Front Cover; Microcomputer Design andApplications; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Part 1:Microcomputer Design; Chapter1. Focus Microcomputer Number System; I. INTRODUCTION; II. REPRESENTING A NUMBER IN THE FOCUS SYSTEM; III. ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS IN THE FOCUS SYSTEM; IV. ANALYSIS OF THE FOCUS SYSTEM; V. COMPARISON OF FOCUS, FIXED-POINT, AND FLOATING-POINT; VI. PROPOSED 16-BIT FOCUS SYSTEM; VII. SPECIFICATIONS OF 8-BIT AND 16-BIT FOCUS SYSTEMS; VIII. PROGRAMMING CONSIDERATIONS WITH FOCUS; IX. FOCUS PROGRAMMING WITH THE INTEL 8080; X. CONCLUDING REMARKS

Chapter2. A Design Approach for Multiple Processor ComputersI. INTRODUCTION; II. CONTROL GRAMMARS; III. AN EXAMPLE; IV. ARCHITECTURE; V. PROPERTIES; VI. CONCLUSION; VII. BIBLIOGRAPHY; Chapter3. Microcomputer Software Design; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE LSI SOFTWARE METHODOLOGY; III. RULES FOR DESIGNING LSI SOFTWARE; IV. A DETAILED EXAMPLE; V. ADVANTAGES OF LSI SOFTWARE; VI. DISCUSSION; VII. CONCLUSION; VIII. REFERENCES; Chapter4. File Design for Microcomputer Databases; I. INTRODUCTION; II. HARDWARE CONSIDERATIONS; III. SOFTWARE CONSIDERATIONS; IV. FILE DESIGN; V. CONCLUSION; VI. REFERENCES

Chapter5. A Machine Oriented High-Level Languages for Microprocessor ApplicationsI. INTRODUCTION; II. LANGUAGE DESIGN GOALS AND CONSTRAINTS; III. COMPILER CONSTRAINTS; IV. LANGUAGE FACILITIES; V. COMPILER ORGANIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION; VI. PROGRAM EXAMPLES; VII. REMARKS AND COMPARISON TO OTHER LANGUAGES; REFERENCES; Part 2:Microcomputer Applications; Chapter6. A Microprocessor Stepping-Motor Controller; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE STEPPING-MOTOR SYSTEM; III. THE MOTOR-CONTROLLER BOX; IV. THE HAND-HELD CONTROLLER; V. MOTOR CONTROLLER FIRMWARE; Chapter7. A Microcomputer CRT Controller

I. INTRODUCTIONII. GENERAL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION; III. TMS 9900 MICROCOMPUTER; IV. DISPLAY CONTROLLER SECTION; V. SYSTEM SOFTWARE; VI. CONCLUSION; Chapter8. A Micro-Computer Data Logging System; I. INTRODUCTION; II. SYSTEM OPERATION; III. HARDWARE-SOFTWARE; IV. REFERENCES; Chapter 9. MIDAS -- A Microprogrammable Integrated Data Acquisition System; I. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION; II. MIDAS IIA SOFTWARE PROGRAM ORGANIZATION; III. SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES; IV. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; V. REFERENCES

Chapter10. Interfacing of a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer to a Low Cost Microcomputer-Based Data Acquisition SystemI. INTRODUCTION; II. SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE; III. SYSTEM SOFTWARE; IV. OPERATION AND RESULTS; V. REFERENCES; Chapter11. Microcomputer System for Communication Channel Characterization; I. INTRODUCTION; II. SYSTEM HARDWARE DESCRIPTION; III. SYSTEM SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION; IV. RESULTS; V. CONCLUSIONS; VI. REFERENCES; Chapter12. Microcomputer Based Fire Control Data Processor; I . INTRODUCTION; II. DETERMINATION OF MICROPROCESSOR REQUIREMENTS; III. MICROPROCESSOR SELECTION