Customer Reviews
Serious On Serial (SOS)
The book should find space on the shelf of anyone interested in interfacing a Windows PC to another device using the serial port. Do you want to communication with a microcontroller or other embedded processor? Here it is. Axelson spends time covering information that you simply will not find elsewhere. Her BASIC Stamp program example is an illustration of this detail. Also covered are details on RS-422/RS-485, cabling, etc.
A good source of info, but not for the beginner
This book is very complete indeed, but it assumes you already know a fair bit about electronic circuitry. As a computer programmer with little electronics experience, I first had to read up on basic electronics. Also, some sections could have been easier to understand if there was more supporting details or examples. However, the book did answer most of my questions about the serail port and I was able to complete my programming project on time. I would rate this book a 3.5 to 4.0
Excellent companion to the PC parallel port.
Another excellent book form Jan Axelson. Superbly written. Easy to understand lucid and still technically a completely reliable reference. Once the basics have been mastered one can develop a variety of applications (particularly control circuits). Equally useful for beginners, students and professionals. Good support material provided on auther's web-site. This book makes a good companion of the similar book on Parallel port interface by the same auther. Students looking for good projects will find this book extremely useful. Even self study is possible for a newcomer.
Highly recommended.
