Hi everyone,

A while back someone suggested that I post the tentative table of contents
I had for my online book/tutorial on wireless communication for
microcontrollers. Well, here it is, please give suggestions on what you
would like to see included or removed. Please note that this is in outline
form so it has lots of abbreviations and is not in complete sentences.

Thanks,

Sean

Basic Wireless Communication for Microcontrollers
(C) 2001 by Sean H. Breheny
TOC revision #2
(100 pg total)

NOTE: Microcontroller code is not mentioned but would be free to download
from site.
Page lengths are intended to indicate length in typical book pages.

1) Starting Point(1 pg)
        - Why learn about this topic?
        - To learn by doing projects is an effective method
        - What this tutorial assumes: familiarity with micros
          and basic electronics
        - Tutorial structure (including how it can be used as
          either a reference or read beginning to end)
2) Design Example 0: Wired microcontroller Communication Example (3 pg)
        (1 pg text, 1 pg flow chart, 1 pg schematic)
        - Async serial link between two micros, incl. LCD display
        - used as basis for other design examples
3) Wireless Communication Basics (11 pg)
        - What are signals? (1 pg)
        - Block diagram approach to systems (1 pg)
        - Concept of signal strength reduction with distance,effect of noise (1 pg)
        - Concept of Transmitter and Receiver (2 pg)
        - Quick E&M tutorial (3 pg)
        - Antennas & Transmission Lines (3 pg)
4) RF Electronics (13 pg)
        - Passive networks,filters,and resonators (3 pg)
        - Amplifiers(discrete and IC, power and small sig.) (4 pg)
        - Oscillators (2 pg)
        - Simple OOK and FSK modulators and demodulators (2 pg)
        - Microwave ICs, prebuilt RF modules, and other modern techniques (2 pg)
5) Design Example 1: Simple 300 BPS Radio Link (5 pg)
        (1 pg text, 2 pg flow chart, 2 pg schematic)
        - Add OOK modulator and demodulator to Design Example 0
6) Modulation Techniques (13 pg)
        - Concept of Bandwidth (Fourier analysis, Nyquist
          sampling theorem, very basic into to info Theory) (3 pg)
        - More info on noise and modulation techniques (2 pg)
        - Sending digital over an analog channel: (4 pg)
                ASK,multi-freq FSK,PSK,QAM,Spread Spectrum,and
          advanced modulation methods
          (obviously these cannot all be covered in detail, will
           simply show one way of implementing each, plus
            advantages and disadvantages, etc.)
        - Demodulation (2 pg)
        - AGC and Advanced Receiver Design (2 pg)
7) Network and Protocol Design (15 pg)
        - Synchronization and link control (3 pg)
        - channel sharing (2 pg)
        - error detection and correction (3 pg)
        - simple data compression (3 pg)
        - several standards (Xmodem,GSM,Pocsag,?) (4 pg)
8) Design Example 2: Extended Range 300 BPS Radio Link (6 pg)
        (1 pg text, 3 pg chart, 2 pg schematic)
        - Extend range with same power with better
                RF design using prebuilt module, better error handling, and modulation.
9) Regulatory Issues (3 pg)
        - U.S. Frequency Spectrum and Services (1 pg)
        - U.S. approval of electronic devices (1 pg)
        - EU and others (1 pg)
10) Design Example 3: 30kBPS link (6 pg)
        (2 pg text, 2 pg chart, 2 pg schematic)
        - Different freq. band, mod technique, and power level.
11) Tips and Tricks (8 pg)
        - Efficient design tips (1 pg)
        - A few examples (using components in unusual ways, thinking
                of the whole system, multiple functions per component) (3 pg)
        - DSP, both with DSP chips and with microcontrollers (2 pg)
        - Software Radio (2 pg)
12) Design Example 4: IR communication link(3 pg)
        (3 pg text, 1 pg chart, 1 pg schematic)
        - includes info on TV remote control stuff, plus links
13) Last Words (2 pg)
        - How to apply this info (1 pg)
        - Special applications (e.g. RADAR) (1 pg)
Appendix:
A. Where to get RF components (Links)
B. Antenna and Filter Design Info (Links)
        - Dipole, Yagi, spiral, + microstrip and other transmission lines
        - Butterworth,Chebychev,SAW,Xtal,Ceramic,LC filters
C. Very short Math review(4 pg)
D. Bibliography and general links(4 pg)

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