This book was written with the novice or intermediate
8052 developer in mind. Assuming no prior knowledge of
the 8052, it takes the reader step-by-step through the
architecture including discussions and explanations of
concepts such as internal RAM, external RAM, Special
Function Registers (SFRs), addressing modes, timers,
serial I/O, and interrupts. This is followed by an
in-depth section on assembly language which explains
each instruction in the 8052 instruction set as well as
related concepts such as assembly language syntax,
expressions, assembly language directives, and how to
implement 16-bit mathematical functions. The book
continues with a thorough explanation of the 8052
hardware itself, reviewing the function of each pin on
the microcontroller and follows this with the design and
explanation of a fully functional single board
computer-every section of the schematic design is
explained in detail to provide the reader with a full
understanding of how everything is connected, and why.
The book closes with a section on hardware interfacing
and software examples in which the reader will learn
about the SBCMON monitor program for use on the single
board computer, interfacing with a 4x4 keypad,
communicating with a 16x2 LCD in direct-connect as well
as memory-mapped fashion, utilizing an external serial
EEPROM via the SPI protocol, and using the I2C
communication standard to access an external real time
clock. The book takes the reader with absolutely no
knowledge of the 8052 and provides him with the
information necessary to understand the architecture,
design and build a functioning circuit based on the
8052, and write software to operate the 8052 in assembly
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