Product Description

Connect your MS-DOS/Windows PC to the real world with this bestselling book! Control stepper motors, turn appliances on and off, monitor fluid levels, control a home security system, convert thermometer readings to digital values, detect magnetic fields, and do other useful stuff with the circuits and software found in this book. All circuits connect directly to the parallel printer port of your PC-you don't have to modify your PC in any way. Each circuit is complete with a schematic, description of circuit theory and operation, a parts list, construction and usage tips, and full source code in C, Basic, and Pascal for the controlling software. You can use each circuit "as is" or modify it for your particular needs. Do as thousands and thousands of others around the world have done-add this book to your electronics reference library! Over 200 large-format pages plus HD floppy disk.

-controlling stepper and servo motors
-generating audio tones and speech
-converting input voltages to binary values

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1008317 in Books
• Published on: 1994-05-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 268 pages

Review
"An important addition to the technical library of any engineer, technician, student, or electronics hobbyist who works with PCs."
--TIES Magazine

"According to his publisher, Paul Bergsman has taught technology and mathematics in the Philadelphia public schools for 21 years. The clarity and thoroughness displayed in this book suggest to me that he's a pretty good teacher. I'm giving his book an A+."
--Electronics Handbook -- Review

Review
"An important addition to the technical library of any engineer, technician, student, or electronics hobbyist who works with PCs."
--TIES Magazine

"According to his publisher, Paul Bergsman has taught technology and mathematics in the Philadelphia public schools for 21 years. The clarity and thoroughness displayed in this book suggest to me that he's a pretty good teacher. I'm giving his book an A+."
--Electronics Handbook

About the Author
Paul Bergsman has taught electronics for over 20 years and has years of experience interfacing real-world devices with computers. He attended Temple University to study electronics and later received a Bachelor of Arts in secondary education from Temple. He regards this book as a union of the two camps of programmers and "hardware hackers."

Customer Reviews

A good book for the right match
This book goes straight in to code, no connections or words about interface. Although he has lots of projects and lots of code, including a disk, unless you know how to use cable connections from board to PC or PC to whatever you are trying to control (he has a motor project) then you will be wasting your time with it. If you are adventurous or know how to connect, then the book is generally pretty good. Has 40 projects which vary quite a bit and the circuit schematics for some projects also. But definitely not for a beginner.

Very good book.
If you do want to controll devices with your computer, this book is what you need. Because of this book I learned a new computer language (Pascal). I have built the circuit on page 238, and it works great, and now I can see how my programs work. I highly recommend it.

A valuable resource with real world examples of interfacing
Controlling the World With Your Pc covers a vast array of interface topics, from stepper motors to alarm systems to Analog interface. The text is clear and straitforward with useful discussion of the circut and the accompanying program. The programs are well documented so only a rudimentary knowledge is necessary to get through the examples, and some programming tecniques can be learned just form the examples. The book gives enough information to facilitate further developement of custom interfaces based on those in the book, or those that are completely origional