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Controlling The World with Your PC
- 1st Edition - May 1, 1994
- Author: Paul Bergsman
- Language: English0
Connect your MS-DOS/Windows PC to the real world with this bestselling book! Control stepper motors, turn appliances on and off, monitor fluid levels, control a home security… Read more
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Connect your MS-DOS/Windows PC to the real world with this bestselling book! Control stepper motors, turn appliances on and off, monitor fluid levels, control a home security system, convert thermometer readings to digital values, detect magnetic fields, and do other useful stuff with the circuits and software found in this book. All circuits connect directly to the parallel printer port of your PC—you don't have to modify your PC in any way. Each circuit is complete with a schematic, description of circuit theory and operation, a parts list, construction and usage tips, and full source code in C, Basic, and Pascal for the controlling software. You can use each circuit "as is" or modify it for your particular needs. Do as thousands and thousands of others around the world have done—add this book to your electronics reference library! Over 200 large-format pages plus HD floppy disk.
-controlling stepper and servo motors
-generating audio tones and speech
-converting input voltages to binary values
-generating audio tones and speech
-converting input voltages to binary values
Chapter 1: Display Devices
Chapter 2: Control of Real-World Devices
Chapter 3: Motor Control
Chapter 4: Digital Inputs
Chapter 5: Analog Inputs
Appendix A: Notes on Stepping Motors
Appendix B: Crystal Oscillator Circuits
Appendix C: Interfacing to the Serial Port
Appendix D: The Game Port
Appendix E: Bidirectional Printer Port Adapter
Appendix F: Expanding the Parallel Port to 24-Bit Input/Output
Appendix G: Parallel Printer Port Technical Reference Chart
Appendix H: Gray Code/Binary Conversion Logic
Appendix I: TPU Units
Chapter 2: Control of Real-World Devices
Chapter 3: Motor Control
Chapter 4: Digital Inputs
Chapter 5: Analog Inputs
Appendix A: Notes on Stepping Motors
Appendix B: Crystal Oscillator Circuits
Appendix C: Interfacing to the Serial Port
Appendix D: The Game Port
Appendix E: Bidirectional Printer Port Adapter
Appendix F: Expanding the Parallel Port to 24-Bit Input/Output
Appendix G: Parallel Printer Port Technical Reference Chart
Appendix H: Gray Code/Binary Conversion Logic
Appendix I: TPU Units
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 1, 1994
- Imprint: Newnes
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Paul Bergsman
Paul Bergsman has taught electronics for over 20 years and has years of experience interfacing real-world devices with computers. He attended Temple University to study electronics and later received a Bachelor of Arts in secondary education from Temple. He regards this book as a union of the two camps of programmers and "hardware hackers."