Embedded systems interfacing for engineers using the Freescale HCS08 microcontroller I
Subtitle: assembly language programming
By: Douglas H. Summerville
Series: Synthesis lectures on digital circuits and systems -- # 20
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA)
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9781608450060; 9781608450053
Subjects: Embedded computer systems; Microcontrollers; Programming; Assembly languages (Electronic computers)
Other titles: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.
Description: The vast majority of computers in use today are encapsulated within other systems. In contrast to general-purpose computers that run an endless selection of software, these embedded computers are often programmed for a very specific, low-level and often mundane purpose. Low-end microcontrollers, costing as little as one dollar, are often employed by engineers in designs that utilize only a small fraction of the processing capability of the device because it is either more cost-effective than selecting an application-specific part or because programmability offers custom functionality not otherwise available. Embedded Systems Interfacing for Engineers using the Freescale HCS08 Microcontroller is a two-part book intended to provide an introduction to hardware and software interfacing for engineers.^

Building from a comprehensive introduction of fundamental computing concepts, the book suitable for a first course in computer organization for electrical or computer engineering students with a minimal background in digital logic and programming. In addition, this book can be valuable as a reference for engineers new to the Freescale HCS08 family of microcontrollers. The HCS08 processor architecture used in the book is relatively simple to learn, powerful enough to apply towards a wide-range of interfacing tasks, and accommodates breadboard prototyping in a laboratory using freely available and low-cost tools. In Part I: Assembly Language Programming, the programmer's model of the HSC08 family of processors is introduced. This part leads the reader from basic concepts up to implementing basic software control structures in assembly language.^

Instead of focusing on large-scale programs, the emphasis is on implementing small algorithms necessary to accomplish some of the more common tasks expected in small embedded systems. The first part prepares the reader with the programming skills necessary to write device drivers in and perform basic input/output processing. Part II's emphasis is on hardware interfacing concepts.
Notes: Part of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction to microcomputer organization; title: Data and information; title: Organization of digital computers; title: Central processing unit; title: Memory; title: Input and output; title: Bus; title: Microprocessors, microcomputers and microcontrollers; title: Data representation; title: Codes and precision; title: Prefix notation; title: Hexadecimal representation; title: Memory maps; title: Commonly used binary codes; title: Unsigned integer code; title: Two's complement signed integer code; title: ASCII character code; title: Fixed-point binary code; title: Binary coded decimal; title: Addition and subtraction of positional number codes; title: Chapter problems; title: Programmer's model of the HCS08 CPU; title: Introduction; title: Registers; title: Memory; title: Addressing modes; title: Inherent addressing; title: Immediate addressing; title: Direct and extended addressing; title: Indexed addressing; title: Indexed with post-increment addressing; title: Offset indexed addressing; title: 8B offset indexed with post-increment addressing; title: Stack pointer offset; title: Relative addressing; title: Memory-to-memory MOV addressing modes; title: Data transfer operations; title: Bit manipulation operations; title: Arithmetic and logic operations; title: Masking; title: Extended arithmetic; title: Shift and rotate; title: Stack operations; title: Compare and branch operations; title: Interpretation of branch conditions; title: Loop primitive instructions; title: Miscellaneous instructions; title: Chapter problems; title: HCS08 assembly language programming; title: Assembler structure; title: Machine language encoding; title: Assembly language file format; title: Assembler processing; title: Listing file; title: Object file: S19 file format; title: Organizing program and data areas; title: Creating and accessing variables; title: Tables, arrays and data structures; title: Implementing mathematical functions via tables; title: Programming common control structures; title: Selection/decision structures; title: Loop structures; title: Subroutines; title: Register saving; title: Stack variables; title: Passing parameters and returning results; title: Analysis of code size and execution time; title: Chapter problems; title: Biography.