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Embedded Systems Design with the Atmel AVR Microcontroller Part II

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Preface<br />

In 2006 Morgan & Claypool Publishers (M&C) released <strong>the</strong> textbook, titled “<strong>Microcontroller</strong>s<br />

Fundamentals for Engineers and Scientists.” The purpose of <strong>the</strong> textbook was to provide<br />

practicing scientists and engineers <strong>with</strong> a tutorial on <strong>the</strong> fundamental concepts and <strong>the</strong> use of microcontrollers.<br />

The textbook presented <strong>the</strong> fundamental concepts common to all microcontrollers. This<br />

book was followed in 2008 <strong>with</strong> “<strong>Atmel</strong> <strong>AVR</strong> <strong>Microcontroller</strong> Primer: Programming and Interfacing.”<br />

The goal for writing this follow-on book was to provide details on a specific microcontroller<br />

family – <strong>the</strong> <strong>Atmel</strong> <strong>AVR</strong> <strong>Microcontroller</strong>.This book is <strong>the</strong> third in <strong>the</strong> series. In it <strong>the</strong> emphasis is on<br />

system level design and advanced microcontroller interfacing and programming concepts. Detailed<br />

examples are provided throughout <strong>the</strong> text.<br />

APPROACH OF THE BOOK<br />

We assume <strong>the</strong> reader is already familiar <strong>with</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Atmel</strong> <strong>AVR</strong> microcontroller line. If this is not <strong>the</strong><br />

case, we highly recommend a first read of “<strong>Atmel</strong> <strong>AVR</strong> <strong>Microcontroller</strong> Primer: Programming and<br />

Interfacing.” Although some of <strong>the</strong> content from this earlier volume is retained in this current book<br />

for completeness, <strong>the</strong> reader will be much better served <strong>with</strong> a prior solid background in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Atmel</strong><br />

<strong>AVR</strong> microcontroller family.<br />

Chapter 1 contains an overview of embedded systems level design. Chapter 2 presents a brief<br />

review of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Atmel</strong> <strong>AVR</strong> subsystem capabilities and features. Chapters 3 through 7 provide <strong>the</strong><br />

reader <strong>with</strong> a detailed treatment of <strong>the</strong> subsystems aboard <strong>the</strong> <strong>AVR</strong> microcontroller. Chapter 8 ties<br />

toge<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> entire book <strong>with</strong> several examples of system level design.<br />

Steven F. Barrett<br />

October 2009

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