Product DescriptionPIC in Practice is a graded course based around the practical use of the PIC microcontroller through project work. Principles are introduced gradually, through hands-on experience, enabling students to develop their understanding at their own pace.
Dave Smith has based the book on his popular short courses on the PIC for professionals, students and teachers at Manchester Metropolitan University. The result is a graded text, formulated around practical exercises, which truly guides the reader from square one.
The book can be used at a variety of levels and the carefully graded projects make it ideal for colleges, schools and universities. Newcomers to the PIC will find it a painless introduction, whilst electronics hobbyists will enjoy the practical nature of this first course in microcontrollers.
PIC in Practice introduces applications using the popular 16F84 device as well as the 16F627, 16F877, 12C508, 12C629 and 12C675. In this new edition excellent coverage is given to the 16F818, with additional information on writing and documenting software.
* Gentle introduction to using PICs for electronic applications * Principles and programming introduced through graded projects * Thoroughly up-to-date with new chapters on the 16F818 and writing and documenting programs
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - 2006 Edition, EXCELLENT, I wish I had found this book 10 years ago
I wish I had had this book 10 years ago. It would have saved me thousands of hours ploughing thru badly written books, incomprehensible data sheets and dealing with the obstacle course at Microchip's website.
This is simply the best book on using PIC technology. He gets down to writing a simple program on page 11. He also deals with headers on page 14. Most PIC books ignore this vital step.
He also uses Plain English. Microchip Technolgy and other publishers ought to buy ... Read More
Rating: - OK
If you are looking to learn Assembler, this is definitely the text for you. It kind of breezes over the basics. I would like to have seen more example circuits.
Rating: - Not What I expected
I thought the projects might be something for real world use. This seems to me more a like a college textbook. Each project is just something else to do with the pic itself.
Rating: - Great book!
This a great book, easy to understand and follow. I have to apologize. When I wrote about this book, got confused with another I bought at the same time. I think it was About "Pic basic and basic pro". This is a great book, if you are new to pic's this is the book to start.
Rating: - Good book.
I found this book useful for me. I had no previous experience with PIC microcontrollers and got some confidence to take my first steps after read the book. The sequence of lessons sometimes was a bit tricky but as soon as you take the author's rhythm the things go flawlessly.
- 2006 Edition, EXCELLENT, I wish I had found this book 10 years ago
- OK
- Not What I expected
