers and students have found serial ports to be a handy tool for experiments with electronics and computer control and monitoring. Many of the examples in this book are suitable as a starting point for school projects. And last but not least, users, or an yone who uses a computer with serial ports , will find useful information, including advice on configuring and adding ports. Readers who have found my books useful sometimes ask how I came to know the information they contain. The short answer is that each of my books, including this one, is the result of a continuous cycle of research and experiments.
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The data sheets for the chips themselves also hold many answers. All of this information is now easily available on the Internet. There are also many good books that cover related topics. See Lakeview Research's web site for pointers to many good sources of information. This book is result of many, many hours of such research and experiments.