PIC: Your Personal Introductory Course, Second Edition (IDC Technology) (Paperback)

by John Morton (Author) "It has now become possible to program microchips; gone are the days when circuits are built around chips, now we can build chips around circuits..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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"Students and hobbists have a gift in this book!....Highly Recommended."
C Vu, Journal of the Association of C and C Users

...this book is ideal for use in schools and colleges. The step-by-step explanations make it ideal for self-study too: this is not a reference book - you start work with the PIC straight way.
-Electronics Web

...essential for beginners and ideal for enthusiasts wanting to revolutionize and transform the capabilities of electronic project work and product design. It's not only a book to be read, but a guide to be actively used as you build circuits around chips and write your own programs.
-Poptronics

...a very good start for anyone who wants to learn about programming PIC microcontrollers. -Electronic Product News -- Review

Review
"Students and hobbists have a gift in this book!....Highly Recommended."
C Vu, Journal of the Association of C and C Users

...this book is ideal for use in schools and colleges. The step-by-step explanations make it ideal for self-study too: this is not a reference book - you start work with the PIC straight way.
-Electronics Web

...essential for beginners and ideal for enthusiasts wanting to revolutionize and transform the capabilities of electronic project work and product design. It's not only a book to be read, but a guide to be actively used as you build circuits around chips and write your own programs.
-Poptronics

...a very good start for anyone who wants to learn about programming PIC microcontrollers. -Electronic Product News

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Newnes; 2 edition (April 17, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750650389
• ISBN-13: 978-0750650380
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #851,216 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Overall a book worth the few dollars you pay., June 24, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Phoenix, Az USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pic: Your Personal Introductory Course (Paperback)

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.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	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).

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pic : Your Personal Introductory Course, April 2, 2001

By	Paul M Hesse (Oakwood, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pic: Your Personal Introductory Course (Paperback)

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.