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1) Introducing Microcontrollers: - Hardware, Software and Applications
by Michael Collier and Susan Sun, 256 pages, published Mar 22, 2014
US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J70ZMSO
AU: http://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00J70ZMSO
Amazon's Description:
In almost every branch of life the electronic equipment used by modern man incorporates microcontrollers in some form. Intended for university students in electronic engineering, software design or mechatronics, this text leads the reader from first principles of these fascinating devices to advanced applications and techniques. The 8051 chip is used for illustration throughout, and the concepts are widely applicable to the whole embedded systems field. Each chapter comes with a wealth of illustrative examples and assignment questions for lecture-room use.
2) Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement: Theory and Applications
by Michael Collier and Jade Zheng, 204 pages, published May 2, 2014
US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K3L0XGM
AU: http://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00K3L0XGM
Note: Book was free on Jan 3, 2015
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Amazon's Description:
Today's world is an exciting place in which new discoveries and inventions are constantly being made. Many of these are dependent on electrical signals or power, resulting in a need to be able to measure these quantities accurately. Thus electrical instrumentation is of paramount importance in current technology.
This text leads the reader from first principles to advanced applications in this fascinating area, and includes analogue and digital instruments, automatic testing systems and virtual instrumentation. Each chapter comes with a wealth of illustrative examples and assignment questions for lecture-room use.
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