Interface Fundamentals in Microprocessor-Controlled Systems

1 Microprocessor Basic Structures and Their Needs for Special Interfaces.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Some Useful Definitions.- 1.3 Microprocessor Architectures.- 1.4 Microprocessor Interface Requirements.- 2 ?P- Logic Families Interfaces.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Basic Logic Families and Their Interface Capabilities.- 2.3 Comparison of Characteristics and Capabilities of Key Logic Families as They May Apply to Microprocessor Interfacing.- 2.4. Interface Considerations When Mixing Families.- 2.5 Design and Applications Examples.- 3 ?P- Memory Interfaces.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Brief Review of Main Memory Types.- 3.3 Interface Requirements.- 3.4 CMOS Memory System Interface Designs.- 3.5 Interfacing Bubble Memories to ?P- Based Systems.- 4 ?P-Timing and Synchronization Interfaces.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Fundamentals of IC Timing Circuits.- 4.3 Real-Time Clock Hardware and Software.- 4.4 Programmable Time Interface Modules.- 5 ?P-Peripheral Chips Interfaces.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Peripheral Processors.- 5.3 IC Peripheral Chips.- 5.4 Design Examples and Applications.- 6 ?P Interfaces in Instrumentation.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Review of Some Basics on Measurements.- 6.3 The IEEE-488 Instruments Bus.- 6.4 ?P Interfaces in Music, Sound and Talking Instruments.- 6.5 ?P- Controlled Measurements Stations.- 7 ?P Interfaces in Communications Systems.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Review of Some Basic Communications Components.- 7.3 ?P Interfaces in Connection to Communications Standards.- 7.4 Design and Applications Examples of Communication Systems with ?P-Interfaces.- 8 ?P Interfaces in Automated Offices.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 LAN and PABX Interfaces.- 8.3 Workstations and ?P Interfaces.- 8.4 Man-Machine Interfaces.- 8.5 Peripheral and Terminal Interfaces.- 9 ?PInterfaces in Data Acquisition Systems.- 9.1 Introduction.- 9.2 Basic Building Blocks of a Data Acquisition System.- 9.3 The Interface Block and Its Components.- 9.4 Design Examples of Special Interfaces.- Charter 10 ?P Interfaces in Automated Factory Environments.- 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 Interfacing with the Analog World in a Factory.- 10.3 Microprocessor Interfaces in Industrial Robots.- 10.4 Other ?P-Interface Examples for the Factory Environment.- 11 ?P Interfaces in Distributed Process Control.- 11.1 Introduction.- 11.2 Elements and Structures of Distributed Systems.- 11.3 Interfaces in Remote Job Sites.- 11.4 Bus Interfaces in Distributed Systems.- 12 ?P Interfaces in Energy Management, Heating and Motor Control Systems.- 12.1 Introduction.- 12.2 liP Interfaces in Power Plants.- 12.3 ?P Interfaces in Motor Controls.- 12.4 ?P Interfaces in Heating Control.- 13 ?P Interfaces in Automotive Electronics.- 13.1 Introduction.- 13.2 Electronic Interfaces in Automobile Engine Control Mechanisms.- 13.3 Electronic Interfaces in other Automotive Systems.- 14 ?P Interfaces in Medical Applications.- 14.1 Introduction.- 14.2 Exploring Microprocessor Applications in Medicine.- 14.3 Interfaces in Patient Information and Monitoring Center.- 14.4 Interfaces in Electrocardiography (ECG).- 15 Interfaces for ?P-Controlled Fiber Optic Systems.- 15.1 Introduction.- 15.2 ?P Interfaces in Simple Fiber Optic Links and Instrumentation.- 15.3 ?P Interfaces in Teledistribution Fiber Optic Systems.- 15.4 ?P Interfaces in Fiber Optic Local Area Networks.- 16 Interfaces in ?P- Based Security and Alarm Systems.- 16.1 Introduction.- 16.2 General Approaches to Security Systems Interfaces.- 16.3 Data-Encryption Interfaces in Communication Systems.- 16.4 ?P- Based Fire Detection andSecurity Systems Using Infrared Techniques.- 17 ?P- Based ATE Systems Interfaces.- 17.1 Introduction.- 17.2 The Evolution of ?P- Controlled Automatic Test Equipment.- 17.3 Automatic Testing and the IEEE-STD-488 Interface.- 17.4 Design and Applications Examples.- 18 VLSI Technology Impact on ?P Interfaces.- 18.1 Introduction.- 18.2 Changes in Design Philosophies at the Circuit Level.- 18.3 Changes in Design Philosophies at the Circuit Level.- 18.4 Simplified ?P Interfaces for Controllers Under the VLSI Influence.- Appendix Abbreviations.