Introduction to microcontrollers - G. Jack Lipovski

This book is a comprehensive, introductory text/reference for electrical and computer
engineers and students with little experience with a high-level programming language. It systematically teaches the programming of a microcontroller in assembly language, as well as C and C++. This books also covers the principles of good programming practice through top-down design and the use of data structures. It is suitable as an introductory
text for a first course on microcomputers that demonstrates what a small computer can
do.

Shows how a computer executes instructions;
Shows how a high-level programming language converts to assembler language;
Shows how a microcontroller is interfaced to the outside world;
Hundreds of examples, experiments, "brain-teasers" and motivators;
More than 20 exercises at the end of each chapter;
Complete solutions manual available for Instructors;
CD includes example code from book as well as the MetroWerks CodeWarrior C++ compiler.