ABSTRACT

Revised and expanded guide demonstrates microcomputer usage by working through one simple design challenge and explaining its solution. This edition features the contributions of an Ada expert, demonstrates (in 14 new chapters) the development of a microcomputer system structured by this language.

chapter 1|12 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|3 pages

A Problem

chapter 3|5 pages

A Solution Strategy

chapter 4|13 pages

Engineering Our Solution

chapter 6|7 pages

About Our Microprocessor

chapter 7|14 pages

Inside the Microprocessor

chapter 10|13 pages

Getting to the I/O Chips

chapter 11|2 pages

Controlling the Integrator

chapter 12|8 pages

Looking Up in the Tables

chapter 15|7 pages

Some “Housekeeping”

chapter 16|8 pages

A Look at Our Whole System

chapter 17|9 pages

Another Way to Read Out

chapter 21|4 pages

The Ada Language

chapter 24|5 pages

The Structure of Ada

chapter 26|3 pages

The Control Program

chapter 27|7 pages

Interrupts in Ada

chapter 29|3 pages

Some Definitions

chapter 30|7 pages

“Packages” in Our Example

chapter 31|5 pages

The Converter Program

chapter 32|4 pages

The Display Control Program