Major Changes and Additions

• Added new chapter on microcontroller programming and interfacing.
• Added information on digital CMOS devices and how to interface TTL and CMOS devices in Ch. 6.
• Expanded coverage of MOSFETs in Ch. 3.
• Added end-of-chapter questions throughout the book and categorized them according to section.
• Added a mechatronics system figure to Ch. 1 (with description) and to the beginning of each chapter highlighting the topics being covered.

Minor Changes

• Corrected all errors found in the first edition.
• Improved wording and descriptions throughout the book.
• Improved organization of sections and subsections where appropriate.
• Added more Class Discussion Items throughout the book.
• Added figures and a description of SAW devices in the MEMs section of Ch. 8.
• Added a thorough combinational logic example to Ch. 6.
• Now describe totem pole vs. open collector vs. tristate outputs, and source and sink currents in Ch. 6.
• Added discussion and details for the coin counter case study in Ch. 10.
• Added an astable pulse train generator to the 555 Timer section in Ch. 6.
• Improved the explanation of input and output signals as related to spectra and frequency response in Ch. 4.
• Added a description of open collector outputs to the comparator section in Ch. 5.
• Added brief description of PALs, PLAs, and ASICs in Ch. 10.