PIC microcontrollers are used worldwide in commercial and industrial devices. The 8-bit PIC which this book focuses on is a versatile work horse that completes many designs. An engineer working with applications that include a microcontroller will no doubt come across the PIC sooner rather than later. It is a must to have a working knowledge of this 8-bit technology. This book takes the novice from introduction of embedded systems through to advanced development techniques for utilizing and optimizing the PIC family of microcontrollers in your device. To truly understand the PIC, assembly and C programming language must be understood. The author explains both with sample code and examples, and makes the transition from the former to the latter an easy one. This is a solid building block for future PIC endeavors. The 2nd edition includes: end of chapter questions/activities moving from introductory to advanced; more worked examples; PowerPoint slides for instructors; all code snips on a companion web site for ease of use; a survey of 16/32-bit PICs; and, a project using ZigBee. It covers both assembly and C programming languages, essential for optimizing the PIC. It has an amazing breadth of coverage moving from introductory to advanced topics covering more and more complex microcontroller families. It details MPLAB and other Microchip design tools.
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Tim Wilmshurst is the author of Designing Embedded Systems with PIC Microcontrollers. He has been designing embedded systems since the early days of microcontrollers. For many years this was for Cambridge University, where he led a development team building original systems for research applications - for example in measurement of bullet speed, wind tunnel control, simulated earthquakes, or seeking a cure to snoring. Now he is Head of Electronic Systems at the University of Derby, where he aims to share his love of engineering design with his students.
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By clive
Format:Paperback
I'm an Electronic Engineer who jumped the fence and have been programming in Java/C++ for many years but still dabble with electronics in my spare time. I've dabbled with PICs briefly but the learning curve was steep so often just resorted to standard electronics.
The Derbot platform gives a great incentive to tinker and explore many parts of the microcontroller that I would otherwise not have investigated.
For what its worth, in particular I liked:
The in-depth coverage of interrupts and their use.
The use of assembler. This makes you need to understand the hardware. It's sometimes too easy to jump straight to C code.
Sound practical advice.
The use of shaft encoders for distance and speed compensation. It cuts to the chase on control systems
References to component parts (eg motors) very useful.
Use of LCD displays is excellent.
Good section on serial interfacing although I've not implemented these features yet.
I think a section on USB interfacing would be welcome in future editions.
The style of the book is clear and easy to understand - no mean feat for a reference book.
I did not build the derbot itself, but a similar type of AGV, with a large platform I could add modules to, connected via plug/sockets. I also used the 16F690 for most things as it has most of the functionality of the larger PICs, and I could use the microchip Low-pin-count board directly. The only omission (like the 16F88) is only having one PWM module.
When I've explored all I can with this AGV, I'll upgrade to the 16F887 and build something more like a Derbot.
This book reigniting the passion for electronics in a lapsed electronic engineer who spends his working days writing software :-)
The Derbot platform gives a great incentive to tinker and explore many parts of the microcontroller that I would otherwise not have investigated.
For what its worth, in particular I liked:
The in-depth coverage of interrupts and their use.
The use of assembler. This makes you need to understand the hardware. It's sometimes too easy to jump straight to C code.
Sound practical advice.
The use of shaft encoders for distance and speed compensation. It cuts to the chase on control systems
References to component parts (eg motors) very useful.
Use of LCD displays is excellent.
Good section on serial interfacing although I've not implemented these features yet.
I think a section on USB interfacing would be welcome in future editions.
The style of the book is clear and easy to understand - no mean feat for a reference book.
I did not build the derbot itself, but a similar type of AGV, with a large platform I could add modules to, connected via plug/sockets. I also used the 16F690 for most things as it has most of the functionality of the larger PICs, and I could use the microchip Low-pin-count board directly. The only omission (like the 16F88) is only having one PWM module.
When I've explored all I can with this AGV, I'll upgrade to the 16F887 and build something more like a Derbot.
This book reigniting the passion for electronics in a lapsed electronic engineer who spends his working days writing software :-)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By J. KIRBY
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This the 2010 edition. It is thick but readable. He really knows his stuff and the book is written around a real-life project, the little derbot robot.
He covers every major topic and also gives an execellent course on C, using Microchip's own C18 compiler (free!) and the 18 series.
Complaints? He starts using the PICSTART RS232 serial port programmer. This is not a good idea because desktop PCs have not had an RS232 serial port for about 5 years, and laptops never had one. You can get an adaptor from USB to RS232. He later gos on to the Pickit2, which is fine. Also his treatment is sometimes too brief, eg on programming LCDs. These are all minor points and I do not wish to give the impression the book is anything less than excellent.
I give him 5 stars because it is a readable, useful and comprehensive book; an almost extinct species nowadays
John Kirby
He covers every major topic and also gives an execellent course on C, using Microchip's own C18 compiler (free!) and the 18 series.
Complaints? He starts using the PICSTART RS232 serial port programmer. This is not a good idea because desktop PCs have not had an RS232 serial port for about 5 years, and laptops never had one. You can get an adaptor from USB to RS232. He later gos on to the Pickit2, which is fine. Also his treatment is sometimes too brief, eg on programming LCDs. These are all minor points and I do not wish to give the impression the book is anything less than excellent.
I give him 5 stars because it is a readable, useful and comprehensive book; an almost extinct species nowadays
John Kirby
By my answer
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i was hoping this book would go a bit more in to C programming but only last section of book..but very good otherwise
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