The PIC Microcontroller: Your Personal Introductory Course, Third Edition [Paperback]

John Morton (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0750666641 | ISBN-13: 978-0750666640 | Publication Date: October 21, 2005 | Edition: 3

John Morton offers a uniquely concise and practical guide to getting up and running with the PIC Microcontroller. The PIC is one of the most popular of the microcontrollers that are transforming electronic project work and product design, and this book is the ideal introduction for students, teachers, technicians and electronics enthusiasts.

Assuming no prior knowledge of microcontrollers and introducing the PIC Microcontroller's capabilities through simple projects, this book is ideal for electronics hobbyists, students, school pupils and technicians. The step-by-step explanations and the useful projects make it ideal for student and pupil self-study: this is not just a reference book - you start work with the PIC microcontroller straight away.

The revised third edition focuses entirely on the re-programmable flash PIC microcontrollers such as the PIC16F54, PIC16F84 and the extraordinary 8-pin PIC12F508 and PIC12F675 devices.

* Demystifies the leading microcontroller for students, engineers an hobbyists
* Emphasis on putting the PIC to work, not theoretical microelectronics
* Simple programs and circuits introduce key features and commands through project work

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Book Description

A uniquely concise and practical guide to getting up and running with the PIC Microcontroller.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Newnes; 3 edition (October 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750666641
• ISBN-13: 978-0750666640
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #10 in Books > Computers & Technology > Hardware > Microprocessors & System Design > PIC Microcontroller
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for PIC starters, August 18, 2006

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flamenko "flamenko" (canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The PIC Microcontroller: Your Personal Introductory Course, Third Edition (Paperback)

This books absolutely deserves 5 stars. It provides simple way to understand and program PIC Microchip MCUs. This book is not about fancy projects, it is basically textbook for starters and definately a must have. There is no copy/paste material and messy diagrams about PIC architecture. The author states that programming PICs is "moving numbers" and it cannot be said in a better way. You will have a through understanding of PIC programming. There are simple projects that explain theory in a practical way and PICs used are 16F54, 16F57 and 12F675 (inexpensive onces).

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars design simple circuits that are programmably controlled, March 15, 2006

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W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The PIC Microcontroller: Your Personal Introductory Course, Third Edition (Paperback)

Morton lets you easily get acquainted with microcontrollers and microprocessors. So that you can code in the assembly or machine language of an actual microprocessor and then see tangible results in some circuit.

Various simple circuits are described. The inevitable analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog. But others too. The book demystifies how to use what is basically a computer. At a level that involves very little theory. This may be a boon to some students who desire a hands-on approach.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book if You Are Pressed for Time, February 22, 2008

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Vaughn D. Martin "Vaughn" (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The PIC Microcontroller: Your Personal Introductory Course, Third Edition (Paperback)

This book is wonderful if you want to quickly and efficiently learn about PIC microcontrollers in a hurry without going into elaborate discussions about the subject with in depth examination and references to data sheets that you can obtain for free from Microchip. This is by far the best and mostly clearly written of all the books on this subject that I have seen. The author does do a sales pitch for his PIC PRESS software, which at almost $60 is a bit steep, but he has put a lot of work into it so he deserves some credit and compensation. PIC Press supports about 16 PICs and unfortunately half of them are PIC12CXXX meaning that they are not flash memory but rather UV eraseable memories, and who uses those with the need to erase them under a UV light for 15 minutes - a real hassle. What is the author's love of these type of PICs? This is beyond me.