1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457698903321

Autore

Morton John <1980->

Titolo

The PIC microcontroller [[electronic resource] ] : your personal introductory course / / John Morton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier/Newnes, c2005

ISBN

1-281-01653-5

9786611016531

0-08-047375-X

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MortonJohn <1980->

Disciplina

629.8/9

Soggetti

Programmable controllers

Integrated circuits - Design and construction

Microelectronics

Microcomputers - Circuits

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revised ed. of: PIC.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Dedication; The PIC Microcontroller: Your Personal Introductory Course; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface to the third edition; Chapter 1. Introduction; Some tips before starting; Initial steps; The file registers; A program template; Chapter 2. Exploring the PIC5x series; Your first program; Testing the program; Hardware; Using the testing instructions; Timing; Seven-segment displays; The program counter; Subroutines and the stack; Logic gates; The watchdog timer; Final instructions; The STATUS file register; The carry and digit carry flags; Pages

What caused the reset? Indirect addressing; Some useful (but not vital) tricks; Final PIC5x program - 'Bike buddy'; Chapter 3. The PIC12F50x series (8-pin PIC microcontrollers); Differences from the PIC16F54; Example project: 'PIC dice'; Chapter 4. Intermediate operations using the PIC12F675; The inner differences; Interrupts; EEPROM; Analogue to digital conversion; Comparator module; Final project: Intelligent garden lights; Chapter 5. Advanced operations and the future; Extra timers:



TMR1 & ...; Capture/Compare/PWM; USART: Serial communication; Programming tips

Chapter 6. A PIC development environment Chapter 7. Sample programs; Program A LedOn - Turns an LED on; Program B PushButton (1.0) - If a push button is pressed,turns on an LED; Program C PushButton (2.0) - Shorter version of PushButton 1.0; Program D Timing - LED states toggled every second, and buzzer on every five seconds; Program E Traffic - Pedestrian traffic lights junction is simulated; Program F Counter (1.0) - Counts signals from a push button,resets after 16; Program G Counter (2.0) - Stop reading button twice (otherwise, as Counter 1.0)

Program H Counter (3.0) - Solves button bounce (otherwise, as Counter 2.0)Program I StopClock - A stop clock displaying tenths of seconds to minutes; Program J LogicGates - Acts as the eight different gates; Program K Alarm - An alarm system which can be set or disabled; Program L BikeBuddy - A speedometer and mileometer for bikes; Program M PIC Dice - A pair of dice are simulated; Program N Quiz - Indicates which of three push buttons has been pressed first; Program O Phonecard - To act like a phonecard which decrements a file register

Program P TempSense - Displays whether temperature is too hot, too cold or OKProgram Q; Appendix A: Specifications of some Flash PIC microcontrollers; Appendix B: Pin layouts of some Flash PIC microcontrollers; Appendix C: Instructions glossary; Appendix D: Number system conversion; Appendix E: Bit assignments of various file registers; Appendix F: If all else fails, read this; Appendix G: Contacts and further reading; Appendix H: PICKitTM 1 & BFMP Info; Appendix I: Answers to the exercises; Appendix J: Some BASIC commands in assembly; Index

Sommario/riassunto

John Morton offers a uniquely concise and practical guide to getting up and running with the PIC Microcontroller. The PIC is one of the most popular of the microcontrollers that are transforming electronic project work and product design, and this book is the ideal introduction for students, teachers, technicians and electronics enthusiasts. Assuming no prior knowledge of microcontrollers and introducing the PIC Microcontroller's capabilities through simple projects, this book is ideal for electronics hobbyists, students, school pupils and technicians. The step-by-step explanation



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777026403321

Autore

Craig Lyn <1955->

Titolo

Contemporary motherhood [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of children on adult time / / Lyn Craig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aaldershot, Hampshire ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2007

ISBN

1-315-57387-3

1-317-16072-X

1-317-16071-1

1-281-09916-3

9786611099169

0-7546-8529-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Disciplina

306.87409182/1

Soggetti

Child rearing - Study and teaching

Parenting - Economic aspects

Time measurements

Families - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-158) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Approach, data and method -- The time penalty of parenthood -- Gender equivalence or hidden inequity? -- Protecting parental time with kids? -- Earning capacity versus caring capacity -- Cross-national comparison of the impact of children on adult time.

Sommario/riassunto

In this timely book, Lyn Craig employs large-scale quantitative time-use data to provide a unique and comprehensive account of how parenthood affects daily life within households. Suggesting an explanation for why fertility rates are dramatically dropping, this book makes a significant contribution to the debate on contemporary motherhood.