PC and Electronics: Connecting Your PC to the Outside WorldA "must" for technical hobbyists, this text teaches readers how to use a personal computer as a control device and shows them how to create simple circuits that connect a PC to external electronic devices. The CD-ROM contains the software needed for running these circuits, detailed circuit diagrams, executable files, and the source code for each circuit's software. Cover Title |
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add-on board add-on circuit basic circuit build the circuit button Centronics plug circuit from Chapter circuit is ready CLPT2 companion CD-ROM Component type Conducting path bridges connect the circuit connecting terminals display edge connectors ST1 edgeboard connection electronic external power supply female edge connectors flat ribbon cable flow meter foil side following drawing function Important Tip input install keypad layout LED matrix light-emitting diodes List Label Name lotto number LPT1 or LPT2 male edge connectors model train Monitor motherboard necessary operate the circuit option output parallel port photoelectric beams photoresistor phototransistor Pin connection Plastic-coated copper wire polarity potentiometer pressure sensor printer cable Resistor serial port Setup software program solder eyes solder joint soldering iron soldering the components source code files speed spindle standard European pre-perfed stepper motor subdirectory sure surface light tasks temperature traffic light transmitter turntable Visual Basic Voltage regulator ΚΩ