Single- and Multiple-Chip Microcontroller Interfacing for the Motorola 68HC12 teaches the principles of designing and programming microcontrollers that will be used in a wide variety of electronic and mechanical devices, machines and systems. Applications are wide, ranging from controlling an automobile to measuring, controlling and displaying your home's temperature. This book utilizes the new Motorola 68HC12 Microcontroller as the primary example throughout. This book is ideal for professional engineers as well as students in university courses in microprocessors/microcontrollers in departments of electrical engineering, computer engineering or computer science. It is also appropriate for advanced technical school courses. The book will also be a valuable professional reference for electrical engineers and mechanical engineers in industry working with the design of electronic and electromechanical devices and systems.