Customer Reviews

PIC: Your Personal Introductory Course

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I found his book to be very simple yet descriptive. I like the fact that Mr. Morton uses several different PICs (16C5X, 16C7X, and the 12C50X) in his discussions. I've been using the PIC for almost two years and have just about every book on PICs, I think this is a good book. I did not like all the pages that were used to give the example programs. He should have covered many topics that are more important such as; I2C, UARTS, PSP, SPI,...etc.). A good book for beginners with a small background in electronics and microcontrollers.

I found this book to be about the best book anyone could need if they wish to get started using the Microchip Pic Processor.

The book gets off to a good start by teaching the reader about the numbering system used with the pic. It then moves on to dealing with the syntax of assembly. I found the explaination of what the various syntax mean in lay mans terms to be a easy read.

I have various other books on the PIC from Mike Predko and David Benson. This book from John Morton in my opinion is better as it does not wander from the topic at hand..It deals with what is required to perform the task of learning to program the PIC.

This book would make an excellent teaching tool for a college as it is well written.

This book is excellent for what it wants to be. It gets you rolling and conversant with the basics. With that in mind, it doesn't include serial communications, which you would probably want to ease into after having the basics down. I used this book after already working with the intel 8051, and wish that my intro to micros had been this painless.

This book was extremely helpful and gave a full insight into the world of PIC. The book is well written and has helped me write my first PIC programs!

This book proved to be a great help when writing my own programs as it is written in a friendly style. There are also a number of programs at the back of the book which are an excellent source of reference. The PIC commands are all explained well and the text leads you through each program step by step. Well worth having on your bookshelf.

Mr. Morton constantly begins discussions by informing the reader of how difficult the topic will be. This is a foreshadowing of the authors lack of understanding/ability to communicate the topics. Another short comming of the text is the authors insistance on deferring key concepts until 'later', which leaves the reader with missing pieces of the puzzle.

This was the first PIC book I have purchased. The grammer and writing style leave a lot to be desired. Furthermore, there are technical errors and contradictions. If your looking for a book to circumnavigate the data sheets... this isn't a good choice, for beginners or pros.

I found numerous mistakes throughout the book. More than should have been there.

I found numerous mistakes throughout the book.