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).
The best beginners' book
This is the best book if you are just starting to use PIC technology. He doesn't make the mistake of using unexplained jargon, He also writes in a clear and direct style, which is the most important thing,
A very sketchy overview
First a warning: This book assumes you know basic electronics. If you don't know how to tell one end of an LED from the other, or worse don't know there's a difference, then this book isn't for you.
The section on intro to hardware is non-existent. The section on software is incomplete. The section on procedure, including emulation, compilation and burning (which for some reason the author refers to as chip 'blowing') are also incomplete. The example circuits are repetitive.
It does, however, give a good overview of the different families of PIC processors.
Overall the manufacturer's databook for the PIC processors would probably be more useful.
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