Interfacing with C++: Programming Real-World Applications

ISBN-13: 9783662517819 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 489 str.

Jayantha Katupitiya; Kim Bentley

Opis

The aim of this chapter is to get you started in writing C++ programs. We will develop a number of simple C++ programs and learn the syntax and typography associated with writing a program. One of the basic building blocks of any C++ program is the so-called function. This chapter will explain the basic concepts behind C++ functions and their use. The C++ language has built-in fundamental data types that can be used to develop complex user-written data types. Some of the fundamental data types will be explained in this chapter. Towards the end of the chapter we will step through the complete program development process; starting from planning a small program down to using the elements of program development software needed to generate a program that can be run on your computer. We will commence with the use of non-object-oriented programming methods because these programs are simpler to understand at this early stage. Object-oriented programming concepts will be explained in Chapter 4 and then used extensively through the remainder of the text.

Spis treści

Getting Started.- Parallel Port Basics and Interfacing.- Testing the Parallel Port.- The Object-Oriented Approach.- Object-Oriented Programming.- Digital-to-Analog Conversion.- Driving LEDs.- Driving Motors - DC & Stepper.- Program Development Techniques.- Voltage and Temperature Measurement.- Analog-to-Digital Conversion.- Data Acquisition with Operator Overloading.- The PC Timer.

Blurb

This book is for people who are interested in learning and exploring electronic interfacing as well as C++ programming in a practicable and enjoyable way. Readers will learn to program a PC to do real-world things - not simply number crunching and graphics. They will also master how to write programs that interact with real-world devices. The book and accompanying software incorporate simple and easy-to-understand projects such as digital-to-analog conversion, analog to digital conversion, DC and Stepper motor control, temperature and voltage measurement, PC-based timing, or basic data acquisition. The audience of this innovative and rewarding approach to learn interfacing real-world devices to a computer via C++ are undergraduate and graduate students in engineering and science, practicing engineers/scientists, technical workers, and hobbyists. The types of courses the book complements include control engineering, electronics, computing, and mechatronics.