Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released.
The following errata were submitted by our customers and have not yet been approved or disproved by the author or editor. They solely represent the opinion of the customer.
Color Key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
| Version | Location | Description | Submitted by | Date submitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printed | Page 166 Figure 7-11 |
Text and caption refers to DS1305, but the |
Anonymous | May 20, 2010 |
| 175 Figure 8-2 |
After the START condition, the next SDA transition happens when SCL is high. This would constitute either another START condition, or a STOP condition. |
Ferdi Pienaar | Jul 11, 2011 | |
| 176 Figure 8-4 |
Before the STOP condition, the last SDA transition happens while SCL is high. This would constitute either another STOP condition, or a start condition. |
Ferdi Pienaar | Jul 11, 2011 | |
| Printed | Page 199 Figure 10-2 |
On page 198, the HDLC protocol is mentioned. Yet, Figure 10-2 does not show where this protocol fits into the protocol stack. |
Abdullu | Feb 03, 2010 |
| Printed | Page 222 Figure 12-6 |
All figures in this chapter use "CS8900A" as the Ethernet controller's designation. Yet, Figure 12-6 uses "CS8900". |
Abdullu | Feb 03, 2010 |
| Printed | Page 239 4th paragraph |
100k / 0.25 = 400k, not 4k! |
Anonymous | Jul 15, 2015 |
| Printed | Page 262 "Variable-Speed Oscillator" section, 1st paragraph |
When R1 is placed parallel with R, resistance is decreased (not increased as stated), thus the oscillator frequency is increased (not slowed as stated) as RC time constant shortens. |
vlad | Jan 14, 2013 |
| Printed | Page 263 2nd and 3rd paragraph (2nd paragraph being the single sentence) |
The PIC is named "PIC12C805" twice on this page. It should be named "PIC12C508" (notice mixed "5" and "8"). |
Abdullu | Feb 03, 2010 |
| Printed | Page 268 Figure 14-9 |
The interface is named "Herwin ...". It should be named "Harwin ..." |
Abdullu | Feb 03, 2010 |
| Printed | Page 278 Figure 15-1 |
In figure 15-1, the AVR processor register diagram indicates that the register pairs R26:R27, R28:R29, and R30:R31 make up the X, Y, and Z 16-bit registers. However, the text which indicates this reads "X-register low byte" (for example) for both registers. Obviously one or the other of the registers must be the high byte of the 16-bit register. |
Anonymous | |
| Printed | Page 283 Warning notice |
The sentence states "the amount of current it can sink decreases with supply voltage". This implies an inverse proportionality. From the context of the book, this seems wrong. Imho, "decreases" should be either changed with "increases" or "changes". |
Abdullu | Feb 03, 2010 |
| Printed | Page 284 Second line |
Reads "2.9 V", should be "2.8 V". |
Abdullu | Feb 03, 2010 |
| Page 290 last paragraph |
Text says "connect to a MAX3233 in the same way as we saw in the PIC design." However, the PIC design makes no reference to a MAX3233 device -- the device mentioned there is a MAX3232. |
Ferdi Pienaar | Jan 11, 2012 | |
| Printed | Page 298 3rd paragraph |
Reads "tCLCL" twice. "CLCL" parts should be formatted in subscript. |
Abdullu | Feb 03, 2010 |
| Printed | Page 332 Figure 17-5 |
In this figure, the MAX3232 has the following pins connected: T2OUT/R1IN and T2IN/R1OUT. This "cross-configuration" is counterintuitive, as one would expect T1OUT/R1IN and T1IN/R1OUT, especially when comparing with Figure 9-7 on page 188. The same applies to Figure 18-10 on page 344, where the MAX3232 is again used in the cross-configuration. |
Abdullu | Feb 03, 2010 |
| Page 332 1st sentence |
This sentence states that port 5 provides access to JTAG signals. Comparing this to Figure 17-2, it seems that port 4 provides this access. |
Abdullu | Feb 03, 2010 | |
| Printed | Page 343 First sentence |
This sentence states that the demultiplexer drives three LEDs. Comparing this to figure 18-9, it should drive four LEDs. |
Abdullu | Feb 03, 2010 |
| Printed | Page 353 1st line |
On page 352, last line, the opening parenthesis does not have a matching closing parenthesis within the first line of page 353. |
Abdullu | Feb 03, 2010 |
| Page 359 1st paragraph |
"Each region has 64K ? 16 bytes" should read "Each region has 64K ? 16 bits". |
Ferdi Pienaar | Feb 18, 2012 |