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Summary: An exposition of the data sheet
Review: Most of what you find in this book is what you will find in the data sheet on Atmel's web site. I am a beginner in this area (micros/ programming) and this book isn't of much use to me right now. Perhaps someone with more experience with micros could get more out of it.
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Summary: Great book for beginers.
Review: Not knowing much about Atmel's AVR series I bought this book as a guide for future projects. And i must say i was not disappointed. This book is an excellent complement to the AVR data sheets and provides some real innovative projects for newbies, who want to get their hand dirty with the AVR. A must buy!!!
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Summary: A new Datasheet
Review: Reading this book is like reading the Atmel Datasheet and some applications notes.I do not recomment this book. Georges
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Summary: A new Datasheet
Review: Reading this book is like reading the Atmel Datasheet and some applications notes. I do not recomment this book. Georges
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Summary: Dissapointing
Review: The author has primarily recycled information already available from Atmel and on the web. The coverage of compilers ignores several popular 'C' compilers including the GNU port and Imagecraft. This is inexcusable given that one of Atmel's primary objectives was to develop a microprocessor targeted at the 'C' development environment. The section on interfacing with LCD displays is inadequate. It presents some very basic information regarding what is possible and does not follow through with a well illustrated example. This last statement is true of much of the book. Save your money and spend more time surfing the web. I am still waiting for a good AVR book.
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Summary: Excellent reading for amateurs and experts
Review: The hype about the AVR micro-controller made me buy this book, and after reading this I am not only deeply involved in it but am also convinced that the AVR micro-controller leads the present generation of RISC micro-controllers. This book has a reproduction of the AVR data sheet but with many hints and explanations at the appropriate places. This book assumes the reader to be an amateur in the field of electronics but with a zest to be a master in this topic. The projects, which form a major part of the book, are very well arranged in terms of increasing complexity. This arrangement increases the confidence of the reader by introducing the various features slowly and steadily and by the end of all the projects, the reader will surely be able to configure the micro-controller for his own purposes. All said and done, this book has moulded me into an avid AVR supporter.
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Summary: This book is old
Review: There is some usable information here but much of the code is not very well documented like the LCD software. Better off just
downloading examples and data sheets from avrfreaks.com Marginally useful for beginner.
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Summary: A collection of application notes
Review: This book has some good ideas for projects but is otherwise light on content. The first part is supposed to be a reference guide for the AVR, but I've found the free datasheets from Atmel to be more useful and complete. The second part of the book talks about interfacing the AVR. There are some good tidbits in here, such as using IRda, USB, and microprocessor monitor chips. Finally, the last part of the book is a collection of project ideas which I've not found terribly inspiring. Overall, I don't think this was a good value for the money. There are lots of free application notes available on the Net for the PIC or Basic Stamp which can be easily adapted to the AVR. What's really missing from the book is examples showing basic usage of the AVR features, such as the PWM timer, UART, etc. If you are a rank beginner who has never done microcontroller programming, this book is probably not for you. But if you are an intermediate hobbiest looking for some ideas, you might find some gems in here.
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Summary: this book is the best for a newbie
Review: this book is the best for a newbie, it contains all the information needed for full development on many projects, it explains many protocols and techniques, it has information about various peripherals and how to control them. the cd - rom is very well written and the examples are great. my first microcontroller was AVR, i knew almost nothing at that time, this book helped me to develop almost all my projects with success. there is no doubt that it will help everyone who wants to know about AVRs. I consider this book as one of the best i have.
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Summary: the best for AVR
Review: this book is the best for a newbie, it contains all the information
needed for full development on many projects, it explains many
protocols and techniques, the cd - rom is very well written and
the examples are great.
my first microcontroller was AVR, i knew almost nothing at that
time, this book helped me to develop almost all my projects with
success.
this book is the best for a newbie.
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