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Outline
Introduction
The Challenge
Is This Book for You?
What You Need
How to Proceed
Chapter 1 Jump Right In
Getting Started
Hardware
Other Prototyping Needs
The No-Hardware Approach
The Software
Your First Stamp Program
The Outside World
Digital Basics
Number Systems
Other Bases
Boolean Algebra
Connecting Hardware
Digital Systems in an Analog World: A Few Laws
Pull-up and Pull-down Resistors
Putting it All Together: Your Next Program
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 2 The Nitty Gritty -- A Stamp Reference
General Program Formatting and Labels
The Stamp I Memory Map and I/O
Stamp I Expressions
The Stamp II Memory Map and I/O
Stamp II Expressions
Handling Large, Negative, and Floating Point Expressions
Command Reference (including alphabetical cross reference)
Section I -- Data Commands
DEBUG I, II, IISX
SYMBOL I
CON II, IISX
VAR II, IISX
LET I
EEPROM I
BSAVE I
DATA II. IISX
READ I, II, IISX
WRITE I, II, IISX
PUT IISX
GET IISX
RANDOM I, II, IISX
Section II -- Flow Control
END I, II, IISX
PAUSE I, II, IISX
NAP I, II, IISX
SLEEP I, II, IISX
GOTO I, II, IISX
IF I, II, IISX
BRANCH I, II, IISX
GOSUB I, II, IISX
RETURN I, II, IISX
FOR I, II, IISX
NEXT I, II, IISX
RUN IISX
Section III -- Digital I/O
INPUT I, II, IISX
OUTPUT I, II, IISX
HIGH I, II, IISX
LOW I, II, IISX
TOGGLE I, II, IISX
REVERSE I, II, IISX
PULSOUT I, II, IISX
PULSIN I, II, IISX
COUNT II, IISX
BUTTON I, II, IISX
XOUT II, IISX
Section IV -- Analog I/O
PWM I, II, IISX
POT I
RCTIME II, IISX
SOUND I
FREQOUT II, IISX
DTMFOUT II, IISX
Section V -- Serial I/O
SERIN I, II, IISX
SEROUT I, II, IISX
SHIFTIN II, IISX
SHIFTOUT II, IISX
Section VI -- Tables
LOOKUP I, II, IISX
LOOKDOWN I, II, IISX
Section VII -- Math Operators
+ , - , * , / I, II, IISX
** I, II, IISX
*/ II, IISX
// I, II, IISX
>> , << II, IISX
MIN , MAX I, II, IISX
ABS II, IISX
SQR II, IISX
SIN , COS II, IISX
DIG II, IISX
Section VIII -- Logical Operators
& , | , ^ I, II, IISX
&/ , |/ , ^/ I
REV II, IISX
DCD II, IISX
NCD II, IISX
Exercises
Chapter 3 Digital I/O
I/O by Command
I/O with Registers
An LED Counter
Driving Larger Loads
Driving Relays and Other Inductive Loads
Switching a Relay
Switching Power with PNP Transistors
A PNP Driver
Other Switches
A Word About AC Loads
Simulating Open Collector Outputs
Working with Pulses
Counting Pulses
Reading Buttons
Experimenting with Button
Sharing I/O Pins
Expanding I/O
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 4 Analog Output
Sound and Tone Generation
Simple Speaker Circuits
Experimenting with PWM Noise
Amplifiers
Connecting to the Phone Line
An Example
Generating Voltages using PWM
Trying PWM
Other Uses for PWM
Traditional D/A
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 5 Analog Input
Careful What You Ask For
Reading Resistance or Capacitance
A Capacitance Meter Project
Using an ADC
A Homebrew ADC
Voltage to Pulse Conversion
The Simplest Analog Input
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 6 Serial I/O
Definitions
Simple Serial Protocols
Interfacing with the PAK-I
The I2C Bus
I2C Basics
Ending a Transmission
Slow Slaves
Arbitrating Multiple Masters
I2C Plans
Interfacing to an I2C EEPROM
Asynchronous Communications
RS232 Basics
Open Collector Async
A PC Frequency Counter
Extending PC I/O
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 7 LCDs and Keypads
Serial LCDs
LCD Interfacing
LCD Commands
LCD Software
Scanning a Keypad
Analog Keypads
Making the Most of Limited Keys
Graphical LCDs
Details
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 8 Motors
DC Motors
Using PWM
The H Bridge
About Stepper Motors
Servos
Cannibalizing Motors
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 9 Just Projects
LED Die
Reaction Game
Quiz Buttons
Logic Probe
PocketWatch
Morse Code IDer
Morse Code Keyer
Chapter 10 The Next Step
The Next Step
Why Not Stamps?
What You Will Need
Software
Other Software
Assembler Survival Guide
Hardware Shortcuts
Getting Started
The Real Thing
Beyond PICs
Stamps + PICs?
An Example PBP Program
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 11 On Your Own
The Parallax Mailing List
Web Sites
Appendix A About the CD-ROM
About the Stamp I Simulator
Appendix B The APP-I PIC Programmer
What's Needed?
Building It
Software
Troubleshooting
PICAWC Controls
Using the COM Port as a Power Supply
Appendix C Making Cables
Stamp I
Stamp II and Stamp IISX
