|
|
|
|
| Public Affairs & Administration |
|
|
HomeShop at BookSurgePolitical SciencePublic Affairs & AdministrationHCS08 Unleashed: Designer's Guide To the HCS08 Microcontrollers |
|
|  |
| Customer Reviews: | | Average Customer Review: ( 9 customer reviews )
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
The Best HCS08 Reference Available May 04, 2008
By Jeff Smith
"tube book guy"
This book is very complete and well thought out.
It covers most if not all of the many HCS08 processors.
This book explains all you would need to know to write in assembly, but is not a tutorial on assembly language (nor should it be). It has a review of "C" but is not a "C" tutorial either.
Having said that most of the many, many examples are written in "C", are available for download, and are actively maintained by the author. It is worth the cost just for the examples - many of which are explained in the text.
Module by module, each register is explained in detail, every bit. For the most part, you would not need to look at the specsheet when programming. This book is both a tutorial and a reference guide you will want to keep it on your desk when programing. I am very experienced with the HCS08, but I know this book will be at my side while I program, as I can't remember every detail. This book has many handy charts that are easier to find and use than in the spec sheet. For the few times I need to use assembly language, this book will be a great reference, as it document all the instructions. Instead of having to look in several places, this is an all in one reference.
It also explains in detail how to use Codewarrior and the debugger from Freescale, which can be downloaded for free. For about 50.00 USD, you could buy this book and demo a board and be ready for a great learning experience, professional or hobbyist.
After covering all the modules - system, clocking, communication, flash, low power and io it also has a section on projects examples and schematics are shown as well for building prototypes.
While a beginner would also need some other books to learn assembly language and "C", even a beginner would benefit from this book. Hardware engineers would also gain insight, as would professional software engineers and hobbyists.
Finally, the author monitors the Freescale forum, and will be happy to answer any question you may have. Errata is constantly being updated as well.
Plus it is at a great price.
Highly Recommended.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
HCS08 feedback Jul 26, 2008
By Gero
Excellent source of information.
Clear and concise. In depth analysis is excellent.
Thanks for this wonderful book.
I would like to see: CAN and LIN modules included.
Exercises/tutorials may improve future editions.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
To have absolutely May 10, 2008
By Thierry Maldague
This book is really a very great reference.
In addition with the previous review (with which I totally agree), the huge number of examples/applications make it one of the best 8 bits microcontrollers book.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Best Freescale Microcontroller Book Available! Apr 01, 2010
By Brad Hanken
This book is a must have for anybody that develops or plans to develop applications using Freescale micro-controllers. I would recommend this book for both new and experienced developers. This book gives just the right amount of information required to use the HCS08 line and their built-in peripherals effectively. The HCS08 data-sheets, while well-written and thorough, describe the functions of the various registers and interrupts from a language agnostic point of view. This book goes the extra step of describing the compiler-specific techniques necessary to be able to take advantage of the processor using CodeWarrior and the HCS08 C compiler, including the compiler extensions required to fully use hardware interrupts and various memory addressing modes which are not immediately obvious even to experienced microcontroller software developers. I simply cannot overstate the value of these extra bits of information. Had I obtained this book a couple years ago, I would have saved myself many hours of scouring obscure bits of documentation scattered across the net while trying to integrate various peripheral devices.
On a side note, many of the techniques and concepts described in this book apply to Freescale's other micro-controllers as well. In general, if you're comfortable programming for the HCS08 line, you should have no problem developing for Freescale's S12 line, and vice-versa.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Good resource for MCU programming May 08, 2009
By Thomas E. Seeley
This is a good book to begin studying the programming of micro-controller units (MCUs). The author has a very good background that shows up in how many ways and details he provides. I also found it beneficial that he discusses the CodeWarrior compiler for the HC08.
See all 9 customer reviews on Amazon.com
|
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
