This book concentrates on how RobotBASIC programs can interface with a wide variety of off-the-shelf hardware. Many options will be explored including both serial and parallel ports and how a separate microcontroller can be used to handle the low-level I/O operations. You will even see how vision, s...

The 3rd Edition of "Cruising Starting from Scratch" has been updated with 2015 cruising tools. The book has helped many couples get ready for retirement when they decide to live the dream and cruise on a boat."Cruising - Starting from Scratch" covers the basics information needed in the Made Simple...

The PC used to allow control of electronic hardware by interfacing through its I/O ports and operating system that allowed deterministic real-time control. The PC grew progressively more complex and powerful at doing GUI, multitasking, 3D graphics, virtual memory management, and much more. But it al...