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by: Jeffrey Hirst Johnson
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Topics include: converter circuit block, strobed output, modem control lines, polled operation, line status register, parallel port for input, modem status register, original interrupt, output strobe, port base address, data strobe, parallel port adapter, transmitter buffer, incoming byte, upper nibble, upper byte, baud rate generator, write pointer, port routines, software flow control, strobe line, transmit interrupt, assembler version, polling loop, internal interrupts
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Book Description Simplicity, flexibility, and affordability are what most PC users look for in computer interfacing equipment, and that's just what this money-saving guide offers. Jeffrey Hirst Johnson shows how to turn any IBM PC or compatible computer into a high-performance data communications system-not by installing expensive, special-purpose boards and peripherals, but by taking advantage of the serial and parallel ports that come with the computer. This book features circuit designs and instructions for building a wide variety of portable plug-in devices that allow fast, effective data communications whereever and whenever needed... and at a fraction of the cost of installing sophisticated networking systems. Johnson includes all of the ready-to-use software routines necessary to implement the hardware, along with information on data formats and reates, cabling and connectors, and troubleshooting.
Hot diggity -- I'm not an Electronics Engineer, but I feel very comfortable with this book. I learned my electronics over 30 years ago. So my knowledge is weak, dated, to say the least. However, I've tried to keep an interest in electronics. I come from an industrial background. I'm accustomed to building power plants, refineries, etc. Then came PC's. Well I waited until the 486 came out. Anything less was a joke. Now I want to connect everything to my PC. This book is just right for me. I took refresher courses at the local college to "bone_up" a bit on my antiquated electronics. I'm not a PROGRAMMER either, but the programming in this book is done already. I think it could be scanned....Whoops!
Excellent, informative and very practical for applicators: Although robotic sensors do not interest as many people as they probably should - this book explains their importance (and how to create them at low cost) with a finese rarely seen within the electrical engineering library canon. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the topic at all. A real cornerstone in basic sensor construction!
Reviews:
Better books out there: There are much better books out there. I bought this book because it discusses both the parallel port and the serial port. Many of the other books give you several projects to use for experiments. This book only has one project. I wish more pages had been used to cover interfacing the PC with other ADC/DAC chips. Ciruits that are easy for the novice understand and assemble. The source code is not include on disk or CD, and all of the source is in Pascal. Perhaps using Basic or C would be better. Ideally, source and executables would be great. In general, I did not learn much from this book.
A very pratical book that worth its price: I am from Malaysia where good technical books on computers and electronics are considered rare if not none. I picked this book from singapore for ss45.49 and I strongly feel it's money well spent. The sad part is I had to type source program code myself. I do not mind paying for the companion disk. I hope the author will have web site where I can just download for a fee.