C language for AVR microcontrollers. From scratch to advanced applications

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• Get to know the structure and basics of programming microcontrollers
• Find out how to use C language for your purposes
• Learn to solve real problems and create practical solutions

AVR microcontrollers from Atmel constitute a dynamically developing family of systems. Thanks to the low price, the large possibilities and availability of free tools, they have been invariably very popular among hobbyists and people professionally involved in programming microcontrollers.

A certain difficulty for Polish AVR users is the lack of literature on the use of high-level languages for their programming, such as C. This book is an attempt to fill this gap. In a synthetic way, it shows the differences between C-language programming of PCs and microcontrollers. It discusses the programming of peripherals available in AVR microcontrollers in C language, a standard library and its extensions known as AVR-libc. As a result, even those who have little knowledge of the basics of the C language will be able to "change" to the programming of AVR microcontrollers without any problems. On the other hand, the book describes advanced programming techniques related to bootloader support, security and encryption of application code, and implementation of the most commonly used data exchange protocols between devices based on microcontrollers and PCs. It also covers topics related to the specificity of writing applications for microcontrollers as well as searching and removing errors.

• Workshop for the AVR programmer
• Introduction to C language on AVR
• Program construction and its components
• Using the microcontroller hardware resources
• Using registers and various types of memory
• Applications of the ADC transducer
• LCD display support
• Using interfaces
• Ensuring code security