ch. 1. Real-time computing -- ch. 2. Circuit fundamentals -- ch. 3. Logic gates and circuit components -- ch. 4. Input and output devices -- ch. 5. From circuit schematics to PCB -- ch. 6. Introducing the microcontroller -- ch. 7. Architecture and instruction set -- ch. 8. Embedded systems programming -- ch. 9. I/O circuits and programs -- ch. 10. PIC interrupt system -- ch. 11. Timers and counters -- ch. 12. LCD hardware and programming -- ch. 13. Analog-to-digital and real-time clocks -- ch. 14. Data EEPROM -- ch. 15. Stepper motors -- ch. 16. Stepper motor circuit components -- ch. 17. Unipolar motor circuits and programs -- ch. 18. Constant-voltage bipolar motor controls -- ch. 19. Advanced motor controls -- ch. 20. Communications.