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by Myke Predko (Author), Myke Predko (Author) "When I was planning this book, I did an informal survey of over 360 autonomously controlled mobile robots that were published on the Internet to..." (more)
Key Phrases: biologic code, code protection off, msec interrupt, Microcontroller Connections, Power Up Timer, Watchdog Timer Off (more...)
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Often overlooked at the initial design stage is how the robot will be controlled. Predko addresses everything the enthusiast needs to fill in the gaps. However, some prior programming and electronic knowledge is assumed. The CD-ROM includes HTML links and source code for sample applications. -- Review

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Often overlooked at the initial design stage is how the robot will be controlled. Predko addresses everything the enthusiast needs to fill in the gaps. However, some prior programming and electronic knowledge is assumed. The CD-ROM includes HTML links and source code for sample applications. (Library Journal )

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 456 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; 1 edition (August 16, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0071408517
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071408516
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #422,689 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When I was planning this book, I did an informal survey of over 360 autonomously controlled mobile robots that were published on the Internet to see how they were built, how they were controlled, and what peripherals were used. Read the first page
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biologic code, code protection off, msec interrupt, additional interface code, lite compiler, configuration fuses, programmer circuit, level operation code, differentially driven robot, biologic task, volatile bit, stimulus file, void interrupt, interrupt request flag, radio control servos, requesting hardware, small breadboard, mainline code, flash program memory, robot circuit, two wire interface, myke predko, object detection system, other microcontrollers, interrupt handler
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Microcontroller Connections, Power Up Timer, Watchdog Timer Off, Increment the Clock, Reset Interrupt Flag, Hardware Notes, Assign Prescaler, Enable Timer Interrupts, Real Time Clock Counter, Template Mainline, Bringing Your Robot, Bit Name Function, Data Signal, Initialization Delay Value, Label Part Number Comment, Send Nybble, Asynchronous Stimulus, Output the Data String, Send Byteto, Designing the Robot System, Radio Shack, Vcc Figure, Microsoft Windows, Edit Project, Hello World
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not relevent to robotics!!, August 29, 2004
This guy should stick to writing about microcontrollers because there isn't much about robotics in this book!! For example: by the time you get to page 170 the project is how to flash an LED - dear god help me - I buy a book about robotics and he's got 170 pages of filler leading up to what? To flash an LED??? The C code is junior at best - obfuscated spaghetti code and his patronizing egotistical comments drive us crazy. And again, I just love all of the author written drivel reviews with 5 stars - predkos cramped writting style is recognizable anywhere. BTW by the time you get to page 358 he talks about neural nets and the only single line of code he has to offer as an example is this: Outputs = f(Inputs); you gotta be kidding me!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for interfacing sensors, November 6, 2002
By Brian Culver "bculver13" (Humble, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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Myke focuses on interfacing sensors to PIC's. His focus lies primarily on the PIC16F627/84. This book has been instrumental in helping me quickly interface my robots sensors, and specially test them quickly. I am a software programmer so it made my life easier. The CD which accompanies it contains the book's code examples, a great interactive interface, PIC tools (compilers, etc.), documentation, and more. I am impressed with Myke's work so far. Thanks Myke.
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5.0 out of 5 stars OK guys, let's get some perspective here. , March 4, 2006
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Myke Predko is one of my favorite authors. There are a lot of beginners baffled and confused with the information presented, because his books are not written for the inexperienced, although beginners will benefit greatly from the information presented. He will take complex subject matter and condense it down into a few pages. He will simplify complex topics in such a way that it will save you hundreds of hours of time searching through large numbers of other books trying to get a grasp on complex subject matter normally covered through many pages and many chapters of Engineering text. His writing is a short cut to success. He has made my career possible, during difficult times, when jobs were in short supply. His knowledge in part has become my knowledge, and it has provided for me valuable career opportunities that I otherwise would not have had. I will be forever grateful for all the shared wealth of information provided in his books. Most people with this kind of guru knowledge are not willing to share there secrets with the rest of us. Myke Predko shares freely his vast amount of practical knowledge and experience, through his books, which are very reasonably priced, much lower than you would normally expect to pay for a college textbook, and his books are at least 10 to 100 times more valuable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT! You'll Love this book!
This book does exactly what it states in its title "Programming Robot Controllers". You get ALL of the needed information to program controllers. Read more
Published on September 19, 2005 by Wyldn Pearson

2.0 out of 5 stars Robotics...Really?
Much of the book has little to actually do with building a robot. Or even interfacing a controller into a system. Much of the book takes you through using a LCD. Read more
Published on March 2, 2005 by Ice-Revanant

1.0 out of 5 stars no help at all
I have worked in electronic for 15 yrs, and still couldn't understand what he tried to explain about PIC. but he wrote a lot of books about PIC...
Published on February 23, 2005 by reader

3.0 out of 5 stars Fair, lacks on GOOD ROBOT APPLICATIONS.
Hello, i had this book for quite some time now.
The title is very good, you buy it expeting to have a good sense of what controller programming for robots (the title) should... Read more
Published on December 5, 2004 by Mario Alberto Camarillo Ramos

1.0 out of 5 stars A depressing book
When I first heared about the book, I was like whoa , it has everything I've been trying to learn.I had a background on programming PIC's using assembly ,so I liked the idea of... Read more
Published on October 25, 2004 by Mazen

5.0 out of 5 stars On my SEcond Copy
The first two books in the "Robot DNA" series are rehashes of well worn subjects but Predko's book is a really good treatment on a subject that hasn't been looked at... Read more
Published on May 18, 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
This book has been a real help with my PIC based robot project. While I had microcontroller background, I had no experience with PIC's. Read more
Published on May 11, 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Love the projects
this book is very helpful and easy to understand
Published on April 9, 2004 by joshnath

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
This book is well written with lots of practical projects. The included software is a real bonus and gets you programming PICs right away. Another excellent book by Predko!!
Published on September 17, 2003 by Frank Kennedy

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book; Great example~!
Excellent book, I would dare say that this is certainly better than his previous books on Pic. As bculver13 says he focuses mainly on the PIC16F627/84. Read more
Published on April 19, 2003 by war3xpert

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