Product Description

The PIC microcontroller is enormously popular both in the U.S. and abroad. The first edition of this book was a tremendous success because of that. However, in the 4 years that have passed since the book was first published, the electronics hobbyist market has become more sophisticated. Many users of the PIC are now comfortable shelling out the $250 for the price of the Professional version of the PIC Basic (the regular version sells for $100). This new edition is fully updated and revised to include detailed directions on using both versions of the microcontroller, with no-nonsense recommendations on which is better served in different situations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #146512 in Books
• Published on: 2004-03-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Poptronics, October, 2000
John Iovine, our 'Amazing Science' columnist...[is] bound to spur the imagination and inspire plans for using PICs in new products and projects...

Book Info
Starting with simple projects and experiments, this book leads you into sophisticated programming techniques. No programming experience is needed. Gives a solid platform of skills for launching creative applications.

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"Bound to spur the imagination and inspire plans for using PICs in new products and projects." --Poptronics

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NO ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE REQUIRED! 6 BRAND NEW PROJECTS!
What can you do with PIC microcontrollers? Practically anything -- from creating "photovore" robots that hunt light to feed their solar cells to making toasters announce, "Your toast is ready!" These low-cost computers-in-a-chip let electronics designers and hobbyists add intelligence, responsiveness, and functions that mimic big computers to any electronic product or project, including robotics.

Fully updated for use with the PICBasic Pro as well as the original PICBasic, this new edition of the PIC Microcontroller Project Book gives you hands-on directions for putting Microchip's RISC-based chips to work. Starting with simple projects and experiments, this book leads you gradually into sophisticated programming techniques. You need absolutely no programming experience to get started. John Iovine coaches you through every single step. Written with the beginner in mind, PIC Microcontroller Project Book gives you A-B-C guidance on how to:

* Get the equipment you need (includes lists of suppliers)
* Program your chip, from plugging in the breadboard to running the compiler, with lines of code to copy
* Use CodeDesigner and the latest Windows software
* Make your chip count numerically
* Deliver messages on a liquid crystal display
* Synthesize human speech
* Control DC motors, stepper motors, and servos
* Convert any analog signal to digital
* Add sensing abilities to robots
* Build decision-making neural and "fuzzy logic" functions into your projects

THE EASY WAY TO MASTER MICROCONTROLLERS
This book will be the springboard for thousands of innovative workshop projects!

Customer Reviews

PICMicro not "true beginner" book
This book is very informative; however, the author starts out telling you that he is writing as though you have no knowledge of microcontrollers, but then write the rest of the book as if you've got a little more knowledge on the subject. He explains things fairly quickly so you may feel like you're left behind. I wouldn't recommend this book if you are just barely learning about Microcontrollers. This book doesn't go into very much detail as to the how and why. The projects are helpful in showing you just how easy it is to use a microcontroller in designing circuits with funtionality

Great learning tool
I really enjoyed this book. I have a good background in digital electronics but I have never worked with PIC microcontrollers before. The book was very informative for someone who has no experience in this area. After only a few days, I now know enough to build and program complete projects. Thanks. When is the next book coming out?

A pretty good book~!
I am pretty satisfy with the examples in the book... however I would strongly recommend the book "Programming Robot Controllers" by Myke Predko. It will certainly give you a more thorough and in-depth understanding of the PicMCU