PIC Microcontroller: An Introduction to Software & Hardware Interfacing [Hardcover]

Han-Way Huang (Author), Leo Chartrand (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2004 | ISBN-10: 1401839673 | ISBN-13: 978-1401839673 | Edition: 1

This book presents a thorough introduction to the Microchip PIC microcontroller family, including all of the PIC programming and interfacing for all the peripheral functions. A step-by-step approach to PIC assembly language programming is presented, with tutorials that demonstrate how to use such inherent development tools such as the Integrated Development Environment MPLAB, PIC18 C compiler, the ICD2 in-circuit debugger, and several demo boards. Comprehensive coverage spans the topics of interrupts, timer functions, parallel I/O ports, various serial communications such as USART, SPI, I2C, CAN, A/D converters, and external memory expansion.

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About the Author

Han-Way Huang is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology at Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN. He is a member of both IEEE and ASEE. Dr. Huang has taught microprocessor applications for more than 15 years and has authored several books on microprocessors.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 816 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (July 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401839673
• ISBN-13: 978-1401839673
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 8.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #470,261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > Computers & Technology > Hardware > Microprocessors & System Design > PIC Microcontroller

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best PIC18 book available., September 1, 2005

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Richard E. Currier (Cape Cod, Mass) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PIC Microcontroller: An Introduction to Software & Hardware Interfacing (Hardcover)

I have virtually all of the major PIC books available and this

one is, by far, the best PIC18 book on the market. That may be

because it is written as a textbook by an obviously experienced

academic as well a microprocessor engineer. Each chapter follows

a natural progression from the basics of instruction set, tool

use such as MPLAB, assembly, C programming, and

on to the details of the PIC18 architecture.

Its clear organization makes it equally useful as a reference

and may be dipped into for solutions to many PIC issues such as

I2C, timer and A/D use and interfacing details for many applications.

For the earlier PIC16, the best reference is "The Quintessential PIC Microcontroller"

by Sid Katzen for many of the same reasons.

Buy these two books and you have both the PIC16 and PIC18 covered.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very thorough overview of the PIC microcontroller, March 11, 2007

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E. Mitchell (Spokane, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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Having a background in software development (C/C++), having written a lot of assembly language in the distant past, and being familiar with processor architecture, I found the book to be straightforward and useful to me. I was able to make rapid progress through the text, sometimes skipping ahead to sections to find just what I needed. Plenty of useful source code in both asm and C as well. The professor who wrote this put together what seems like a very clean, easy to understand text (where "easy" may depend on your background - I found it easy). It is true that you can probably find much of the information in the processor specification PDF file available from Microchip or in other online sources, yet I found it very convenient to have it all available in one organized textbook. I do recommend the book for others wishing to learn more about the PIC18.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best µC book I have ever had., May 12, 2008

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Paul Mac "Paul" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This is a great µC book that teaches with the PIC18 series. All examples in the book cover ASM and C18 code. I wish such a book were available for other µCs. I would recommend this book for anyone looking to get started with PICs, especially if your using a PIC18.