Preface
Many students of microprocessor-based systems have some initial difficulties relating to the software and hardware. The information presented here is mostly available from all the manufacturers’ data manuals, but I have tried to present it in a much more readable form and in a more logical order for the beginner. I have chosen to focus on the MCS51 and PIC families since, at the present, they seem to be more popular. Whether this is because of their in-built technical advantages or because of marketing hype is an interesting point. Maybe as your experience grows with these and competing products, you may form your own opinions on the matter. It has been an interesting task to chart the similarities and differences between the two families ...
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